Music Sounds Better with U

For the song by Stardust, see Music Sounds Better with You.
"Music Sounds Better with U"
Single by Big Time Rush featuring Mann
from the album Elevate
Released November 1, 2011
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Dance-pop, teen pop, synthpop, R&B
Length 3:10
Label Nickelodeon, Columbia
Writer(s) Ryan Tedder, Thomas Bangalter, Benjamin Cohen, Brent Kutzle, Eric Bellinger, Frank Musker, Noel Zancanella, Alain Quême, Big Time Rush, Dominic Bugatti
Producer(s) Ryan Tedder
Big Time Rush singles chronology
"Worldwide"
(2011)		 "Music Sounds Better with U"
(2011)		 "Windows Down"
(2012)
Mann singles chronology
"The Mack"
(2011)		 "Music Sounds Better with U"
(2011)		 "Dance With You"
(2012)

"Music Sounds Better with U" is a song by Stardust and boy band Big Time Rush from their second studio album, Elevate. The song features American rapper Mann. "Music Sounds Better With U" was leaked two weeks before its official release, which was on November 1, 2011, as the first single from Elevate.

Writing

The band co-wrote the song with Noel Zancanella, Eric Bellinger, and OneRepublic members Ryan Tedder & Brent Kutzle. Production of the song was also handled by Tedder. On Big Time Radio, it was announced that before the final cut, there were around "nine or ten versions of the song".[1] The track contains a sample from Stardust's 1998 song of the same name (written by Thomas Bangalter, Benjamin Diamond, and Alan Braxe), which in turn sampled Chaka Khan's "Fate" (written by Frank Musker & Dominic Bugatti).[2][3]

Music video

An accompanying music video premiered on Nickelodeon on November 12, 2011.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 26
US Airplay Top 100 29
US Kid Digital Songs 1
Portugal Singles Top 50 25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 61

References

  1. ↑ Big Time Radio Montage #2. SoundCloud. 5:40 minutes in. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ↑ Big Time Radio Montage #2. SoundCloud. 6:00 minutes in. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. ↑ "WORLD PREMIERE: Listen To Big Time Rush's New Single 'Music Sounds Better With U' [AUDIO]". Ryan Seacrest. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Big Time Rush Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Big Time Rush. Retrieved February 11, 2012.