Difference between revisions of "This Could Be Us"
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− | |introduction = '''This Could Be Us''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s 37th album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]. A new "industrial" version has been announced for inclusion on his 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]]. | + | |introduction = '''This Could Be Us''' (a.k.a. '''This Could B Us''') is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s 37th album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]. A new "industrial" version has been announced for inclusion on his 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]], and was available on the streaming service [http://listen.tidal.com/album/50496552 Tidal] (as '''This Could B Us''') two weeks before the album's availability there. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Spring 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It is believed that the [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] | + | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Spring 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It is believed that the [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] remix contains additional recording from early 2015 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. |
The track was first mentioned in a 23 June, 2014 article by Jon Bream in the Minneapolis [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/264172601.html Star Tribune] (along with [[The Gold Standard]], a remix of [[Funknroll]] and an unnamed duet with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Ora Rita Ora]). In the article, Bream mentions that [[Prince]] explained the track as "inspired by a meme of him and [[Apollonia]] riding on a motorcycle, clearly a scene taken from the 1984 movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. It’s a joyful ballad with some ecstatic Prince vocalizing." | The track was first mentioned in a 23 June, 2014 article by Jon Bream in the Minneapolis [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/264172601.html Star Tribune] (along with [[The Gold Standard]], a remix of [[Funknroll]] and an unnamed duet with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Ora Rita Ora]). In the article, Bream mentions that [[Prince]] explained the track as "inspired by a meme of him and [[Apollonia]] riding on a motorcycle, clearly a scene taken from the 1984 movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. It’s a joyful ballad with some ecstatic Prince vocalizing." | ||
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|date = Early 2014 (assumed) | |date = Early 2014 (assumed) | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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+ | |1= '''This Could B Us''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:11 | ||
+ | |3= [http://listen.tidal.com/album/50496552 Tidal] stream | ||
+ | |4= Remix | ||
+ | |5= Also planned for inclusion on [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]]; remix by [[Joshua Welton]] with additional recording by [[Prince]] | ||
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|trivia = "This Could Be Us" meme which inspired the song title:<br> | |trivia = "This Could Be Us" meme which inspired the song title:<br> | ||
:[[File:Thiscouldbus.jpg|150px]] | :[[File:Thiscouldbus.jpg|150px]] | ||
+ | *Artwork on [http://listen.tidal.com/album/50496552 Tidal] stream:<br> | ||
+ | :[[File:Thiscouldbus single.jpg|150px]] | ||
|see also = [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] album | |see also = [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] album | ||
|references = [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/264172601.html A late-night taste of Prince's new music] | |references = [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/264172601.html A late-night taste of Prince's new music] | ||
|categories = [[Category:2014]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2014]] | |categories = [[Category:2014]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2014]] | ||
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