Believe (Justin Bieber album)

On March 2, 2012, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single from his upcoming album would be called "Boyfriend". The single was later released on March 26, 2012. The song was written by Bieber and Mike Posner, and produced by Posner and Mason Levy. Bieber also invited his fans to participate in one of the creative decisions for the "Boyfriend" single. Two potential cover arts were published on Bieber's website, and fans were encouraged to vote for which one they preferred. The cover with the most votes became the official cover for the single. ==Composition==

According to a writer from Los Angeles Times, the album adds a Eurohouse beat to Bieber's usual R&B. and according to The A.V. Club, Believe is loaded up with "EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber's impressively refined Pop-Rnb croon can rub up on Techno blasts and garish Dubstep drops." The intro track "All Around The World" is a "dubsteppy" synth-pop and Eurodance song. According to Billboard the song's "breathy vocals swirl around a beat that pierces the listener on first contact. Ludacris raps in double-time as the album's electronica obsession is immediately presented." "Boyfriend" is an acoustic R&B-influenced track with hip-hop elements. "As Long As You Love Me" is an EDM, electropop and dubstep song. According to Entertainment Weekly, "Catching Feelings" "turns [Bieber] it into a soulful R&B". And the song is a Dubsteppy The sixth song "Right Here" features Drake. It is a pop,, hip hop-soul ballad. According to Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, "Fall" was inspired by "the weepy romance" A Walk to Remember. Further saying, "Bieber tries to extract sorrow from the rumbling percussion, falling to his knees as layered vocals increase the melodrama". Leah Collins of the National Post described the song as a "Baby 2.0", adding that "like 'Baby', 'Die in Your Arms' has a certain old-fashioned pop flavour." "Thought of You", a Diplo produced song, has a "falsetto-driven ode to living in the moment; [...] its bass thickening around a series of futuristic movements until ending, somehow appropriately, with a piano and a siren." The tenth track, "Beauty and a Beat" features Nicki Minaj. It is an electropop, and R&B song. Sarah Deen of Metro described it as a "frantic dance track", "One Love" has "space-age synths, watered down DnB beat and defiant lack of fluff make it a total mega-hit". The twelfth track, "Be Alright", according to Billboard is "a guitar ballad as a soothing lullaby, in which Bieber doesn't try to over-sing his basic love lyrics." "Out Of Town Girl" "make[s] for a superior throwback R&B joint that could well end up as the album's secret keeper". ==Singles==

Bieber announced via Twitter that the first single off third studio album, Believe was released in March 2012. On March 1, 2012, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single from his upcoming album, Believe, was called "Boyfriend" and was released on March 26, 2012. The song was written by Bieber and Mike Posner, and produced by Posner and Mason Levy. Two cover arts were published on Bieber's website, and fans were encouraged to vote for which cover they would preferred; with the most votes for cover and it will become the official cover of for the single. "Boyfriend" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top ten in several countries worldwide. The song samples Michael Jackson's "We've Got a Good Thing Going" and was written with ten co-writers. The second promo single "All Around the World", which features Ludacris, was released on iTunes on June 4, 2012. "As Long as You Love Me" featuring Big Sean was released on June 11, 2012, as the third promotional single. Other songs On May 7, 2012, Bieber announced that he would release a song titled "Turn to You (Mother's Day Dedication)" on May 11, 2012, for Mother's Day weekend. He stated that the proceeds of the song would go to help single mothers. Although some had suspected it would, "Turn to You (Mother's Day Dedication)" did not make the final track listing for Believe. It was revealed during Bieber's interview with Fuse, that he collaborated with Lil Wayne on a song called "Backpack" that would be included on a "repackaged" version of the album. "Right Here", featuring Drake, also debuted at number 95 on the Hot 100. "Be Alright" was not released as a single from the album but was certified Gold in Denmark. ==Critical reception==

Believe has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 14 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". While BBC Music noted Bieber's ongoing "tween appeal," it also examined his gradual stylist evolution from his previous album. The New York Times noted the search for maturity Bieber exhibited. It complimented the natural strength of his voice, which did not need as much technical enhancement as it did previously. However, Slant Magazine criticized the production's need to "slice, dice, and Auto-Tune [Bieber's] notes into shape" Entertainment Weekly praised the pop star's evolution, calling the album both a "reinvention and a reintroduction." The New York Times noted the difficulty Bieber faced in creating the album—a tension between his love of R&B and the profitability of pop music—while suggesting that his "savvy compromises" made the conflict manageable." a once-teenage pop star who achieved great success during his evolution from teenage boy band member to young adult. Most found the situations very different, saying Bieber was better suited to pursuing his own style rather than follow in the footsteps of Timberlake. The New York Times, however, complimented his references to Michael Jackson as aspirational. The New York Times noted that while Bieber was not ushering in radical changes to pop music, he was at least playing to his personal strengths. Billboard noted the singer's potential with future releases, pointing out "multiple songs that hint at what Bieber could become someday." ==Commercial performance==

Believe debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 374,000. It was Bieber's fourth number-one album. Believe was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 31, 2012, and has sold 1,610,000 copies in the US as of December 2015. The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop the Canadian Albums Chart. It also debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with sales of 38,115 copies, making Bieber the second youngest male solo artist ever to reach number one. In Japan, the album entered the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart at number seven, selling 13,886 copies. In Brazil, the album was certified platinum by Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) within three days of release. The album debuted at number-one in Mexico and was later certified Platinum by Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas ending the year as the 14th best selling of 2012. In November 2013, Universal Music México awarded Bieber with a triple platinum certification for sales of over 180,000 copies as well as over 300,000 digital tracks. ==Believe Acoustic==

On December 14, 2012, Bieber announced on The Ellen Show that he would be releasing an acoustic album of Believe. It was released on January 29, 2013. ==Track listing==

• Messinger • Nasri • Lambroza • Kuk Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Mike Posner • Mason Levy • Matthew Musto }} • Posner • MdL • Harrell (vocal) }} • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins • Andre Lindal • Atweh • Bieber • Sean Anderson }} • Jerkins • Lindal • Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Patrick "j.Que" Smith • Antonio Dixon • Eric Dawkins • Damon Thomas • Kenneth Edmonds }} • The Pentagon • Smith • Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Raphaël Judrin • Pierre-Antoine Melki • Ross Golan • James "JHart" Abrahart • Alex Dezen • Ben Maddahi }} • SoFly & Nius • Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Aubrey Graham • Chauncey Hollis • Eric Bellinger }} • Hit-Boy • Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Levy • Jacob Luttrell }} • MdL • Luttrell • Harrell (vocal) }} • Jerkins • Dennis "Aganee" Jenkins • Travis Sayles • Thomas Lumpkins • Kelly Lumpkins • Bieber • Berry Gordy • Alphonso Mizell • Freddie Perren • Deke Richards • Herb Rooney }} • Jerkins • Jenkins • Sayles • Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Ariel Rechtshaid • Thomas Pentz • Bellinger }} • Rechtshaid • Diplo • Harrell (vocal) }} • Max Martin • Anton Zaslavski • Savan Kotecha • Onika Maraj }} • Martin • Zedd, • Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Brandon Green }} • Bei Maejor • Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Dan Kanter }} • Bieber • Kanter • Harrell (vocal) }} • Bieber • Atweh • Messinger • Lambroza • Tucker Band (Jonny Griffen, Danny Wilson, Darren Black, Graeme Hogg) }} • Messinger • Nasri • Harrell (vocal) }} }} • Bei Maejor • Harrell (vocal) }} }} • Posner • MdL • Oliver Vice • Harrell (vocal) }} }} • Jerkins • Lindal • Tiyon Mack • Bieber }} • Jerkins • Lindal • Harrell (vocal) }} • Jerkins • August Rigo • Bieber • Scooter Braun }} • Jerkins • Harrell (vocal) }} }} }} }} • Bei Maejor • Harrell (vocal) }} }} ;Notes • "Die in Your Arms" contains samples of the recording "We've Got a Good Thing Going" as performed by Michael Jackson, and written by Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, and Deke Richards. It also contains samples of the recording "Synthetic Substitution" as performed by Melvin Bliss as written by Herb Rooney. ==Personnel==

Credits for Believe (Deluxe Edition) adapted from album liner notes. • Justin Bieber – lead vocals (all tracks), producer (track 12), background vocals (tracks 3, 8, 15, 16) • Wil Anspach – assistant engineer (track 9) • Big Sean – rap (track 3) • Delbert Bowers – mixing assistant (tracks 2, 5, 8, 12–16) • Scott "Scooter" Braun – executive producer • Andre "Drizza Don" Bridges – engineer (track 1) • Brandon N. Caddell – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 8, 15, 16) • Matt Champlin – engineer (tracks 3, 8, 15, 16), co-mixing (tracks 3, 8, 15) • Ariel Chobaz – vocal engineer (track 10) • Thomas Cullison – assistant engineer (track 2) • Eric Dawkins – producer and backing vocals (track 4) • Deanna DellaCioppa – additional background vocals (track 13) • Diplo – producer (track 9) • Antonio Dixon – producer and additional instruments (track 4) • Sevada Djavadghazaryans – engineer (track 15) • Drake – rap (track 6) • Graham Edwards – guitar (track 14) • Dammo Farmer – bass (track 4) • Chris Galland – mixing assistant (tracks 2, 5, 8, 12–16) • Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1, 10) • Josh Gudwin – engineer (all tracks) • John Hanes – mix engineer (tracks 1, 10) • Kuk Harrell – vocal producer (all tracks), backing vocals (track 4), album producer • Trehy Harris – mixing assistant (track 6) • Christopher Hicks – album producer • Hit-Boy – producer (track 6) • DJ Tay James – scratches (track 6) • Dennis "Aganee" Jenkins – producer and drums (track 8) • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – producer (tracks 3, 8, 15, 16), music (tracks 3, 15, 16), co-mixing (tracks 3, 8, 15), live harpsichord and live piano (track 8) • Jaycen Joshua – mixing (track 6) • Dan Kanter – producer (track 12) • Rob Kinelski – engineer (track 3) • Dave Kutch – mastering • Nolan Lambroza – producer and arranger (track 1), instrumentation and programming (tracks 1, 13) • Graham Liam – guitars (track 14) • Andre Lindal – producer and music (tracks 3, 15) • Ludacris – rap (track 1) • Thomas Lumpkins – additional background vocals (track 8) • Jacob Luttrell – producer (track 7) • Peter Mack – assistant engineer (tracks 4–7, 10, 14) • Bei Maejor – producer (track 11) • Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (track 11) • Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 2, 5, 8, 12–16) • Max Martin – producer, vocal producer, and vocal mixing (track 10) • MdL – producer (tracks 2, 7) • Adam Messinger – producer, arranger, instrumentation, and programming (tracks 1, 13) • Nicki Minaj – rap (track 10) • Greg Morgan – sound design (tracks 3, 8, 15, 16), additional background vocals (track 8) • Matthew Musto – guitar producer (track 2) • Nasri – producer, arranger, and additional background vocals (tracks 1, 13); background vocals and vocal arrangement (track 3) • Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer (tracks 2–10, 12–15) • Dave Poler – mixing assistant (track 11) • Mike Posner – producer and keyboards (track 2) • Usher Raymond IV – executive producer • Ariel Rechtshaid – producer (track 9) • Artie Reynolds – bass (track 8) • August Rigo – background vocals (track 16) • Michael Ripoll – guitar (track 4) • Ramon Rivas – assistant engineer (tracks 5, 11, 12) • Daniela Rivera – additional/assistant engineer (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9) • Travis Sayles – producer, strings, and piano (track 8) • Gennaro Schiano – assistant engineer (track 6) • Phil Seaford – mixing assistant (tracks 1, 10) • j.Que Smith – producer (track 4) • SoFly & Nius – producers (track 5) • Soundz – producer and programming (track 14) • James "Scrappy" Stassen – engineer (track 12) • Benny Steele – guitar engineer (track 2) • Phil Tan – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9) • Damon Thomas – producer (track 4) • Anna Ugarte – assistang engineer (track 3) • Zedd – producer, instrumental mixing, keyboards, and programming (track 10) ==Charts==

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