Music Sounds Better with U

"Music Sounds Better with U" is a song by American boy band Big Time Rush from their second studio album, Elevate. The song features American rapper Mann. "Music Sounds Better With U" was leaked two weeks before its official release, which was on November 1, 2011, as the first single from Elevate.

For the song by Stardust, see Music Sounds Better with You.

"Music Sounds Better with U"
Single by Big Time Rush featuring Mann
from the album Elevate
ReleasedNovember 1, 2011
Recorded2011
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)Ryan Tedder, Thomas Bangalter, Benjamin Cohen, Brent Kutzle, Eric Bellinger, Frank Musker, Noel Zancanella, Alain Quême, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, Carlos PenaVega, Dominic Bugatti
Producer(s)Ryan Tedder
Big Time Rush singles chronology
"Worldwide"
(2011)		 "Music Sounds Better with U"
(2011)		 "Elevate"
(2012)
Mann singles chronology
"The Mack"
(2011)		 "Music Sounds Better with U"
(2011)		 "Dance With You"
(2012)

Writing

The band co-wrote "Music Sounds Better with U" with Noel Zancanella, Eric Bellinger, and OneRepublic members Ryan Tedder & Brent Kutzle. Production of the song was also handled by Tedder. On Big Time Radio, it was announced that before the final cut, there were around "nine or ten versions of the song".[1] The track covers the chorus from Stardust's 1998 song of the same name (written by Thomas Bangalter, Benjamin Diamond, and Alan Braxe).[2][3]

Music video

An accompanying music video premiered on Nickelodeon on November 12, 2011.[4]

Track listing
  • Digital download[5]
  1. "Music Sounds Better With U" – 3:09
  • UK CD Single[6]
  1. "Music Sounds Better With U (Album Version)" – 3:09
  2. "Epic" – 3:27
  3. "Music Sounds Better With U (Instrumental)" – 3:02
  • UK Digital download[7]
  1. "Music Sounds Better With U (Album Version)" – 3:09
  2. "Music Sounds Better With U (Instrumental)" – 3:02

Chart performance

"Music Sound Better with U" peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart during a ten weeks chart run.[8]

Charts
Chart performance for "Music Sounds Better with U"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 26

References
  1. Big Time Radio Montage #2. SoundCloud. 5:40 minutes in. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. Big Time Radio Montage #2. SoundCloud. 6:00 minutes in. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. "WORLD PREMIERE: Listen To Big Time Rush's New Single 'Music Sounds Better With U' [AUDIO]". Ryan Seacrest. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  4. "Big Time Rush TV". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  5. "Music Sounds Better With U (feat. Mann) - Single".
  6. "Big Time Rush: Music Sounds Better With U (CD Single)".
  7. "Big Time Rush: Music Sounds Better With U (UK Digital Single)".
  8. "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  9. "Big Time Rush Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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