Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show

Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show is the debut soundtrack for the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious. The majority of the album was sung by the lead actress of the television series, Victoria Justice, with the Victorious cast being listed beside her. Some of the other singers on the album include Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, Miranda Cosgrove, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, Daniella Monet and Avan Jogia. The majority of the album was written by Michael Corcoran, Dan Schneider, Savan Kotecha, Kool Kojak and CJ Abraham with Victoria Justice involved in the composition of "Best Friend's Brother" and Leon Thomas III on "Song 2 You".

Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
Soundtrack album by
Victorious cast and Victoria Justice
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011
Recorded2009-10
Genre
Length36:52
Label
Victorious chronology
Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
(2011)		 Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012)
Victoria Justice chronology
Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
(2011)		 Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012)
Singles from Victorious
  1. "Freak the Freak Out"
    Released: November 22, 2010
  2. "Beggin' on Your Knees"
    Released: April 1, 2011
  3. "Best Friend's Brother"
    Released: May 20, 2011
  4. "You're the Reason"
    Released: December 3, 2011[1]

The album was released August 2, 2011 by Nickelodeon Records, in association with Sony Music.[2][3] All of the songs on this soundtrack appear on previously aired episodes of the first two seasons of Victorious. In the United States, the soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart at number 5 with over 40,000 copies sold. It also peaked at number one on the Billboard Kid Albums chart and the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart.

The lead single from the album, "Freak the Freak Out", was released on November 22, 2010. The song was the soundtrack's most successful single released, peaking on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart at number 50. Other singles from the album include "Beggin' on Your Knees" (released April 1, 2011), "Best Friend's Brother" (released May 20, 2011) and "You're the Reason" (released December 3, 2011).

Music structure and lyrics

The album features the heavy usage of synthesizers, drum machine and Auto-Tune, prominent in songs like "Freak the Freak Out" and "Make It Shine".[4] The lyrical themes involve light romance, happy and sad, and assertions of self-worth.[4]

The mix of some tracks on the album are slightly altered in comparison to the versions heard in the show. The vocals of "Tell Me That You Love Me" are heard with a piano in the show, but the song has more instruments on the soundtrack. "Finally Falling" in this album removes Avan Jogia's opening verse. The show version of "All I Want Is Everything" has more prominent vocals from the other cast members. Full versions of the former two can be streamed at the show's student website, TheSlap.com.

Singles

The lead single released was "Freak the Freak Out" on November 22, 2010. The song was featured on the Victorious special, "Freak the Freak Out" and the soundtrack most successful single released, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50. The single was accompanied by a two-minute music video that premiered on Nickelodeon in mid-November. "Beggin' on Your Knees" was released as second single and peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was accompanied by a music video directed by Marc Wagner which was released on March 12, 2011. "Best Friend's Brother" was the third single released from the soundtrack on May 20, 2011. The music video for the single was released on May 28, 2011. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 93 and peaked at number 86. "You're the Reason" was the fourth and final single released from the album, released on December 3, 2011.

Promotional singles

"Make It Shine" was released as the first promotional single on April 13, 2010.[5] "Leave It All to Shine" was released June 10, 2011, as the second single from the album and performed on the iCarly 90-minute special "iParty with Victorious" by the cast members of both iCarly and Victorious.[6]

Track listing
Standard edition[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Make It Shine (Victorious Theme)"
Victoria Justice3:07
2."Freak the Freak Out"
Victoria Justice3:54
3."Best Friend's Brother"
Victoria Justice3:38
4."Beggin' on Your Knees"
Victoria Justice3:13
5."All I Want Is Everything"
Victoria Justice3:02
6."You're the Reason"
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
Victoria Justice2:53
7."Give It Up"
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
Elizabeth Gillies and Ariana Grande2:45
8."I Want You Back"The CorporationVictoria Justice featuring Victorious cast2:59
9."Song 2 You"
  • Brian Kierulf
  • Josh Schwartz
  • Leon Thomas III
Leon Thomas III and Victoria Justice3:38
10."Tell Me That You Love Me"
  • Abraham
  • Schneider
  • Corcoran
Leon Thomas III and Victoria Justice2:41
11."Finally Falling"
Victoria Justice2:50
12."Leave It All to Shine"
  • Schneider
  • Gottwald
  • Corcoran
Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice (with the iCarly and Victorious casts2:12
Total length:36:52
iTunes bonus track[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
13."Broken Glass"SchneiderMatt Bennett2:25
Total length:39:17

Charts

References
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  4. Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show - Victoria Justice, Victorious Cast | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic at AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
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  6. ""Leave It All to Shine" by Victoria Justice and Miranda Cosgrove". iTunes. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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