HitNRun Phase One (10th Anniversary): 2026

Release Date 30th January 2026

Celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Prince’s 2015 penultimate studio album.

The album showcases the innovative spirit of Prince, featuring popular singles like “Stare,” “This Could Be Us,” and “FALLINLOVE2NITE.”

The album includes contributions from artists such as Prince’s bandmates in 3RDEYEGIRL (Hannah Ford-Welton, Donna Grantis, and Ida Nielsen), Judith Hill, Rita Ora, and female rap duo Curly Fryz, but it was primarily a collaboration between Prince and Joshua Welton, who was a co-producer on the album.

Side A

1. Million $ Show (3:10)

2. Shut This Down (3:03)

3. Ain't About 2 Stop (3:38)

4. Like A Mack (4:04)

5. This Could B Us (4:11)

6. Fallinlove2nite (3:12)

Side B

1. X's Face (2:38)

2. Hardrocklover (3:42)

3. Mr. Nelson (2:27)

4. 1000 X's & O's (4:27)

5. June (3:21)

Originally only released in Europe on the CD Format

HITnRUN Phase One Album Europe (2015)

A Purple Funk Dubstep Surprise

Released as a CD album in Europe on September 11, 2015, on NPG Records (no catalogue), Prince’s HITnRUN Phase One — his 38th studio album — was a funk/soul/pop/electronic hybrid featuring Judith Hill, Rita Ora, Lianne La Havas, and Curly Fryz. Produced/arranged/composed/performed by Prince & Joshua Welton, with horns by The Hornheads and strings by Stringenius. Initially Tidal exclusive (September 7, 2015), physical CD followed. A bold late-era Prince experiment.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: NPG Records.

Format: CD, Album.

Full Track Listing

1. Million $ Show (feat. Judith Hill) (3:10)

2. Shut This Down (3:03)

3. Ain't About 2 Stop (feat. Rita Ora) (3:38)

4. Like A Mack (feat. Curly Fryz) (4:04)

5. This Could B Us (4:11)

6. Fallinlove2nite (3:12)

7. X's Face (2:38)

8. Hardrocklover (3:42)

9. Mr. Nelson (feat. Lianne La Havas) (2:27)

10. 1000 X's & O's (4:27)

11. June (3:21)

EU Reissues

- CD, Album – NPG Records (no cat#) – Europe – 11 Sept 2015

Production and Context

Produced/Arranged/Composed/Performed by Prince & Joshua Welton (@JOSHUAWORLD, @PRINCE3EG). Recorded at Paisley Park, Bone 2 B Wild Music, The Brewhouse. Mixed/Mastered at Paisley Park. Cover illustration: Martin Homent.

Singles Released and Chart Performance

No major singles or chart data.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Prince Vault, Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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