Turn to You (Mother's Day Dedication)

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"Turn to You (Mother's Day Dedication)"
TurntoYouJustinBieber.jpg
Promotional single by Justin Bieber
ReleasedMay 11, 2012
Genre Pop
Length3:39
Label Island, RBMG, Schoolboy
Songwriter(s) Justin Bieber, Nasri, Jacob Pena, Adam Messinger, Tom Strahle
Producer(s) Justin Bieber, Adam Messinger
Justin Bieber promotional singles chronology
"Never Let You Go"
(2010)
"Turn to You (Mother's Day Dedication)"
(2012)
"Die in Your Arms"
(2012)
Music video
"Never Let You Go" on YouTube

"Turn to You (Mother's Day Dedication)" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on May 11, 2012, two days before Mother's Day.

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Background

The song was written and composed by Bieber, Nasri, Jacob Pena, Adam Messinger, and Tom Strahle. It was produced by Bieber alongside Adam Messinger for his third album, Believe , but was ultimately not included and instead released as a standalone single. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 25
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 49
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 22
Denmark (Tracklisten) [5] 12
France (SNEP) [6] 79
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] 18
Norway (VG-lista) [10] 11
Scotland (OCC) [11] 39
South Korea (Gaon Chart) [12] 168
South Korea (Gaon International Chart) [13] 11
Sweden (Sweden Digital Songs) [14] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 35
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 39
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 60

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom11 May 2012 [18] Digital download The Island Def Jam Music Group

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