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{{song|
|song name                = This Could Be Us
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|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>
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|single image              = [[File:Hitnrun_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Hitnrun]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] </small><br>
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[[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''' (a.k.a. '''This Could B Us''') is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s 37th album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]].  
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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 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.
  
On 24 July, 2015 a remix of the track was announced on [http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 BBC News] as inclusion on [[Prince]]'s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] due 7 September, 2015 on Tidal. It was made available on the streaming service [http://listen.tidal.com/album/50496552 Tidal] (as '''This Could B Us''') two weeks before the album's availability on the platform.
 
 
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 28|28 August, 2015]], [[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]] was released as a digital single on iTunes, JunoDownload and Quobuz.
 
 
 
<b>Recording process</b><br>
 
 
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]].
 
 
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|date                      = Early 2014 (assumed)
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|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
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|3= [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] (announced)<br>
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[[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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|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
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*[[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] album
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*[[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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Revision as of 18:32, 3 September 2015

Thirteen And ¼   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   This Crazy Life Of Mine
This Could Be Us

Artofficialage album.jpg
from the album Art Official Age
Hitnrun album.jpg
from the album Hitnrun

Thiscouldbus single.jpg
single art for This Could B Us

Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 30 September, 2014 - Art Official Age album
Album(s): Art Official Age
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince and Joshua Welton
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

This Could Be Us is the seventh track on Prince's 37th album 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 Hitnrun, and 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.

Recording process

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 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 Star Tribune (along with The Gold Standard, a remix of Funknroll and an unnamed duet with 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 Purple Rain. It’s a joyful ballad with some ecstatic Prince vocalizing."

On 26 June, 2014, a 35-second snippet of This Could Be Us was made available on 3rdEyeGirl Twitter account via a dropbox link.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring 2014 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
Early 2015 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Remix with additional recording
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
  • Joshua Welton - unidentified instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
This Could Be Us 5:11 Art Official Age Studio
This Could Be Us 0:35 3rdEyeGirl Twitter download Snippet Snippet only with footsteps ending
This Could B Us 4:11 Hitnrun (announced)

This Could B Us single

Remix Also planned for inclusion on Hitnrun; remix by Joshua Welton with additional recording by Prince
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
This Could Be Us 3:51 Warner Bros. YouTube static video stream Edit


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • "This Could Be Us" meme which inspired the song title:
Thiscouldbus.jpg

References
Thirteen And ¼   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   This Crazy Life Of Mine