Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show

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Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
Victorious Cast - Victorious (Music from the Hit TV Show).png
Soundtrack album by
Victorious cast and Victoria Justice
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011
Recorded2009-10
Genre
Length36:52
Label
Victorious chronology
Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
(2011) 		Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012)
Victoria Justice chronology
Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
(2011) 		Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012)
Singles from Victorious
  1. "Make It Shine"
    Released: April 13, 2010[1][2]
  2. "Freak the Freak Out"
    Released: November 22, 2010
  3. "Beggin' on Your Knees"
    Released: April 1, 2011
  4. "Best Friend's Brother"
    Released: May 20, 2011
  5. "You're the Reason"
    Released: December 3, 2011[3]

Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show is the debut soundtrack for the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious. The majority of the album was sung by the lead actress of the television series, Victoria Justice, with the Victorious cast being listed beside her. Some of the other singers on the album include Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, Miranda Cosgrove, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, Daniella Monet and Avan Jogia. The majority of the album was written by Michael Corcoran, Dan Schneider, Savan Kotecha, Kool Kojak and CJ Abraham with Victoria Justice involved in the composition of "Best Friend's Brother" and Leon Thomas III on "Song 2 You".

The album was released August 2, 2011 by Nickelodeon Records, in association with Sony Music.[4][5] All of the songs on this soundtrack appear on previously aired episodes of the first two seasons of Victorious. In the United States, the soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart at number 5 with over 40,000 copies sold. It also peaked at number one on the Billboard Kid Albums chart and the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart.

The lead single from the album, "Make It Shine", was released on April 13, 2010. The second single, "Freak the Freak Out" (released November 22, 2010), was the soundtrack's most successful single released, peaking on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart at number 50. Other singles from the album include "Beggin' on Your Knees" (released April 1, 2011), "Best Friend's Brother" (released May 20, 2011) and "You're the Reason" (released December 3, 2011).

Music structure and lyrics[]

The album features the heavy usage of synthesizers, drum machine and Auto-Tune, prominent in songs like "Freak the Freak Out" and "Make It Shine". The lyrical themes involve light romance, happy and sad, and assertions of self-worth.[6]

The mix of some tracks on the album are slightly altered in comparison to the versions heard in the show. The vocals of "Tell Me That You Love Me" are heard with a piano in the show, but the song has more instruments on the soundtrack. "Finally Falling" in this album removes Avan Jogia's opening verse. The show version of "All I Want Is Everything" has more prominent vocals from the other cast members. Full versions of the former two can be streamed at the show's student website, TheSlap.com.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[6]

AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five.[6]

Singles[]

"Make It Shine" was released as the lead single on April 13, 2010. The second single released was "Freak the Freak Out" on November 22, 2010. The song was featured on the Victorious special, "Freak the Freak Out" and the soundtrack most successful single released, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50. The single was accompanied by a two-minute music video that premiered on Nickelodeon in mid-November. "Beggin' on Your Knees" was released as third single and peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was accompanied by a music video directed by Marc Wagner which was released on March 12, 2011. "Best Friend's Brother" was the fourth single released from the soundtrack on May 20, 2011. The music video for the single was released on May 28, 2011. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 93 and peaked at number 86. "You're the Reason" was the fifth and final single released from the album, released on December 3, 2011.

Promotional singles[]

"Leave It All to Shine" was released June 10, 2011, as the only promotional single from the album and performed on the iCarly 90-minute special "iParty with Victorious" by the cast members of both iCarly and Victorious.[7]

Track listing[]

Standard edition[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Make It Shine (Victorious Theme)"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:07
2."Freak the Freak Out"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:54
3."Best Friend's Brother"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:38
4."Beggin' on Your Knees"
  • Kotecha
  • Shellback
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:13
5."All I Want Is Everything"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:02
6."You're the Reason"
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice2:53
7."Give It Up"
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
Victorious cast featuring Elizabeth Gillies and Ariana Grande2:45
8."I Want You Back"The CorporationVictorious cast featuring Victoria Justice2:59
9."Song 2 You"
Victorious cast featuring Leon Thomas III and Victoria Justice3:38
10."Tell Me That You Love Me"
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice and Leon Thomas III2:41
11."Finally Falling"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice2:50
12."Leave It All to Shine"
  • Schneider
  • Gottwald
  • Corcoran
iCarly and Victorious casts featuring Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice2:12
Total length:36:52
iTunes bonus track[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
13."Broken Glass"SchneiderVictorious cast featuring Matt Bennett2:25
Total length:39:17

Charts[]

Sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States — 41,000[20]

References[]

  1. ^ ""Make It Shine" by Victoria Justice". iTunes. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "Victorious Cast feat. Victoria Justice - Make It Shine (Victorious Theme)(listen to the song, watch the music video)". tophit.ru.
  3. ^ ""You're the Reason" by Victoria Justice". iTunes. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Victorious (2011). "Victorious Cast feat. Victoria Justice - Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show - Amazon.com Music". amazon.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b ""Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show" by Victoria Justice and Victorious cast". iTunes. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show - Victoria Justice, Victorious Cast | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic at AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  7. ^ ""Leave It All to Shine" by Victoria Justice and Miranda Cosgrove". iTunes. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Victorious" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Victorious" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  10. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Victorious Cast feat. Victoria Justice – Victorious - Music From The Hit TV Show". Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Victorious". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Kid Albums)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Kid Albums - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017.
  17. ^ "Soundtracks - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. 2011. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
  18. ^ "Kid Albums - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. 2012. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
  19. ^ "Soundtracks - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. 2012. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
  20. ^ Kaufman, Gil (August 10, 2011). "Adele's 21 Hits Billboard #1 For 12th Time - MTV". mtv.com. MTV News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Fellow country singer Trace Adkins is just behind, debuting at #3 with Proud to Be Here (47,000), with singer/songwriter Mat Kearney's Young Love in at #4 (44,000) and the soundtrack to Nickelodeon's Victorious sliding in at #5 (41,000).
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