My World is the first album by Justin Bieber. It was released on November 17, 2009, via Island Records, and its follow up, My World 2.0, was released on March 23, 2010. Bieber worked a variety of producers such as his mentor, Usher, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Midi Mafia and more. The songs are mostly inspired by typical coming of age situations, and musically the album is R&B influenced pop.
Background[]
The album was almost named Overboard, but the excitement around the project and deluge of music from those who wanted to be involved, led to the project being cut into two projects: My World, and My World 2.0.[1]
Scooter Braun's philosophy with Justin Bieber was Michael Jackson. It was, have a young kid with an angelic voice singing great records about love. And everyone told Braun, “You can’t have him sing these records. What does he know about love?”[2]
"There's a lot of stuff that's not just about love. There's songs that teens can relate to, as far as parents not being together and divorce, and just stuff that happens in everyday life. There's a lot of artists my age, and their whole album is, Everything is perfect. "Real life isn't perfect, so my album kind of portrays that. You just have to make the best of what you have."
Track list[]
- One Time 3:35
- Favorite Girl 4:16
- Down to Earth 4:05
- Bigger 3:17
- One Less Lonely Girl 3:49
- First Dance (featuring Usher) 3:42
- Love Me 3:11
Bonus songs[]
- One Less Lonely Girl (French Vocal) (Canadian release only) 3:47
- Common Denominator (iTunes bonus track) 4:08
Music videos[]
- One Less Lonely Girl 3:55
- One Time 4:02
Promotion[]
During the summer and fall of 2009, Bieber went on a tour to promote his debut single, visiting several radio stations and performing exclusively. Some of his stops included American Top 40, Z100 and Radio Disney. Internationally, he appeared on the European program The Dome and performed "One Time". His television appearances include appearing several times special guest on YTV's MuchMusic, presenting at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and performing on mtvU's VMA tour. He performed "One Time" and "One Less Lonely Girl" on The Next Star's finale, on September 26, 2009. On October 12, 2009, Bieber made his first non-MTV U.S. television appearance when he performed "One Time", "Favorite Girl", and "One Less Lonely Girl" on The Today Show's Toyota Concert Series. Many fans had begun camping out for the concert over thirty-two hours before his performance, and Bieber went to surprise the fans that were already there. The heavily packed concert resulted in high security and barricades nearly being broken down. The crowd for the Today concert was the biggest at the show for the year, including the Miley Cyrus concert. Bieber appeared and performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on November 3 and 17, Good Morning America on November 14 and 15, Lopez Tonight on November 17, Chelsea Lately on November 18, It's On with Alexa Chung on November 19, The Wendy Williams Show on November 27, and BET's 106 and Park on December 10, 2009, alongside Rihanna. In addition to the talk show appearances, he appeared on True Jackson, VP, coinciding with the days before the album's release. During Winter 2009, Bieber began another promotion tour in the U.S., and performed at several holiday "Jingle Ball" concerts.
While promoting the album, Bieber was scheduled to appear at Long Island's Roosevelt Fields Mall, but the performance had to be cancelled. TMZ first reported the story, and it was covered by several national media outlets. Over 3,000 screaming fans showed up for the appearance. The event got out of control and over 35 police units from Nassau County and Garden City had to be called in. According to TMZ, a fan screamed that Bieber was in an Abercrombie Kids store, and that is when the mayhem already taking place got further out of hand. Several fans were injured, but no serious injures took place. The police told Bieber he could not come in because of the current situation and fire hazard. In an interview with WBLI 106.1, Bieber stated, "It was so crazy that I couldn't get to even come in the building. They [the authorities] basically threatened to put me in cuffs and send me away to jail." The police arrested an Island Records senior vice-president, James A. Roppo, reportedly for hindering the police's crowd control efforts. Bieber took to Twitter, apologizing to fans, and promising to make up for the cancellation.
Bieber performed for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for the Christmas in Washington, a televised musical special that benefits the National Children’s Medical Center, which aired on December 20 on TNT Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" at the program. He was also one of the performers at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31. While promoting the album in the United Kingdom, Bieber performed an acoustic rendition of "One Time" and a drum solo on BBC's Blue Peter on January 12, 2009.
Charts[]
My World marked the highest debut in units of any new artist in 2009. All seven songs from the debut CD charted in the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in Billboard history. He was also the first solo artist ever to send four songs from a debut album into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 prior to his album's release. [3]
Plaques & certifications[]
Awarded on December 22, 2009
Awarded in April 2012
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Nomination | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Juno Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Pop Album of the Year | Nominated |
Credits[]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]
- Primary Artist - Justin Bieber
- Record Label - Def Jam, Island, Mercury Limited
Thanks[]
I would like to thank all my family, friends, and fans. To my mom I love you with all my heart. Thanks for being there through all the ups and downs – you sacrificed everything for me. You are amazing and my #1 fan. I hope to get you that house someday. Dad – I’m so happy to have the relationship we have and thanks for being you and for just being one of my best friends. You are one of my biggest supporters and always encourage me with the love only a father can give a son - love you. To Scooter – thanks for always being there for me through everything no matter what and for making my dreams come true. You are helping me become not only an artist but a good person and better man. Usher – what can I say. You are a hero, a mentor, a role model, but best of all...a friend. Thank you to Ry Good for holding me down every day and helping me. Thanks to my best friends Chaz Somers and Ryan Butler for helping me stay just Justin. Thanks to Kenny Hamilton for going above and beyond. Thank you to Mama Jan – you’re the best. Thank you to LA Reid, Chris Hicks, Steve Bartels and Gabriela Schwartz for believing. Thanks to Aaron Rosenberg, Solomon Smallwood, Nathan McCay, Leighton Soltys, my sister Jazmyn, Pretty Boi Fresh, Tricky Stewart, Jeremy Stevenson, Jeremy Strong, J Lac, Swift, Adonis, The Movement, The Clutch, Frank E, Mike Caren, Adelio, Jaycen Joshua, Ryan Toby, Ryan Lovit, DJ Lil Tay, Marvin, Antonio, Mike, Craig, and Nick. Shervah Edwards, The-Dream, Karen Kwak, a special thank you and dedication to Shakir Stewart RIP , Kayla, Erin Wagner, The Brauns, The Beadles, Kuk, Michael Alexander, Taylor Swift, Tab, Chester, Noah Sheer, Erik Olesen, Michael Jackson, Boyz 2 Men, Stevie Wonder, Edwin McCain, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Brian McKnight, Aretha Franklin, Akon, Asher Roth and the RothBoys, Marie Tvarich, Jarrett L, Jenny Bengen, Jeannah Ho, Brandon Love, Grace Miguel, Erika, Millie, A.J., Dave Reynolds, shirtless Joe, Jules, Tashia, Stone, Carin Morris, Babygirl, Dallas Austin, The Atlanta Knights, The Stratford Strikers, the Stratford Warriors, the Stratford Star Competition for getting this thing started, the Avon Theatre, James Z, The Falkensteins, Justin Timberlake, Dan Kanter, Chad Ritter, Sheri Riley, YOUTUBE, Jamen, Julian and the Biscuit. Thank you to my Grandparents for their never-ending love and support…words could never express how I feel about you guys. I love you very much. To my fans...what can I say. Thank you to every one of you that ever watched a video, posted a Facebook comment, a twitter or just told a friend. Thank you for embracing me and believing in me and changing my life. I’m a stranger to you, just a small town kid who never believed this would ever happen to me and because of you – the fans – this dream is becoming a reality. I will never ever be able to show you how grateful I am and how every day I feel blessed to have your support and love. I love all of you. Thank you for making dreams come true. Last but never least I want to thank the Big Man Himself ....Jesus.
References[]
- ↑ Blanchet, Brenton (November 14, 2019). "Justin Bieber’s ‘My World’ Turns 10: Producers, Writers, Photographers Reflect on 2009 Debut". Billboard.
- ↑ La Puma, Joe (March 23, 2012). "Interview: Scooter Braun Talks About Managing Justin Bieber". Complex.
- ↑ "Justin Bieber Billboard Record BREAKER". oceanUP. November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009.
- ↑ Bieber, Justin. "Credits/My World/Justin Bieber – TIDAL". Tidal.
