Like Nobody's Around

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"Like Nobody's Around"
Promotional single by Big Time Rush
from the album 24/Seven
ReleasedMarch 23, 2013
RecordedNovember 2012
Studio The Lair & SOMD Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Length2:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Like Nobody's Around" on YouTube

"Like Nobody's Around" is a song by American pop group, Big Time Rush. It was released on March 23, 2013, as the first and only promotional single from their third studio album, 24/Seven .

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Background

"Like Nobody's Around" was released on March 23, 2013, along with the pre-order of their album, 24/Seven . [1] Kendall Schmidt spoke about the song in an interview with PopCrush. He noted how the song has a positive message and is about being yourself and not to judge people. [2]

"I think a lot of music today is just about drinking and having a good time, which is great, it's fine! But, kids need to have positive messages. It's supposed to send the message that you can have fun being you and being creative." [2]

Composition

"Like Nobody's Around" was written by Jason Evigan, Mitch Allan, Emily Wright, Claude Kelly and Austin Bis, while production was handled by Matt Squire, The Suspex and Bis. [3] It was recorded at The Lair and SOMD Studios in Los Angeles, [3] in November 2012. [4] The song is described as "a midtempo pop track." [5]

Critical reception

Jessica Sager of PopCrush stated, "'Like Nobody's Around' isn't just a fun song for Rushers to sing along to, but it also has a great message for the young fan base." [6]

Music video

The music video for "Like Nobody's Around" premiered on March 23, 2013, at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. [7] The video was uploaded on VEVO on March 27, and was directed by Savage Steve Holland. [8] The video references other successful boy bands in past decades as The Ink Spots (1940s/1950s), The Temptations (1960s), The Jackson 5 (1970s), [9] New Kids on the Block (1980s), Backstreet Boys (1990s) and NSYNC (2000s). [10] Within the first four months, the song garnered 4.7 million views on YouTube. [11]

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Like Nobody's Around"
Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard) [12] 1
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard) [13] 45

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Like Nobody's Around"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousMarch 23, 2013 Digital download [1]

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  4. ↑ @HeffronDrive (November 26, 2012). "Recording today with @1LoganHenderson @jamesmaslow @TheCarlosPena and @matt_squire Putting a lot of love in #BTR3rdAlbum for our Rushers :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  6. ↑ Jessica Sager (July 24, 2013). "Top 10 Big Time Rush Songs". PopCrush . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ Sophie Schillaci (May 8, 2013). "The Wanted's 'Walks Like Rihanna' Video: '90s Boy Band Skewering, No Rihanna". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Like Nobody's Around - Big Time Rush". VEVO. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ Chanel Parks (March 25, 2013). "Watch BTR's New Video 'Like Nobody's Around'". Seventeen . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ Glenn Gamboa (July 17, 2013). "Big Time Rush will 'try to meet everyone' at Jones Beach concert". Newsday . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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  12. ↑ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs)". Billboard . Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Songs)". Billboard . Archived from the original on July 15, 2021.
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