"Worldwide" is a song by American pop group,

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. It is the third single from their debut album, ''

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'' and was released on July 23, 2011. A digital EP was released on August 5, 2011, and includes 2 remixes of "

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" and "Stuck", while the CD single only has the

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remix of "Til I Forget About You".

Background and composition

"Worldwide" was written by Eddie Serrano, Emily Phillips and Chris Rojas while production was also handled by Rojas. The song runs at 160 BPM and is in the key of

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. In 2020, the band got back together virtually and released an acoustic version of "Worldwide" for fans to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the song. The video was uploaded to band member

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's YouTube channel. The group re-released an acoustic version of song as a single in 2022.

Reception

Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' praised the acoustic version of "Worldwide". He stated, "This version of 'Worldwide' deserves to be enjoyed for its honesty, beauty, and authenticity. Papadatos also complimented their harmonies for its "soaring" and "simply divine" sound.

Music video

The music video for "Worldwide" was released on June 17, 2011, via

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. The music video was directed by

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and includes actress

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who also appears on the ''

'' TV series as "Jo Taylor". Clips of the video were featured in the ''

'' episode "

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Commercial performance

The single peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Kid Digital Song Sales chart lasting 27 weeks and reached the 2011 ''Billboard'' Year-End Kid Digital Song Sales chart at number 16. In Germany, the song peaked at number 81 and lasted 2 weeks on chart. The song has sold over a million digital downloads as of 2011. The song was certified gold by

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in November 2022.

Track listing

*''Worldwide EP'' #"Worldwide" – 3:44 #"Til I Forget About You (Halatrax Remix)" – 3:49 #"Til I Forget About You (

Remix)" – 4:01 #"Stuck" – 3:05 *CD single #"Worldwide" – 3:44 #"Til I Forget About You (Cash Cash Remix)" – 4:01 *Digital single #"Worldwide (Acoustic)" – 3:50

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Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

{{Big Time Rush (band) 2011 singles Big Time Rush songs 2011 songs Columbia Records singles