Album: Hitnrun Phase Two

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Hitnrun Phase Two

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Album details


Released: 12 December 2015 (Tidal release)

15 December 2015 (iTunes release)
21 January 2016 (CD first available at Paisley Park Studios show)
29 April 2016 (Worldwide retail release)

Length: 58:00
Label(s): NPG Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; The Brewhouse Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
iTunes
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: 12 Dec. 2015 16 16 (days)
Canada: 12 Dec. 2015 16 12 (days)
Australia: 22 Apr. 2016 29 6 (days)
Brazil: 16 Dec. 2015 66 5 (days)
UK: 12 Dec. 2015 16 18 (days)
Germany: 12 Dec. 2015 8 19 (days)
France: 12 Dec. 2015 11 26 (days)
Spain: 12 Dec. 2015 8 25 (days)
Italy: 12 Dec. 2015 15 16 (days)
 
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2 Jan. 2016 41 2
USA: Billboard R&B Albums 2 Jan. 2016 23 1
USA: Billboard R&B Album Sales 2 Jan. 2016 20 2
USA: Billboard Top R&B Albums 2 Jan. 2016 13 2
USA: Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales 2 Jan. 2016 41 2
USA: Billboard Independant Albums 2 Jan. 2016 28 2
USA: Billboard Tastemaker Albums 20 Feb. 2016 3 7
USA: The Billboard 200 14 May 2016 40 3
USA: Billboard Top Current Albums 21 May 2016 16 6
USA: Billboard Top Album Sales 14 May 2016 19 4
USA: Billboard Internet Albums 21 May 2016 5 2
USA: Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 14 May 2016 5R 11
USA: Billboard R&B Albums 7 May 2016 3R 12
R indicates re-entry of an album that had already charted.
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Belgium: Ultratop Flanders 2 Jan. 2016 104 1
Portugal: AFP Portugal Albums Top 30 Week 18/2016 26 1
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


Extraloveable
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Extraloveable - Single.jpg
Rock And Roll Love Affair
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Screwdriver
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Screwdriver single.jpg
Baltimore
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Baltimore single.jpg

See also


Tidal Hitnrun Phase One
(Album)
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Hitnrun Phase Two (stylized as HITnRUN Phase Two) is the 39th full-length studio album by Prince, and the final Prince-related album to be released during his lifetime. It was released digitally in December 2015, just three months after his previous album Hitnrun Phase One, and four months before his death.

A physical CD was first available for purchase at Prince’s two-show Piano And A Microphone Gala Event at Paisley Park Studios on 21 January 2016. Shortly after it was available via local stores in Minneapolis. A large distribution of the CD album in stores was planned by Prince and was scheduled for 29 April 2016. Although he has worked on other projects in the meantime (Black Is The New Black and Piano & A Microphone), Hitnrun Phase Two is the last album that came out during Prince’s lifetime (in digital), and the first one to hit the stores after his unexpected death. It is therefore not considered as a posthumous album.

The album contains twelve tracks, six of which were previously unreleased in any shape or form. Initially, the album was only available as a bundle with Hitnrun Phase One on Tidal. Three days later it was also available as standalone download via iTunes.


First Steps

While the use of "Phase One" on the title of its predecessor led many to assume that a follow-up using this title was planned, the album was only confirmed by Prince three months after the release of Hitnrun Phase One in a tweet.

In a response to a fan question by @_dirtydiana97 asking "is there a HitNRun Phase 2 coming out someday?", the response by @Prince3EG was:
"Warner Bros. Records WB HAS IT ALREADY. PETITION THEM 2 RELEASE IT."

When the same fan asked for any titles of songs included, the account confirmed that Big City is included, followed later by re-posting a 54-second snippet of the track previously shared in October 2013. @Prince3EG also confirmed the inclusion of Revelation soon after. A few days later, @Prince3EG confirmed Black Muse as another track included on the planned album. The following day, 2 Y. 2 D. was also confirmed.

When asked why the album was given to Warner Bros. Records, @Prince3EG replied using the phrase:
"OLIVE BRANCH"
The tweet that included the link to the Big City snippet read:
"WARNER BROTHERS "BIG CITY" SHOUT ... C'MON U'ALL, WE CAN WORK THIS OUT!"

This phrasing was interesting, given that the unreleased 1977 track We Can Work It Out included the lyric "Makin’ music naturally, me and W.B. / Music for the young and old, music bound to be gold". However, as expected We Can Work It Out was not included on the album.

As speculated before its release other tracks debuted in 2015 were also included on the album. Two studio tracks released in 2015 that were not included, however, are Free Urself and the 2014 re-recording of If Eye Could Get Ur Attention.


Sessions and compiling

The album is a selection of songs recorded from March 2010 to mid 2015 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA.

  • 2 Y. 2 D. was first recorded in early-to-mid 2011, most likely at Paisley Park Studios. While the original version (included on Hitnrun Phase Two) is a horn-driven funk version, Prince and 3rdEyeGirl re-recorded the track in early 2013 (this version remains unreleased).


Promotion

Four singles from the album have been released, although none specifically to promote the album, instead between 2011 and early 2015 respectively.

Charts

The album reached position 13 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums in January and 41 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts (when it was still a digital release). Hitnrun Phase Two re-entered the charts after the CD release (which ultimately came a few days after Prince’s passing) and reached number 40 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.



Track listing
CD Digital
  1. Baltimore (4:33)
  2. Rocknroll Loveaffair (4:01)
  3. 2 Y. 2 D. (3:50)
  4. Look At Me, Look At U (3:27)
  5. Stare (3:45)
  6. Xtraloveable (5:00)
  7. Groovy Potential (6:16)
  8. When She Comes (3:45)
  9. Screwdriver (4:15)
  10. Black Muse (7:21)
    includes 1000 Light Years From Here (unlisted)
  11. Revelation (5:21)
  12. Big City (6:26)


The digital version is the original issue.

  1. Baltimore (4:33)
  2. Rocknroll Loveaffair (4:01)
  3. 2 Y. 2 D. (3:50)
  4. Look At Me, Look At U (3:27)
  5. Stare (3:45)
  6. Xtraloveable (5:00)
  7. Groovy Potential (6:16)
  8. When She Comes (3:45)
  9. Screwdriver (4:15)
  10. Black Muse (7:21)
    includes 1000 Light Years From Here (unlisted)
  11. Revelation (5:21)
  12. Big City (6:26)

All songs written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation).



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • None



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

USA Digital None HITNRUN Phase One & Two Tidal bundle (.mp3 & .flac) border border link=File:LabelA}}} link=File:LabelB}}}
USA CD 7 98576 86832 1 Released in February 2016 border border link=File:LabelA}}} link=File:LabelB}}}
Canada / Europe CD 7 98576 86832 1 Released 29 April 2016 border border link=File:LabelA}}} link=File:LabelB}}}
Japan CD UICU 1276 released 27 May 2016 border border link=File:LabelA}}} link=File:LabelB}}}

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

None

 

 

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia

  • The bundle is available on Tidal streaming services as well as on Tidal store on mp3 (14,99 €) and flac (26,99 €) digital formats.

References
Hitnrun album.jpg 2015
Hitnrun Phase One
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 2016
4Ever
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