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Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011
Recorded2009–2010
Studio
  • The Backhouse (Los Angeles)
  • Blakeslee Recording (North Hollywood)
  • CMK Island (Los Angeles)
  • The DoJo (West New York)
  • Kite Music (Studio City)
  • Maratone (Stockholm)
  • Westlake (Los Angeles)
GenreTeen pop[1]
Length36:52
Label
Producer
Victorious cast and Victoria Justice chronology
Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
(2011) 		Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012)
Singles from Victorious
  1. "Make It Shine"
    Released: April 13, 2010
  2. "Freak the Freak Out"
    Released: November 22, 2010
  3. "Beggin' on Your Knees"
    Released: April 1, 2011
  4. "Best Friend's Brother"
    Released: May 20, 2011
  5. "You're the Reason"
    Released: December 3, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk72%[2]
AllMusic[1]

Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show is the debut soundtrack for the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious. 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, Elizabeth Gillies, Miranda Cosgrove, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, Daniella Monet and Avan Jogia. The majority of the album was written by Michael Corcoran, Dan Schneider, Savan Kotecha, Kool Kojak 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 Nickelodeon Records, in association with Columbia.[3][4] 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.[5] It also peaked at number one on the Kid Albums and Soundtracks charts.

The lead single 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

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The album features the heavy usage of synthesizers, drum machine and Auto-Tune, prominent in songs like "Freak the Freak Out" and "Make It Shine". The lyrical themes involve light romance, happy and sad, and assertions of self-worth.[1]

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" on 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 could be streamed at the show's student website, TheSlap.com.

"Make It Shine" was released as the lead single on April 13, 2010.[6][7] It peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[8] "Freak the Freak Out" was released as the second single from the soundtrack on November 22, 2010.[9][10] The song received a music video which was released in November 2010, and features Justice and the Victorious cast dancing with other people.[11][12] The song peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 176 on the UK Singles Chart.[13][14][15] "Beggin' on Your Knees" was released as the third single on April 1, 2011.[16][17] A music video was released on March 12, 2011, and features Justice and the Victorious cast hanging out at a carnival.[18][19] The song peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.[20] "Best Friend's Brother" was issued as the fourth single from the album on May 20, 2011.[21][22] A music video was released in 2011 and features Justice dreaming about her friend's older brother.[23] It peaked at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100.[20] "You're the Reason" was released as the fifth and final single on December 3, 2011.[24] An acoustic rendition of the song was released on the same day as the single's release.[25] A music video for the acoustic version of "You're the Reason" was released in December 2011. It features Justice playing the piano on a beach.[24][26] The song peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[8]

Promotional singles

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"Leave It All to Shine" was released June 10, 2011, as a promotional single from the album and performed on the iCarly 90-minute special "iParty with Victorious" by the cast members of both iCarly and Victorious.[27]

iTunes Store and European edition bonus track[28][29]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
13."Broken Glass"SchneiderVictorious cast featuring Matt Bennett2:25
Total length:39:17

Certifications and sales

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Victorious in Concert

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Victorious in Concert
Concert by Victoria Justice

Victorious in Concert poster

VenueAvalon Theater
Associated albumVictorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
Date(s)May 26, 2011
Victoria Justice concert chronology
  • Victorious in Concert
    (2011)
  • Make It in America Tour
    (2012)[44]

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[45] in Avalon, California.[46][47] The concert was free,[48][49] and was to promote the impending release of the soundtrack.[50]

It was presented by Degree Girl, Dove, Suave, Walmart Soundcheck, and was advertised with contests in teen oriented magazines.[51]

Walmart Soundcheck financed the event, and filmed the show to air on the Walmart Soundcheck website.[46] Nickelodeon partnered with Walmart to release Victorious merchandise, and the concert aired on Walmart's in-store televisions during the back-to-school season.[52][53]

The concert featured Victoria Justice, with Leon Thomas III, Elizabeth Gillies, Ariana Grande, Matt Bennett, Daniella Monet, and Avan Jogia.

  1. "Make It Shine"
  2. "Freak the Freak Out"
  3. "Song 2 You"
  4. "Best Friend's Brother"
  5. "I Want You Back"
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