When the Sun Goes Down
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July 24, 2011 |
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2010-2011 |
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| Label (s) | Hollywood Records | ||||||
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CD, download |
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12 + 8 |
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39:53 |
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When the Sun Goes Down ( English for "When the sun goes down") is the third album of American pop - band Selena Gomez & the Scene . It was published on July 21, 2011 in Austria and on July 24, 2011 in Germany and Switzerland. It was released under the Hollywood Records label , to which the band and lead singer Selena Gomez have been under contract since June 2008. Who Says , Love You Like a Love Song and Hit the Lights were released as singles . When the Sun Goes Down has been awarded gold in Mexico, USA, Spain, Indonesia and Poland and in Canada with once platinum.
Background and origin
Selena Gomez wanted to take a break after her successful second album A Year Without Rain and was in no rush to release a new album. But after hearing Who Says , which she found so overwhelming and beautiful, she decided to release a new album. It moved her to new inspiration. According to 'Gomez, the album should be taken more seriously, since it has already matured and grown up.
The album was produced and composed by rock mafia duo Antonina Armato and Tim James, Devrim Karaoglu, Toby Gad and Katy Perry , who were known for previous work with the band. The band had a new collaboration with Britney Spears , Pixie Lott , Emanuel Kiriakou and Dreamlab.
On June 1, the band released the title of the album and the track list. In an interview, Gomez admitted that she did not expect the album and the first two songs to be a success and that My Dilemma was her favorite song on the album.
Genre
The album can be classified as a pop , dance , teen pop and synth pop album. But it also includes slower songs like My Dilemma or We Own the Night .
Published singles
Who Says
The 1st single Who Says was written by Emanuel Kiriakou and Priscilla Hamilton and also produced by Kiriakou. It was published in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on March 14, 2011. Who Says got quite good reviews. Who Says is a teen pop song. Who Says was quite successful in the charts. In Germany it reached number 44, in Austria number 62 and in the USA number 21 and thus had the highest ranking of the band in the American charts. Who Says was awarded 3 × platinum in the USA.
The music video for Who Says was directed by Chris Applebaum and premiered on VEVO on March 11, 2011.
Love You Like a Love Song
The second single Love You Like a Love Song was written and produced by Antonina Armato and Tim James (Rock Mafia Duo). It was released worldwide on June 17, 2011. Love You Like a Love Song is classified as an electro-pop song. It reached number 22 in the American charts and was sold over 2.6 million times in the United States, making it 5 times platinum. This makes it the band's most successful single. It also got a platinum award in Norway.
The music video for Love You Like a Love Song was directed by Geremy Jasper and Georgie Greville. According to 'Gomez, it's the craziest music video she's made so far. It celebrated its premiere on June 23, 2011 on VEVO.
Hit the lights
The third single Hit the Lights was written by Leah Haywood, Daniel James and Tony Nilsson and produced by Dreamlab. The song was released on January 20, 2012 in Switzerland and on January 27, 2012 in Germany and Austria. It is classified as a dance song. Hit the Lights went platinum in the United States.
The music video was shot by Philip Andelman and premiered on November 16, 2011 on VEVO. Hit the Lights was shot in late September 2011. On November 7, 2011, VEVO released 5 short teasers and on November 9, 2011 a behind-the-scenes video. On April 19, 2012, a second version of the music video was released on VEVO, which is known as the “Night Version” (German: “Night Version”).
- Promotional singles
To promote the album to be released, the band released the singles Bang Bang Bang and the Spanish version of the song Who Says, Dices on iTunes on June 7, 2011 . Bang Bang Bang reached number 49 on the American charts. On December 2, 2011, the song Whiplash, written by Britney Spears , was released .
Criticism and sales
Various reviews
The album received mediocre to good reviews. Metacritic gave the album a 58% rating based on 6 reviews. Allmusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 star rating, Rolling Stone 2 out of 5 stars, Club Fonograma a 64% rating, and Entertainment Weekly a B + (Good) rating. Rolling Stone magazine's Jody Rosen wrote, 'Gomez is perhaps the most boring teen pop artist of her generation to date. She makes Ashley Tisdale look like Lady Gaga next to her . '
Sales figures
In the week of July 4, 2011, it debuted at number 4 on the American charts and sold over 78,000 units in its first week. In the next week it rose to number 3, making it the most successful album in the band's history in the USA. In Canada, the album debuted at number 2, with 9,000 units sold in its 1st week. To date, the album has sold over 850,000 times in the US and over 1,000,000 times worldwide.
Awards and nominations
| year | price | category | song | result |
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| 2011 | Teen Choice Award | Favorite music: single | Who Says | Won |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Favorite music: Dear song | Love You Like a Love Song | Won |
| 2011 | Vevo Certified | 100,000,000 views | Who Says | Won |
| 2011 | Vevo Certified | 100,000,000 views | Love You Like a Love Song | Won |
| 2012 | 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards | Most viewed video of the year | Love You Like a Love Song | Nominated |
| 2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Favorite music: single from a group / band | Love You Like a Love Song | Won |
| 2012 | 2012 MTV Video Music Award | Best video - female | Love You Like a Love Song | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vevo Certified | 100,000,000 views | Hit the lights | Won |
Track list
| # | title | Songwriting | Producer (s) | length | ||||
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| 1. | Love You Like a Love Song | Antonina Armato, Tim James, Adam Schmalholz | Rock Mafia, Devrim Karaoglu | 3:08 | ||||
| 2. | Bang bang bang | Toby Gad , Meleni Smith, Priscilla Hamilton | Toby Gad | 3:15 | ||||
| 3. | Who Says | Emanuel Kiriakou, Priscilla Hamilton | Emanuel Kiriakou | 3:16 | ||||
| 4th | We Own the Night (feat. Pixie Lott ) | Toby Gad , Pixie Lott | Toby Gad | 3:47 | ||||
| 5. | Hit the lights | Leah Haywood, Daniel James, Tony Nilsson | Dreamlab | 3:14 | ||||
| 6th | Whiplash | Greg Kurstin , Nicole Morier, Britney Spears | Greg Kurstin | 3:40 | ||||
| 7th | When the Sun Goes Down | Selena Gomez , Joey Clement, Steve Sulikowski, Stefan Abingdon | Stefan Abingdon | 3:16 | ||||
| 8th. | My dilemma | Antonina Armato, Tim James, Devrim Karaoglu | Rock Mafia, Devrim Karaoglu | 3:10 | ||||
| 9. | That's More Like It | Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg , Katy Perry | Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg | 3:09 | ||||
| 10. | Outlaw | Selena Gomez , Antonina Armato, Tim James, Thomas Armato Sturges | Rock Mafia, Devrim Karaoglu, Thomas Armato Sturges | 3:53 | ||||
| 11. | Middle of Nowhere | Espen Lind, Amund Bjorklund, Sandy Wilhelm, Carmen Michelle Key | Sandy Vee, Espionage | 3:27 | ||||
| 12. | Dices (Who Says) (Spanish version) | Emanuel Kiriakou, Priscilla Hamilton, Edgar Cortazar, Mark Portmann | Emanuel Kiriakou | 3:16 | ||||
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| 13. | Love You Like a Love Song (Dave Aude Radio Mix) | 3:17 | ||||||
| 14th | Love You Like a Love Song (Dave Aude Club Mix) | 6:28 | ||||||
| 15th | Love You Like a Love Song (Jump Smokers Radio Remix) | 4:11 | ||||||
| 16. | Love You Like a Love Song (Jump Smokers Club Remix) | 4:36 | ||||||
| 17th | Love You Like a Love Song (DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Radio Remix) | 3:16 | ||||||
| 18th | Love You Like a Love Song (DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Club Remix) | 6:38 | ||||||
| 19th | Love You Like a Love Song (Mixin Mark & Tony Svejda Radio Remix) | 3:59 | ||||||
| 20th | Love You Like a Love Song (Mixin Mark & Tony Svejda Club Remix) | 5:49 | ||||||
reception
Charts and chart placements
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Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Brazil (PMB)
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 gold
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20,000 |
 Indonesia (ASIRI)
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gold
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10,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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 platinum
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80,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
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gold
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30,000 |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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gold
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10,000 |
 Portugal (AFP)
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platinum
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20,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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gold
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20,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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 silver
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60,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 6 × gold 2 × platinum |
750,000 |
Main article: Selena Gomez / Music Sales Awards
publication
| country | date | Label |
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| Australia | June 21, 2011 |
Hollywood Records , Festival Mushroom Records, Warner Music Australia |
| Belgium | Universal Music | |
| China | ||
| Austria | June 24, 2011 | |
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| Germany | ||
| Ireland | June 27, 2011 | Hollywood Records |
| New Zealand | June 28, 2011 | |
| United States | ||
| United Kingdom | Fascination Records | |
| Canada | Hollywood Records | |
| France | 4th July 2011 | Fascination Records |
| Netherlands | July 12, 2011 | Universal Music |
| Japan | August 5, 2011 | Avex Group |
Individual evidence
- ^ When the Sun Goes Down. cduniverse.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ When the Sun Goes Down - Who Says. mtv.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ New Album When the Sun Goes Down. buzzyworthy.mtv.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ New Song Who Says. mtv.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Release New Song Who Says. huffingtonpost.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ Gomez German chart placements. musicline.de, accessed on August 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Gomez Who Says Billboard. billboard.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ↑ iTunes Love You Like a Love Song. itunes.apple.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Hit the Lights coming soon. teen.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Selena Gomez Chart. billboard.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ When the Sun Goes Down Metacritic. In: Metacritic . CBS Corporation , accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ Allmusic - When the Sun Goes Down. allmusic.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ Rolling Stone - When the Sun Goes Down. rollingstone.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ When the Sun Goes Down Club Fonograma. (No longer available online.) Clubfonograma.com, archived from the original on April 25, 2014 ; accessed on August 16, 2014 . 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.
- ^ When the Sun Goes Down EW. ew.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ When the Sun Goes Down Canada Comercial Performance. jam.canoe.ca, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ^ When the Sun Goes Down Worldwide Commercial Performance. billboard.com, accessed August 16, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Best of Billboard 200 . In: Billboard . Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ↑ Best of Billboard 200 . In: Billboard . Retrieved December 14, 2012.
