Hit n Run Phase One is the thirty-eighth and penultimate 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]
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| Released | September 7, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–15 Paisley Park | |||
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| Length | 38:00 | |||
| Label | NPG, Universal | |||
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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]
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 53/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | C−[11] |
| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10[13] |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Million $ Show" (featuring Judith Hill) |
| 3:10 |
| 2. | "Shut This Down" |
| 3:03 |
| 3. | "Ain't About 2 Stop" (featuring Rita Ora) |
| 3:40 |
| 4. | "Like a Mack" (featuring Curly Fryz) |
| 4:05 |
| 5. | "This Could B Us" | Prince | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Fallinlove2nite" | Prince | 3:13 |
| 7. | "X's Face" |
| 2:38 |
| 8. | "Hardrocklover" |
| 3:43 |
| 9. | "Mr. Nelson" (featuring Lianne La Havas) |
| 2:27 |
| 10. | "1000's of X's & O's" | Prince | 4:28 |
| 11. | "June" |
| 3:22 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | September 14, 2015 | Digital download | NPG | [31][32][33][34][35] |
| September 15, 2015 | CD | [36][7] |
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