Elevate is the second studio album by American boy band Big Time Rush. It was released on November 21, 2011 by Columbia Records in association with Nickelodeon. The band worked with accomplished songwriters and producers for the album. These include those that assisted with the material from their debut album, such as Emanuel Kiriakou, Lindy Robbins, Nicholas RAS Furlong, Damon Sharpe, Eric Sanicola and Lucas Secon, along with other notable songwriters and producers, such as JR Rotem, Christopher Stewart, The-Dream, Jay Sean, and Ryan Tedder. The production process of the album took place between nine months to a year, most of which was during their touring process.
The album acts as the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon television series of the same name, which features songs that appeared in the series' second season and the upcoming television movie, Big Time Movie. Following the success of their first release, the band was inspired to be more involved in the writing process for this album, writing together or separately a total of eight songs. Elevate is mainly a pop and dance album, which incorporates elements of several musical genres such as electropop, urban pop, synthpop and rock with an Europop vibe in some tracks. The first single from Elevate, "Music Sounds Better with U", was released on November 1, 2011. The single was a Top 30 hit on the US Billboard Pop Songs chart.
[Iyaz:]
Ya know it's your boy I-Y-A-Z and big time rush! (woo! [echo])
[Kendall:]
If I ruled the world, I'd throw all the money
In the air like confetti
If I ruled the world, every house got a DJ and a backyard party.
And I'd break all the borders down, when I shake the ground
[James:]
If I ruled the world
I'd dream out loud
[All:]
So everybody get up, up
Out of your seats
Kick off your shoes, like you're down at the beach
Jump up, up, up
On the beat singing "Aye oh! ", "Aye oh! ", "Aye oh! "
Up, up, out of your seats
Be who you are love is all you need
All of us Geeks, freaks and wannabes singing "Aye oh! "
If I ruled the world, I would give it, give it all to you, give it, give it all to you [x2]
[Logan:]
If you were my girl
You'd never have to worry about another thing, no
'Cause I'd rule the world, and you'd be right next to me
Running the show
We'd throw every rule in the book out and
Bring down the house
[James:]
If you were my girl
We'd dream out loud
[All:]
So everybody get up, up
Out of your seats
Kick off your shoes, like you're down at the beach
Jump up, up, up
On the beat singing "Aye oh! ", "Aye oh! ", "Aye oh! "
Up, up, out of your seats
Be who you are love is all you need
All of us geeks, freaks and wannabes singing "Aye oh! "
If I ruled the world, I would give it, give it all to you, give it, give it all to you [x2]
[Iyaz:]
I'd be beating on my chest; I'm the king of the hill.
Iyaz and big time rush keepin' it real.
Magic carpets, girl we go wherever,
I ain't tryin' a run game, I ain't tryin' to be clever
Girl, I'm'ma be the king, and you'll be the queen.
Going a hundred miles an hour,
Girl, we runnin' the streets.
And if the cops ever try and pull us over,
We tell them "Hey, Mr. Officer, we own ya! "
[Logan:]
If I ruled the world
[Carlos:]
Here we go, here we go...
[All:]
So everybody get up, up
Out of your seats
Kick off your shoes, like you're down at the beach
Jump up, up, up
On the beat singing "Aye oh! ", "Aye oh! ", "Aye oh! "
Up, up, out of your seats
Be who you are love is all you need
All of us geeks, freaks and wannabes singing "Aye oh! "
If I ruled the world, I would give it, give it all to you, give it, give it all to you [x5]
I would give it, give it all to you, give it, give it all to you, if I ruled the world.