B.T.R. (album)
Encyclopedia
BTR is the debut studio album
from Big Time Rush
, which was released on October 11, 2010. The track listing for the album was announced on September 1, 2010.
The album was preceded by the release of several promotional singles, including their self titled debut single, Big Time Rush
. Other promotional songs include "Any Kind of Guy", "City Is Ours", and "Halfway There", which charted on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart in the US. On September 21, the band released yet another promotional single, titled "Til I Forget About You". It was the last song to precede the album's release of October 11, 2010. One official single has been released from the album so far, "Boyfriend
", which features vocals from rapper Snoop Dogg
. It has become the band's biggest hit to date, charting on the Billboard Hot 100
as well as reaching the Top 40 of the Pop Songs music chart in the US, which is based on the amount of radio airplay a song receives. Despite not being released as a single, the song "Big Night" also charted on the Billboard Hot 100
, where it also reached a peak of #79.
The album itself was also met with commercial success. In its first week of release in the US, BTR sold over 66,600 copies, landing it at the #3 position on the Billboard 200
albums chart. Along with its mainstream success, it also topped the Top Soundtracks and Kid Albums
chart in the US. The album has also managed to gain recognition in Mexico
, as well as the Dutch Albums Chart, where it peaked at 9 and 98 respectively. As of 2011, BTR has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide. and received a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America
. the album has also sold nearly 3.1 million digital tracks.
. The boys worked with composers and producers such as Emanuel Kiriakou
, Lucas Secon
, Matthew Gerrard
, Kevin Rudolf
, Edwin "Lil Eddie" Serrano, Jeremy Skaller, Robert Larow, Stuart Grekin, Chris Rojas, Tray J, The Messengers
, Eric Sanicola, S*A*M, Sluggo
, and Timothy Foxx. While working on the album, the band released many of the songs as promotional singles onto iTunes, as well as debuted them on their television series. This provided great promotion for the band's music, and led to two songs, "Halfway There" and "Big Night", charting on the Billboard Hot 100
.
As seen on their television series, the band worked with many well known celebrities, such as Jordin Sparks
, who recorded a song with the boys titled "Count On You". When asked about the collaboration, James stated
On September 1, the album track listing was released online. Many of the band's popular songs were included on the album, which also served as the soundtrack to the series. The songs "Any Kind of Guy" and "Famous
", the latter of which is a cover of the Play
song, were not listed on the album's final track listing. The previously recorded track which featured Jordin Sparks
was listed on the album, along with another duet with R&B artist Cymphonique.
The second track on the album, "Boyfriend
", was originally recorded and released as a solo song; however, upon being released as a single, two new versions of the song were leaked. The first version featured rapper Snoop Dogg
, who had recently appeared in an episode of Big Time Rush
with the band. The second leaked version of the song featured rapping duo New Boyz
. It was initially unknown which of the two would be released as the official single; however, sources confirmed that the version which featured Snoop Dogg
would serve as the album's official lead single.
oriented, as well as R&B. The music found on the album is child-appropriate, as it serves as not only their debut album, but the soundtrack to their self-titled series. James, a member of Big Time Rush, said of the inspiration for the album, "I go back to Donnie Hathaway and Marvin Gaye. I know they're not exactly what I'm doing these days, but I think they're some of greatest singers who ever lived. For a more current version, I still listen to Brian McKnight too. I think he took their principles of singing and made it modern R&B. Currently, Jack Johnson is a favorite. I love his new record To the Sea. One of his early albums, In Between Dreams was a big part of my life. I played it so much. I grew up in a beach town, and it was always on in the car. "Better Together" is a song that my sister and I share with our brother. He was in the hospital for a while. He was in a motorcycle accident, but he's better now. That song is still a big part of my life. Every time I think about that song, I remember my family and where I came from." Jessica Dawson of Common Sense Media
said of the songs on the album, "Not since 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys has there been a boy band making such a sudden splash in the tweenage music world. Big Time Rush is a standout, not only because of their boyish charm and good looks, but because their music is a cool blend of synth-pop, hip hop, and boy-band harmonies. "City is Ours" is already a digital hit, and "Count On You" with Jordin Sparks is a catchy collaboration about earning your place in a relationship. With a hit TV show to showcase their music and their adorable personalities, Big Time Rush won't be in a hurry out of the spotlight. Parents need to know that this boy band is making tween hearts swoon with their hit Nickelodeon TV show, Big Time Rush. In their debut album they sing about relationships, going out, and making the most of your life, but it's all clean and age-appropriate for young fans."
Lineinasong also praised BTR, stating "The album includes hit song "Til I Forget About You" and "City Is Ours" that have been featured on the show before and immediately became hits. It also includes full versions of songs "Halfway There" and "Count On You" featuring former American Idol contestant Jordin Sparks.
albums chart. Along with its mainstream success, it also topped the Top Soundtracks and Kid Albums
chart in the US. The album has also managed to gain recognition in Mexico
, as well as the Dutch Albums Chart, where it peaked at 9 and 98 respectively. As of November 2011, B.T.R. has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. and received a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America
.
embarked on many promotional tours. Member James said of the tour, "Everybody can expect us to be playing 3-5 songs at every high school we're stopping at. Then we're going to be doing a signing. We're in between filming, and that's the crazy part. We're in the middle of the second season. It's going to a pretty fun month for us! I hope people are excited for us to come to their towns. This is going to be done by the end of the month with filming in between, but we absolutely be back on the road with a full set soon." In another attempt to promote the album, the band appeared on The Today Show
, where they performed their songs "Til I Forget About You" and "Big Night". The band also performed their latest single, "Boyfriend
", at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards
. Rapper Snoop Dogg
, who is featured on the single, appeared at the awards show to perform along with the band.
Among these performances, the band also performed at the 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
. Also, the band recently announced yet another tour. However, this tour will be their first headlining tour, and will begin immediately after filming of the second season of Big Time Rush
is over.
", which was released for digital download as well as mainstream radio on February 15, 2011. The single version features Snoop Dogg
. However, the album version is done solely by the band. Another version of the song leaked, which featured vocals from rapping duo New Boyz
. "Boyfriend" so far peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date. "Boyfriend" made it to #30 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart in April 2011.
Along with the official release of "Boyfriend", several promotional singles were released to promote their series, Big Time Rush
, along with the album. The first promotional single was their eponymous debut single, "Big Time Rush". The single was released on November 23, 2009 to promote the airing of the new series. "Big Time Rush" became a minor digital hit, when digital downloads led to its debut at #16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart. "Any Kind of Guy" was released as the second promotional single for the album on February 2, 2010. The song was first heard in an episode of Big Time Rush
, and was released onto iTunes shortly thereafter. The song become their second to miss out on the Billboard Hot 100
, failing to chart on any chart worldwide. "Halfway There" was released as the third promotional single by the band on April 27, 2010. Like their previous single, it had been first heard on an episode of Big Time Rush
, and then released digitally. Strong first week sales of the single led to its debut at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart in the US, where it peaked. This made "Halfway There" the band's first single to chart.
"Famous
", a cover of the Play
song, was released on June 29, 2010 as the fourth promotional single. The song also appeared on an episode of Big Time Rush
. Due to strong digital sales, the single debuted at #19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart in the US, making it their second to enter the chart. On August 3, 2010 the band released their fifth promotional single, titled "City Is Ours". The single became their fourth release to miss out on the Billboard Hot 100
, as it failed to chart on any major chart worldwide. "Til I Forget About You" was released as the band's sixth promotional single on September 21, 2010. The song became yet another commercial failure for the band, failing to chart anywhere worldwide.
Despite not being released as a single, the song "Big Night" managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100
during the week of the album's release. The song debuted at #79 on the chart, making it their second highest charting single to date, with "Boyfriend
" being their highest (at #72 on the chart). Also, the song "Count On You", which features Jordin Sparks on guest vocals, was previously featured in an episode of Big Time Rush
, although it was not released as a promotional or official single. "Worldwide" is another song but is not a released single, but a music video has been released on June 17, 2011 and the same video had aired on an episode. Although it didn't debut on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US, it debuted at #17 on the Philippines' MYX International Top 20 on July, 23, 2011; and at #81 on the German Top 100 singles chart on August 22, 2011.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush (band)
Big Time Rush is an American boyband formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. The band consists of members Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson. Big Time Rush was created through the Nickelodeon television series with the same name. The band released its debut...
, which was released on October 11, 2010. The track listing for the album was announced on September 1, 2010.
The album was preceded by the release of several promotional singles, including their self titled debut single, Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
. Other promotional songs include "Any Kind of Guy", "City Is Ours", and "Halfway There", which charted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart in the US. On September 21, the band released yet another promotional single, titled "Til I Forget About You". It was the last song to precede the album's release of October 11, 2010. One official single has been released from the album so far, "Boyfriend
Boyfriend (Big Time Rush song)
"Boyfriend" is a song by American pop group Big Time Rush produced by Lucas Secon and written by Wayne Hector and Lucas Secon. In one of the versions, it features the rapper Snoop Dogg; in another version, it features the rappers New Boyz and on the album version, there are no featured artists...
", which features vocals from rapper Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
. It has become the band's biggest hit to date, charting on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
as well as reaching the Top 40 of the Pop Songs music chart in the US, which is based on the amount of radio airplay a song receives. Despite not being released as a single, the song "Big Night" also charted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, where it also reached a peak of #79.
The album itself was also met with commercial success. In its first week of release in the US, BTR sold over 66,600 copies, landing it at the #3 position on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart. Along with its mainstream success, it also topped the Top Soundtracks and Kid Albums
Kid Albums
Kid Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children's music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart...
chart in the US. The album has also managed to gain recognition in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, as well as the Dutch Albums Chart, where it peaked at 9 and 98 respectively. As of 2011, BTR has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide. and received a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
. the album has also sold nearly 3.1 million digital tracks.
Background
BTR had been in the making since 2009, when the four members signed on for the show, carlos is my role modelBig Time RushBig Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
. The boys worked with composers and producers such as Emanuel Kiriakou
Emanuel Kiriakou
- Early life :Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou started playing music at the age of thirteen in his father’s Greek band.-Producer:...
, Lucas Secon
Lucas Secon
Lucas Secon, also known by the stage name Lucas, is a world-renowned Danish-American Grammy , MTV Award and Emmy Award-nominated record producer, songwriter,Golden Poets Award winner, DJ, rapper, singer and artist/conceptualist. He lives in London, United Kingdom.Secon has contributed to seven...
, Matthew Gerrard
Matthew Gerrard
Matthew Gerrard is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has written hit singles by artists such as Nick Carter , Kelly Clarkson , Hilary Duff , Eden's Crush and Jesse McCartney...
, Kevin Rudolf
Kevin Rudolf
Kevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Cash Money Records. Rudolf is mostly known for singing and producing rock/pop music...
, Edwin "Lil Eddie" Serrano, Jeremy Skaller, Robert Larow, Stuart Grekin, Chris Rojas, Tray J, The Messengers
The Messengers (producers)
The Messengers is a Grammy nominated Canadian songwriting and production team currently based in Los Angeles, California. The duo consists of singer/lyricist Nasri and multi-instrumentalist/arranger Adam Messinger....
, Eric Sanicola, S*A*M, Sluggo
Sluggo
Sluggo may refer to one of the following:*Sluggo Smith, a character in the comic strip Nancy*Sluggo , a character in the "Mr...
, and Timothy Foxx. While working on the album, the band released many of the songs as promotional singles onto iTunes, as well as debuted them on their television series. This provided great promotion for the band's music, and led to two songs, "Halfway There" and "Big Night", charting on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
As seen on their television series, the band worked with many well known celebrities, such as Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...
, who recorded a song with the boys titled "Count On You". When asked about the collaboration, James stated
Jordin is an unbelievable singer. If you hear her sing in real life, she sounds just as good live every time. She absolutely deserves to be where she is. She's so talented, and she's a sweetheart too. We're on the same label. She wanted to get into acting, so we wrote an episode about her. She came on and was a great actress. The song is one of our first group ballads. It's a five-way ballad, but it turned out pretty cool. Usually, a duet has one person on each side. This has her voice one side and then there are our four voices on the other [Laughs]. It worked out though. It was such a pleasure to have Jordin on the song. She became a good friend of mine. She took me to the actual show before she was in it last time [Laughs]. She's so down-to-earth like that.
On September 1, the album track listing was released online. Many of the band's popular songs were included on the album, which also served as the soundtrack to the series. The songs "Any Kind of Guy" and "Famous
Famous (Play song)
"Famous" is an English language hit by Swedish girl group Play, taken from the album Under My Skin released April 21, 2010. It is the first number-one single for the group on the Swedish Singles Chart, and their first top 10 hit since Play began, a decade ago.The song was released as a one-track...
", the latter of which is a cover of the Play
Play (band)
Play was a Swedish pop girl group, consisting of, in total, seven young women. Faye Hamlin, Anna Sundstrand, Anaïs Lameche, and Rosie Munter formed Play's original line-up from the band's formation from 2001 until late 2003. After founding member Faye left the group, fifth member Janet Leon joined...
song, were not listed on the album's final track listing. The previously recorded track which featured Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...
was listed on the album, along with another duet with R&B artist Cymphonique.
The second track on the album, "Boyfriend
Boyfriend (Big Time Rush song)
"Boyfriend" is a song by American pop group Big Time Rush produced by Lucas Secon and written by Wayne Hector and Lucas Secon. In one of the versions, it features the rapper Snoop Dogg; in another version, it features the rappers New Boyz and on the album version, there are no featured artists...
", was originally recorded and released as a solo song; however, upon being released as a single, two new versions of the song were leaked. The first version featured rapper Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
, who had recently appeared in an episode of Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
with the band. The second leaked version of the song featured rapping duo New Boyz
New Boyz
New Boyz is an American hip hop/rap group and a former jerkin crew duo made up of rappers Earl "Ben J" Benjamin and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas from Hesperia, California. They debuted in summer 2009 with their viral hit, "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic,...
. It was initially unknown which of the two would be released as the official single; however, sources confirmed that the version which featured Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
would serve as the album's official lead single.
Composition
The music found on the album is mainly popPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
oriented, as well as R&B. The music found on the album is child-appropriate, as it serves as not only their debut album, but the soundtrack to their self-titled series. James, a member of Big Time Rush, said of the inspiration for the album, "I go back to Donnie Hathaway and Marvin Gaye. I know they're not exactly what I'm doing these days, but I think they're some of greatest singers who ever lived. For a more current version, I still listen to Brian McKnight too. I think he took their principles of singing and made it modern R&B. Currently, Jack Johnson is a favorite. I love his new record To the Sea. One of his early albums, In Between Dreams was a big part of my life. I played it so much. I grew up in a beach town, and it was always on in the car. "Better Together" is a song that my sister and I share with our brother. He was in the hospital for a while. He was in a motorcycle accident, but he's better now. That song is still a big part of my life. Every time I think about that song, I remember my family and where I came from." Jessica Dawson of Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media , commonly known as CSM, is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization which serves as a guide for parents that has reviews for most media types, including books, movies, video games, music, and websites, and rates them in terms of violence, sex, and profanity. The website...
said of the songs on the album, "Not since 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys has there been a boy band making such a sudden splash in the tweenage music world. Big Time Rush is a standout, not only because of their boyish charm and good looks, but because their music is a cool blend of synth-pop, hip hop, and boy-band harmonies. "City is Ours" is already a digital hit, and "Count On You" with Jordin Sparks is a catchy collaboration about earning your place in a relationship. With a hit TV show to showcase their music and their adorable personalities, Big Time Rush won't be in a hurry out of the spotlight. Parents need to know that this boy band is making tween hearts swoon with their hit Nickelodeon TV show, Big Time Rush. In their debut album they sing about relationships, going out, and making the most of your life, but it's all clean and age-appropriate for young fans."
Critical reception
BTR has been met with generally positive reception from critics. In his review of the album, Joey Cage praised BTR, stating "The album features eleven songs mixed from the hit TV show Big Time Rush as well as original music heard exclusively on the album. The album represents the band in an upbeat, pop, rock, and R&B way. From the party sounds of "City Is Ours", "Big Night", and "Oh Yeah" to the upbeat, love songs of “Worldwide” & “Nothing Even Matters”, there’s not a single bad song on the album. I would recommend going on iTunes or to a store a purchasing this CD, these are four extremely talented individuals who deserve your support and they won't disappoint." Matt Collar of Starpulse also praised the album, stating "The self-titled debut album from the Nickelodeon boy band Big Time Rush features many of the dance-pop tunes popularized on the band's TV show of the same name. Showcasing the talents of singers Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow , Carlos Pena, Jr., and Logan Henderson, BTR is a fairly accessible listen that falls somewhere between the soulful alt-rock of OneRepublic and the electro-influenced pop of Katy Perry. These are catchy, sweet, radio and club-friendly tracks that, while aimed at "tweens," should appeal to most any fan of well-crafted dance-pop. To these ends, you get the synth-driven leadoff track "Til I Forget About You," the head-bobbin' "Boyfriend,", and the yearning club anthem "Nothing Even Matters," among other highlights."Lineinasong also praised BTR, stating "The album includes hit song "Til I Forget About You" and "City Is Ours" that have been featured on the show before and immediately became hits. It also includes full versions of songs "Halfway There" and "Count On You" featuring former American Idol contestant Jordin Sparks.
Commercial performance
In its first week of release in the US, BTR sold 67,000 copies, landing it at the number 3 position on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart. Along with its mainstream success, it also topped the Top Soundtracks and Kid Albums
Kid Albums
Kid Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children's music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart...
chart in the US. The album has also managed to gain recognition in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, as well as the Dutch Albums Chart, where it peaked at 9 and 98 respectively. As of November 2011, B.T.R. has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. and received a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
Promotion
To promote the album, Big Time RushBig Time Rush (band)
Big Time Rush is an American boyband formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. The band consists of members Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson. Big Time Rush was created through the Nickelodeon television series with the same name. The band released its debut...
embarked on many promotional tours. Member James said of the tour, "Everybody can expect us to be playing 3-5 songs at every high school we're stopping at. Then we're going to be doing a signing. We're in between filming, and that's the crazy part. We're in the middle of the second season. It's going to a pretty fun month for us! I hope people are excited for us to come to their towns. This is going to be done by the end of the month with filming in between, but we absolutely be back on the road with a full set soon." In another attempt to promote the album, the band appeared on The Today Show
The Today Show
Today is an iconic American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre on American television and in the world. The show is also the fourth-longest running American television series...
, where they performed their songs "Til I Forget About You" and "Big Night". The band also performed their latest single, "Boyfriend
Boyfriend (Big Time Rush song)
"Boyfriend" is a song by American pop group Big Time Rush produced by Lucas Secon and written by Wayne Hector and Lucas Secon. In one of the versions, it features the rapper Snoop Dogg; in another version, it features the rappers New Boyz and on the album version, there are no featured artists...
", at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards
2011 Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on April 2, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles's University Park neighborhood due to renovations disallowing use of traditional venue Pauley Pavilion until at least 2013. Jack Black...
. Rapper Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
, who is featured on the single, appeared at the awards show to perform along with the band.
Among these performances, the band also performed at the 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...
. Also, the band recently announced yet another tour. However, this tour will be their first headlining tour, and will begin immediately after filming of the second season of Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
is over.
Singles
BTR spawned only one official single, "BoyfriendBoyfriend (Big Time Rush song)
"Boyfriend" is a song by American pop group Big Time Rush produced by Lucas Secon and written by Wayne Hector and Lucas Secon. In one of the versions, it features the rapper Snoop Dogg; in another version, it features the rappers New Boyz and on the album version, there are no featured artists...
", which was released for digital download as well as mainstream radio on February 15, 2011. The single version features Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
. However, the album version is done solely by the band. Another version of the song leaked, which featured vocals from rapping duo New Boyz
New Boyz
New Boyz is an American hip hop/rap group and a former jerkin crew duo made up of rappers Earl "Ben J" Benjamin and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas from Hesperia, California. They debuted in summer 2009 with their viral hit, "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic,...
. "Boyfriend" so far peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date. "Boyfriend" made it to #30 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart in April 2011.
Along with the official release of "Boyfriend", several promotional singles were released to promote their series, Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
, along with the album. The first promotional single was their eponymous debut single, "Big Time Rush". The single was released on November 23, 2009 to promote the airing of the new series. "Big Time Rush" became a minor digital hit, when digital downloads led to its debut at #16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart. "Any Kind of Guy" was released as the second promotional single for the album on February 2, 2010. The song was first heard in an episode of Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
, and was released onto iTunes shortly thereafter. The song become their second to miss out on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, failing to chart on any chart worldwide. "Halfway There" was released as the third promotional single by the band on April 27, 2010. Like their previous single, it had been first heard on an episode of Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
, and then released digitally. Strong first week sales of the single led to its debut at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart in the US, where it peaked. This made "Halfway There" the band's first single to chart.
"Famous
Famous (Play song)
"Famous" is an English language hit by Swedish girl group Play, taken from the album Under My Skin released April 21, 2010. It is the first number-one single for the group on the Swedish Singles Chart, and their first top 10 hit since Play began, a decade ago.The song was released as a one-track...
", a cover of the Play
Play (band)
Play was a Swedish pop girl group, consisting of, in total, seven young women. Faye Hamlin, Anna Sundstrand, Anaïs Lameche, and Rosie Munter formed Play's original line-up from the band's formation from 2001 until late 2003. After founding member Faye left the group, fifth member Janet Leon joined...
song, was released on June 29, 2010 as the fourth promotional single. The song also appeared on an episode of Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
. Due to strong digital sales, the single debuted at #19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart in the US, making it their second to enter the chart. On August 3, 2010 the band released their fifth promotional single, titled "City Is Ours". The single became their fourth release to miss out on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, as it failed to chart on any major chart worldwide. "Til I Forget About You" was released as the band's sixth promotional single on September 21, 2010. The song became yet another commercial failure for the band, failing to chart anywhere worldwide.
Despite not being released as a single, the song "Big Night" managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
during the week of the album's release. The song debuted at #79 on the chart, making it their second highest charting single to date, with "Boyfriend
Boyfriend (Big Time Rush song)
"Boyfriend" is a song by American pop group Big Time Rush produced by Lucas Secon and written by Wayne Hector and Lucas Secon. In one of the versions, it features the rapper Snoop Dogg; in another version, it features the rappers New Boyz and on the album version, there are no featured artists...
" being their highest (at #72 on the chart). Also, the song "Count On You", which features Jordin Sparks on guest vocals, was previously featured in an episode of Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
, although it was not released as a promotional or official single. "Worldwide" is another song but is not a released single, but a music video has been released on June 17, 2011 and the same video had aired on an episode. Although it didn't debut on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US, it debuted at #17 on the Philippines' MYX International Top 20 on July, 23, 2011; and at #81 on the German Top 100 singles chart on August 22, 2011.
Track listing
Sung by
- Kendall SchmidtKendall SchmidtKendall Francis Schmidt is an American actor and singer-songwriter; he is best known for playing Kendall Knight in Big Time Rush and has played small roles on different TV shows such as ER, Without a Trace, Phil of the Future, Ghost Whisperer, and Frasier...
- Vocals - Carlos Pena Jr. - Vocals
- James MaslowJames MaslowJames David Maslow is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for playing the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and is a member of the boy music group with the same name.-Early life:...
- Vocals - Logan HendersonLogan HendersonLogan Phillip Henderson is an American actor, dancer, rapper and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his starring role as Logan Mitchell on the Nickelodeon series, Big Time Rush, as well as being a member of the Big Time Rush band itself.-Early life:Henderson was born and raised in North...
- Vocals
Charts
| Charts (2010–11) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
12 |
| German Albums Chart Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
16 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
43 |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 9 |
| Scottish Albums Chart | 17 |
| Swiss Music Charts Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
18 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
14 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
3 |
| U.S. Top Soundtracks | 1 |
| U.S. Kid Albums Kid Albums Kid Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children's music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart... |
1 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – United States | Gold | March 31, 2011 |
| AMPROFON – México | Gold | September 30, 2011 |