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19 facts about Justin Bieber's album - News
Justin Bieber's 'Believe' album has sold millions of copies, but how successful is it?
Find out some information about Justin's 3rd studio album.
Believe is Justin Biebers' fourth number one album on the Billboard 200.
Believe is released on June 15, 2012, by Island Records.
Justin Bieber began recording the album Believe in late 2011.
At the end of February, Bieber announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that the first single will be released on March 26, 2012 under the name ‘Boyfriend’.
Boyfriend was written by Justin Bieber, Mike Posner and Tyler McGowen.
Bieber has two covers for ‘Boyfriend’ published on his website and encourages fans to vote for their favorite cover.
Boyfriend debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
It sold a total of 521,000 digital units in its first week.
Boyfriend was Justin Bieber's first single to hit number one on the Canadian Hot 100 and it stayed there for a week.
Bieber's second single in the album ‘As Long as You Love Me’ was written by Sean Anderson and Justin Bieber.
As Long As You Love Me features an American rapper, Big Sean.
Justin's third single from Believe, titled Beauty and a Beat, is the only song in Believe that Justin Bieber did not co-compose.
Justin performed Beauty and a Beat live for the first time at the American Music Awards with Nicki Minaj, which was a success.
The iTunes bonus track 'Love Me Like You Do' is the longest track on the album.
Believe debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 374,000 copies in its first week.
It dropped two places in its second week with sales of 115,000 copies.
The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week of release in Canada, topping the Canadian Album Chart.
Bieber co-composed 12 songs on the album, with many musicians hired.
To further promote the album, The Believe Tour began in September 2012 in Glendale, Arizona, USA.
