Help Me (Nick Carter song)

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"Help Me"
Help Me cover.jpg
Single by Nick Carter
from the album Now or Never
B-side
  • "End of Forever"
  • "Payback"
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2002
Recorded2002
Genre Pop
Length3:11
Label Jive Records
Songwriter(s) Matthew Gerrard, M. Vice
Nick Carter singles chronology
"Help Me"
(2002)
"Do I Have to Cry for You"
(2002)

"Help Me" is the debut solo single by American singer Nick Carter. It was written by Matthew Gerrard and M. Vice for Carter's first studio album, Now or Never . "Help Me" was released on June 24, 2002 and reached the top 10 in Canada, Denmark, and Italy.

Contents

Track listings and formats

  1. "Help Me" (Album Version) – 3:11
  2. "Help Me" (Instrumental) – 3:11
  3. "End of Forever"  – 4:10
  4. "Payback"  – 3:30
  1. "Help Me" (Album Version) – 3:11
  2. "Help Me" (Instrumental) – 3:11
  1. "Help Me" (Album Version) – 3:11
  2. "End of Forever"  – 4:10
  3. "Help Me" (Instrumental) – 3:11
  1. "Help Me" (Album Version) – 3:11
  2. "End of Forever"  – 4:10
  3. "Payback"  – 3:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Help Me" by Nick Carter
Chart (2002)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 38
Denmark (Tracklisten) [4] 6
El Salvador (Notimex) [5] 5
Guatemala (Notimex) [6] 3
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 44
Italy (FIMI) [8] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 48
Scotland (OCC) [11] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 33
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 17
UK Indie (OCC) [15] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Help Me" by Nick Carter
Chart (2002)Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [16] 85

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Help Me"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesSeptember 3, 2002 Contemporary hit radio Jive [17]
October 7, 2002 Hot adult contemporary [18]

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