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"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. Columbia Records released the song to US mainstream radio on November 15, 2011.
"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 | 3:09 | |||
Label | ||||
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" premiered via On Air with Ryan Seacrest on October 21, 2011,[1] before it was released on November 1, as the lead single from Elevate, via digital download.[2]
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.[3] On Big Time Radio, it was announced that before the final cut, there were around "nine or ten versions of the song".[4] The track covers the chorus from the 1998 single "Music Sounds Better with You" by Stardust.[5][6] Logan Henderson also revealed that the track features a guitar sample from Chaka Khan.[7]
Jenna Hally Rubenstein of MTV stated that the track "is a beyond addictive, polished and sugary pop song that's ready for da club... Tightly layered synths and guitars pair perfectly with the track's vocals."[1] Kevin Apaza of Directlyrics called the song "a bit generic and dated," but still had praise for the track.[8]
"Music Sounds Better with U" peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart during a ten weeks chart run.[9]
An accompanying music video premiered on Nickelodeon on November 12, 2011.[10]
Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
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US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] | 1 |
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 26 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Austria | November 1, 2011 | Digital download | Columbia | [14] |
Canada | [15] | |||
Cyprus | [16] | |||
Germany | [17] | |||
New Zealand | [18] | |||
Switzerland | [19] | |||
United States | [2] | |||
November 15, 2011 | Contemporary hit radio | [20] | ||
United Kingdom | December 9, 2011 | CD | [11] | |
January 20, 2012 | Digital download | [12] |
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