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BTR is the debut studio album from Big Time Rush, which was released on October 11, 2010. The track listing for the album was announced on September 1, 2010. The album includes the group's singles "Big Time Rush" as well as "City Is Ours", "Halfway There", and "Til I Forget About You".

Singles

"Big Time Rush" was released as the lead single on November 29, 2009. It peaked at sixteen on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. "Halfway There" was released as the second single on April 27, 2010. It peaked at ninety-three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first entry on the chart.

"City Is Ours" was released as the third single on August 3, 2010. It peaked at five on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100. "Til I Forget About You" was released as the fourth single on September 21, 2010.

"Boyfriend" was released as their fifth single to US Itunes, but the 1st single to mainstream US radio on February 15, 2011.^[2] The version featuring Snoop Dogg was released to mainstream radio on February 15, 2011. "Big Night" and "Boyfriend" both peaked at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful songs to date.

Critical Reception

Phil Gallo from Soundspike, reviewed this album, saying:

'Tween TV sensations Big Time Rush have yet to crack radio playlists or singles charts with the light versions of modern pop-rock that populate their popular Nickelodeon series. In the show, they play themselves -- four good-looking Minnesota buddies who move to Los Angeles for a musical career -- and on their debut album, they have clearly found a collection of studio professionals capable of making them radio-friendly with songs such as "Big Night" and "Til I Forget About You."

As the Monkees were drawn on the image the Beatles, so, too, is Big Time Rush modeled on contemporary chart-toppers. But rather than create distinguished recordings, Big Time Rush apes every auto-tuned pop, R&B or rock act between Black Eyed Peas and Ke$ha. Big Time Rush's music is cookie-cutter imitation of the techniques that dominate the airwaves -- the monochromatic beats, condensed instrument sounds, layered and tuned vocals and computerized adjustments that turn words like "boyfriend" into "boy-boy-boy-boyfriend," their is true originality.

Boyfriend is now climbing US Top 40 radio and Rhythmic radio charts as their first song on to receive airplay.

Album Cuts

"Any Kind of Guy" was originally released as the second single on February 2, 2010, but failed to make the final album cut. It still peaked at twenty-four on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100. "Famous" was released as the fourth single on June 29, 2010, but like the second single, also failed to make the album. It still peaked at nineteen on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Track listing

The official track listing was confirmed on Big Time Rush's official website on September 1, 2010

Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Til I Forget About You"	SAM and Sluggo	3:57
2.	"Boyfriend"	Lucas Secon	3:21
3.	"City Is Ours"	Kevin Rudolf	3:13
4.	"Nothing Even Matters"	Stuart Grekin	3:49
5.	"Worldwide"	Chris Rojas (RMI)	3:44
6.	"Halfway There"	Eric Sanicola	3:32
7.	"Big Night"	SAM and Sluggo	3:16
8.	"Oh Yeah"	Kevin Rudolf	3:24
9.	"Count on You" (featuring Jordin Sparks)	Timothy Foxx	3:30
10.	"I Know You Know" (featuring Cymphonique)	Stuart Grekin	2:55
11.	"Big Time Rush"	Matthew Gerrad	3:17
12.	"Stuck" (iTunes bonus track)	Timothy Foxx	3:05
13.	"This Is Our Someday" (iTunes Pre-Order bonus track^[3])	Stuart Grekin	3:03
Total length:			43:05

Personnel

Kendall Schmidt - Vocals
James Maslow - Vocals
Logan Henderson - Vocals
Carlos Pena, Jr. - Vocals

Chart performance

The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 67,000 units in its first week of release. The album peaked at #5 on the "Top Internet Albums" and #1 on "Top Soundtracks". The album has sold 377,000 copies to date.^[4]

Chart	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200^[5]	3
Top Soundtracks^[6]	1

References

^ Collar, Matt. "BTR ‒ Big Time Rush", Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.
^ http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691, FMQB.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.
^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/btr/id393892443&partnerId=30&siteID=CTiugamq7cM-NvsXZTGFCALYQRHollnmFQ
^ http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/03/idol-albums-sales-crystal-bowersox-fantasia-and-more/1
^ Caulfield, Keith. "Lil Wayne's 'Human Being' Leaps 16‒1 on Billboard 200", Billboard.com, Published on 2010-10-08. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.
^ Search Results, Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.

[allmusicreview-1] Collar, Matt. "BTR ‒ Big Time Rush", Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.

[FMQB-2] ttp://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691, FMQB.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.

[itunes.apple.com-3] ttp://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/btr/id393892443&partnerId=30&siteID=CTiugamq7cM-NvsXZTGFCALYQRHollnmFQ

[4] ttp://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/03/idol-albums-sales-crystal-bowersox-fantasia-and-more/1

[Billboard-5] Caulfield, Keith. "Lil Wayne's 'Human Being' Leaps 16‒1 on Billboard 200", Billboard.com, Published on 2010-10-08. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.

[Billboard2-6] Search Results, Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.

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