Pandemonium! (album)

Pandemonium! is the second and final studio album from the R&B/pop group B2K. The album was released through Epic on December 10, 2002. It debuted at numbers three and ten on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Billboard 200 charts, and spawned four singles: "Bump, Bump, Bump", "Girlfriend", "Bump That" and "What a Girl Wants".

Pandemonium!
Studio album by
B2K
ReleasedDecember 10, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
GenreR&B, pop, neo soul, hip hop
LabelEpic
Producer
B2K chronology
Santa Hooked Me Up
(2002)		 Pandemonium!
(2002)		 The Remixes - Volume 2
(2003)
Alternative cover
Pandemonium: Special Edition cover
Singles from Pandemonium!
  1. "Bump, Bump, Bump"
    Released: October 2002
  2. "Girlfriend"
    Released: March 2003
  3. "Bump That"
    Released: April 2003
  4. "What a Girl Wants"
    Released: May 2003

Composition

Pandemonium is primarily an R&B album with influences of pop,[1][2] dance, pop rap, neo soul, and funk.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann noted how the album's production goes over the usual topics of male hip-hop songs, ranging from "lust ("Bump, Bump, Bump"); undying love ("One Kiss"); apology ("Sleepin'"); and, sung with the greatest feeling, accusations that the woman addressed is only interested in money ("Would You Be Here")." Ruhlmann added that there was some label meddling with the addition of "Why I Love You" from the group's self-titled debut and "Dog", a track from one of their artist's upcoming project.[3] Beth Johnson of Entertainment Weekly said of the record, "Just nine months after their R&B-lite debut made the bubblegum set scream, the teenage quartet already have a second disc. This time, between sweet-harmonied ballads, they cue up randy singles ("Bump, Bump, Bump" with P. Diddy), bouncy odes to cruising chicks ("Back It Up"), and "gangsta" boasting. Shouldn't someone be setting a curfew?"[4] Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard described the album as "livelier-than-average R&B". He highlighted the track "Tease" for its merger of funk-influenced hip hop with smooth seductive delivery.[5]

Commercial performance

Pandemonium! debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and at number three on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 194,000 the first week.[6] The album's lead single was "Bump, Bump, Bump", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's first top ten and number one single. The second single was "Girlfriend", which peaked at number 30. A third single from the album was released, "Bump That", but the song did not manage to make both the Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The fourth and final single was "What a Girl Wants". It contains a sample of the 1999 version of "What a Girl Wants" from Christina Aguilera. The song peaked at number 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Track listing
Standard edition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Omarion0:31
2."Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy)R. KellyR. Kelly4:42
3."You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)
  • Frédéric
  • Riddick
  • Taylor
Taylor3:44
4."One Kiss"
Adonis3:34
5."My Girl"
Tricky Stewart3:31
6."Sleepin'"
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Smith
  • Nkhereanye
  • Wirlie "Wil-E" Morris
  • T. Stewart
  • Morris
3:47
7."Would You Be Here"
Russell4:29
8."Everything"
Laney3:58
9."Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo)
  • T. Stewart
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Smith
  • Nkhereanye
  • Hale
T. Stewart3:14
10."Back It Up"
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • M. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Oliver
3:05
11."Where Did We Go Wrong"
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • M. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Oliver
  • Stokes
  • Platinum Status
4:08
12."Pretty Young Thing"
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • M. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Oliver
  • Stokes
  • Platinum Status
3:16
13."I Bet You to It (Turn the Party Out)"
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • M. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Oliver
  • Stokes
  • Platinum Status
3:52
14."The Other Guy"
  • Darrell Crooks
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • Lew Laing
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
  • Stokes
  • Crooks
  • Laing
  • Platinum Status
3:17
15."Why I Love You"
  • Charles Farrar
  • Dave McPherson
  • Russell
  • Taylor
  • Farrar
  • Russell
  • Taylor
3:58
16."Boys 4 Life"
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Jones
  • Grandberry
  • Richard Garcia
  • Tony Minter
  • Dom
  • Ruk
  • T-Nyse
4:37
17."Dog" (performed by Jhené) 
  • Stokes
  • Platinum Status
4:01
#Title[8]TimeCredentials
1."Intro"0:31
2."Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy)4:42
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion
  • Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog
  • Songwriters: R.Kelly
  • Producers: R.Kelly
3."Girlfriend"3:24
  • Lead Vocals: J-Boog and Omarion
  • Background Vocals: Raz-B
  • Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
  • Songwriters: R.Kelly
4."You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)3:44
5."One Kiss"3:32
  • Producers: Adonis Shropshire
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion and Raz B
  • Songwriters: Adonis Shropshire and Johnte Austin
6."Bump That"3:15
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion and Lil Fizz
  • Background Vocals: J-Boog and Raz-B
7."My Girl"4:38
  • Producers: Trixster
  • Songwriters: De'Mario Thornton, Omari Grandberry, Jarell Houston and Druex Frederic
8."What a Girl Wants"4:38
  • Producers: R.Kelly
  • Songwriters: R.Kelly
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion
  • Background Vocals: R.Kelly, Raz-B And J-Boog
9."Sleepin'"4:29
  • Producers: Wirlie Morris and Trixster
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion and J-Boog
  • Background Vocals: Raz-B
  • Songwriters: Patrick “J-Que” Smith, Thabiso “Tab” Nkhereanye, Wirlie “Wy-Le” Morris, De'Mario Thornton, Jarell Houston, Dreux Frederic and Omari Grandberry
10."Would You Be Here"3:57
  • Producers: Steve Russell
  • Songwriters: Steve Russell
  • Vocals: Omarion and Steve Russell
11."Everything"3:57
  • Producers: Laney Stewart
  • Songwriters: Terius “The Dream” Nash, Dreux Frederic and Phillip “Laney” Stewart
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion and Raz-B
  • Background Vocals: The Dream
  • Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
12."Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo of IMx)3:13
  • Lead Vocals: Raz-B, Romeo(of IMX)Omarion and Jhené Aiko
  • Rap Vocals: Romeo(of IMX)
  • Background Vocals: J-Boog And Lil Fizz
  • Songwriters: Chris “Tricky” Stewart, Patrick “J-Que” Smith, Thabiso “Tab” Nkhereanye, Jerome Jones and De'Mario Thornton
  • Producers: Trixster
13."Back It Up"3:01
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion
  • Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
  • Producers: Platinum Status
  • Songwriters: Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston and Tony Oliver
14."Where Did We Go Wrong"4:08
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion
  • Background Vocals: Raz-B, Lil Fizz and J-Boog
  • Songwriters: Kelton Kessee, De'Mario Thornton, Druex Frederic, Jarell Houston and Omari Grandberry
  • Producers: Platinum Status
15."Pretty Young Thing"3:15
  • Vocals: B2K
  • Producers: Platinum Status and Chris Stokes
  • Songwriters: Kelton Kessee, De'Mario Thornton, Druex Frederic, Jarell Houston, Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston and Tony Oliver
16."I Beat You To It (Turn the Party Out)"3:52
  • Lead Vocals: Lil Fizz
  • Background Vocals: J-Boog, Raz-B and Omarion
17."The Other Guy"3:16
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion
  • Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog
  • Producer: Platinum Status, Chris Stokes, Lew Laing and Darell Crooks
  • Songwriters: Kelton Kessee and Marques Houston
18."Why I Love You"3:59
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion
  • Background Vocals: Steve Russell and Raz-B
  • Producers: Steve Russell
19."Boys 4 Life"4:39
  • Lead Vocals: Lil Fizz
  • Background Vocals: Omarion, J-Boog, Romeo (of IMX) and Raz-B
  • Producers: Platinum Status
  • Songwriters: Jerome Jones, Druex Frederic and De'Mario Thornton
20."Girlfriend (Ron G Remix)" (featuring 50 Cent)3:19
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion and R.Kelly
  • Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
  • Background Vocals: J-Boog and Raz-B
  • Songwriters: R.Kelly
  • Producers: R.Kelly
21."Dog" (Jhené featuring Lil' Fizz)/"What You Get" (hidden track)7:38
  • Lead Vocals: Omarion
  • Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog
  • Producers: Teddy Bishop
  • Songwriters: Mischke Butler, Greg Charley and Teddy Bishop
International edition[9][10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Omarion0:31
2."Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy)R. KellyR. Kelly4:42
3."Girlfriend"R. KellyR. Kelly3:24
4."You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)
  • Frederic
  • Riddick
  • Taylor
Taylor3:44
5."My Girl"
Tricky Stewart3:31
6."Uh Huh"
  • C. Stewart
  • Frederic
  • J. Houston
  • Malik Crawford
  • Nkhereanye
  • Hale
T. Stewart3:43
7."One Kiss"
Adonis3:34
8."Gots ta Be"
The Underdogs5:22
9."Sleepin'"
  • Thornton
  • Frederic
  • J. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Smith
  • Nkhereanye
  • Wirlie "Wil-E" Morris
  • T. Stewart
  • Morris
3:47
10."Everything"
Laney3:58
11."The Other Guy"
  • Darrell Crooks
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • Lew Laing
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
3:17
12."Why I Love You"
  • Charles Farrar
  • Dave McPherson
  • Russell
  • Taylor
  • Farrar
  • Russell
  • Taylor
3:58
13."Boys 4 Life"
  • Thornton
  • Frederic
  • J. Houston
  • Jones
  • Grandberry
  • Richard Garcia
  • Tony Minter
  • Dom
  • Ruk
  • T-Nyse
4:37
14."Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo)
  • T. Stewart
  • Thornton
  • Frederic
  • J. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Smith
  • Nkhereanye
  • Hale
T. Stewart3:14
15."Back It Up"
  • Thornton
  • Frederic
  • J. Houston
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • M. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Oliver
  • Stokes
  • Platinum Status
3:05
16."Baby Girl"
  • McPherson
  • Samuel Archer
The Characters4:50
Reissue bouns tracks[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Bump, Bump, Bump" (Jiggy Joint Club Remix)R. Kelly
  • R. Kelly
  • Jiggy Joint[a]
4:51
18."Girlfriend" (Pied Piper Remix)R. Kelly
  • R. Kelly
  • Pied Piper[a]
3:24
19."Uh Huh"
  • C. Stewart
  • Frederic
  • J. Houston
  • Malik Crawford
  • Nkhereanye
  • Hale
  • T. Stewart
  • Ron G.[a]
3:43
20."What a Girl Wants"R. KellyR. Kelly4:38
21."Stuck like This" (performed by Jhené)  3:49

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pandemonium![12]

  • Mastering: Gene Grimaldi (Oasis Mastering, Studio City, CA)
  • Art Direction and Design: Rance Brown, Natasha Jen
  • Photography: Keith Major

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[24] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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