''Coast to Coast'' is the second EP by Australian pop singer

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. It was released on 20 September 2011 by

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and

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. Simpson announced the release date on

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on 18 July 2011. Of the six tracks, Simpson only co-wrote two, while the other four were written by staff writers.

Background

Simpson announced the release date of the EP as ''Coast to Coast'' on Twitter on 18 July 2011, the same name as his current tour. " All Day" was also included on the Australian version of the EP. Several lyric videos have been made for songs from the EP; the lyric video to "Angel" was uploaded to

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on 10 September; lyric video of "Not Just You" was uploaded on 16 September. "Not Just You" was originally composed and sung by

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in 2009, and "Crazy But True" was uploaded on 24 September. On 17 September, the full EP became available to stream on Cody's official website. On 21 September 2011, "Not Just You" was the #1 free single on iTunes.

Tour

Simpson had gone on tour promoting ''Coast to Coast'', making stops at various Malls in the United States. From 6 August 2011 to 18 September 2011 he took part in the Coast to Coast Mall Tour. It started in

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at the Smith Haven Mall and ended in

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, California at The Block at Orange.

Singles

" On My Mind" is the first song to be released from this EP. The song was written by

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, Fraser T Smith, Mike Caren and Nasri. It was released on 23 April 2011. It was released on iTunes 23 May 2011. The song reached #32 on the U.S. Social Chart. The music video was released on 17 June 2011. The video was directed by Travis Kopach, and features dancer/actress

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. In September, Simpson released. "

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". The music video for "Not Just You" was released on 11 October 2011, directed by

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. The video was filmed on Venice Beach, and in downtown L.A. "Angel" is the third single from the album. It was released on 16 December 2011, and the music video was directed by Cody Simpson and Matt Graham.

Track listing

Commercial performance

In the United States, the EP debuted at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 24,000 copies sold in its first week. In Australia, the album debuted at number 26 on the Australian Albums Chart and rose to number 16 the following week.

References

{{Authority control Cody Simpson albums Atlantic Records EPs Albums produced by Danja (record producer) Albums produced by the Messengers (producers) 2011 EPs