Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show

Victorious:
Music from the Hit TV Show
Soundtrack album by Victoria Justice and Victorious Cast
Released August 2, 2011
Recorded 2009-10
Genre
Length 36:52
Label
Victoria Justice chronology
Spectacular!
(2009)Spectacular!2009
Victorious
(2011)
Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2011)Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show2011
Victorious soundtracks chronology
Victorious
(2011) Victorious2011
Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2011) Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show2011
Singles from Victorious
  1. "Freak the Freak Out"
    Released: November 19, 2010[1]
  2. "Beggin' on Your Knees"
    Released: April 1, 2011[2]
  3. "Best Friend's Brother"
    Released: May 20, 2011[3]
  4. "All I Want Is Everything"
    Released: September 2, 2011[4]
  5. "You're The Reason"
    Released: December 3, 2011[5]

Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show is the debut soundtrack for the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious. The majority of the album was sung by the lead actress of the television series, Victoria Justice, with the Victorious cast being listed beside her. Some of the other singers on the album include Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, Miranda Cosgrove, Matt Bennett, Daniella Monet and Avan Jogia. The majority of the album was written by Michael Corcoran, Dan Schneider, Savan Kotecha, Kool Kojak and CJ Abraham with Victoria Justice involved in the composition of "Best Friend's Brother" and Leon Thomas III on "Song 2 You".

The album was released August 2, 2011 by Nick Records, in association with Sony Music Entertainment.[6][7] All of the songs on this soundtrack appear on previously aired episodes of both seasons of Victorious. The soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 5 with over 40,000 copies sold. It also peaked at number one on the Billboard Kid Albums chart and the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart.

The lead single album released was "Freak the Freak Out" on November 19, 2010. The song was the soundtrack's most successful single released, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50. Other singles from the album include "Beggin' on Your Knees" (released April 1, 2011), "Best Friend's Brother" (released May 20, 2011) and "Leave It All to Shine" (released June 10, 2011).

Music structure and lyrics

The album features the heavy usage of synthesizers, drum machine and Auto-Tune, prominent in songs like "Freak the Freak Out" and "Make It Shine".[8] The lyrical themes involve light romance, happy and sad, and assertions of self-worth.[8]

The mix of some tracks on the album are slightly altered in comparison to the versions heard in the show. The vocals of "Tell Me That You Love Me" are heard with a piano in the show, but the song has more instruments on the soundtrack. "Finally Falling" in this album removes Avan Jogia's opening verse. The show version of "All I Want Is Everything" has more prominent vocals from the other cast members. Full versions of the former two can be streamed at the show's student website, TheSlap.com.

Singles

The lead single released was "Freak the Freak Out" on November 19, 2010. The song was featured on the Victorious special, "Freak the Freak Out" and the soundtrack most successful single released, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50. The single was accompanied by a two-minute music video that premiered on Nickelodeon in mid-November. "Beggin' on Your Knees" was released as second single and peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was accompanied by a music video directed by Marc Wagner which was released on March 12, 2011. "Best Friend's Brother" was the third single released from the soundtrack on May 20, 2011. The music video for the single was released on May 28, 2011. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 93 and peaked at number 86. "All I Want Is Everything" was the fourth single released from the soundtrack on September 2, 2011. "You're the Reason" was the fifth and final single released from the album, released on December 3, 2011.

Promotional singles

"Make It Shine" was released as the first promotional single on April 13, 2010.[9] "Leave It All to Shine" was released June 10, 2011, as the second single from the album and performed on the iCarly 90-minute special "iParty with Victorious" by the cast members of both iCarly and Victorious.[10]

Track listing

Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Make It Shine (Victorious Theme)" (featuring Victoria Justice)Victorious Cast3:07
2."Freak the Freak Out" (featuring Victoria Justice)
Cast3:54
3."Best Friend's Brother" (featuring Victoria Justice)
Cast3:38
4."Beggin' on Your Knees" (featuring Victoria Justice)
Cast3:13
5."All I Want Is Everything"3:02
6."You're The Reason"
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
  • Cast
  • Justice
2:53
7."Give It Up" (featuring Elizabeth Gillies and Ariana Grande)
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
Cast2:45
8."I Want You Back"The Corporation
  • Cast
  • Justice
2:59
9."Song 2 You" (featuring Leon Thomas III and Victoria Justice)
  • Brian Kierulf
  • Josh Schwartz
  • Leon Thomas III
Cast3:38
10."Tell Me That You Love Me" (featuring Victoria Justice and Leon Thomas III)
Cast2:41
11."Finally Falling"
  • Cast
  • Justice
2:50
12."Leave It All to Shine" (featuring Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice)
  • Schneider
  • Gottwald
  • Corcoran
2:12
Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show – European bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
13."Broken Glass" (featuring Matt Bennett)SchneiderCast2:25
Total length:36:52
Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show – Asia bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
14."Favorite Foods"SchneiderCast1:54
15."Finally Falling"
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Bell
  • Corcoran
3:01
16."You're the Reason (Acoustic Version)" (featuring Victoria Justice)
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
Cast3:02

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 5
US Digital Albums 5
US Kid Albums 1
US Soundtracks 1

References

  1. ""Freak the Freak Out" by Victoria Justice". iTunes. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. ""Beggin' on Your Knees" by Victoria Justice". iTunes. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  3. ""Best Friend's Brother" by Victoria Justice". iTunes. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  4. ""All I Want Is Everything" by Victoria Justice". iTunes. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  5. ""You're the Reason" by Victoria Justice". iTunes. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  6. ""Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show" by Victoria Justice and Victorious cast". iTunes. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  7. amazon.com, "Victorious Soundtrack". Accessed 1 July 2011.
  8. 1 2 allmusic.com, "". Accessed 3 September 2011.
  9. ""Make It Shine" by Victoria Justice". iTunes. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  10. ""Leave It All to Shine" by Victoria Justice and Miranda Cosgrove". iTunes. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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