24/Seven[1] is the third studio album by American boy band Big Time Rush. The production process of the album started shortly after the release of the group's second album, Elevate and finished around March–April 2013. Most of which was during their touring process. The band is also finishing the filming of the fourth season of the series. The album is preceded by the promotional single "Like Nobody's Around" which saw its premiere on VEVO during the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards.
The album will act as the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon television series Big Time Rush, which will feature songs that appear in the series’ upcoming fourth season. Motivated from songwriting that took place on the previous album Elevate the group became heavily involved in the songwriting process for the album. Kendall Schmidt confirmed that the group had recorded 40 - 50 new songs for the album a majority of which were written by Big Time Rush.
On the 2013 MTV Movie Awards Carlos announced that the album will be released somewhere in June 2013. The album will be available for pre-order on April 30, 2013.[2] The track list and the album release date (June 11, 2013) were revealed on April 29, 2013, on EW while the cover photo was revealed on Cambio.
According to the Billboard Website 24/Seven has sold around 35,000 copies and will debut #4 on the billboard top 200.[3]
Name
The name of the album was revealed between hints from the guys in interviews and in their own tweets which gave rise to many rumors stating that the album is going to be called "24/Seven". The guys officially announced the name of the album on April 15, 2013, on Cambio's Live Chat.[4][5]
- James Maslow has stated that "The first letter is not a letter".[6]
- Carlos Pena Jr.'s tweets
- Kendall Schmidt tweets
- #Rushers are the best! 24/seven 365 days a year! #ThereIsOnlyLoveHere[10]
- L.A.!!! Come to @TheGroveLA this Monday (3PM) for a live taping with @ExtraTV! Details: http://t.co/bT5tbKFz0y #24seven [11]
- Who's gonna watch us on @cambio tomorrow @jamesmaslow @TheCarlosPena @1LoganHenderson #24seven [12]
- #24Seven [13]
- RT @TheCarlosPena: Rehearsing for the grove!! Excited to be performing a new song from the album #24seven !! #crazyforu #btr #btr @thegrove [14]
Also, on April 8, 2013, Kendall James and Logan appeared on the show "Jojo on the Radio". Jojo Wright asked them the name of the album while the guys didn't mention the name of the album Jojo kept repeating 24/7 in his conversation with them. Giving hints that the album is called 24/Seven.[15]
Production
Kendall revealed that they recorded over 40-50 new songs plus 12-20 songs from the two previous albums BTR and Elevate but that they will have to reduce them to make the album.[16]
“This album is going to be 95% written by us” Kendall said. Carlos recently said they wrote a song on the new album that has a female rapper collaboration part. He also said he doesn't want Nicki Minaj to be the female rapper on their album.[17]
Kendall made a video to give thanks to his Rushers for helping him reach 1 million followers on Twitter and announcing the name of the new album but he blocked it as a way to tease them.
Promotion
Summer Break Tour
A tour for the album was announced on March 29, 2013, with Victoria Justice with the title “Summer Break”. The tour started on June 21, 2013, in Universal City California.
Track listing
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 track list for the album on April 29, 2013, on the magazine Entertainment Weekly.[18][19]
It was also revealed that the "24/Seven" would be released with a standard edition and a deluxe edition with bonus tracks.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "24/seven" | Damon Sharpe, Jeremy Skaller, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, Jamil “Digi” Chammas, Justin Lucas, Ameerah Roelants | Orange Factory Music | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Like Nobody's Around" | Jason Evigan, Mitch Allan, Emily Wright, Claude Kelly, Austin Bisnow | Squire, "The Suspex" | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Get Up" | Squire, Matt Thiessen, Schmidt, Henderson | 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" | Sharpe, James Maslow, Eric Sanicola, Matt Nyberg | Sanicola, Sharpe | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Crazy for U" | Sharpe, Skaller, Schmidt, Robert Larow | OFM | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Picture This" | Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, Carlos PenaVega, Maslow | DeStefano | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Confetti Falling" | Skaller, Khaled Rohaim, Larow, August Rigo, Schmidt, Henderson, Maslow, PenaVega | OFM | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Amazing" | Dan Book, Alexi Misoul, Maslow, Dave Katz | Book, Misoul | 3:21 |
| 10. | "We Are" | Jeff Halavacs, Francisca Hall, Schmidt | Halatrax | 3:46 |
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Deluxe Edition |
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No. |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
Length |
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11. |
Damon Sharpe, Eric Sanicola, Talay Riley, C.J. Holland, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr, Logan Henderson, Kendall Schmidt |
Sanicala, Sharpe |
3:30 | |||||||
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12. |
Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson |
DeStefano, Sharpe |
3:02 | |||||||
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13. |
Matt Squire, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, Damon Sharpe |
Squire, Sharpe |
3:20 | |||||||
|
14. |
"Lost In Love" (featuring Jake Miller) |
Chris DeStefano, Carlos Pena Jr., Shari Short, Jake Miller |
DeStefano, Sharpe |
3:02 | ||||||
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15. |
"Na Na Na" |
Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, Carlos Pena Jr. |
DeStefano, Sharpe |
3:09 | ||||||
| Total length: |
48:55 | |||||||||
Single
"24/seven" was released on June 19, 2013 along with its music video. The song was written by Damon Sharpe Logan Henderson Kendall Schmidt Jeremy Skaller Jamil "Digi" Chammas, Justin Lucas, and Ameerah Roelants it was produced by OFM and Sharpe.[20]
Promotional Single
Like Nobody's Around was released as the album's first single on March 23, 2013 after the KCA. The music video gives tribute to past boy bands like Jackson 5 Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Its music video premiered on VEVO during the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. The song became available for digital download on April 30, 2013 when the album was released on iTunes for pre order.
- On June 1, 2013 "Confetti Falling" was made the second promotional single along with the release of its music video.
- Lost in Love - On June 14, 2013 Lost in Love got over 1,500 VOTES and debuts at #1 on the #Hot4At4 countdown in Kiss 985 Buffalo.[21]
Trivia
- BigTimeRushTv.com: "With Big Time Rush finishing up their 3rd album on the road, new music details are starting to surface. Two songs have hit the internet (She Drives and Words Mean Nothing) in the past couple of months creating a lot of talk about the possible release of a 2012 album. Adding to the anticipating the ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers) added “Blink” to BTR’s profile this week. The song was originally recorded by UK duo, UVUK. None of the songs have been confirmed for the 3rd album. This is all speculation, but it doesn’t hurt to get a little excited!"
- Intermission isn't part of this album. The reasons are:
- Intermission was a track for Elevate.
- Intermission has been leaked on the Internet. One of the reasons it was removed from Elevate and may have been replaced by Time of Our Life.
- Superstar has been released on Elevate. There's a rumor that there is a possible version with Pitbull but neither artists have said anything about it.
- She Drives will not be part of the 3rd album but was supposed to be released in February 2013. The song will be available for download on Nicholas "RAS" Furlong's Facebook.[22]
- Windows Down was supposed to be the first single for the third album but it was changed and was integrated on the album Elevate instead. Logan Carlos and Kendall revealed it won't be on the third album in an interview on The David Show.[23]
- Kendall Schmidt wrote more songs than James Maslow Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson making him the one most involved in the songwriting process.
- On April 20, 2013 an unfinished version of the album was leaked online. Confetti Falling Picture This and We Are were the only ones not changed before the album was released.
- The album was released in Germany three days before the US release.
- This album had the most leaked songs than all the others. This is the 2nd BTR album where the name is also a song on the album. The first being Elevate
Gallery
Video gallery
Sources
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TheCarlosPena/status/323872847456002048
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TheCarlosPena/status/328293144263290880
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1567054/big-time-rush-man-of-steel-soundtrack-heading-for-top-10-on-billboard-200
- ↑ http://www.carlospenanow.com/1/post/2013/04/video-big-time-rush-answers-fan-questions-with-cambio.html
- ↑ http://www.cambio.com/2013/04/11/couch-sesh-big-time-rush-live-video-q-and-a/
- ↑ http://www.cambio.com/2013/04/02/big-time-rush-and-victoria-justice-talk-upcoming-summer-break-to/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TheCarlosPena/status/296317166888820736
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TheCarlosPena/status/323872847456002048
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TheCarlosPena/status/323876718840541184
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HeffronDrive/status/318437558369525760
- ↑ https://www.twitter.com/HeffronDrive/status/323225606076633088
- ↑ https://www.twitter.com/HeffronDrive/status/323451716370583552
- ↑ https://www.twitter.com/HeffronDrive/status/323824150701568000
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HeffronDrive/status/323874104346288128
- ↑ http://www.soundcloud.com/jaqueline-blanco/big-time-rush-kiis-fm-3
- ↑ Kendall on Cambio
- ↑ http://www.cambio.com/2013/02/13/big-time-rush-tell-us-all-about-their-new-album-exclusive/
- ↑ http://family-room.ew.com/2013/04/29/big-time-rush-24-7-album-release-date-tracks-exclusive-video/
- ↑ http://www.examiner.com/article/big-time-rush-reveals-official-24-seven-tracklist-and-album-cover
- ↑ http://www.j-14.com/posts/big-time-rush-s-music-video-for-24-seven-is-here-15389
- ↑ https://twitter.com/CarlosPenaNOW/statuses/345635344319913985
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/thisisras?id=378322855596848&_rdr
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54R8NoTYDUw
| v · d · e | Big Time Rush |
| Discography · Videography · Awards and nominations · Songs · Live performances | |
| Members | Kendall Schmidt · James Maslow · Carlos PenaVega · Logan Henderson |
| Studio albums | BTR (2010) · Elevate (2011) · 24/seven (2013) · Another Life (2023) |
| Compilations | The Greatest Hits (2016) · L'Intégrale (2016) · Ultimate Fan Edition (2016) |
| Extended plays | Best of Season 1 (2010) · Holiday Bundle (2010) · Big Time Movie Soundtrack (2012) · Untitled Spanglish EP (2023) |
| Concert tours | Big Time Rush in Concert · Better with U Tour · Big Time Summer Tour · Summer Break Tour · Live World Tour · Forever Tour · Can't Get Enough Tour |
| Promotional tours | Big Time Rush & Walgreens · Big Time Rush Live |
| Virtual concerts | Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours |
| Television | 7 Secrets with Big Time Rush · Big Time Rush: Live from Times Square · Big Time Rush: Party All Night · BTR: Music Sounds Better with U · Big Time Tour |