BTR (album)

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Field	Value
name	BTR
type	studio
artist	Big Time Rush
cover	B.T.R. (album).jpg
border	yes
released
recorded	2009–2010
genre	*Electropop
length	37:55
label	*Nickelodeon
producer	*Emanuel Kiriakou
next_title	Elevate
next_year	2011
misc	{{Singles
name	BTR
type	studio
single1	Til I Forget About You
single1date	September 21, 2010
single2	Boyfriend
single2date	February 8, 2011
single3	Worldwide
single3date	July 23, 2011
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teen pop
R&B
dance-pop | length = 37:55 | label = *Nickelodeon
Columbia/Epic | producer = *Emanuel Kiriakou
Damon Sharpe
Lucas Secon
Matthew Gerrard
Kevin Rudolf
Edwin "Lil Eddie" Serrano
Jeremy Skaller
Robert Larow
Stuart Grekin
Christopher Rojas
The Messengers
Eric Sanicola
SAM and Sluggo
Timothy Foxx | next_title = Elevate | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = BTR | type = studio | single1 = Til I Forget About You | single1date = September 21, 2010 | single2 = Boyfriend | single2date = February 8, 2011 | single3 = Worldwide | single3date = 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 December 3, 2009, the band released their eponymous song as the album's promotional single. The first single, "Til I Forget About You", was released on September 21, 2010. 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

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, SAM 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.

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

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."

Critical reception

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."

Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian gave the album a more negative review. She stated, "What isn't fine is how horribly generic the music is." However, she complimented the song "Boyfriend" featuring Snoop Dogg calling the track "wholesome-sounding."

Commercial performance

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. The album stayed 57 weeks on the Billboard chart. As of 2012, the album has sold 700,000 copies in the U.S. 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 platinum plaque by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales and streaming of 1,000,000 units.

Promotion

To promote the album, Big Time Rush 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.

Singles

"Til I Forget About You" was officially released as the lead single on September 21, 2010 and as a physical CD single on September 28, 2010 in the U.S., making it the first ever official commercialized single. The track list included the album version, and the B-side song "Famous".

"Boyfriend" was released as the second single on digital platforms 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 was later released, which featured vocals from rapping duo New Boyz. "Boyfriend" peaked at seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their highest charting song to date.

The third and final single, "Worldwide", was only released outside of North America as both a digital and physical single. The track list included the album version, and a remix of the song "Til I Forget About You".

Promotional singles

"Big Time Rush" was released on November 29, 2009, as the first promotional single to promote the airing of the new series. It debuted at number sixteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart and sold 215,000 copies in the US. "Any Kind of Guy", "Halfway There", "Famous" and "City Is Ours" were also released as promotional singles. "Big Time Rush" and "Any Kind of Guy" sold 215,000 and 94,000 copies respectively in the US as of 2010.

Other songs

"Big Night" peaked 79 on Billboard Hot 100 during the week of the album's release due to over 46,000 downloaded copies sold.

Track listing

| title2 = Boyfriend | writer2 = Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector, Francis Zamir | extra2 = Secon | length2 = 3:21

| title3 = City Is Ours | writer3 = Eric Sanicola | extra3 = Kevin Rudolf | length3 = 3:12

| title4 = Nothing Even Matters | writer4 = Jimmy Burney, Robert Larow, Jonathan Perkins, Damon Sharpe, Jeremy Skaller | extra4 = J-Remy, Bobby Bass | length4 = 3:48

| title5 = Worldwide | writer5 = Edwin "Lil Eddie" Serrano, Christopher Rojas, Emily Phillips | extra5 = Chris Rojas (RMI) | length5 = 3:44

| title6 = Halfway There | writer6 = Sanicola | extra6 = Sanicola | length6 = 3:32

| title7 = Big Night | writer7 = Nasri Atweh, Hollander, Katz | extra7 = SAM and Sluggo | length7 = 3:16

| title8 = Oh Yeah | writer8 = Big Time Rush, Jacob Kasher, Rudolf | extra8 = Rudolf | length8 = 3:24

| title13 = Any Kind of Guy | writer13 = Gerrard, Midnight, Landers | extra13 = Gerrard | length13 = 3:40

| title14 = This Is Our Someday | writer14 = Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Landers | extra14 = Gerrard | length14 = 3:03

| title13 = This Is Our Someday | writer13 = Gerrard, Nevil, Landers | extra13 = Gerrard | length13 = 3:03

| title14 = Stuck | writer14 = Salma Ali | extra14 = Kiriakou | length14 = 3:05

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''BTR''"] | Chart (2010–2016) | Peak position | Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) | Croatian International Albums (HDU) | Greek Albums (IFPI) | Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) | US Kid Albums (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 48 | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | 45 | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table title="2010 year-end chart positions for ''BTR''"]

Chart (2010)	Position	US Kid Albums (Billboard)	US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)
5
18
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::data[format=table title="2011 year-end chart positions for ''BTR''"]

Chart (2011)	Position	Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)	US Billboard 200	US Kid Albums (Billboard)	US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)
32
63
1
5
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::data[format=table title="2012 year-end chart positions for ''BTR''"]

Chart (2012)	Position	Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)	US Kid Albums (Billboard)
99
13
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Certifications

Release history

::data[format=table title="Release dates and formats for ''BTR''"]

Region	Date	Edition	Format(s)
October 11, 2010	Standard	CD	Nickelodeon/Columbia
US iTunes bonus track	Digital download	Sony
April 15, 2011	International bonus tracks

International digital revised edition
July 11, 2011	UK bonus tracks
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