Purpose

Purpose
Justin Bieber studio album
Publication (s)	November 13, 2015
admission	2013-2015
Label (s)	Def Jam , School Boy Records
Format (s)	CD, download, vinyl
Genre (s)	EDM , R&B , dance-pop
Title (number)	13/18/21
running time	48:13
production	Justin Bieber, Mason (MdL) Levy, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd , The Mogul, Diplo , Skrillex , Benny Blanco, BloodPop , Axident, The Audibles, Soundz, Ian Kirkpatrick, Gladius, Big Taste, Maejor , Nico Stadi, Steve James , Jeremy Snyder, Josh Abraham, Oligee, DK The Punisher, Gianni Giuliani, Gudwin, Stadi
chronology Believe (2012) Purpose Changes (2020)
Single releases August 28, 2015 What do you mean? October 23, 2015 Sorry November 8, 2015 Love yourself March 8, 2016 Company

Purpose is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber , which was released on November 13, 2015 on Def Jam Recordings and School Boy Recordings .

review

source	rating
Metacritic	63/100
The Guardian
Rolling Stone

The album received mostly average reviews and was rated 63 out of 100 by Metacritic , 3 out of 5 stars by the Guardian, and 3 ½ out of 5 stars by Rolling Stone.

Track list

Standard Edition
No.	title	text	music	length
1.	Mark My Words	Justin Bieber • Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd • James "JHart" Abrahart • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins • Fredrik Halland • Michael Tucker	BloodPop	2:14
2.	I'll show you	Bieber • Josh Gudwin • Skrillex • Tucker • Theron "Neff-U" Feemster	Skrillex • BloodPop	3:19
3.	What do you mean?	Bieber • Boyd • Mason "MdL" Levy	MdL	3:25
4th	Sorry	Bieber • Julia Michaels • Justin Tranter • Tucker • Moore	Skrillex • BloodPop	3:20
5.	Love yourself	Ed Sheeran • Benny Blanco • Bieber	Benny Blanco	3:53
6th	Company	Bieber • Boyd • Abrahart • Andreas Schuller • Thomas Troelsen • James "Gladius" Wong • Leroy Clampitt	Axident • Gladius • Big Taste • Boyd	3:28
7th	No Pressure (feat.Big Sean )	Bieber • Boyd • Robin Weisse • ​​Dominic Jordan • Jimmy Giannos • Sean Anderson	The Audibles • Boyd	4:46
8th.	No Sense (feat. Travi $ Scott )	Bieber • Boyd • Kenneth Coby • Jacques Webster • Mike Dean	Soundz • Dean	4:35
9.	The Feeling (feat. Halsey )	Bieber • Michaels • Clarence Coffee, Jr. • Sarah Hudson • Moore • Ian Kirkpatrick	Skrillex • Kirkpatrick	4:04
10.	Life is worth living	Bieber • Boyd • Mark "The Mogul" Jackson	The Mogul • Beaver	3:54
11.	Where Are Ü Now (with Diplo & Skrillex)	Moore • Diplo • Bieber • Boyd • Karl Rubin Brutus • Jordan Ware	Skrillex • Diplo	4:02
12.	Children	Bieber • Boyd • Moore • Tucker • Brandon Green • Nico Hartikainen	Skrillex • BloodPop • Maejor • Hartikainen	3:43
13.	Purpose	Bieber • Boyd • Stephen Philibin • Eben Wares • Jeremy Snyder • Scott "Scooter" Brown • Justin "J" Wright	Boyd • Snyder • Steve James	3:30
Overall length:				48:13

Appearances

Bieber sang "What Do You Mean?", The album's first single, for the first time live at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 30, 2015. In March 2016, the Purpose World Tour began , during which he mainly presented the songs from this album .

Charts and sales

Chart placements
DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA
3 (54 weeks)	3 (27 weeks)	1 (42 weeks)	2 (132 weeks)	1 (156 weeks)	1 (115 weeks)
Annual charts 2015
-	-	47	5	-	-
Annual charts 2016
41	55	26th	4th	3	2

country	Awards	Sales
Australia	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium	gold	15,000
Brazil	2x platinum	80,000
Chile	platinum	10,000
Denmark	2x platinum	40,000
Germany	gold	100,000
Italy	platinum	50,000
Canada	3 × platinum	240,000
New Zealand	platinum	15,000
Austria	4 × platinum	60,000
Poland	gold	10,000
Sweden	2x platinum	80,000
Spain	platinum	40,000
Hungary	gold	1,000
United Kingdom	4x platinum	1,200,000
United States	3x platinum	3,000,000
All in all	6 × gold, 26 × platinum	5,151,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Purpose by Justin Bieber on Metacritic . Retrieved March 17, 2016.
2. ↑ Caroline Sullivan: Justin Bieber: Purpose review - a look back and a fresh start . In: The Guardian . November 12, 2015, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed September 15, 2016]).
3. ↑ Justin Bieber 'Purpose' Album Review. Retrieved September 15, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Justin Bieber What Do You Mean MTV VMAs From The Crowd. YouTube . August 31, 2015, accessed March 17, 2016.
5. ↑ Jacob Bryant: Justin Bieber Announces 'Purpose' World Tour. Variety . November 11, 2015, accessed March 17, 2016.
6. ↑ Chart sources:
   • Purpose . (DE)
   • Justin Bieber - Purpose . (AT)
   • JUSTIN BIEBER - LOVE YOURSELF . (CH)
   • Purpose . (UK)
   • Purpose - Justin Bieber . (US)
   • JUSTIN BIEBER . (CA)
7. ↑ Chart sources:
   • SWISS ANNUAL HIT PARADE 2015 . (CH)
   • The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2015 revealed . (UK)
8. ↑ Chart sources:
   • TOP 100 ALBUM ANNUAL CHARTS . (DE)
   • Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album Charts 2016 . (AT)
   • SWISS ANNUAL HIT PARADE 2016 . (CH)
   • The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2016 . (UK)
   • TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS . (US)
   • TOP CANADIAN ALBUMS . (CA)
9. ↑ Gavin Ryan: ARIA Albums: Zayn Has The No 1 Album In Australia noise11.com. April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
10. ↑ Goud en Platina - 2015. In: Ultratop . Belgian Entertainment Association , accessed January 28, 2016 (Dutch). 
11. ^ Justin Bieber "Purpose" Certificering Denmark. IFPI Denmark , accessed January 28, 2016 (dk). 
12. ↑ Gold / platinum database. Federal Association of the Music Industry , accessed on March 12, 2016 . 
13. ^ FIMI Certificazioni. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana , accessed April 5, 2016 (Italian). 
14. ↑ Musiccanda Gold / Platinum Database. Music Canada , accessed January 28, 2016 . 
15. ↑ Top Album Charts on nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
16. ↑ IFPI Austria Gold & Platinum. IFPI Austria - Association of the Austrian Music Industry , accessed on October 3, 2017 . 
17. ↑ ZPAV -Bestsellery i wyròznienia. Związek Producentów Audio-Video , accessed January 28, 2016 (Polish). 
18. ↑ Sverigetopplistan. IFPI Sweden , accessed January 28, 2016 (Swedish). 
19. ↑ Elportaldelamusica Justin Bieber - Purpose. Productores de Música de España , accessed April 12, 2016 (Spanish). 
20. ↑ Adatbázis Arany- és platinalemezek. Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége, accessed January 28, 2016 (Hungarian). 
21. ^ BPI Certified Awards. British Phonographic Industry , accessed September 30, 2017 . 
22. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America , accessed March 12, 2016 .