2002 studio album by B2K
Pandemonium! is the second and final studio album from the R&B /pop group B2K . The album was released through Epic on December 10, 2002. It debuted at numbers three and ten on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Billboard 200 charts, and spawned four singles : "Bump, Bump, Bump ", "Girlfriend ", "Bump That" and "What a Girl Wants ".
Composition
Pandemonium is primarily an R&B album with influences of pop ,[1] [2] dance , pop rap , neo soul , and funk .[citation needed ]
Critical reception
AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann noted how the album's production goes over the usual topics of male hip-hop songs, ranging from "lust ("Bump, Bump, Bump"); undying love ("One Kiss"); apology ("Sleepin'"); and, sung with the greatest feeling, accusations that the woman addressed is only interested in money ("Would You Be Here")." Ruhlmann added that there was some label meddling with the addition of "Why I Love You" from the group's self-titled debut and "Dog", a track from one of their artist's upcoming project.[3] Beth Johnson of Entertainment Weekly said of the record, "Just nine months after their R&B-lite debut made the bubblegum set scream, the teenage quartet already have a second disc. This time, between sweet-harmonied ballads, they cue up randy singles ("Bump, Bump, Bump" with P. Diddy), bouncy odes to cruising chicks ("Back It Up"), and "gangsta" boasting. Shouldn't someone be setting a curfew?"[4] Rolling Stone ' s Christian Hoard described the album as "livelier-than-average R&B". He highlighted the track "Tease" for its merger of funk-influenced hip hop with smooth seductive delivery.[5]
Commercial performance
Pandemonium! debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and at number three on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 194,000 the first week.[6] The album's lead single was "Bump, Bump, Bump ", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming the group's first top ten and number one single. The second single was "Girlfriend ", which peaked at number 30. A third single from the album was released, "Bump That", but the song did not manage to make both the Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The fourth and final single was "What a Girl Wants ". It contains a sample of the 1999 version of "What a Girl Wants " from Christina Aguilera . The song peaked at number 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Track listing
Standard edition[7] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" Omarion 0:31 2. "Bump, Bump, Bump " (featuring P. Diddy ) R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:42 3. "You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick ) Taylor 3:44 4. "One Kiss" Adonis 3:34 5. "My Girl" Tricky Stewart 3:31 6. "Sleepin'" Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Grandberry Smith Nkhereanye Wirlie "Wil-E" Morris 3:47 7. "Would You Be Here" Russell 4:29 8. "Everything" Laney 3:58 9. "Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo ) T. Stewart Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Grandberry Smith Nkhereanye Hale T. Stewart 3:14 10. "Back It Up" Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver 3:05 11. "Where Did We Go Wrong" Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver 4:08 12. "Pretty Young Thing" Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver 3:16 13. "I Bet You to It (Turn the Party Out)" Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver 3:52 14. "The Other Guy" Darrell Crooks Jones Kessee Lew Laing M. Houston Oliver Stokes Crooks Laing Platinum Status 3:17 15. "Why I Love You" Charles Farrar Dave McPherson Russell Taylor 3:58 16. "Boys 4 Life" Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Grandberry Richard Garcia Tony Minter 4:37 17. "Dog" (performed by Jhené) 4:01
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Title[8]
Time
Credentials
1.
"Intro"
0:31
2.
"Bump, Bump, Bump " (featuring P. Diddy )
4:42
Lead Vocals: Omarion
Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog
Songwriters: R.Kelly
Producers: R.Kelly
3.
"Girlfriend "
3:24
Lead Vocals: J-Boog and Omarion
Background Vocals: Raz-B
Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
Songwriters: R.Kelly
4.
"You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)
3:44
5.
"One Kiss"
3:32
Producers: Adonis Shropshire
Lead Vocals: Omarion and Raz B
Songwriters: Adonis Shropshire and Johnte Austin
6.
"Bump That"
3:15
Lead Vocals: Omarion and Lil Fizz
Background Vocals: J-Boog and Raz-B
7.
"My Girl"
4:38
Producers: Trixster
Songwriters: De'Mario Thornton, Omari Grandberry, Jarell Houston and Druex Frederic
8.
"What a Girl Wants "
4:38
Producers: R.Kelly
Songwriters: R.Kelly
Lead Vocals: Omarion
Background Vocals: R.Kelly, Raz-B And J-Boog
9.
"Sleepin'"
4:29
Producers: Wirlie Morris and Trixster
Lead Vocals: Omarion and J-Boog
Background Vocals: Raz-B
Songwriters: Patrick “J-Que” Smith, Thabiso “Tab” Nkhereanye, Wirlie “Wy-Le” Morris, De'Mario Thornton, Jarell Houston, Dreux Frederic and Omari Grandberry
10.
"Would You Be Here"
3:57
Producers: Steve Russell
Songwriters: Steve Russell
Vocals: Omarion and Steve Russell
11.
"Everything"
3:57
Producers: Laney Stewart
Songwriters: Terius “The Dream” Nash, Dreux Frederic and Phillip “Laney” Stewart
Lead Vocals: Omarion and Raz-B
Background Vocals: The Dream
Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
12.
"Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo of IMx )
3:13
Lead Vocals: Raz-B, Romeo(of IMX)Omarion and Jhené Aiko
Rap Vocals: Romeo(of IMX)
Background Vocals: J-Boog And Lil Fizz
Songwriters: Chris “Tricky” Stewart, Patrick “J-Que” Smith, Thabiso “Tab” Nkhereanye, Jerome Jones and De'Mario Thornton
Producers: Trixster
13.
"Back It Up"
3:01
Lead Vocals: Omarion
Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
Producers: Platinum Status
Songwriters: Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston and Tony Oliver
14.
"Where Did We Go Wrong"
4:08
Lead Vocals: Omarion
Background Vocals: Raz-B, Lil Fizz and J-Boog
Songwriters: Kelton Kessee, De'Mario Thornton, Druex Frederic, Jarell Houston and Omari Grandberry
Producers: Platinum Status
15.
"Pretty Young Thing"
3:15
Vocals: B2K
Producers: Platinum Status and Chris Stokes
Songwriters: Kelton Kessee, De'Mario Thornton, Druex Frederic, Jarell Houston, Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston and Tony Oliver
16.
"I Beat You To It (Turn the Party Out)"
3:52
Lead Vocals: Lil Fizz
Background Vocals: J-Boog, Raz-B and Omarion
17.
"The Other Guy"
3:16
Lead Vocals: Omarion
Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog
Producer: Platinum Status, Chris Stokes, Lew Laing and Darell Crooks
Songwriters: Kelton Kessee and Marques Houston
18.
"Why I Love You "
3:59
Lead Vocals: Omarion
Background Vocals: Steve Russell and Raz-B
Producers: Steve Russell
19.
"Boys 4 Life"
4:39
Lead Vocals: Lil Fizz
Background Vocals: Omarion, J-Boog, Romeo (of IMX) and Raz-B
Producers: Platinum Status
Songwriters: Jerome Jones, Druex Frederic and De'Mario Thornton
20.
"Girlfriend (Ron G Remix)" (featuring 50 Cent )
3:19
Lead Vocals: Omarion and R.Kelly
Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
Background Vocals: J-Boog and Raz-B
Songwriters: R.Kelly
Producers: R.Kelly
21.
"Dog" (Jhené featuring Lil' Fizz) /"What You Get" (hidden track)
7:38
Lead Vocals: Omarion
Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog
Producers: Teddy Bishop
Songwriters: Mischke Butler, Greg Charley and Teddy Bishop
International edition[9] [10] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" Omarion 0:31 2. "Bump, Bump, Bump " (featuring P. Diddy ) R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:42 3. "Girlfriend " R. Kelly R. Kelly 3:24 4. "You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick ) Taylor 3:44 5. "My Girl"
Tricky Stewart 3:31 6. "Uh Huh" C. Stewart Frederic J. Houston Malik Crawford Nkhereanye Hale T. Stewart 3:43 7. "One Kiss" Adonis 3:34 8. "Gots ta Be" The Underdogs 5:22 9. "Sleepin'" Thornton Frederic J. Houston Grandberry Smith Nkhereanye Wirlie "Wil-E" Morris 3:47 10. "Everything" Laney 3:58 11. "The Other Guy" Darrell Crooks Jones Kessee Lew Laing M. Houston Oliver 3:17 12. "Why I Love You" Charles Farrar Dave McPherson Russell Taylor 3:58 13. "Boys 4 Life" Thornton Frederic J. Houston Jones Grandberry Richard Garcia Tony Minter 4:37 14. "Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo ) T. Stewart Thornton Frederic J. Houston Grandberry Smith Nkhereanye Hale T. Stewart 3:14 15. "Back It Up" Thornton Frederic J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver 3:05 16. "Baby Girl" The Characters 4:50
Reissue bouns tracks[11] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 17. "Bump, Bump, Bump" (Jiggy Joint Club Remix) R. Kelly 4:51 18. "Girlfriend" (Pied Piper Remix) R. Kelly 3:24 19. "Uh Huh" C. Stewart Frederic J. Houston Malik Crawford Nkhereanye Hale 3:43 20. "What a Girl Wants " R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:38 21. "Stuck like This" (performed by Jhené) 3:49
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Mastering: Gene Grimaldi (Oasis Mastering, Studio City, CA)
Art Direction and Design: Rance Brown, Natasha Jen
Photography: Keith Major
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2003)
Position
US Billboard 200[21]
59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[22]
19
Certifications
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