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Released | March 19, 2021 | |||
Recorded | May 2019–February 2021 | |||
Studio | Henson Recording Studio | |||
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Length | 45:26 | |||
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Justice is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19, 2021, by Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Khalid, Chance the Rapper, the Kid Laroi, Dominic Fike, Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Beam, Burna Boy, and Benny Blanco. The "Triple Chucks" deluxe edition of the album was released on March 26, 2021, exactly a week after the standard version. It features additional guest appearances from Lil Uzi Vert, Jaden, Quavo, DaBaby, and Tori Kelly. The complete edition was released on October 8, 2021, and includes the tracks on store versions of the album that did not make the regular album. It features additional guest appearances from TroyBoi and Poo Bear. The album includes production from Benny Blanco himself, Virtual Riot, Andrew Watt, Skrillex, Finneas, Jon Bellion, the Monsters & Strangerz, and numerous others. It serves as the follow-up to Bieber's previous album, Changes (2020). Justice is a pop, R&B, and dream pop album. [1] [2] [3]
The album was supported by six singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one "Peaches" and the top-ten singles: "Holy", "Anyone" and "Ghost". "Holy", which features Chance the Rapper, was released as the lead single on September 18, 2020. "Lonely", which is a joint track alongside Benny Blanco, was released as the second single on October 16, 2020. "Anyone" was released as the third single on January 1, 2021. "Hold On", was released as the fourth single on March 5, 2021. "Peaches", which features Daniel Caesar and Giveon, was released as the fifth single with the album on March 19, 2021. "Ghost" was released as the sixth single on September 10, 2021.
Justice debuted atop the charts of ten countries, including the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart. The fifth single "Peaches" simultaneously debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. In the United States, the peak of the album marked Bieber's eighth chart-topper, and made him the youngest solo artist to achieve as many number-one albums at 27 years old. Justice and "Peaches" both held the number-one spots on the respective charts simultaneously in the same week, making Bieber the first solo male artist and the third act overall to achieve this feat. The album is certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Upon release, the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics, most of whom complimented its production and vocal delivery, but deprecated its lyrics and "confusing" concept surrounding justice. The album contains elements of pop rock, synth-pop, and new wave. Bieber promoted the album with live performances on various television shows, such as Saturday Night Live , The Voice , The Late Late Show with James Corden , and Good Morning America . To support Justice and Changes, Bieber embarked on his fourth concert tour, titled Justice World Tour, across North America, Europe, and South America, in 2022. At the 64th Grammy Awards, the album and its singles received a total of eight nominations including Album, Song and Record of the Year; the latter two for "Peaches". [4]
After releasing his fifth studio album, Changes (2020), Bieber was interviewed by Apple Music DJ Zane Lowe. [5] Bieber said he was looking forward to making music that would reflect the things that he had learned about commitment and building trust. [6]
On February 26, 2021, when Bieber announced the album, he stated: "There's so much [ sic ] deeper levels I'm excited to go to, which is fun. It gives me something to look forward to".
"In a time when there’s so much wrong with this broken planet, we all crave healing and justice for humanity. In creating this album my goal is to make music that will provide comfort, to make songs that people can relate to and connect to so they feel less alone. Suffering, injustice and pain can leave people feeling helpless. Music is a great way of reminding each other that we aren’t alone. Music can be a way to relate to one another and connect with one another. I know that I cannot simply solve injustice by making music but I do know that if we all do our part by using our gifts to serve this planet and each other that we are that much closer to being united. This is me doing a small part. My part. I want to continue the conversation of what justice looks like so we can continue to heal."
Before the release of lead single "Holy", on September 18, 2020, Bieber and featured artist Chance the Rapper discussed Bieber's follow-up to Changes on a YouTube livestream, in which Chance said that it reminded him of Michael Jackson's fifth studio album, Off the Wall (1979), and said that the album is "some of the best music I've ever heard" and that it is "groundbreaking music". [8]
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when the singer was in quarantine at his house in Toronto, Bieber was sent a plethora of demos submitted to his management team by songwriters, managers, publishers and producers. Bieber recorded the songs he liked in his home studio and sent them back to his inner circle. [9] Bieber revealed on April 10, 2020, during an Instagram Live that he had recorded a song called "Anyone", which would later be released as the album's third single. [10] [11] [12] On April 18, 2020, on Instagram Stories, Bieber remarked his new album was sounding "crazy-good" in his opinion. [13]
The recording of Justice intensified once Bieber got back to Los Angeles a couple of months later. While his latest record Changes was R&B oriented, for this record nothing was off limits. [9] While hanging out at Andrew Watt's house with Shawn Mendes, Bieber started to write the hook of the song "Peaches". [14] Watt showed Bieber around his home studio and said to him to "go play the drums" and after having recorded a drum beat, Bieber sat down at the piano and played some chords which they also recorded and looped. Then Watt recorded some bass and guitar and Bieber started free-styling and "just talking words back and forth for fun". After this session, Bieber asked Watt to send him the demo so he could work on it some more by himself. [15] Bieber posted a snippet of the song on his Instagram account on September 7, 2020. Record producer Shndo later listened to it and decided to further produce the song. He screen-recorded the Instagram video, recorded some drums over it in the music software Ableton and decided to speed up the song. Shndo collaborated with music producer Harv, who added some more instruments to the song. They presented the song to Bieber who loved it and later re-recorded the hook and wrote a verse before sending it back to them to work on it some more. On the same day, Bieber contacted Giveon who accepted to be a part of the song while Daniel Caesar was later also asked to be a part of the track. [16]
Initially, Bieber's team was not planning on releasing an album so soon and Bieber realised that they had an album's worth of material in December 2020. [17] On January 22, 2021, Bieber shared an update on the new album on Instagram Stories. He wrote: "Finishing this album. Stay tuned." He also shared a picture of him singing in the studio. [18] On January 26, 2021, Bieber wrote on Twitter that he was going over the track listing for the album. [19]
According to Craig Jenkins from Vulture, "the album zips through synth-pop, Soulection-esque funk, dancehall-tinged electronic dance music, and rock-infused Afrobeats". [20]
According to allmusic "Justice is a decent addition to Bieber's catalog. It's distinguished by a variety of pop modes that includes vaporous Synth-rock and strumming acoustic ballads, Hip hop Gospel and bedroom EDM, and sun-dazed R&B and contemporary Afrobeat." [21]
After Bieber ventured into a more R&B-oriented sound for Changes, Justice sees him return to his pop roots. [22] Justice starts with the minimal dream pop track "2 Much" which contains Bieber's favourite line: "I don't wanna fall asleep, I'd rather fall in love". [23] [3] The second track, "Deserve You", has been described by Billboard and Bieber himself as a song that sounds like Phil Collins' work, [17] [23] and "striking 1980s power-ballad gold" [24] funk [25] and disco. "Off My Face" has been described as an acoustic ode to love which is stylistically comparable to his 2015 song "Love Yourself". [23] The song includes soft-rock stylings and drunk-in-love double entendres. [24] "Holy" was described as a "gospel-brunch rave-up". [26] "Unstable" combines elements of piano ballads and 2000s country songs. [27] The eighth track, "Die for You" featuring Dominic Fike, is an "MTV-friendly" new wave, funk, [28] dance-pop, [29] [30] dream pop, glam rock and disco song. [24] And ventures into pop-rock territory, a completely novel mode for Bieber. "Hold On" is a synth-pop song that was compared to Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes". [31] Also “Hold On” and “Somebody” revisit new wave’s metamorphosis into sophisticated adult contemporary pop. [32]
The sound of Skrillex-produced 80s rock [25] "Somebody" was described as "a hyper-pop experiment" that is driven by a "snappy baseline". [27] "Ghost", the eleventh track is a pop-rock song with shimmering electronic synthesizers. [26] [28] [29] The twelfth track, "Peaches", which features Daniel Caesar and Giveon, is a pop-R&B song that has been compared to Bruno Mars' work. [29] And on the breathless dance-pop track [33] The next track, "Love You Different", which features Beam, is influenced by tropical house and Afrobeat, and has been compared to Bieber's 2015 single, "Sorry". [29] [22] The next track, "Loved by You", features Burna Boy and is influenced by afropop and dancehall. [33]
For Justice, Bieber's management team tried out a new multi-single release strategy, which was to release multiple singles, which would later lead into a new album. Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, came up with the idea in June 2020. [34]
The lead single of the album "Holy", which features American rapper Chance the Rapper, was released on September 18, 2020. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 making it Bieber's 20th top 10 in the United States. Its music video was released on the same day and features Bieber as a laid-off oil worker and his partner being helped by a charitable soldier. [35] It was directed by Colin Tilley and stars Wilmer Valderrama and Ryan Destiny. [36]
The second single, "Lonely", a collaboration with American record producer Benny Blanco, was released on October 16, 2020. The track debuted at number 14 and peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Its music video premiered alongside the single. [37] It was directed by American music video director Jake Schreier and stars Jacob Tremblay, who plays a younger version of Bieber. [38] Bieber praised Jacob Tremblay for his talent, adding that he became emotional when he saw Tremblay play himself, while he acts as a spectator "from the outside looking in". [39] In a livestream on Bieber's YouTube channel after the song's release, both Bieber and Blanco called Tremblay one of the best child actors they have ever seen. "The first time I watched him go through the segment... I legitimately lost it," Bieber said of witnessing Tremblay on set. "I was tearing up, like completely." [40]
The third single, "Anyone", released on January 1, 2021. The track debuted and peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100. [41] The music video premiered alongside the single. [42] It was directed by Colin Tilley and stars American actress Zoey Deutch who plays Bieber's love interest in the video. Bieber portrays a 1960s boxer whose powerful love for his other half inspires him to train, fight, and eventually overcome a potential K.O. on his journey to becoming a champion. [43] For the music video, Bieber covered up all of his tattoos. [44]
The fourth single, "Hold On", was released on March 5, 2021. The track debuted at number 26 and later peaked at number 20 on the Hot 100 chart. [45] Its music video was released alongside the single and was directed by Colin Tilley. It stars Taiwanese actress Christine Ko who plays Bieber's love interest in the video. The video opens with Bieber on the run from the police, before suffering a gunshot wound. However, as the video flashes back, the viewer learns why Bieber is running from the police in the first place. [46]
The fifth single, "Peaches", which features Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar and American singer-songwriter Giveon, was released alongside the album on March 19, 2021. The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and became Bieber's seventh number one in the United States. Bieber also became the first solo male artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts simultaneously. [47] The song's music video premiered alongside the song and album. [48] It was directed by Colin Tilley and sees the three artists cruising the Las Vegas Strip. [49]
The sixth single, "Ghost", was sent to French radio stations on September 10, 2021. [50] The song debuted at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart following the release of Justice and later peaked at number five after being released as a single. [51] The music video, directed by Colin Tilley, premiered on October 8, 2021. Actress Diane Keaton stars as Bieber's grandmother in the video. [52] The video sees Bieber and Keaton mourn the death of his grandfather at an ocean-side funeral. [53] [54] After two years, Bieber sees that Keaton is still struggling from her husband's passing, so he buys her expensive things and the two partake in activities together. [55] The video ends with Bieber finding Keaton a new man who resembles her widower on a dating app called Slide and taking her to meet him, setting her up on a date with him. [56]
To promote the album and its singles, Bieber performed on several TV shows including Saturday Night Live , The Late Late Show with James Corden , and Good Morning America . [57] [58] Bieber debuted his singles "Holy" and "Lonely" during the third episode of the 46th season of Saturday Night Live, on October 18, 2020. [59] The single "Anyone" was performed live for the first time during Bieber's New Year's Eve concert on January 1, 2021. [60] On March 13, 2021, Bieber performed "Hold On" for the first time on the 2021' Kids Choice Awards. [61] The fifth single "Peaches" was performed live for the first time two days before its official release, on March 17, 2021, during Bieber's first Tiny Desk concert. [62]
Bieber performed a 15-minute livestream concert from the rooftop of a Paris hotel. The concert premiered on Bieber's YouTube channel on April 13, 2021. Directed by David Ctiborsky, the concert revealed Bieber and his live band performing on a roof at sunset, with landmarks like the Eiffel Tower visible in the background, and later in the halls of the hotel. During the concert the singer played several tracks from his Justice album, including "Hold On," "Somebody" and "Off My Face." The final track, "2 Much," brought Bieber back to the roof after night falls, with the Eiffel Tower glowing behind him. [63]
The documentary Next Chapter, directed by Michael D. Ratner, premiered on YouTube on October 30, 2020. It provided an intimate look at Bieber's life in quarantine and while recording Justice. [64] [65] While talking about the documentary, Bieber said: "I'm excited to catch up with [the fans] and to share the progress I'm making, the new music I'm working on, and what I'm excited about for the future." [66]
After the release of his lead single "Yummy" from his fifth studio album Changes on January 3, 2020, Bieber announced the first round of dates for his new tour titled Changes Tour, on January 13, 2020. [67] The tour was scheduled to begin on May 14, 2020, in Seattle at CenturyLink Field, but on April 1, 2020, [68] it was announced that the tour would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [69] On July 23, 2020, Bieber announced rescheduled dates for the then called "Justin Bieber World Tour" slated for 2021, starting on June 2, 2021, in San Diego at Pechanga Arena. [70] On May 6, 2021, Bieber announced rescheduled dates for the tour, now called "Justice World Tour". Bieber hit the road on February 18, 2022, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego and the tour ran through Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver, Atlanta, Montreal, Tampa, Austin, and more. [71] Bieber said about the tour in a press release: “We’re working hard to make this tour the best one yet. I'm excited to get out there and engage with my fans again.” The tour officially started on February 18, 2022 in San Diego and ended on September 4, 2022, in Rio de Janeiro after Bieber needed to take a break from music and touring in order to focus on his health.
On January 14, 2021, Rory Kramer snapped 3,500 photos of Bieber across three Los Angeles locations. [72] The cover was taken within the night's final 100 frames. In the definitive photo, Bieber is crouched in Downtown Los Angeles' 2nd Street Tunnel. [72] His hand covers his left eye, while his right eye is introspectively closed. Bieber chose the picture to be the album cover in mid-January at his home in Los Angeles. In an interview with The Indianapolis Star , Kramer stated: "You saw how certain he was, he saw that vision. It was cool to witness, someone so excited about his project. It's cool to have the artist be super passionate about your photo. It's the ultimate compliment". [72]
On February 26, 2021, when the album cover was revealed, the team of the French group Justice reacted to the album logo. According to Pedro Winter, founder and owner of French record label Ed Banger Records, the logo of the album, conceived by Bieber himself, is similar to the logo of Justice, who is signed to the label. On March 1, 2021, Winter reacted on Instagram by taking a screenshot of the logo drawn by Bieber and saying, satirically; "Ed Banger Records appoints Mr Justin Drew Bieber as Art Director. We would like to thank Mr So Me [the current artistic director of Ed Banger] for all his work since 2003". [73] [74] [75] On March 18, Rolling Stone reported that Justice sent a cease and desist letter to Bieber over the album, citing willful trademark infringement over the Cross logo. [76]
Bieber announced the release of the album on February 26, 2021. [77] [78] Along with the announcement, an EP titled JB6 was released for digital download and streaming. The EP includes the original versions of three of the already-released singles "Holy" (featuring Chance the Rapper), "Lonely" (with Benny Blanco) and "Anyone", as well as acoustic versions of the former two. [79] Target and Walmart-exclusive CD versions of Justice were released alongside the original on March 19, 2021, and both include one additional song. [80] [81] Bieber revealed the track listing of the album on March 10, 2021. [82] On March 16, 2021, Good Morning America announced that Bieber would debut a new music video on March 19. [83] On March 19, 2021, Justice was released alongside a music video for the fifth single, "Peaches", which was directed by Colin Tilley. The video sees Bieber and featured artists Daniel Caesar and Giveon cruising the Las Vegas Strip. [49] Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) with six new tracks was released on March 26, 2021 and features guest appearances from Jaden, Tori Kelly, Lil Uzi Vert and DaBaby. [84]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.0/10 [85] |
Metacritic | 62/100 [86] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [87] |
Clash | 7/10 [88] |
The Daily Telegraph | [89] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [26] |
The Guardian | [29] |
The Independent | [90] |
The Irish Times | [91] |
NME | [22] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10 [92] |
Rolling Stone | [93] |
Justice received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 62, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". [86]
Louise Bruton from The Irish Times described Justice as "undeniably good" and the singer's "poppiest yet", having Bieber "loosen up" musically. [91] Roisin O'Connor, writing for The Independent , dubbed Justice the best album of Bieber's career, praised the evolution from his fifth studio album, Changes , and adored the musicianship of its tracks. [90] In agreement, Will Lavin of NME felt that the album is an improvement from Changes. He asserted Justice is not a protest album, but contains "messages of hope, morality and standing for truth" nevertheless, where Bieber produces "powerful results" via personal experiences. [22] Billboard writer Jason Lipshutz felt that Bieber "gains more artistic clarity" on Justice, as he attempts to "express a complex emotional state over the course of an album instead of jamming it into three minutes". He named it Bieber's "strongest front-to-back listen to date". [94] PopMatters writer Ana Clara Ribeiro wrote that Justice evinces Bieber as a "pop music force", and contains traces of its predecessors, especially Purpose (2015). [95]
Other reviews were more mixed. Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly felt that none of the tracks "have touched the heady heights" of Purpose singles like "Sorry" and "Where Are Ü Now", but thought Justice is full of "Husband Bops" and "respectable numbers". [26] Evening Standard 's David Smyth complimented the musical direction of the album but noted that Bieber "still doesn't have a great deal to say" lyrically. [96] Reviewing for Clash , Robin Murray stated that Justice explores "hip hop to slick Billboard pop and beyond", however, its 16 tracks "can become a repetitive experience". [88] Branding it "an earnest pop album", Pitchfork 's Rawiya Kameir complimented Bieber's smooth and controlled vocals but deprecated the "rote" production and "spiritless" songwriting. She saw Justice exuding the same "charisma and agility" that drove Bieber to stardom, however, denounced justice as the album's theme, expressing uncertainty about "whether Bieber is singing about his wife or his god". [92] Rosemary Akpan of Exclaim! dubbed Justice a "decent" album about his "wholesome" marital life, nonetheless regarded the album title "reeking performative activism". [97] Craig Jenkins of Vulture wrote that "Bieber sounds better adjusted than ever, but the music he's made this time feels a little reserved". Jenkins opined that "the more chances Justice takes, the better the payoffs," but dismissed the collaborations with Khalid and The Kid Laroi. [98] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times named the album one that is "disorganized, only sporadically strong" but complimented the collaborations "Unstable" and "Peaches". [99] Writing for The Los Angeles Times , Mikael Wood opined that the album "feels out of sync with the rest of modern pop". He highlighted "Peaches," "Ghost," and "Die For You" as the record's best tracks, but felt that, the album. as a whole, "short-changes the hard-won storytelling talent that Bieber has cultivated." [100]
Many critics found the placement of speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. in the album irrelevant in context. Variety 's Chris Willman appreciated the album's production and Bieber's vocals, calling it an "unabashed, good pop album", but wondered "why anyone thought it was a good idea to conflate civil-right martyrdom with the thought of succumbing to a hot woman". [1] The Guardian critic Alexis Petridis described the album as a set of love songs about Bieber's wife, contradicting the singer's description of the album—"justice for humanity". [29] Questioning the lack of relation between the album's songs and King's speeches, Ali Shutler of The Daily Telegraph opined that the "loved-up" lyricism "almost exclusively" focuses on Bieber himself. Shutler dismissed the guest appearances from Khalid and Chance the Rapper as unexciting. [89] Keith Harris of Rolling Stone termed Justice as "professionally crafted pop" with many "chart-validated" tracks. He compared the inclusion of King's speeches to the "hollow, non-committal feel of a brand-sponsored Black History Month tweet, a gesture best left unmade", and remarked that they "co-opt and trivialize the message of the man they profess to honor". [93] In a negative review, Kitty Empire of The Observer criticized Bieber for "putting one of the greatest orators who ever lived on [the] album as a tone-deaf wheeze", and deemed the album "a new low" for the singer. [101]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | The Best Albums of 2021 | 36 | [102] |
Complex | The Best Albums of 2021 | 20 | [103] |
CBC Music | The 21 Best Canadian Albums of 2021 | 6 | [104] |
The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, selling 154,000 equivalent album units in the United States in its first week and becoming Bieber's eighth number one album on the chart. As a 27-year-old at that time, Bieber became the youngest soloist with eight number one albums in the United States. [105] On March 29, 2021, Justice was certified gold by the RIAA. [106] The fifth single "Peaches", also debuted at number one in the same week, making Bieber the first solo male artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts simultaneously. [47] The album returned to the top on its third week, becoming his second album to spend multiple weeks at number one. [107] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reported that Bieber was the world's eighth best-selling artist of 2021, bolstered by Justice. [108]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "2 Much" |
| Skrillex | 2:32 |
2. | "Deserve You" |
| 3:07 | |
3. | "As I Am" (featuring Khalid) |
|
| 2:54 |
4. | "Off My Face" |
|
| 2:36 |
5. | "Holy" (featuring Chance the Rapper) |
|
| 3:32 |
6. | "Unstable" (featuring the Kid Laroi) |
| 2:38 | |
7. | "MLK Interlude" | King | 1:44 | |
8. | "Die for You" (featuring Dominic Fike) |
|
| 3:18 |
9. | "Hold On" |
|
| 2:50 |
10. | "Somebody" |
| 3:00 | |
11. | "Ghost" |
|
| 2:33 |
12. | "Peaches" (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) |
|
| 3:18 |
13. | "Love You Different" (featuring Beam) |
|
| 3:06 |
14. | "Loved by You" (featuring Burna Boy) |
|
| 2:39 |
15. | "Anyone" |
|
| 3:10 |
16. | "Lonely" (with Benny Blanco) |
| 2:29 | |
Total length: | 45:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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17. | "There She Go" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) |
|
| 3:35 |
18. | "I Can't Be Myself" (featuring Jaden) |
|
| 3:13 |
19. | "Lifetime" |
|
| 3:27 |
20. | "Wish You Would" (featuring Quavo) |
|
| 4:01 |
21. | "Know No Better" (featuring DaBaby) |
|
| 2:41 |
22. | "Name" (featuring Tori Kelly) |
|
| 2:39 |
Total length: | 65:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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23. | "Red Eye" (featuring TroyBoi) |
|
| 3:07 |
24. | "Angels Speak" (featuring Poo Bear) |
|
| 3:51 |
25. | "Hailey" |
|
| 3:13 |
Total length: | 75:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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26. | "Peaches" (Masterkraft Remix) (featuring Alpha P & Omah Lay) |
|
| |
27. | "Peaches" (Remix) (featuring Ludacris, Usher & Snoop Dogg) |
|
| 3:49 |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "Interview" | ||
2. | "Anyone" (Music video) | Colin Tilley | 4:24 |
3. | "Anyone" (Behind the Scenes) | ||
4. | "Holy" (Music video; featuring Chance the Rapper) | Tilley | 5:29 |
5. | "Holy" (Behind the Scenes; featuring Chance the Rapper) |
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Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [180] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [181] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [182] | 3× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [183] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [184] | 4× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [185] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [186] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [187] | Platinum+Gold | 210,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [188] | 2× Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [189] | 2× Platinum | 40,000* |
Poland (ZPAV) [190] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [191] | Gold | 3,500‡ |
Singapore (RIAS) [192] | Platinum | 10,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [193] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [194] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [195] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [196] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | March 19, 2021 | Standard | Def Jam | [197] | |
United States | CD | Target exclusive | [80] | ||
Walmart exclusive | [81] | ||||
Japan | Japanese edition | Universal Music Japan | [198] | ||
| Deluxe edition | [199] | |||
Various | March 26, 2021 |
| Triple Chucks Deluxe | Def Jam | [84] |
Brazil | April 30, 2021 | CD |
| Universal Music Brasil | [200] |
Various | October 8, 2021 |
| Complete | Def Jam | [201] |
Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is recognized for his multi-genre musical performances. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun in 2008 and subsequently brought to American singer Usher, both of whom formed the record label RBMG Records to sign Bieber in October of that year. He gained recognition following the release of his debut extended play (EP) My World (2009), which was quickly met with international commercial success and led to his establishment as a teen idol.
The discography of Canadian singer Justin Bieber consists of six studio albums, three remix albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, 76 singles, and 10 promotional singles. Bieber has attained eight number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 and eight number-one albums on the US Billboard 200 charts. As of June 2019, Bieber has sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), he has sold 24 million albums and 121 million digital singles units as a lead artist, in the United States. Bieber was named the "Greatest Pop Star of 2016" by Billboard. He was also named the Billboard Year-End Top Male Artist for 2016 and placed number seven on the magazine's Decade-End Top Artists Chart for the 2010s.
"Mistletoe" is a Christmas song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was written by Bieber and his producers, Nasri Atweh and Adam Messinger. The song was released on October 17, 2011, as the lead single from his second studio album and first Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe (2011). "Mistletoe" is a pop and R&B song, that has reggae influences. "Mistletoe" received generally positive reviews from most music critics. The song reached the top ten in Canada, Denmark and Norway, and slightly missed the top 10 in the US, peaking at 11, while also reaching the top forty in nine other countries. It set the record for the highest debut for a Christmas song in Billboard Hot 100 history. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Roman White. It features the singer singing on a snowy, lit-up street.
"Beauty and a Beat" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber from his third studio album Believe (2012). It features rapper Nicki Minaj, who co-wrote it with Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and Zedd. It was also produced by the latter two with a heavy drum machine and "rushing" synthesizers. Lyrically, it speaks about Bieber wanting to take his love interest to a club, where they can "party like it's 3012". It is the only song from Believe that Bieber did not co-write. The song became the third official single from the album.
Bernard Harvey, known professionally as Harv, is an American record producer, musician and songwriter from Kansas City, Kansas and based in Los Angeles. He has produced for music industry artists such as Justin Bieber, Skrillex, Cherish, Summer Walker, Normani, Post Malone, Gucci Mane, Eminem, and Omah Lay.
"Sorry" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015). Written by Bieber, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Skrillex, and BloodPop; the song was produced by the latter two. It was released on October 22, 2015, as the second single from the album. A dancehall pop, tropical house and moombahton song, "Sorry" contains in its instrumentation "brassy horn bleats", warm island rhythms and a bouncy dembow riddim drum beat. Lyrically, "Sorry" is a plea for a chance to apologize to a lover, with Bieber asking forgiveness and a second chance to redeem himself. Bieber has since said that the lover was Selena Gomez.
"Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album Purpose (2015). The song was released as a promotional single on November 9, 2015, and as the album's third official single on December 7, 2015. It was written by Bieber, Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco, and produced by the latter. A pop song, "Love Yourself" features an electric guitar and a brief flurry of trumpets as its main instrumentation. During the song, Bieber uses a husky tone in the lower registers. Lyrically, the song is a kiss-off to a narcissistic ex-lover.
"Let Me Love You" is a song recorded by French DJ and electronic music producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was released through Interscope Records on 5 August 2016 as the third single from his debut studio album, Encore (2016). The artists both co-wrote the song along with Andrew Watt, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee and Louis Bell, while the song's production was handled by DJ Snake, Bell and Watt.
"Yummy" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings, as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Changes, on January 3, 2020. The song is Bieber's first solo single to be released in almost four years, following "Company", a song from his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015), but the song was released as a single in 2016. Bieber joined the video-sharing social networking service TikTok on the day of the song's release.
Changes is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and RBMG on February 14, 2020. The album features guest appearances from Quavo, Post Malone, Clever, Lil Dicky, Travis Scott, Kehlani, and Summer Walker. The production was handled by Poo Bear on every track, Sasha Sirota, Tainy, Josh Gudwin, the Audibles, Kid Culture, Harv, Pierre, Laxcity, Boi-1da, Vinylz, CVRE, Jahaan Sweet, Philip Beaudreau, Tom Strahle, the Messengers, Sons of Sonix, and Joshua Williams. It was released on Valentine's Day and serves as the follow-up to Bieber's previous album, Purpose (2015). Changes is a pop, R&B, electro-R&B, and trap album.
"Intentions" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber featuring American rapper Quavo. It was released as the second single from Bieber's fifth studio album, Changes, on February 7, 2020. On March 19, 2020, Bieber released an acoustic version of the song, a solo version that does not include Quavo. The single received positive reviews from music critics, reached number one in Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore, and reached the top forty in twenty-two additional countries. The music video for "Intentions" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award.
"Holy" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber featuring American rapper Chance the Rapper. It was released on September 18, 2020 as the lead single from the former's sixth studio album Justice (2021). "Holy" is a pop song with elements of gospel. Billboard named it the 41st best song of 2020. The acoustic version was released on November 6, 2020. The official music video for the song was released on September 18, 2020, and features Bieber as a laid-off oil worker and his partner being helped by a charitable soldier.
"Lonely" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber and American record producer Benny Blanco. It was released through Def Jam Recordings, Interscope Records, and Friends Keep Secrets on October 16, 2020, as the second single from Bieber's sixth studio album, Justice (2021), and was also included on the 2021 reissue of Blanco's debut studio album, Friends Keep Secrets (2018). The song was produced by Blanco and Finneas, who both wrote it alongside Bieber. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, "Lonely" received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
"Monster" is a song by Canadian singers Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber. It was released through Island Records as the second single from the former's fourth studio album, Wonder, on November 20, 2020. The song was produced by Frank Dukes and additionally produced by Matthew Tavares and Kaan Güneşberk. The two artists wrote it with Dukes alongside Daniel Caesar and Mustafa the Poet. All producers and songwriters are Canadian.
"Anyone" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings as the third single from his sixth studio album, Justice, on January 1, 2021. Bieber wrote the song with producers Jon Bellion, Andrew Watt, and the Monsters & Strangerz production trio, alongside Michael Pollack and Raul Cubina. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, "Anyone" received a nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance.
"Hold On" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings as the fourth single from his sixth studio album, Justice, on March 5, 2021. Bieber wrote the song with producers Andrew Watt and Louis Bell, alongside Jon Bellion and Ali Tamposi. "Hold On" interpolates Gotye's 2011 single, "Somebody That I Used to Know", which was written by himself and Luiz Bonfá; therefore, Gotye and Bonfá are given songwriting credits on the song. A music video starring Bieber and Christine Ko was released alongside the song. The single has reached the top ten in twelve countries worldwide and has reached number four on the Billboard Global 200 chart.
"Off My Face" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It is the fourth track from his sixth studio album, Justice, released through Def Jam Recordings on March 19, 2021. Bieber wrote the song with producers Dreamlab and Jake Torrey, alongside Tia Scola.
"Ghost" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was sent to French radio stations through Universal Music Group on September 10, 2021, as the sixth and final single from his sixth studio album, Justice. Jon Bellion wrote the song with Bieber and produced it with the Monsters & Strangerz, alongside Michael Pollack. It is an uptempo pop rock and synth-pop ballad with influences from grime, EDM, and drum and bass. The song combines folky acoustic guitar, intricate programmed drums, and shimmering EDM synthesizers, producing a sound that leans into adult contemporary. Lyrically, it explores the grief and longing from the absence of a loved one.
"Peaches" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon. It was released through Def Jam Recordings on March 19, 2021, as the fifth single from the former's sixth studio album, Justice, which was released the same day. First-time collaborators, the artists wrote the song with producers Harv and Shndo, alongside Andrew Watt, Louis Bell, Sean Leon, Harv's wife Felisha King-Harvey of Cherish, Vincent Massi, and Keavan Yazdani. There are two remixes of the song: the first contains guest appearances from American rappers and singers Ludacris, Usher, and Snoop Dogg, while the second features Nigerian musicians Alpha P, Omah Lay, and Masterkraft.
"Stay" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Grade A Productions and Columbia Records on 9 July 2021, as the lead single from Laroi's reloaded mixtape, F*ck Love 3: Over You. Laroi and Bieber wrote the song with Haan, FnZ members Finatik & Zac, and producers Cashmere Cat, Charlie Puth, Omer Fedi, and Blake Slatkin. The song marks the second collaboration between the two artists, following Bieber's song, "Unstable", a track from his sixth studio album, Justice (2021).