Another Life (Big Time Rush album)

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Another Life
Another Life by Big Time Rush.jpg
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
Big Time Rush
ReleasedJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)
Recorded2021–2023
Genre Pop [1]
Length30:50
45:12 (Deluxe Edition)
Label
  • Bought the Rights
  • BMG
Producer
Big Time Rush chronology
The Greatest Hits
(2016)		Another Life
(2023)
Singles from Another Life
  1. "Can't Get Enough"
    Released: February 6, 2023
  2. "Waves"
    Released: May 3, 2023
  3. "Weekends"
    Released: October 24, 2023

Another Life is the fourth studio album by American boy band Big Time Rush. It was released on June 2, 2023, and is their first studio album released under their own independent label, Bought the Rights, and BMG. [2] [3] It marks their first studio album in just under a decade since 24/Seven (2013).

Contents

Background

After a seven-year hiatus, Big Time Rush announced they would be reuniting for two performances in New York and Chicago in December 2021. [4] Shortly before these performances, the band released their first single in over eight years, "Call It Like I See It". [5] This release was succeeded by multiple standalone singles in 2022, including "Not Giving You Up", "Fall", "Honey", "Dale Pa' Ya" with Dominican artist Maffio, and a re-recording of "Paralyzed". These singles were promoted by the band's first tour in eight years, the Forever Tour.

Release and promotion

On April 4, 2023, the band announced the release date of a new single on May 3, 2023, followed by the release of their fourth studio album on June 9, 2023. [6] The full track list was revealed on April 30, 2023, confirming that the album would be titled Another Life. [2] Pre-orders of the album became available on May 3, 2023, alongside the release of another new single and the reveal of the official album artwork. [7]

On May 5, 2023, the band announced Another Life would be released a week earlier on June 2, 2023, coinciding with their performance on Today as part of the 2023 Citi Summer Concert Series. [3] [8] Subsequently, the album was released on CD and LP on August 18, 2023, and September 22, 2023, respectively worldwide. [9] [10]

The band later announced that a deluxe edition of the album would be released on November 10, 2023. This version of the album includes three new songs, an acoustic version of "Weekends", and a re-recording of an unreleased song "Shot in the Dark", which was previously featured on the band's television show. [11]

Singles

"Can't Get Enough" was released on February 6, 2023, as the album's lead single alongside a performance of the song on the Today Show and announcement of the Can't Get Enough Tour. [12]

The second single, "Waves", was released on May 3, 2023, alongside the pre-orders of the album. A music video was released on the same day. [7] [13]

The third single, "Weekends", was released on October 24, 2023, alongside the announcement of the album's deluxe edition. The release was accompanied by a music video. An acoustic version of the song is included on the deluxe edition of the album. [14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Vera Maksymiuk of Riff Magazine gave a review for the album. She called the record, "a fun, breezy and pleasant summer album." She described the first track, "Can't Get Enough" as a song that "sounds like a cross between more recent Jonas Brothers material and One Direction." Tracks such as "I Just Want To (Party All the Time)", were described as "traditional pop songs about love, longing and partying." She also called the final track "Another Life", "arguably the deepest of the entire record." She ended off stating, "Though Big Time Rush puts most of the bubblegum pop sound of earlier years behind them on Another Life, this album isn't a philosophical deep-dive into the intricacies of the human psyche." [15]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can't Get Enough"
3:26
2."Waves"
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Tyler Shamy
  • Will Ventres
Will Ventres3:15
3."I Just Want To (Party All the Time)"
  • PenaVega
  • James Johnson
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Nicholas Furlong
  • Spencer Nezey
  • Ventres
2:51
4."Weekends"
  • Bryan Todd
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Josh Gabbard
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Ventres
3:05
5."Work for It"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Sosa
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
2:34
6."Forget You Now"
3:16
7."Brand New"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Sosa
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Sophie Rose
3:37
8."Ask You Tonight"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Todd
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Gabbard
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Furlong
3:00
9."Superstitious"
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Ventres
Ventres3:14
10."Another Life"
  • Adam Amezaga
  • Korbesmeyer
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Furlong
2:32
Total length:30:50
Deluxe edition [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Shot In The Dark"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Catherine Allison Ward
  • David Ryan Harris
  • Jerry Lang II
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Furlong
 3:09
12.Untitled 
  • Cut&Dry
  • Furlong
2:34
13."Dreamworld"
 Bryan Todd 2:47
14."Your Way"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Sosa
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
Korbesmeyer2:41
15."Weekends" (acoustic)
  • Bryan Todd
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Josh Gabbard
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson Ventres
3:10
Total length:45:12

Personnel

Big Time Rush

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Another Life
Chart (2023)Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [16] 17

Release history

Release dates and formats for Another Life
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionRef.
VariousJune 2, 2023Standard [17]
GermanyAugust 17, 2023 CD [18]
VariousAugust 18, 2023 [9]
GermanySeptember 21, 2023 LP [19]
VariousSeptember 22, 2023 [10] [20]
November 10, 2023
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Deluxe [11]

Notes

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