Hit n Run Phase One

Hit n Run Phase One is the thirty-eighth studio album by American recording artist Prince.[1][2] It was first released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on September 7, 2015[3][4][5] before being released on CD on September 15, 2015 by NPG Records.[6][7]

Hit n Run Phase One
Studio album by Prince
Released	September 7, 2015
Recorded	2013–15 Paisley Park
Genre	R&B soul electronic
Length	38:00
Label	NPG, Universal
Producer	Prince Joshua Welton
Prince chronology
Art Official Age (2014) Hit n Run Phase One (2015) Hit n Run Phase Two (2015)
Singles from Hit n Run Phase One
"Fallinlove2nite" Released: March 17, 2014 "Hardrocklover" Released: July 7, 2015 "This Could B Us" Released: August 28, 2015 (non-US single)

The title was originally reported to be The Hit & Run Album but was confirmed by Prince's publicists as Hit n Run Phase One.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	53/100[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
The A.V. Club	C–[11]
The Observer	[12]
Pitchfork Media	4.5/10[13]
Q	[14]
Rolling Stone	[15]

Hit n Run Phase One received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 53, based on 16 reviews.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Million $ Show" (featuring Judith Hill)	Prince, Joshua Welton	3:10
2.	"Shut This Down"	Prince Welton	3:03
3.	"Ain't About 2 Stop" (featuring Rita Ora)	Prince Welton	3:40
4.	"Like a Mack" (featuring Curly Fryz)	Prince Welton	4:05
5.	"This Could B Us"	Prince	4:11
6.	"Fallinlove2nite"	Prince	3:13
7.	"X's Face"	Prince Welton	2:38
8.	"Hardrocklover"	Prince Welton	3:43
9.	"Mr. Nelson" (featuring Lianne La Havas)	Prince Welton	2:27
10.	"1000's of X's & O's"	Prince	4:28
11.	"June"	Prince Welton	3:22

Notes

• "1000's of X's & O's" is listed as "1000 X's & O's" on the CD edition.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17]	53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19]	34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20]	11
French Albums (SNEP)[21]	38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	53
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23]	52
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	27
UK Albums (OCC)[26]	50
US Billboard 200[27]	48
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29]	93
Chart (2016)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30]	74

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	September 14, 2015	Digital download	NPG	[31][32][33][34][35]
	September 15, 2015	CD		[36][7][36]

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