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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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− | 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 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. |
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| 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. | | 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. |
This Could Be Us (a.k.a. This Could B Us) is the seventh track on Prince's 37th album Art Official Age.
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.
On 24 July, 2015 a remix of the track was announced on BBC News as inclusion on Prince's 38th album Hitnrun due 7 September, 2015 on Tidal. It was made available on the streaming service Tidal (as This Could B Us) two weeks before the album's availability on the platform.
On 28 August, 2015, This Could B Us was released as a digital single on iTunes, JunoDownload and Quobuz.
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. It is believed that the Hitnrun remix contains additional recording from early 2015 at Paisley Park Studios.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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Spring 2014 (assumed)
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Initial tracking
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Early 2014 (assumed)
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Remix with additional recording
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Recording Personnel
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- Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
- Joshua Welton - unidentified instruments
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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