''Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show'' is the debut

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for the

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TV series ''

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''. 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,

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Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...

Leon Thomas III Leon G. Thomas III (born ) is an American actor, record producer, songwriter and singer. After early roles in Broadway and providing the singing voice of Tyrone on the Nick Jr. animated series ''The Backyardigans'' (2006–2008), he played And ...

Matt Bennett Matt Bennett (born November 13, 1991) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Victorious'' and for starring in the Will Ferrell-produced film ''The Virginity Hit''. Early life Bennett ...

Daniella Monet Daniella Monet Gardner (née Zuvic; ( ; born March 1, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She first earned recognition for playing Megan Kleinman on the CBS sitcom ''Listen Up!'' (2004–05) and Rebecca Martin on Nickelodeon's ''Zoey 101'' ...

and

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. The majority of the album was written by

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Dan Schneider Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor. After appearing in mostly supporting roles in a number of 1980s and 1990s films and TV shows, Schneider devoted himself to behind-the-s ...

Savan Kotecha Savan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian (Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', for ...

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and CJ Abraham with Victoria Justice involved in the composition of " Best Friend's Brother" and Leon Thomas III on "Song 2 You". The album was released August 2, 2011 by

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, in association with

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. 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 five with 41,000 copies sold. It also peaked at number one on the

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and Soundtracks charts. The

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from the album, "Freak the Freak Out", was released on November 22, 2010, and 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

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, prominent in songs like "

Freak the Freak Out "Freak the Freak Out" is the second single by Victoria Justice from the soundtrack album '' Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show'' (2011). It was produced by The Super Chris and Michael Corcoran, who also co-wrote the song with C.J. Abraham, ...

" and "Make It Shine". The lyrical themes involve light romance, happy and sad, and assertions of self-worth. 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 "

" was released 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. "Leave It All to Shine" was released June 10, 2011, as the second promotional single from the album and performed on the '' iCarly'' 90-minute special "

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" by the cast members of both ''iCarly'' and ''

''.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

''Victorious In Concert''

Victorious In Concert (officially Victorious featuring Victoria Justice: In Concert) was a one night only concert held on May 26, 2011 at the Avalon Theater in

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. The concert was free, and was to promote the impending release of the soundtrack. It was presented by Degree Girl,

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, Suave, Walmart Soundcheck, and was advertised with contests in teen oriented magazines.

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financed the event, and filmed the show to air on the Walmart Soundcheck website. Nickelodeon partnered with Walmart to release Victorious merchandise, and the concert aired on Walmart's in-store televisions during the back-to-school season. The concert featured Victoria Justice, with Leon Thomas, Elizabeth Gillies, Ariana Grande, Matt Bennett, Daniella Monet, and Avan Jogia.

Setlist

#"Make It Shine" #"Freak The Freak Out" #"Song2You" #"Best Friend's Brother" #"I Want You Back"

References

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