My World 2.0

My World 2.0 is the latter of two-part debut studio album from Canadian singer Justin Bieber, and is his first full studio release. The album is the follow-up to the first platinum certified half of the album, which was released on November 17, 2009, via Island Records, and 2.0 was first released on March 19, 2010.^[1] Bieber worked with producers and writers from his debut release, including Tricky Stewart & The-Dream and Midi Mafia, and several new including Bryan-Michael Cox, and The Stereotypes, among others. In addition to having a more dominant R&B feel than his first release, the album is described as edgier and more mature. In addition to the R&B sound, the album also combines it with pop and hip-hop sounds.

The album has received positive reviews, and debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling over 283,000 copies, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963, and the first artist to occupy two top five spots on the chart since 2004. When the album sold more copies in its second week, Bieber became the first act since The Beatles to debut at number one, and sell more the following week. Bieber also had his second consecutive number one album in Canada, and in its second week the album peaked at number one in Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It also charted in the top ten of fifteen other countries. Bieber will support the album with his very first headlining tour, theMy World Tour.

The album was preceded by the lead single, "Baby", featuring Ludacris, which was released on January 18, 2010, and two digital singles, "Never Let You Go" on March 2, 2010, and "U Smile" on March 16, 2010. "Somebody to Love" impacted radio as the album's second single on April 20, 2010, and "U Smile" impacted radio as the album's third single on August 24, 2010.

Track listing

The track listing was confirmed on Bieber's official website on February 26, 2010.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Baby" (featuring Ludacris)	Justin Bieber, Terius Nash,Tony Demash, Christopher Stewart, Christina Milian, Christopher Bridges	Tricky Stewart, The-Dream	3:34
2.	"Somebody to Love"	Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, Heather Bright, Bieber	Stereotypes	3:40
3.	"Stuck in the Moment"	Yip, Reeves, Romulus, Bright, Bieber	Stereotypes	3:42
4.	"U Smile"	Jerry Duplessis, Arden Altino, Dan August Rigo, Bieber	Jerry Duplessis, Arden Altino (co.)	3:16
5.	"Runaway Love"	Melvin Hough II, Rivelino Wouter, Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas, Bieber	Mel & Mus	3:32
6.	"Never Let You Go"	Johntá Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox, Bieber	Bryan-Michael Cox	4:24
7.	"Overboard" (featuring Jessica Jarrell)	Waynne Nugent, Kevin Risto, Dapo Torimiro, Taurian Shropshire, Bieber	Dirty Swift, Bruce Waynne	4:11
8.	"Eenie Meenie" (with Sean Kingston)	Benny Blanco, Kisean Anderson, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Bieber, Marcos Palacios, Ernest Clark	Benny Blanco	3:22
9.	"Up"	Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger, Bieber	The Messengers	3:54
10.	"That Should Be Me"	Atweh, Messinger, Luke Boyd, Bieber	The Messengers	3:52

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak position Australian Albums Chart 1 Austrian Albums Chart 2 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 3 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 16 Brazilian Albums Chart 1 Canadian Albums Chart 1 Czech Albums Chart 30 Danish Albums Chart 7 Dutch Albums Chart 4 European Top 100 Albums 3 Finnish Albums Chart 13 French Albums Chart 4 German Albums Chart 7 Greek Albums Chart 4 Irish Albums Chart 1 Italian Albums Chart 13 Mexican Albums Chart 2 New Zealand Albums Chart 1 Norwegian Albums Chart 3 Polish Albums Chart 9 Portuguese Albums Chart 2 Spanish Albums Chart 1 Swedish Albums Chart 21 Swiss Albums Chart 9 UK Albums (OCC) [B] 3 U.S. Billboard 200 1 Sales and certifications Country Certification (sales thresholds) Australia 2× Platinum Austria Gold Brazil Diamond Canada 3× Platinum Gulf Cooperation Council Gold Italy Gold Lebanon Gold Mexico Platinum + Gold New Zealand Platinum Switzerland Platinum United States 3× Platinum

My World (EP)

My World is the first release by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It is considered to be the first part of a two-part debut release. My World, being the first part is considered an extended play standalone. It was released on November 17, 2009, via Island Records, and its follow up was released on March 23, 2010. Bieber worked a variety of producers and writers such as his mentor, Usher, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Midi Mafia and more. The songs are mostly inspired by teen romance and typical coming of age situations, and musically the album is R&B influenced pop.

The album received positive reviews from critics, and peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 137,000 copies in its first week, which was at the time, the best opening release for a new artist in 2009, until the record was topped by Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream. It also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album was certified Platinum in Canada less than a month later and was certified double platinum in November 2010. In less than a month of release, the album was certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA, and in less than two months later, the album was certified platinum in the United States, selling over a million copies. After less than a month of its United Kingdom release, it was certified Silver by the BPI and was certified double platinum in December 2010.

The album's lead single, "One Time", was released on July 7, 2009, and reached the top twenty in five countries. The following three singles were released exclusively on iTunes. The second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", was released on October 6, 2009, and peaked within the top ten in Canada and top fifteen in the United States, and it later charted in several other countries. Two promo singles were released on iTunes; "Love Me" was released on October 26, 2009, and the second, "Favorite Girl," was released on November 3, 2009. Both singles had commercial success in the United States, Canada, and eventually other countries.

Prior to the album's release, Bieber became the first solo artist in Billboard history to have at least four singles enter the Top 40 of the Hot 100 before his debut album's release. To support the album, Bieber went on a radio/television promotion spree, a tour in Canada sponsored by Urban Behavior, was the opening act for the Fearless Tour in the United Kingdom, and will headline his first major tour, the My World Tour in June 2010 to support the release along with My World 2.0.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Time"	Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, James Bunton, Corron Cole, Thabiso Nkhereanye	C. Stewart, Kuk Harrell, J. Bunton, C. Cole	3:35
2.	"Favorite Girl"	Antea Birchett, Anesha Birchet, Dernst Emile II, Delisha Thomas	D'Mile	4:16
3.	"Down to Earth"	Justin Bieber, Midi Mafia, Mason Levy, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey	Midi Mafia	4:05
4.	"Bigger"	Bieber, Midi Mafia, Dapo Torimiro, Frank Ocean	Midi Mafia, Dapo Torimiro	3:17
5.	"One Less Lonely Girl"	Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Sean Hamilton, Hyuk Shin, Usher Raymond IV	E. Lewis, B. Muhammad, S. Hamilton, H. Shin	3:49
6.	"First Dance" (featuring Usher)	Bieber, Usher Raymond IV, Jesse "Corparal" Wilson, Ryan Lovette, Dwight Reynolds, Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr.	Prettyboifresh	3:42
7.	"Love Me"	Peter Svensson, Nina Persson, Peter Hernandez, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine	DJ Frank E	3:12

Bonus tracks[67][68]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
8.	"Common Denominator" (U.S., Canadian, Australian iTunes and "My Worlds" Edition bonus track)	Bieber, Lashaunda "Babygirl" Carr	L. Carr	4:02
9.	"One Less Lonely Girl" (French Adaptation; Canadian release only)	Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Sean Hamilton, Hyuk Shin, Usher Raymond IV; translation: Andrée Watters	E. Lewis, B. Muhammad, S. Hamilton, H. Shin	3:48

JB Career beginnings

While searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident. Impressed, Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in, located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallette, who was reluctant because of Braun's Jewish religion; she remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label!... you don’t want this Jewish kid to be Justin’s man, do you?" However, after praying with her church elders and receiving their encouragement, she permitted Braun to fly Bieber, then 13, to Atlanta, Georgia, to record demo tapes. A week after arriving, Bieber sang for R&B singer/songwriter Usher. Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher. Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but lost the bidding war to Usher. Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his contact Antonio "L.A." Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group. Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and Island Records) and appointed Hicks as executive Vice-President of Def Jam where he would be able manage Bieber's career at the label. At that point, Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta temporarily, also the home of Usher and Braun, to record and get counseling from Braun. Braun became Bieber's manager.

Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for Christmas in Washington, which was broadcast on December 20, 2009, on US television broadcaster TNT. Bieber was also one of the performers at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2009. Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are The World (a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after theearthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version.Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009, and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009, it had success in international markets. The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the US and Gold in Australia and New Zealand. His first release, an extended play entitled My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", and two promo singles, "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the iTunes Store and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the US, being certified Gold in the latter. My World was eventually certified Platinum in the US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK. To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European programThe Dome, YTV's The Next Star, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On with Alexa Chung,Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately, and BET's 106 & Park with Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009.On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.

Justin Bieber - Biography

Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, at St Joseph's Hospital, and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. He is the son of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia "Pattie" Mallette. Bieber's mother was 17 years old when she became pregnant. His parents were never married, but maintain a close friendship and common goals regarding their son's personal and professional life. Mallette raised her son with the help of her mother Diane, and stepfather, Bruce.

In September 2012, Mallette's memoirs, titled Nowhere but Up, were published. The book tells of her early life and her work with her son to pursue a career in the music industry. In her book, as well as in an interview with the Today show, Mallette talked about how everyone around her tried to push her toward abortion, and how she refused to abort her baby. Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, who married another woman and had two children.

Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was German Bieber's mother's ancestry is French Canadian. He has stated that he believes that he has some undetermined Aboriginal Canadianancestry. He attended a French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.

Interested in hockey, soccer, and chess, he kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.