BTR is the debut studio album by pop boyband Big Time Rush. Released on October 11, 2010, the track listing for the album was announced on September 1, 2010. The album was preceded by the release of several promotional singles, including their self-titled debut single, Big Time Rush. Other promotional songs include "Any Kind of Guy", "City Is Ours", and "Halfway There", which charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. On September 21, the band released yet another promotional single, titled "Til I Forget About You". It was the last song to precede the album's release of October 11, 2010. "Boyfriend", which features vocals from rapper Snoop Dogg, was the first official single from the album and has become the band's biggest hit to date, charting on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as reaching the Top 40 of the Pop Songs music chart in the US. Despite not being released as a single, the song "Big Night" also charted on the Billboard Hot 100, where it also reached a peak of seventy-nine.
The album itself was also met with massive commercial success. In its first week of release in the US, BTR sold over 67,000 copies, landing it at the number three position on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[1] Along with its mainstream success, it also topped the Top Soundtracks, and Kid Albums chart in the US. The album has also managed to gain recognition in Mexico, as well as the Dutch Albums Chart, where it peaked at nine, and Forty-three respectively.The album has received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of 740,000 copies.
Make it count, play it straight
Don't look back, don't hesitate
When you go big time
What you want, what you feel
Never quit, and make it real
When you roll big time
Hey, hey, listen to your heart now
Hey, hey, don't you feel the rush?
Hey, hey, better take your shot now
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Go on shake it up, what you gotta lose?
Go and make your luck with the life you choose
If you want it all, lay it on the line
It's the only life you got, so you gotta live it big time
Step it up, getting gear
Go for broke, make it clear
Gotta go big time
Make it work, get it right
Change the world over night
Gotta dream big time
Hey, hey, give it all you got now
Hey, hey, isn't it a rush?
Hey, hey, finish what you start now
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Go on shake it up, what you gotta lose?
Go and make your luck with the life you choose
If you want it all, lay it on the line
It's the only life you got, so you gotta live it big time
Look around
Everyone is shining now, it's brighter somehow
Look around
Nothing's really as it seems, nothing but dreams
You and I
Gonna make a brand new sound, like we own this town
We can fly
Now our feet are off the ground and never look down
Welcome to the big time
All the pretty people seen walkin' in the sunshine
Welcome to the good times
Life will never be the same
Go on shake it up, what you gotta lose?
Go and make your luck with the life you choose
If you want it all, lay it on the line
It's the only life you got, so you gotta live it big time
If you want it all, lay it on the line
It's the only life you got, so you gotta live it big time