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"You're the Reason" is a song by the Victorious cast featuring American actress and singer Victoria Justice. The song was released on December 3,2011,as the fourth and final single from Victorious's debut soundtrack album Victorious:Music from the Hit TV Show (2011). An acoustic version of the song was also released on the same day as the single's release. The song was featured on the show,where Tori Vega (Justice) performs the song for her sister Trina Vega's (Daniella Monet) "birth week".
Musically,the song is a slow tempo pop and electro ballad with lyrics about a person appreciating their crazy friend. "You're the Reason" received positive reviews from music critics,with some praising Justice's vocals. The song peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and number one on the US Kid Digital Song Sales chart. A music video for the acoustic version of the song was released in December 2011,depicting Justice performing the song on a piano at a beach. Justice performed the song live throughout 2012.
"You're the Reason" was first released as the sixth track for the American television sitcom Victorious 's debut soundtrack album Victorious:Music from the Hit TV Show on August 2,2011,through Columbia Records in association with Nickelodeon. [1] [2] It was later issued as the soundtrack’s fourth and final single on December 3 of that year. [3]
An acoustic rendition of the track was also released on the same day as the single's release. [4] The song was also featured on the show,in the episode,Tori Vega (Justice) has trouble finding her sister,Trina Vega (Daniella Monet),a "birth week" present. Andre Harris (Leon Thomas III) suggests they write a song for her. Tori and Andre perform "You're the Reason" for Trina,accompanied by several dancers. [5]
"You're the Reason" was written by the show's producer Dan Schneider,Michael Corcoran,CJ Abraham,with production being handled by Corcoran,Abraham,and Greg Wells. [6] Music critics have described "You're the Reason" as a slow-tempo pop and electro ballad. [a] Bob Hoose and Steven Isaac for Plugged In stated that the song's lyrics are about a strange and supporting person giving their friend greater self-confidence:"Now no matter what it is/I'm not afraid to try." [10]
"You're the Reason" debuted and peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart dated January 12,2012,lasting one week. [11] It also peaked at number one on the US Kid Digital Song Sales chart. [12]
Autumn McAlpin,writing for The Orange County Register ,called the song as a "dedicatory ballad". [8] The staff of Teen Vogue described "You're the Reason" as an "inspirational ballad-type tune",commenting that it "will keep you going during endless study sessions". [3] The staff of The Express-Times opined that Justice's vocals on the song "proved that she's got pipes". [9] Writing for MovieWeb ,Israel Olorunnisola placed "You're the Reason" at number nine on his "Victorious:10 Songs You Forgot Were Awesome" list,stating that the Justice's and Thomas' performance in the show features "impressive choreography". [5] In a more negative review,Mark Wedel for the Kalamazoo Gazette wrote that the song has Justice's voice "drenched in auto-tune". [7]
A music video for the acoustic rendition of "You're the Reason" was released in December 2011. [3] [13] The music video was later uploaded to the official Victorious YouTube channel on September 21,2012. [14] The video features Justice performing the song at a piano on a beach,along with scenes of her walking along the shoreline. [3] [13] [15] The staff of Teen Vogue described the music video as "cute" and "enchanting",stating that it would "transport you away from the books for a few minutes". [3]
Justice performed "You're the Reason" live at the 2012 Great Allentown Fair,shouting out her mother to the audience and thanking her for her support. [8] [9] Justice also performed the song at the 2012 Allegan County Fair. [7] Throughout 2022,fellow Victorious actor Matt Bennett performed the song live during some of his DJ concert sets. [16] [17] [18]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [6]
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [11] | 24 |
US Kid Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [12] | 1 |
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