Music Sounds Better with U
"Music Sounds Better with U" | ||||
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Single by Big Time Rush featuring Mann | ||||
from the album Elevate | ||||
B-side | "Epic" | |||
Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | 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 | |||
Producer(s) | Ryan Tedder | |||
Big Time Rush singles chronology | ||||
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Mann singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Music Sounds Better with U" on YouTube |
"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[]
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 the 1998 single "Music Sounds Better with You" by Stardust.[2][3]
Chart performance[]
"Music Sound Better with U" peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart during a ten weeks chart run.[4]
Music video[]
An accompanying music video premiered on Nickelodeon on November 12, 2011.[5]
Track listing[]
- Digital download[6]
- "Music Sounds Better with U" – 3:09
- UK CD single[7]
- "Music Sounds Better with U" – 3:09
- "Epic" – 3:27
- "Music Sounds Better with U" (Instrumental) – 3:02
- UK digital download[8]
- "Music Sounds Better with U" – 3:09
- "Music Sounds Better with U" (Instrumental) – 3:02
Charts[]
Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
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US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[4] | 26 |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Austria | November 1, 2011 | Digital download | Columbia | [10] |
Canada | [11] | |||
Cyprus | [12] | |||
New Zealand | [13] | |||
Switzerland | [14] | |||
United States | [6] | |||
November 15, 2011 | Contemporary hit radio | [15] | ||
United Kingdom | December 9, 2011 | CD | [7] | |
January 20, 2012 | Digital download | [8] |
References[]
- ^ Big Time Radio Montage #2. SoundCloud. 5:40 minutes in. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ Big Time Radio Montage #2. SoundCloud. 6:00 minutes in. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "WORLD PREMIERE: Listen To Big Time Rush's New Single 'Music Sounds Better With U' [AUDIO]". Ryan Seacrest. October 21, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ "Big Time Rush TV". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Music Sounds Better With U (feat. Mann) - Single".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Big Time Rush: Music Sounds Better With U (CD Single)".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Big Time Rush: Music Sounds Better With U (UK Digital Single)".
- ^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Big Time Rush (November 1, 2011). "Music Sounds Better With U (feat. Mann) - Single by Big Time Rush on Apple Music". music.apple.com.
- ^ Big Time Rush (November 1, 2011). "Music Sounds Better With U (feat. Mann) - Single by Big Time Rush on Apple Music". music.apple.com.
- ^ Big Time Rush (November 1, 2011). "Music Sounds Better With U (feat. Mann) - Single by Big Time Rush on Apple Music". music.apple.com.
- ^ Big Time Rush (November 1, 2011). "Music Sounds Better With U (feat. Mann) - Single by Big Time Rush on Apple Music". music.apple.com.
- ^ Big Time Rush (November 1, 2011). "Music Sounds Better With U (feat. Mann) - Single by Big Time Rush on Apple Music". music.apple.com.
- ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases | Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates ..." allaccess.com. November 15, 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011.
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