Difference between revisions of "This Could Be Us"
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− | |song name = This Could Be Us | + | |song name = This Could Be Us |
|album image = [[File:Artofficialage_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Art Official Age]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] </small> | |album image = [[File:Artofficialage_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Art Official Age]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] </small> | ||
− | |single image = [[File:Thiscouldbus single.jpg|100px|link=Single: This Could B Us]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]]</small> | + | |single image = [[File:Hitnrun_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Hitnrun]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] </small><br> |
+ | [[File:Thiscouldbus single.jpg|100px|link=Single: This Could B Us]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September, 2014]] - [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September, 2014]] - [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] album | ||
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|previous song = [[Thirteen And ¼]] | |previous song = [[Thirteen And ¼]] | ||
|next song = [[This Crazy Life Of Mine]] | |next song = [[This Crazy Life Of Mine]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''This Could Be Us''' | + | |introduction = '''This Could Be Us''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s 37th album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]. A remix of the track (titled '''This Could B Us''') has been announced as the fifth track on [[Prince]]'s forthcoming 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]], and [[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]] was released as the album's third single (though only its first following the album's release) ten days before the album's release. |
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+ | <b>Recording process</b><br> | ||
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+ | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Spring 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] remix contains additional recording believed to have taken place in 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 <blockquote>"''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.''"</blockquote> | 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 <blockquote>"''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.''"</blockquote> | ||
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On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June, 2014]], a 35-second snippet of '''This Could Be Us''' was made available on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rdEyeGirl Twitter account]] via a dropbox link. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 26|26 June, 2014]], a 35-second snippet of '''This Could Be Us''' was made available on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rdEyeGirl Twitter account]] via a dropbox link. | ||
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− | |date = Early | + | |date = Early 2015 (assumed) |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Remix with additional recording | |additional info = Remix with additional recording | ||
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|1= '''This Could B Us''' | |1= '''This Could B Us''' | ||
|2= 4:11 | |2= 4:11 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]] single | + | |3= [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] (announced)<br> |
+ | [[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]] single | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
|5= Also planned for inclusion on [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]]; remix by [[Joshua Welton]] with additional recording by [[Prince]] | |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]] | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] album | |see also = [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] album | ||
+ | *[[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] album | ||
+ | *[[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]] single | ||
|references = [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/264172601.html '''A late-night taste of Prince's new music''' ''by Jon Bream'' (Star Tribune: 23 June, 2014)] | |references = [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/264172601.html '''A late-night taste of Prince's new music''' ''by Jon Bream'' (Star Tribune: 23 June, 2014)] | ||
*[http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 '''Prince's band 3rdEyeGirl confirm new album for 2015''' (BBC: 24 July, 2015)] | *[http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 '''Prince's band 3rdEyeGirl confirm new album for 2015''' (BBC: 24 July, 2015)] | ||
|categories = [[Category:2014]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2014]] | |categories = [[Category:2014]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2014]] | ||
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