Difference between revisions of "This Could Be Us"
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|album(s) = [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] | [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] | ||
− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]] | ||
|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''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]] | + | |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''') is the fifth track on [[Prince]]’s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]], 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. |
− | + | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Spring 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] 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], possibly [[Ain’t About 2 Stop]] or [[The Single Most Amazing]]). 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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− | 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], possibly [[ | + | |
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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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Spring 2014 (assumed) | |date = Spring 2014 (assumed) | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Early 2015 (assumed) | |date = Early 2015 (assumed) | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Remix with additional recording | |additional info = Remix with additional recording | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[21_January 2016-1|21 January 2016 (show 1), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | + | |first live appearance = [[21_January 2016-1|21 January 2016 (show 1), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> |
|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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*[[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] album | *[[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] album | ||
*[[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]] single | *[[Single: This Could B Us|This Could B Us]] single | ||
− | |references = [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/264172601.html '''A late-night taste of | + | |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 ''' | + | *[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: | + | |categories = [[Category:2014]][[Category:Recorded 2014]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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