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Released

October 11, 2010

Recorded

2009–2010

Length

37:57

Producer

Big Time Rush chronology

BTR
(2010)

Elevate
(2011)

Singles from BTR

"Big Time Rush"
Released: December 3, 2009
"Til I Forget About You"
Released: September 21, 2010
"Boyfriend"
Released: February 15, 2011
"Worldwide"
Released: July 23, 2011

BTR is the debut studio album by pop boy band Big Time Rush. 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 singles from the TV show soundtrack. On September 21, the band released their album's first single, "Til I Forget About You". On October 11, 2010 "Boyfriend", which features vocals from rapper Snoop Dogg, was the second official single from the album and 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. Despite not being released as a single, the song "Big Night" charted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seventy-nine.

Background[edit]

BTR had been in the making since 2009, when the four members signed on for the show, Big Time Rush. 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, The Messengers, Eric Sanicola, S*A*M and Sluggo, Timothy Foxx, Jordan Delani and Scott Fellows (the creator of the group). 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 three hit songs, "Halfway There", "Boyfriend", "Big Night", to begin 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

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.^[1]

On September 1, the album track listing for the standard version was released online. Most of the band's songs featured on the TV Show were included on the album, which also served as the soundtrack to the First Season and part of the Second Season of the series. The songs "Any Kind of Guy", and "Famous", the latter of which is a cover of the Play song, were included on the international release of the album, along with the songs "This Is Our Someday", and "Stuck" (the last one exclusively to the UK and in some iTunes stores around the world). 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 leaked onto the internet. The first version featured rapper Snoop Dogg, who appeared in an episode of Big Time Rush with the band. The second leaked version of the song featured the same artist and rapping duo New Boyz. It was initially unknown which of the two would be released as the official single; however, a reworked version which featured Snoop Dogg served as the album's official second single and also a new edit of the song including just New Boyz as collaborating artists was released as a digital single on iTunes. Both official versions were later included on the international releases of the album.

Composition[edit]

The music found on the album is mainly 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. 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."^[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Common Sense Media
The Guardian
OK! Magazine UK^{[citation needed]}

BTR was met with generally positive reception from critics. Matt Collar of AllMusic 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."^[3]

Commercial performance[edit]

In the United States, BTR sold 67,000 copies in the first week, debuting at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and easily became one of the highest charting debut albums of the year in 2010.^[4] The album stayed 57 weeks on the Billboard chart.^[5] As of 2012, the album has sold 700,000 copies.^[6] It also charted in Mexico, on the Dutch Albums Chart, in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Scottish album charts amongst others. The album received a gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies.^[7]

Promotion[edit]

To promote the album, Big Time Rush 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 Today, 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.^[8]^[9]^[10]

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.

Singles[edit]

"Any Kind of Guy", "Halfway There", "Famous" and "City Is Ours" were previously released as single from the TV series soundtrack Best of Season 1 and after included in the album.^[11] "Any Kind of Guy" sold 94,000 copies in the US as of 2010.^[12]

"Til I Forget About You" was officially released as first single on September 21, 2010 but a week later, on September 29, 2010 the promotional single was finally released as physical CD Single in the U.S., making it the first ever official commercialized single. The tracklist included the Album Version, and the B-side song "Famous".^[13]^[14]

"Boyfriend" was released as second single for digital download as well as mainstream radio on February 15, 2011.^[15] 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 seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date. "Boyfriend" made it to number thirty on the Billboard Pop Songs chart in April 2011.

The third single "Worldwide" was only released over seas as both digital, and physical single. The tracklist included the Album Version, and a remix from the song "Till I Forget About You".^[16] Although it didn't debut on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US, it debuted at number seventeen and later peaked at number 11 on the Philippines' MYX International Top 20 on August 6, 2011, and at number eighty-one on the German Top 100 singles chart on August 22, 2011.

Promotional singles[edit]

The first official promotional was their eponymous single, "Big Time Rush" released on December 3, 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 number sixteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart and sold 215,000 copies in the US.^[12]

Other songs[edit]

"Big Night" wasn't released as single, but peaked 79 on Billboard Hot 100 during the week of the album's release due to over 46,000 downloaded copies sold.^[17] The song debuted at seventy-nine on the chart, making it their second highest charting single to date, with "Boyfriend" being their highest (at number seventy-two on the chart).

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Til I Forget About You"	Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Claude Kelly	SAM and Sluggo	3:57
2.	"Boyfriend"	Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector, Francis Zamir	Secon	3:21
3.	"City Is Ours"	Eric Sanicola	Kevin Rudolf	3:12
4.	"Nothing Even Matters"	Jimmy Burney, Robert Larow, Jonathan Perkins, Damon Sharpe, Jeremy Skaller	J-Remy, Bobby Bass	3:48
5.	"Worldwide"	Edwin "Lil Eddie" Serrano, Christopher Rojas, Emily Phillips	Chris Rojas (RMI)	3:44
6.	"Halfway There"	Sanicola	Sanicola	3:32
7.	"Big Night"	Nasri Atweh, Hollander, Katz	SAM and Sluggo	3:16
8.	"Oh Yeah"	Big Time Rush, Jacob Kasher, Rudolf	Rudolf	3:24
9.	"Count on You" (featuring Jordin Sparks)	Nicholas "RAS" Furlong, Carmen Michelle Key, Sammy Kuya, Kasia Livingston	Timothy Foxx	3:29
10.	"I Know You Know" (featuring Cymphonique)	Emanuel Kiriakou, Evan Bogart, Lindy Robbins	Kiriakou	2:55
11.	"Big Time Rush"	Matthew Gerrard, Charlie Midnight, Jay Landers, Scott Fellows	Gerrard	3:17
Total length:				35:55

iTunes US bonus track^[18]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Stuck"	Salma Ali	Kiriakou	3:05
Total length:				39:00

International bonus tracks^[19]^[20]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Famous"	Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child	Papaconstantinou	3:06
13.	"Any Kind of Guy"	Gerrard, Midnight, Landers	Gerrard	3:40
14.	"This Is Our Someday"	Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Landers	Gerrard	3:03
15.	"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Secon, Hector, Francis Zamir, Calvin Broadus, Jr.	Secon	3:35
16.	"Boyfriend" (featuring New Boyz)	Secon, Hector, Francis Zamir	Secon	3:34
Total length:				54:53

United Kingdom bonus tracks^[21]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Any Kind of Guy"	Gerrard, Midnight, Landers	Gerrard	3:40
13.	"This Is Our Someday"	Gerrard, Nevil, Landers	Gerrard	3:03
14.	"Stuck"	Salma Ali	Kiriakou	3:05
15.	"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Secon, Hector, Francis Zamir, Broadus, Jr.	Secon	3:35
16.	"Til I Forget About You" (Cash Cash Remix)	Hollander, Katz, C. Kelly	SAM and Sluggo	4:01
17.	"Til I Forget About You" (Halatrax Remix)	Hollander, Katz, C. Kelly	SAM and Sluggo	3:49
Total length:				59:08

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for *BTR*
Chart (2010–2016)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)^[22]	48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[23]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[24]	93
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[25]	113
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[26]	43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[27]	16
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[28]	45
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[29]	17
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[30]	24
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)^[31]	9
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[32]	25
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[33]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[34]	18
UK Albums (OCC)^[35]	14
US Billboard 200^[36]	3
US Kid Albums (Billboard)^[37]	1
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[38]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

2010 year-end chart performance for *BTR*
Chart (2010)	Position
US Kid Albums (Billboard)^[39]	5
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[40]	18

2011 year-end chart performance for *BTR*
Chart (2011)	Position
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)^[41]	32
US Billboard 200^[42]	63
US Kid Albums (Billboard)^[43]	1
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[44]	5

2012 year-end chart performance for *BTR*
Chart (2012)	Position
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)^[45]	99
US Kid Albums (Billboard)^[46]	13

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for *BTR*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Greece (IFPI Greece)^[47]	5× Platinum	60,000^{^}
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[48]	Gold	30,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Elevate[edit]

Elevate

Studio album by

Released

November 21, 2011

Recorded

2011

Length

40:46

Producer

Big Time Rush chronology

BTR
(2010)

Elevate
(2011)

Big Time Movie Soundtrack
(2012)

Singles from Elevate

"Music Sounds Better with U"
Released: November 1, 2011
"Elevate"
Released: April 21, 2012
"Windows Down"
Released: June 25, 2012

Elevate is the second studio album by American boy band Big Time Rush. It was released on November 21, 2011 by Columbia Records in association with Nickelodeon. The band worked with accomplished songwriters and producers for the album. These include those that assisted with the material from their debut album, such as Emanuel Kiriakou, Lindy Robbins, Nicholas Furlong, Damon Sharpe, Eric Sanicola and Lucas Secon, along with other notable songwriters and producers, such as JR Rotem, Christopher Stewart, The-Dream, Jay Sean, and Ryan Tedder. The production process of the album took place between nine months to a year, most of which was during their touring process.

Background[edit]

The album acts as the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon television series Big Time Rush, which features songs that appeared in the series' second season and the television movie, Big Time Movie. Following the success of their first release, the band was inspired to be more involved in the writing process for this album, writing together or separately a total of eight songs. Elevate is mainly a pop-inspired dance-rock album, also showcasing soul-pop and alternative rock. The first single from Elevate, "Music Sounds Better with U", was released on November 1, 2011.

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Common Sense Media	^[3]

"If I Ruled the World", featuring Iyaz, was released on July 22, 2011. The music video was released July 23, 2011 and features the guys traveling and performing for their fans. It was predicted as a Future Hit by This Must Be Pop Awards.^[4] "Elevate" was re-released on April 21, 2012.

The album at first received mixed to positive reviews with music critics and fans, mostly praising the production and more mature sound. The album debuted at number one on the iTunes album chart as well as a number 12 debut on the Billboard 200 and stayed 22 weeks on chart.^[5] In its first week, the album sold 70,000 copies.^[6] As of 2012, the album has sold 208,000 copies in the United States.^[7]

Promotion[edit]

TeenNick hosted a listening party in support of the band's new album, premiering every song on the album along with playing episodes that contain songs from the album and playing the music video for the first single, "Music Sounds Better with U". Nickelodeon hosted a thirty-minute special called Big Time Rush: Music Sounds Better With U in which scenes from the band's tour and studio recording sessions are compiled together for airing.^[8] The scenes feature information about the recording and production of the album.^[8]

Better With U Tour[edit]

A tour for the album was announced in early fall 2011, with the title "Better with U" taken from the album's first single. The tour began on February 17, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada and ended at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on March 9, 2012. JoJo and One Direction were the opening acts for the tour. While visiting the United Kingdom in 2012, the band revealed 4 alternate covers for the album exclusive to the country, each one featuring individual pictures of each of the members and an autograph. These Special Editions were released at the same time the regular UK edition did (February 6) and share the same track list. These special covers are presented in slipcase package.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Singles[edit]

"Music Sounds Better With U", featuring Mann, was released as first single on November 1, 2011. The music video was released November 12, 2011 during their brand new special, Big Time Rush: Music Sounds Better With U. The second single "Elevate" was released on April 21, 2012. The third and last single was "Windows Down", released on June 25, 2012 from the re-released version.

Promotional singles[edit]

"If I Ruled the World", featuring Iyaz, was released on July 22, 2011. The music video was released July 23, 2011 and features the guys traveling and performing for their fans. It was predicted as a Future Hit by This Must Be Pop Awards.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Music Sounds Better with U" (featuring Mann)	Big Time Rush Ryan Tedder Thomas Bangalter Benjamin Cohen Alain Quême Noel Zancanella Brent Kutzle Eric Bellinger Frank Musker Dominic Bugatti	Tedder Zancanella Kutzle	3:09
2.	"Show Me"	Lucas Secon Wayne Hector Donald McLean	Secon	2:51
3.	"All Over Again"	Brian Seals Damon Sharpe Drew Ryan Scott	Brian Kennedy	3:37
4.	"No Idea"	Alexander Gaskarth Terius Nash Christopher "Tricky" Stewart	Stewart The-Dream	4:59
5.	"Cover Girl"	Kendall Schmidt Toby Gad Lindy Robbins	Gad	3:00
6.	"Love Me, Love Me"	Big Time Rush Christopher Rojas Damon Sharpe Ole Broderson Mich Hansen Kasper Larsen	Sharpe Cutfather Rojas Kay N' Dustry	3:01
7.	"If I Ruled the World" (featuring Iyaz)	Emanuel Kiriakou Evan Bogart Robbins	Kiriakou	3:00
8.	"Invisible"	Carlos Pena Charley Greenberg Cody Williams Daniel Andrew Wayne J.R. Rotem	Rotem	3:20
9.	"Time of Our Life"	Logan Henderson Nicholas RAS Furlong Jordan Suecof Antario Holmes	Infinity Holmes	3:27
10.	"Superstar"	Big Time Rush Jay Sean Bobby Bass J-Remy Jared Cotter Khaled Rohaim	OFM	3:23
11.	"You're Not Alone"	Schmidt Steven Batty Carlos Batty Rojas	Rojas	3:53
12.	"Elevate"	James Maslow Sharpe Johnny Powers Severin Eric Sanicola	Sharpe Johnny Powers Severin Sanicola	3:06
Total length:				40:46

US iTunes Store bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Blow Your Speakers"	Matt Palmer Pascal Guyon	Fraser T Smith	3:12

BTR's official website version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Paralyzed"	Matt Squire Pierre Bouvier Charles Comeau	Squire	3:11

UK iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Epic"	Marlin Donnell Bonds Jonas Jeberg Maslow ReddStylez^[13]	3:26

2012 re-release bonus track^[14]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Windows Down"	Alexander James Brandon Green Damon Albarn Dave Rowntree Graham Coxon Kesha Sebert Squire Matthew Musto Mike Posner Ralph Thane	Bei Maejor Squire Thane	3:13

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Elevate*
Chart (2011–2012)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[15]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[16]	189
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	33
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[18]	61
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[19]	29
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)^[19]	13
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[20]	16
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[21]	99
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[22]	76
UK Albums (OCC)^[23]	72
US Billboard 200^[24]	12
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[25]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

2012 year-end chart performance for *Elevate*
Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard 200^[26]	116
US Kid Albums (Billboard)^[27]	2
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[28]	4

Certifications[edit]

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Certifications for *Elevate*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Columbia (ASINCOL)^[29]	Gold	20,000^
Venezuela (APFV)^[30]	Gold	5,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[31]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Formats	Label
Various	November 18, 2011^[32]	CD, digital download^[32]	Sony Music Entertainment,^[32] Nick,^[32] Columbia^[32]
United Kingdom	February 6, 2012	CD, digital download	Sony Music Entertainment, Nick, RCA
Japan	January 6, 2012	Digital download	Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Nick
Philippines	March 17, 2012	CD	Sony Music Entertainment, Nick, Columbia, Ivory Music & Video (distributor)
United States	November 21, 2011	CD, digital download	Nick, Columbia

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24/Seven[edit]

24/Seven

Studio album by

Released

June 11, 2013

Recorded

2012–2013

Length

32:49

Producer

OFM
Damon Sharpe
Matt Squire
The Suspex
Austin Bis
The Blueprint
Eric Sanicola
Chris DeStefano
Dan Book
Alexi Misoul
Halatrax

Big Time Rush chronology

Big Time Movie Soundtrack
(2012)

24/Seven
(2013)

The Greatest Hits
(2016)

Singles from 24/Seven

"Like Nobody's Around"
Released: March 23, 2013
"24/Seven"
Released: June 19, 2013^[1]
"We Are"
Released: August 3, 2013

24/Seven is the third and final studio album by American boy band Big Time Rush, released on June 11, 2013 by Columbia Records. The album experiments with a dance-rock and R&B sound.^[2] It also serves as the follow-up to their second studio album Elevate. The band worked with producers Matt Squire and Damon Sharpe, as they had done in the past, in an effort to mature their sound yet not stray away from their well-known qualities. The four members co-wrote thirteen songs (including five deluxe edition bonus tracks) with several hired songwriters.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic^[2]

"24/Seven", the album's title track, was released as the lead single on June 19, 2013 along with its music video. The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Background[edit]

Beginning on April 26, 2013, Big Time Rush began releasing photos for various songs on the album via Instagram and Google Plus. The band revealed the final track listing for the album on April 29, 2013 via Entertainment Weekly.^[4]^[5]

Composition[edit]

Musically, 24/Seven marks a shift on the band's signature sound showcasing a more mature, organic and "down-to-earth pop" direction than their previous two albums, BTR and Elevate.^[6] In contrast with their past releases, the songs were written primarily by the band,^[7] with the exception of the songs "Like Nobody's Around" and "Song for You", each song on the album was either written or co-written by a member of the band. The album features duo Karmin, which appears on the track "Song for You", and rapper Jake Miller on deluxe edition bonus track "Lost in Love". The first version of the song "Love Me Again" was written by Big Time Rush, but Nickelodeon altered the song to be more "kid-friendly".

Singles[edit]

"Like Nobody's Around" was released on March 23, 2013. The video references other successful boy bands in past decades as The Ink Spots (1940s/1950s), The Osmonds (1960s), The Jackson 5 (1970s), New Kids on the Block (1980s), Backstreet Boys (1990s) and NSYNC (2000s). The music video premiered on Nickelodeon during the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards.

"24/Seven" was released on June 19, 2013 along with its music video. The song was written by Damon Sharpe, Logan Henderson, Carlos Pena Jr, James Maslow, Kendall Schmidt, Jeremy Skaller, Jamil "Digi" Chammas, Justin Lucas, and Ameerah Roelants, and produced by OFM and Sharpe.

The third and final single, and final song to ever be released by Big Time Rush, was "We Are", which was released on August 3, 2013 to Vevo and iTunes, and aired on the finale episode of television series.

Commercial performance[edit]

In the United States, the album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart,^[8] selling 35,000 album-equivalent units for the week ending June 29, 2013, according to Nielsen Music.^[9] However, original estimates for the album were aimed at upwards of 45,000 copies.^[10] Additionally, 24/Seven was the fourth best-selling album of the week, ranking at number four on the publication's Top Album Sales component chart.^[11] It became the group's second top-five album, following their eponymous debut album that reached a peak of number three in 2010.^[12] However, it marked the lowest first week sales for the quartet, with their previous two BTR and Elevate selling 67,000 copies and 70,000 copies in their first weeks, respectively.^[10] The following week, the record dropped 33 positions on the Billboard 200, charting at number 37 for the week ending July 6, 2013.^[13] For the next three weeks, the album continued to drop down the charts, before rising slightly from number 54 to number 50, during the week of July 27.^[14] 24/Seven was present for a total of ten consecutive weeks on the chart, before reaching its final position for the week ending August 31, being number 154.^[15] It topped Billboard's Kid Albums and Top Soundtrack charts for five consecutive weeks,^[16]^[17] becoming the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week and spending a total of 22 weeks on the component chart.^[16]

Outside of the United States, 24/Seven entered the charts of many European countries. In Poland, 24/Seven peaked at number 38 according to the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.^[18]^[19] The album was also certified Gold in Mexico.^[20]

Track listing[edit]

*24/Seven* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"24/Seven"	Kendall Schmidt James Maslow Carlos Pena, Jr. Logan Henderson Damon Sharpe Jeremy Skaller Jamil "Digi" Chammas Justin Lucas Nate Blasdell Ameerah Roelants	OFM Sharpe	3:09
2.	"Like Nobody's Around"	Jason Evigan Mitch Allen Emily Wright Claude Kelly Austin Bis	Matt Squire The Suspex Bis	2:56
3.	"Get Up"	Schmidt Henderson Matt Squire Matt Thiessen Nikita Konovalenko	Squire	2:57
4.	"Song for You" (featuring Karmin)	Ryan Ogren Nick Bailey Rami Jrade Megan Perry Amy Heidmann Nick Noonan	The Blueprint	3:15
5.	"Run Wild"	Maslow Sharpe Eric Sanicola Matty Nyberg	Sanicola Sharpe	3:09
6.	"Crazy for U"	Schmidt Sharpe Skaller Robert Larow	OFM Sharpe	3:07
7.	"Picture This"	Maslow Pena Jr. Chris DeStefano Ashley Gorley	DeStefano Sharpe	3:04
8.	"Confetti Falling"	Skaller Khaled Rohaim Rob Larow August Rigo Big Time Rush	OFM, Sharpe	4:03
9.	"Amazing"	Maslow Dan Book Alexei Misoul Dave Katz	Book Misoul	3:21
10.	"We Are"	Schmidt Jeff Halavacs Fransisca Hall	Halatrax Sharpe	3:46
Total length:				32:48

*24/Seven* – Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Love Me Again"	Sharpe Sanicola Talay Riley C.J. Holland Big Time Rush	Sanicola Sharpe	3:30
12.	"Just Getting Started"	Schmidt Henderson DeStefano Gorley	DeStefano Sharpe	3:02
13.	"Untouchable"	Schmidt Henderson Squire Sharpe Thiessen	Squire Sharpe	3:20
14.	"Lost in Love" (featuring Jake Miller)	Pena Jr. DeStefano Shari Short Miller	DeStefano Sharpe	3:02
15.	"Na Na Na"	Pena Jr. DeStefano Gorley	DeStefano Sharpe	3:09
Total length:				48:55

Personnel[edit]

Credits from 24/Seven adapted from album liner notes.^[21]

Mitch Allen – producer
Austin Bisnow – producer
The Blueprint – producer
Dan Brook – producer
Doug Cohn – executive in charge of music
Chris DeStefano – producer
Maria Egan – A&R
Jason Evigan – producer
Scott Fellows – executive producer
Tim Friesen – assistant
Tim Frisen – assistant, mixing assistant
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Larry Goetz – engineer
Jeff Halatrax – producer
Logan Henderson – vocals
Karmin – featured artist, vocals
Brian Malouf – mixing
Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Maria Paula Marulanda – art direction, design
James Maslow – vocals
Jake Miller – vocals
Jared Mink – A&R
Alexei Misoul - producer
Michael Muller – photography
Matt Nyberg – additional production
OFM – producer
Carlos Pena, Jr. – vocals
Sean Phelan – mixing
Gelareh Rouzbehani – A&R
Eric Sanicola – engineer, producer
Kendall Schmidt – vocals
Damon Sharpe – engineer, producer
Matt Squire – engineer, producer
Steve Tippeconnic – engineer
Miles Walker – mixing

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for *24/Seven*
Chart (2013)	Peak position
Argentinean Albums (CAPIF)^[22]	3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[23]	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[24]	114
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[25]	124
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[26]	94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[27]	42
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[28]	40
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)^[29]	1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[18]	38
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[30]	87
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[31]	43
US Billboard 200^[12]	4
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[32]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for *24/Seven*
Chart (2013)	Position
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[33]	14
US Kid Albums (Billboard)^[34]	9

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for *24/Seven*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Columbia (ASINCOL)^[35]	Gold	20,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[36]	Gold	30,000^{^}
Venezuela (APFV)^[37]	Gold	5,000^
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Formats	Label
Germany	June 7, 2013	CD, download	Sony Music Entertainment, Nick, RCA Records
United Kingdom	June 10, 2013		Sony Music Entertainment, Nick, RCA Records
Poland	June 11, 2013		Nick, Columbia
United States	June 11, 2013		Nick, Columbia

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Big Time Movie Soundtrack[edit]

Big Time Movie Soundtrack

EP by

Released

March 6, 2012

Recorded

2011

Length

14:37

Big Time Rush chronology

Elevate
(2011)

Big Time Movie Soundtrack
(2012)

24/Seven
(2013)

Big Time Movie Soundtrack is the second EP by pop group Big Time Rush. The EP is the soundtrack of the television film Big Time Movie, which is based on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush. It was released on March 6, 2012.

Background[edit]

The soundtrack was announced on February 14, 2012^[1] and consists of six cover songs of The Beatles.^[2]^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, as part of their Lennon–McCartney partnership. All songs were originally recorded by The Beatles spanning over their 9-year recording career as a group.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Hard Day's Night"	2:27
2.	"Revolution"	3:09
3.	"Help!"	2:13
4.	"Can't Buy Me Love"	2:08
5.	"We Can Work It Out"	2:16
6.	"I Wanna Hold Your Hand"	2:24
Total length:		14:37

Commercial performance[edit]

The Big Time Movie Soundtrack was released on March 6, 2012.^[4] The soundtrack entered Billboard 200 and peaked at number 44. It only lasted a week on chart.^[5] The soundtrack sold 10,000 copies in the US and 300,000 copies worldwide.^[6]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Big Time Movie Soundtrack*
Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	44
US Kid Albums (Billboard)^[8]	2
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[9]	4

References[edit]

^ iTunes - Music - Big Time Movie Soundtrack - EP by Big Time Rush
^ Big Time Movie - Big Time Rush | AllMusic
^ Big Time Movie Soundtrack Features Beatles’ Songs
^ Big Time Movie Soundtrack - EP in the iTunes Store
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History: Billboard 200". Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ "Big Time Movie Soundtrack". Retrieved April 1, 2011.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

Big Time Rush[edit]

"Big Time Rush"

from the album BTR

Released

December 3, 2009

Pop, dance-pop^[1]

Length

3:17

Matthew Gerrard, Jay Landers, Charlie Midnight, Scott Fellows

Matthew Gerrard

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Big Time Rush"
(2009)

"Any Kind of Guy"
(2010)

"Big Time Rush" is a song by American pop group, Big Time Rush. The song serves as the theme song from the Nickelodeon TV series, of the same name, Big Time Rush. The song was released on December 3, 2009 and it is the first single off their debut album, BTR.^[2]

Background[edit]

Composition[edit]

"Big Time Rush" is set in common time and has an upbeat pop 4 tempo of 120 beats per minute. The song was written by Matthew Gerrard, Jay Landers, Charlie Midnight, and Scott Fellows. According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is composed in a key of B Minor.^[1]

Commercial performance[edit]

"Big Time Rush" peaked at number 16 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.^[3] The song has also charted on Billboard Kid Digital Song charts at number 7 and lasting 29 weeks.^[4] Despite not charting on Billboard Mainstream Top 40, it peaked at number 40 on its Pop Digital Songs chart.^[5] In Russia, the song peaked at number 240 on the Top Radio Hits.^[6] The single has sold 215,000 copies as of April 2010 in the US.^[7]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download

"Big Time Rush" – 3:17

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Big Time Rush"
Chart (2010)	Peak position
CIS (TopHit)^[6]	240
Portugal Singles Top 50 (AFP)^[8]	42
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[3]	16
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)^[4]	7
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)^[5]	40
US Heatseeker Songs (Billboard)^[9]	16

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Big Time Rush"
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	December 3, 2009	Contemporary hit radio	Sony
Various	April 29, 2010	Digital download	Sony	^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "BIg Time Rush Sheet Music (Digital Download)". Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush - Single". Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs)". Billboard.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Songs)". Billboard.
^ ^a ^b Big Time Rush — Big Time Rush. TopHit.
^ "BB-2010-04-24.pdf" (PDF). Billboard. April 24, 2010. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2021. So far, two singles from Big Time Rush have been released digitally: The title track has sold 215,000, and 'Any Kind of Guy' has sold 94,000.
^ "PORTUGAL SINGLES TOP 50".
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Heatseeker Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

Any Kind of Guy[edit]

"Any Kind of Guy"

from the album BTR

Released

February 2, 2010

Recorded

2009

Length

3:40

Matthew Gerrard
Jay Landers
Charlie Midnight

Gerrard

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Big Time Rush"
(2009)

"Any Kind of Guy"
(2010)

"Halfway There"
(2010)

Music video

"Any Kind of Guy" on YouTube

"Any Kind of Guy" is a song recorded by an American boyband Big Time Rush. The song was released as a single from their Best of Season 1 EP and is included in their debut self-titled album in the international bonus tracks release.^[1] The single was released on February 2, 2010.^[2]

Background[edit]

The song was described as a "jam that follows the decision-making process of a girl who can't decide what kind of boy is right for her."^[3] The song was written by Jay Landers, Charlie Midnight and Matthew Gerrard who is also the producer of the single.

Track listing[edit]

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Any Kind of Guy"	3:40

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Any Kind of Guy" was released on May 24, 2010 and was directed by Ryan McNeill.^[4]

Commercial performance[edit]

Any Kind of Guy peaked at number 24 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.^[5] It also reached number 20 on Billboard Heatseeker Songs and number 15 on Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales which lasted 18 weeks on chart and is the songs longest lasting appearance on any chart.^[6]^[7] "Any Kind of Guy" sold 94,000 copies in the US as of 2010.^[8]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Any Kind of Guy"
Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[5]	24
US Kid Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)^[7]	15
US Pop Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)^[9]	39
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)^[6]	20

References[edit]

^ "BTR Big Time Rush". itunes.apple.com. 2011-04-15. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "Any Kind of Guy - Single". Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ "WATCH BIG TIME RUSH'S 'ANY KIND OF GUY' AND THEN GO BEHIND THE SCENES". Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush - Any Kind of Guy". Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Heatseekers Songs)". Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs Sales)". Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "BB-2010-04-24.pdf" (PDF). Billboard. April 24, 2010. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Songs Sales)". Retrieved July 17, 2021.

Halfway There[edit]

"Halfway There"

from the album BTR

Released

April 27, 2010

Recorded

2009

Length

3:25

Columbia

Eric Sanicola

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Any Kind of Guy"
(2010)

"Halfway There"
(2010)

"Famous"
(2010)

"Halfway There" is a single recorded by an American boyband Big Time Rush. The song appears on their Best of Season 1 EP and is the 6th track off their self-titled album.

Background[edit]

Halfway There peaked at number 93 on Billboard Hot 100. The single marks the boyband's first song on the Hot 100 chart. It also reached number 6 on Billboard Heatseeker Songs and number 5 on Kid Digital Songs Sales. It peaked at number 28 on Billboard Pop Digital Songs Sales chart.

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Halfway There"
Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	93
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)^[2]	6
US Kid Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)^[3]	5
US Pop Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)^[4]	28

References[edit]

^ "Big Time Rus Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History: Top Heatseekers".
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs Sales)". Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Songs Sales)". Retrieved July 17, 2021.

Famous[edit]

"Famous"

from the album Best of Season 1

Released

29 June 2010

Recorded

2009

Pop rock, power pop

Length

3:06

Alex Papaconstantinou
Andreas Carlsson
Desmond Child
Marcus Englof

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Halfway There"
(2010)

"Famous"
(2010)

"City is Ours"
(2010)

"Famous" was recorded by American pop group Big Time Rush from the TV series soundtrack Best of Season 1. It was played in its entirety for the first time immediately following the debut of the episode "Big Time Fever" on 26 June 2010. The song was released on 29 June 2010 as third single from the soundtrack.^[1] It was included in the international version of BTR. The music video was released on 25 June 2010 and was recorded in both a studio and at a concert held in Times Square on 10 June 2010. Commercially, the song only lasted one week on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and Heatseekers Songs chart.^[2]^[3]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Famous"
Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[2]	19
US Heatseeker Songs (Billboard)^[3]	18
US Kid Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)^[4]	12
US Pop Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)^[5]	42

References[edit]

^ "Famous: Big Time Rush: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Heatseeker Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs Sales)". Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Songs Sales)". Retrieved July 17, 2021.

City Is Ours[edit]

"City Is Ours"

from the album BTR

Released

July 23, 2010

Recorded

2009

Length

3:12

Eric Sanicola

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Famous"
(2010)

"City Is Ours"
(2010)

"Til I Forget About You"
(2010)

"City Is Ours" is the 4th single recorded by an American boyband Big Time Rush from their Best of Season 1 EP. The song also appears on their debut album, BTR as the 3rd track.

Background[edit]

The song was written by Eric Sanicola and it was used in the episode "Big Time Music Video" on their show on Nickelodeon, Big Time Rush.

Music video[edit]

The music video for City Is Ours was released on July 23rd, 2010.

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "City Is Ours"
Chart (2010-11)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[1]	5
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[2]	65
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)^[3]	11
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[4]	4
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[5]	30

References[edit]

^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History: Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History: Top Heatseekers".
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

Til I Forget About You[edit]

"Til I Forget About You"

from the album BTR

B-side

"Famous"

Released

September 21, 2010

Length

3:58

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Big Time Rush"
(2009)

"Til I Forget About You"
(2010)

"Boyfriend"
(2011)

Music video

"Til I Forget About You on YouTube

"Til I Forget About You" is a song by American pop group, Big Time Rush. It was released via iTunes on September 21, 2010, as the second single of their debut album.^[1]^[2]

Background[edit]

Before the iTunes release it started streaming this song on September 14, 2010 on the music site.^[3] The single served as the lead single of the group's album, BTR. The physical release of the single was available on September 28, 2010 as a CD single containing the song "Famous" as the B-side in selected stores in the United States.^[4] The remix EP was released as a United Kingdom exclusive on August 23, 2011.^[5]

Music video[edit]

The music video debuted on television on October 1, 2010 on Nickelodeon after the premiere of the Big Time Rush episode, "Big Time Fans". The video begins with the foursome playing inside their tour bus when suddenly Kendall gets a text message from his girlfriend which says "its over". As they arrive to their next venue they find out it's actually a country club and then Carlos finds a button on his Camcorder that says: ROCK OUT, after touching it the camcorder changes the way people and things look and makes them rock, which is when the music sequence starts. The video ends at an indoor concert the group holds inside one of the rooms of the country club.

Track listing[edit]

Digital download

"Til I Forget About You" – 3:57

US CD single

"Til I Forget About You" – 3:57
"Famous" – 3:06

UK remix EP

"Til I Forget About You (Radio Edit)" – 3:22
"Til I Forget About You (Cash Cash Remix - Radio Edit)" – 3:30
"Til I Forget About You (Halatrax Remix - Radio Edit)" – 3:21
"Til I Forget About You (YBZ Mix)" – 3:58

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Til I Forget About You"
Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[6]	11
US Heatseeker Songs (Billboard)^[7]	12
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)^[8]	1
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)^[9]	33

Year-end charts[edit]

2010 year-end chart positions for "Til I Forget About You"
Chart (2010)	Position
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[10]	8

2011 year-end chart positions for "Til I Forget About You"
Chart (2011)	Position
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[11]	11

References[edit]

^ "Big Time Rush: Til I Forget About You - Single".
^ James Maslow [@jamesmaslow] (November 4, 2010). "Hey guys! Our new single "Till I Forget About You" is available on iTunes now! You can also pre order the album there and get a bonus track!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Big Time Rush: Til I Forget About You Single, CD".
^ "Big Time Rush: Til I Forget About You (Remixes) - EP".
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Heatseeker Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End 2010 | Billboard". Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End 2011 | Billboard". Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Boyfriend[edit]

"Boyfriend"

Single by Big Time Rush featuring Snoop Dogg

from the album BTR

Released

October 11, 2010 (Original)
February 8, 2011 (Snoop Dogg Version)

Recorded

2010

Length

3:35 (Single Version)
3:21 (Album Version)

Columbia

Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon,

Lucas Secon

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Til I Forget About You"
(2010)

"Boyfriend"
(2010)

"Worldwide"
(2011)

Snoop Dogg singles chronology

"Wet"
(2010)

"Boyfriend"
(2011)

"Mr Endowed (Remix)"
(2011)

"Boyfriend" is a song recorded by American pop band Big Time Rush for their debut studio album BTR (2010). The song was produced by Lucas Secon and written by him and Wayne Hector. It features rap verses by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released as the album's second official single on February 8, 2011, and was solicited to mainstream radio on February 15, 2011, through Columbia Records.

The song "Boyfriend" was met with mixed reviews by music critics; some praised it as a catchy single while others called it unoriginal and safe. Critics, however, praised Snoop Dogg for adding flavor to the song with his verses. The song was, however, a moderately international success, charting in Austria, Germany, Mexico, Belgium and the United Kingdom as well as a host in other countries. In the United States, the song peaked at number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming their highest charting single to date. And it later earned a gold certification in the US for sales of more than 500,000 sold downloads.

Background and composition[edit]

"Boyfriend" was written and produced by Lucas Secon while Wayne Hector, credited as Wayne Anthony Hector, also provided writing.^[1] In addition to writing and producing, Secon programmed and arranged the song while performing on drums and synthesizers.^[1] Recording sessions took place at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, headed by Rob Kinelski, and at Mux Music Studios in London, England, headed by Secon and Pete Hoffman, both of which mixed the song.^[1] Editing through ProTools was done by Hoffman.^[1] Mintman performed on the guitars, bass and keys, which was recorded at the Westlake Recording Studios.^[1] "Boyfriend" was released as Big Time Rush's debut single on February 8, 2011, through digital distribution. A week later, on February 15, 2011, Columbia Records serviced the song featuring Snoop Dogg to contemporary hit radio and the version featuring the New Boyz to rhythmic crossover in the United States.^[2] On April 19, 2011, a new version of the song featuring the New Boyz was released for digital distribution.

"Boyfriend" features the use of monochromatic beats, condensed instrument sounds, layered and tuned vocals and autotune.^[3] According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is composed in a key of E major.^[4] It is set in common time and has a moderate 4 tempo of 80 beats per minute.^[4] The band's vocals range from E₃ to B₅.^[4] It begins with a basic sequence of A-E-F#m-E and transitions to F#m-G#m-C#m as it chord progression.^[4] The single versions feature rap verses from Snoop Dogg and the New Boyz. The lyrics pertain to being the ideal boyfriend for someone, indicated in lines like, "I don't care at all what you've done before, all I really want is to be your boyfriend."

Critical response[edit]

"Boyfriend" received a generally mixed response from contemporary music critics. Matt Collar of Allmusic called the "head-bobbin'" tune one of the album's highlights.^[5] Jessica Dawson of Common Sense Media called the song a "catchy single" that "lingers in your head, with the boys pouting, "B-b-boy-boy-boy-boy-boyfriend," and the tune's easy, hip-pop rhythm." Dawson also commented, " No doubt fans will be wishing the guys were singing to them", awarding the song a three star rating.^[6] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian praised Snoop Dogg's verses, commenting that they add "pizzazz" to "an otherwise anodyne dance-pop tune."^[7] Alistair McGeorge of Female First called it a "safe, by-the-numbers pop track that heavily relies on over-production and autotone."^[8] Brandon Soderberg of Popdust gave "Boyfriend" a three star rating, commending Snoop Dogg for providing a contrast to the "oddball charm" he presents on his guest features on pop songs. Soderberg credited Snoop Dogg for "inject[ing] specificity into an otherwise pretty ordinary song" and further praised his verses for their placement, writing that they provide "a crucially rewarding sense of narrative."^[9]

Chart performance[edit]

In the United States, "Boyfriend" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number seventy-nine in the issue dated March 12, 2011. The song ascended and descended on the chart for several weeks before reaching its peak at number seventy-two in the issue dated May 7, 2011.^[10] "Boyfriend" shipped over 500,000 copies in the United States, earning a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also peaked at number thirty-two on the Pop Songs chart and at number fifty-eight on Hot Digital Songs.^[11] Across Europe, "Boyfriend" fared better on the charts. In Austria, the song peaked at number fifty-five on the singles chart.^[12] In Germany, the song debuted at number fifty-one and rose to number forty-nine in the next week.^[13]

Music video[edit]

The video features with Snoop Dogg living in the year 2099, and inviting Big Time Rush from the present to perform and join a party from a portal. At the party, Kendall is drinking a futuristic drink with a girl, James is dancing with two girls outside, Logan is floating around with a girl outside on a light board, and Carlos is dancing with another girl. Solo shots of the boys performing the song and scenes of the entire group performing the song on a stage is intercut throughout the video. After Snoop Dogg performs his verse, he later waves good-bye and the group exit out of the portal into 2011.

Track listing[edit]

Digital download^[14]

"Boyfriend (feat. Snoop Dogg)" – 3:35

UK Maxi Single^[15]

"Boyfriend (feat. Snoop Dogg)" – 3:35
"Boyfriend (Jump Smokers Remix Radio Edit feat. Snoop Dogg)" – 3:07
"Boyfriend (Album Version)" – 3:21
"Boyfriend (Video)" – 3:41

EU CD Single^[16]

"Boyfriend (feat. Snoop Dogg)" – 3:35
"Boyfriend (Album Version)" – 3:21

EU Digital download^[17]

"Boyfriend (feat. Snoop Dogg)" – 3:35
"Boyfriend (Album Version)" – 3:21
"Boyfriend (Video)" – 3:41

UK Remix EP^[18]

"Boyfriend (Jump Smokers Remix Radio Edit feat. Snoop Dogg)" – 3:07
"Boyfriend (Jump Smokers Remix Radio Edit)" – 2:52
"Boyfriend (Jump Smokers Remix Extended Version feat. Snoop Dogg)" – 3:33

Credits[edit]

Lucas Secon – songwriting, production, arrangement, programming, recording engineer, drums, synths, mixing
- Recorded at Mux Music Studios in London, England
Wayne Anthony Hector – songwriting
Rob Kinelski – recording engineer
- Recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California
Pete Hoffman – recording engineer, ProTools editing, mixing
- Recorded at Mux Music Studios in London, England
Mintman – additional guitars, bass, keys
- Instruments recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California

Credits adapted from BTR liner notes, Columbia Records.^[1]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Boyfriend"
Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[12]	55
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[19]	36
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	49
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[20]	33
Philippines (MYX International Top 20)^[21]	9
Russia Airplay (Tophit)^[22]	214
Scotland (OCC)^[23]	83
UK Singles (OCC)^[24]	76
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	72
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[25]	25
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[26]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[11]	32
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[27]	35

Year-end charts[edit]

Yearly chart performance for "Boyfriend"
Chart (2011)	Position
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[28]	1

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[29]	Gold	500,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Format	Label
USA	February 8, 2011	Digital Download	Columbia Records
UK	February 18, 2011	Digital Download/Compact disc	Columbia Records

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f BTR (Media notes). Columbia Records. 2010.
^ "Airplay Archive". FMQB. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. and Mediaspan Online Services. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Big Time Rush – Boyfriend Sheet Music (Digital Download)". Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ Collar, Matt. "Big Time Rush – Big Time Rush". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ Dawson, Jessica. ""Boyfriend" (CD Single) – Music Review". Common Sense Media. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ Sullivan, Caroline (July 14, 2011). "Big Time Rush: BTR – Review". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ McGeorge, Alistair (July 14, 2011). "Album Review: Big Time Rush – BTR". Female First. First Active Media Ltd. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ Soderberg, Brandon (January 18, 2011). "@ The Singles Bar: Big Time Rush Feat. Snoop Dogg, "Boyfriend"". Popdust. Popdust Inc. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush feat. Snoop Dogg – Boyfriend" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush feat. Snoop Dogg – Boyfriend" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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^ "Big Time Rush: Boyfriend - Single".
^ "Big Time Rush: Boyfriend (Remixes) - Single".
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^ "Big Time Rush Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ "ON THE CHART THIS WEEK (13 June 2011)".
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^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Boyfriend Chart History | Billboard". Billboard.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
^ Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End | Billboard at the Wayback Machine (archived November 29, 2020)
^ "American single certifications – Big Time Rush – Boyfriend". Recording Industry Association of America.

Worldwide[edit]

"Worldwide"

from the album BTR

Released

July 23, 2010

Length

3:44

Eddie Serrano, Chris Rojas, Emily Phillips

Eddie Serrano

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Boyfriend"
(2011)

"Worldwide"
(2010)

"Music Sounds Better with U"
(2011)

"Worldwide" is a song by American pop group, Big Time Rush. It is the fourth single from their debut album, BTR and was released on July 23, 2010. The digital single includes 2 remixes of Til I Forget About You and Stuck,^[1] while the CD single only has the Cash Cash remix of Til I Forget About You.^[2]

Background and composition[edit]

"Worldwide" has a flowing tempo of 80 beats per minute. The song is composed in a key of E Major according to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing.^[3] In 2020, the band got back together virtually and released an acoustic version of the single.^[4]

Commercial performance[edit]

The single peaked at number 3 on Billboard Kid Digital Song chart lasting 27 weeks and made it on the 2011 Year-End chart on Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales at number 16.^[5]^[6] In Germany, the song peaked at number 81 and lasted 2 weeks on chart.^[7]

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Worldwide" was released on June 17, 2011 via VEVO.^[8] The music video was directed by Scott Fellows^[9] and includes actress Katelyn Tarver who also appears on the Big Time Rush TV series as "Jo Taylor".

Track listing[edit]

Digital download^[1]

"Worldwide" – 3:44
"Til I Forget About You (Halatrax Remix)" – 3:49
"Til I Forget About You (Cash Cash Remix)" – 4:01
"Stuck" – 3:05

US CD Single^[2]

"Worldwide" – 3:44
"Til I Forget About You (Cash Cash Remix)" – 4:01

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Worldwide"
Chart (2010)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	81
Philippines (MYX International Top 20)^[10]	12
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)^[5]	3

Year-end charts[edit]

Yearly chart performance for "Worldwide"
Chart (2011)	Position
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[6]	16

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Worldwide"
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	August 5, 2011	Digital download	Sony	^[1]
Various	August 17, 2011	CD	Sony	^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Worldwide - EP by Big Time Rush". Retrieved October 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Worldwide 2-Track Big Time Rush". Retrieved October 5, 2021.
^ "Worldwide Sheet Music (Digital Download)". Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush Reunion Shows". Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs)". Billboard.
^ ^a ^b Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End | Billboard at the Wayback Machine (archived November 29, 2020)
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush – Worldwide" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
^ "Big Time Rush - Worldwide (Video)". Retrieved October 5, 2021.
^ "Big Time Rush - Worldwide - IMVDB". Retrieved October 5, 2021.
^ "Pupil, 2NE1 Top MYX Charts".

Music Sounds Better with U[edit]

"Music Sounds Better with U"

Single by Big Time Rush featuring Mann

from the album Elevate

Released

November 1, 2011

Recorded

2011

Length

3:10

Ryan Tedder, Thomas Bangalter, Benjamin Cohen, Brent Kutzle, Eric Bellinger, Frank Musker, Noel Zancanella, Alain Quême, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, Carlos PenaVega, Dominic Bugatti

Ryan Tedder

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Worldwide"
(2011)

"Music Sounds Better with U"
(2011)

"Elevate"
(2012)

Mann singles chronology

"The Mack"
(2011)

"Music Sounds Better with U"
(2011)

"Dance With You"
(2012)

"Music Sounds Better with U" is a song by American boy band Big Time Rush from their second studio album, Elevate. The song features American rapper Mann. "Music Sounds Better With U" was leaked two weeks before its official release, which was on November 1, 2011, as the first single from Elevate.

Writing[edit]

The band co-wrote "Music Sounds Better with U" with Noel Zancanella, Eric Bellinger, and OneRepublic members Ryan Tedder & Brent Kutzle. Production of the song was also handled by Tedder. On Big Time Radio, it was announced that before the final cut, there were around "nine or ten versions of the song".^[1] The track covers the chorus from Stardust's 1998 song of the same name (written by Thomas Bangalter, Benjamin Diamond, and Alan Braxe).^[2]^[3]

Music video[edit]

An accompanying music video premiered on Nickelodeon on November 12, 2011.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download^[5]

"Music Sounds Better With U" – 3:09

UK CD Single^[6]

"Music Sounds Better With U (Album Version)" – 3:09
"Epic" – 3:27
"Music Sounds Better With U (Instrumental)" – 3:02

UK Digital download^[7]

"Music Sounds Better With U (Album Version)" – 3:09
"Music Sounds Better With U (Instrumental)" – 3:02

Chart performance[edit]

"Music Sound Better with U" peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart during a ten weeks chart run.^[8]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Music Sounds Better with U"
Chart (2012)	Peak position
Brazil (ABPD)^[9]	26
Philippines (MYX International Top 20)^[10]	11
Portugal Singles Top 50 (AFP)^[11]	25
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	61
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[13]	1
US Airplay 100 (Billboard)^[14]	29
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[8]	26

References[edit]

^ Big Time Radio Montage #2. SoundCloud. 5:40 minutes in. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
^ Big Time Radio Montage #2. SoundCloud. 6:00 minutes in. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
^ "WORLD PREMIERE: Listen To Big Time Rush's New Single 'Music Sounds Better With U' [AUDIO]". Ryan Seacrest. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
^ "Big Time Rush TV". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
^ "Music Sounds Better With U (feat. Mann) - Single".
^ "Big Time Rush: Music Sounds Better With U (CD Single)".
^ "Big Time Rush: Music Sounds Better With U (UK Digital Single)".
^ ^a ^b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
^ "Music Sounds Better with U". Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "MYX Philippines: International Top 20 May 5, 2012".
^ "PORTUGAL SINGLES TOP 50 Week of JULY 1, 2012".
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ "US AIRPLAY TOP 100 Week of FEBRUARY 5, 2012". Retrieved June 21, 2021.

Elevate (Single)[edit]

"Elevate"

from the album BTR

Released

April 21, 2012

Recorded

2011

Length

3:06

Columbia

James Maslow
Damon Sharpe
Johnny Powers Severin
Eric Sanicola

Sharpe
Powers Severin
Sanicola

Big Time Rush singles chronology

"Music Sounds Better With U"
(2011)

"Elevate"
(2012)

"Windows Down"
(2012)

"Elevate" is the second single by Big Time Rush. It appears on their second album Elevate as the 12th track. The B-side to the single is "Blow Your Speakers".

Track listing[edit]

Digital download

"Elevate" – 3:06
"Blow Your Speakers" – 3:12

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Elevate"
Chart (2011)	Peak position
Egypt Top 80 (Billboard)^[1]	75
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[2]	3

References[edit]

Windows Down[edit]

"Windows Down"

from the album Elevate

Released

June 22, 2012

Recorded

2012

Length

3:11

Columbia^[1]