Hit n Run Phase One
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Hit n Run Phase One
| type = Studio
| artist = Prince
| cover = PrinceHitnrun.jpeg
| alt =
| released = September 7, 2015
| recorded = 2013–2015
| studio = Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota
| genre =
| length = 38:00
| producer =
- Prince
- Joshua Welton
| prev_title = Art Official Age
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Hit n Run Phase Two
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hit n Run Phase One
| type = studio
| single1 = Fallinlove2nite
| single1date = March 17, 2014
| single2 = Hardrocklover
| single2date = July 7, 2015
| single3 = This Could B Us
| single3date = August 28, 2015 (non-US single)
}}
}}
Hit n Run Phase One is the thirty-eighth studio album by American recording artist Prince.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/14/prince-interview-paisley-park-new-album-hitnrun |title=Prince Interview at Paisley Park New Album HITNRUN |date=14 September 2015 |access-date=19 October 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 |title=Prince's band 3rdEyeGirl confirm new album for 2015 |date=24 July 2015 |access-date=19 October 2015 |work=BBC}} It was first released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on September 7, 2015{{Cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/prince-premieres-new-single-stare-listen/ |title=Prince premieres new single "Stare" |access-date=1 August 2015 |work=Consequence of Sound|date=30 July 2015 }}{{Cite news|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/07/prince-hit-and-run-album-announce/ |title=Prince to Release New Record, 'The Hit & Run Album' |access-date=1 August 2015 |work=Spin|date=24 July 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/60504-prince-announces-the-hit-run-album/ |title=Prince Announces The Hit & Run Album |access-date=1 August 2015 |work=Pitchfork|date=24 July 2015 }} before being released on CD on September 15, 2015 by NPG Records.{{Citation|title=Hit n'Run|date=2015-09-14|url=https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B014RPCV82|publisher=NPG RECORDS|access-date=2016-08-27}}{{cite web |url=http://musique.fnac.com/a9005854/Prince-HitnRun-phase-one-CD-album |title=HITNRUN Phase One|publisher=Fnac.com|date=29 August 2015 |access-date=29 August 2015}}
The title was originally reported to be The Hit & Run Album but was confirmed by Prince's publicists as Hit n Run Phase One.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 |title=Prince's band 3rd Eye Girl confirm new album for 2015 |access-date=24 July 2015 |newspaper=BBC News|date=24 July 2015 }}
Critical reception
{{expand section|date=April 2016}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 53/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/hitnrun-phase-one/prince|title=Reviews for HitNRun: Phase One by Prince|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=October 25, 2015}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hitnrun-phase-one-mw0002872596|title=HITnRUN: Phase One|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|access-date=21 April 2016}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = C−{{cite news|last=Covington|first=Abigail|date=September 8, 2015|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/prince-crashes-and-burns-hitnrun-phase-one-224986|title=Prince crashes and burns on HITNRUN Phase One|newspaper=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|location=Chicago|access-date=October 25, 2015}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = A{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/09/10/prince-hitnrun-review/|title=HITnRUN Phase One by Prince: EW review|website=Entertainment Weekly|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|date=10 September 2015|access-date=31 March 2025|archive-date=12 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912213340/https://ew.com/article/2015/09/10/prince-hitnrun-review/|url-status=bot: unknown}}
| rev4 = musicOMH
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/prince-hitnrun-phase-one|title=Prince – HITnRUN phase one|website=musicOMH|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|date=14 September 2015|access-date=31 March 2025}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/prince/16253|title=Prince - 'HITNRUN Phase One'|website=NME|last=Stannard|first=Joseph|date=14 September 2015|access-date=31 March 2025|archive-date=16 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916205417/http://www.nme.com/reviews/prince/16253|url-status=bot: unknown}}
| rev6 = The Observer
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7score = 4.5/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21026-hitnrun-phase-one/|title=Prince: HITNRUN Phase One Album Review - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|access-date=21 April 2016}}
| rev8 = PopMatters
| rev8score = 2/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/princehitnrun-phase-one1-2495489793.html|title=Prince: HITNRUN Phase One|website=PopMatters|last=Gerard|first=Chris|date=9 September 2015|access-date=31 March 2025}}
| rev9 = Q
| rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite journal|title=none|journal=Q|location=London|issue=September|year=2015}}
| rev10 = Rolling Stone
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/prince-hit-n-run-phase-one-20150918|title=Prince Hit N Run: Phase One Album Review|author=Jon Dolan|date=18 September 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=21 April 2016}}
}}
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.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Hit n Run Phase One track listing
| title1 = Million $ Show
| note1 = featuring Judith Hill
| writer1 = {{hlist|Prince|Joshua Welton}}
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Shut This Down
| writer2 = {{hlist|Prince|Welton}}
| length2 = 3:03
| title3 = Ain't About 2 Stop
| note3 = featuring Rita Ora
| writer3 = {{hlist|Prince|Welton}}
| length3 = 3:40
| title4 = Like a Mack
| note4 = featuring Curly Fryz
| writer4 = {{hlist|Prince|Welton}}
| length4 = 4:05
| title5 = This Could B Us
| writer5 = Prince
| length5 = 4:11
| title6 = Fallinlove2nite
| writer6 = Prince
| length6 = 3:13
| title7 = X's Face
| writer7 = {{hlist|Prince|Welton}}
| length7 = 2:38
| title8 = Hardrocklover
| writer8 = {{hlist|Prince|Welton}}
| length8 = 3:43
| title9 = Mr. Nelson
| note9 = featuring Lianne La Havas
| writer9 = {{hlist|Prince|Welton}}
| length9 = 2:27
| title10 = 1000 X's & O's
| writer10 = Prince
| length10 = 4:28
| title11 = June
| writer11 = {{hlist|Prince|Welton}}
| length11 = 3:22
| total_length = 37:58
}}
Notes
- "1000 X's & O's" is also listed as "1000's of X's & O's" on the CD edition.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for Hit n Run Phase One ! scope="col"| Chart (2015–2016) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|25|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=August 6, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|53|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|19|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=April 29, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|34|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=September 25, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|11|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=September 18, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|France|38|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|53|id=284314|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland|52|year=2015|week=39|rowheader=true|access-date=September 25, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|39|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|36|date=2016-04-29|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|27|artist=Prince|album=HitnRun - Phase One|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|50|date=20150918|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|UKDigital|49|date=2016-04-29|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|4|date=2016-04-29|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|48|artist=Prince|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Prince|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2015}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2015 year-end chart performance for Hit n Run Phase One ! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 1, 2020}}
| 93 |
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2016 year-end chart performance for Hit n Run Phase One ! scope="col"| Chart (2016) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 1, 2020}}
| 74 |
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