A moody, explosive slab of Kanye-esque martial funk that marked Prince’s surprise return in the summer of 2015, “Hardrocklover” was released as the second single from the then-unannounced HitNRun Phase One. Artist: Prince Label: NPG Records / JBPR (promo) Date: July 7, 2015 Catalogue: None (promo only) Format: Promo CD Single Country: United Kingdom Genre: Funk / Rock Style: Martial funk, experimental pop A-Side: “Hardrocklover” Written by: Prince and Joshua Welton Produced b

Prince: (July 1, 2015) Hardrocklover - Single Release Release Date: July 1, 2015 Platform: Prince3EG SoundCloud account (later added to Tidal) Album Context: Eighth track on Hitnrun Phase One (Prince’s 38th album) Release Context Recording & Production Details Hardrocklover was released as the second single from Hitnrun Phase One, ten weeks before the full album dropped. At the time of release, no album was officially announced, and it was later retroactively positioned as th