Next 2 You
| Next 2 You | |
|---|---|
| Chris Brown featuring Justin Bieber | |
| publication | June 24, 2011 |
| length | 4:25 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , R&B |
| Author (s) | Chris Brown , Nasri Atweh , Adam Messinger , Amber Streeter |
| Publisher (s) | Jive Records |
| album | FAME |
Next 2 You is a song by the American musician Chris Brown . The Canadian singer Justin Bieber is involved in the title as a guest musician. The song was released on June 24, 2011 as the fifth release of the album FAME , which was released in March 2011.
background
Back in December 2010, Brown announced that he would work with Bieber. The song became part of a collaboration between the two musicians, which also resulted in a remix of the song Up , which can be found on the album Never Say Never - The Remixes . Brown later said in an interview that the remix was created first and that he then wanted a collaboration with Bieber on his album. The song was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood .
Brown later commented on the collaboration: “Having the opportunity to work with Bieber was great. He's a young, energetic cat so the opportunity to work with him with the fanbase he owns was incredible. I know a lot of little girls will love this album. [...] He does his thing at such a young age and I did mine at a young age so the chance to see his rise is cool. "
composition
The song is an R&B and pop song. The text of the title is about a relationship and was also referred to as "inspirational". According to Musicnotes.com , the song is written in four-four time and has the metronome number 116. It is also written in E flat major , with the vocal range of the two singers ranging from G major to C major .
publication
The song was first released worldwide on June 24, 2011 in most European countries. The radio version was released in Austria and Germany on July 8th. A CD version was available from August 19th.
| country | publication | format |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | June 24, 2011 | Download |
| Belgium | ||
| United States | ||
| Denmark | ||
| France | ||
| Ireland | ||
| Netherlands | ||
| Norway | ||
| Sweden | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| Austria | July 8, 2011 | Download (radio version) |
| Germany | ||
| August 19, 2011 | CD single |
Music video
On May 10, 2011, the manager of Bieber announced that a music video was planned. In May, Colin Tilley , an American music video director, announced that he would soon be making a music video for the single. It was eventually filmed at Universal Studios in Los Angeles , with Tilley directing as planned. On May 21, Brown posted two pictures of the shoot on the Internet. An unfinished version of the video leaked on June 6th . The official video was first shown on June 17th.
The video begins with a scene in which Brown and Bieber can be seen with their friends. The song "All Back", also found on Brown's album FAME , is played in the background . Bieber's girlfriend is then told, “You will never see him again. Did you understand that? ”Taken from her father. Brown is shown thinking of his girlfriend, played by Shannon Elizabeth . Immediately afterwards, images of the apocalypse set in , which is represented by broken streets, collapsing buildings and flames. In the next scene, Brown is looking for his girlfriend, who is hit by a car. He eventually saves her by jumping over cracks in the street. The video ends with the two couples reunited. Throughout the course, individual sequences can be seen in which the two singers dance in the midst of the destruction.
success
reception
Entertainment Weekly's Brad Wete described the song as "throbbing". Joanne Dorken from MTV praised Bieber's contribution: Everything was touched, seemed to turn to gold, and this cheesy song was no exception. In addition, Dorken emphasized "how well the song shows the mixing of the voices of the two". A radio show reviewer WXRK asked the following rhetorical question, "What do you get when you combine two of the best-looking / great dancers, Bieber's sexy rubbing [of] Bieber's voice, and a dance-jam love song?" In response, she wrote that to achieve “a combination of the best elements of music”. Regarding the lyrics, Eliot Glazer felt that these were "not new, but still pretty".
Commercial win
The song entered the US charts for the first time immediately after the release of the album FAME due to high digital sales and reached number 26. The following week, the song fell to position 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 , after which it slipped completely off the hit lists . After its public release as a single in June 2011, the song entered the US charts again for a week and reached number 94. In Germany, the single was able to stay in the charts for a total of ten weeks, reaching a top position of 28th.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
28 (10 weeks) | 10 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
20th (11 weeks) | 11 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
74 (1 week) | 1 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
14th (16 weeks) | 16 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
26th (3 weeks) | 3 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 platinum
|
70,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
 gold
|
7,500 |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
20,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
platinum
|
1,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
 silver
|
200,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold 4 × platinum |
1,297,500 |
Main article: Chris Brown (singer) / Music Sales Awards
Contributors
Source: album booklet
- Songwriting - Christopher Brown, Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger, Amber Streeter
- Production - The Messengers
- Voice production - Kuk Harrell
- Sound engineering - Kuk Harrell, Josh Gudwin
- Mixing - Jaycen Joshua , Jesus Garncia (Assistant)
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Dinh: Justin Bieber's Never Say Never - The Remixes Due Valentine's Day . mtv.com. January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ a b Jocelyn Vena: Chris Brown Recalls Making Justin Bieber 'Kind Of Mad' . mtv.com. March 23, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ a b c Eliot Glazer: New Song: Chris Brown Featuring Justin Bieber, 'Next 2 You' . buzzworthy.mtv.com. March 9, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Next 2 You: Chris Brown Digital Sheet Music . musicnotes.com. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ Jocelyn Vena: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown Set To Shoot 'Next 2 You' Video . mtv.com. May 10, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ↑ Jocelyn Vena, Vanessa WhiteWolf: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown 'Next 2 You' Video Will Be 'Big,' Director Says . mtv.com. May 11, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ↑ a b Chris Brown and Justin Bieber Shoot 'Next 2 You' Video [Photos ] . rap-up.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ↑ Jocelyn Vena: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown's 'Next 2 U' Video Leaks . mtv.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ↑ Jamie Peck: New Video: Chris Brown, Featuring Justin Bieber, 'Next 2 You' . buzzworthy.mtv.com. June 17, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ Justin Bieber and Chris Brown's Apocalyptic 'Next 2 You' Video Hits the Web . hollywoodreporter.com. June 19, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Brad Wete: Music Review - FAME (2011) . ew.com. March 9, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ Joanne Dorken: Chris Brown 'FAME' - Track By Track Review . mtv.co.uk. March 6, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ Nadia Noir: Chris Brown and Justin Bieber Want To Get “Next 2 You” . 923now.radio.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ Chart placement 1st week
- ↑ Chart placement 2nd week
- ↑ Chart placement 3rd week
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- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
