Another Life
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
Big Time Rush
ReleasedJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)
Recorded2021–2023
GenrePop[1]
Length30:50
45:12 (Deluxe Edition)
Label
  • Bought the Rights
  • BMG
Producer
Big Time Rush chronology
The Greatest Hits
(2016)		 Another Life
(2023)
Singles from Another Life
  1. "Can't Get Enough"
    Released: February 6, 2023
  2. "Waves"
    Released: May 3, 2023
  3. "Weekends"
    Released: October 24, 2023

Another Life is the fourth studio album by American boy band Big Time Rush. It was released on June 2, 2023, and is their first studio album released under their own independent label, Bought the Rights, and BMG.[2][3] It marks their first studio album in just under a decade since 24/Seven (2013).

Background

After a seven-year hiatus, Big Time Rush announced they would be reuniting for two performances in New York and Chicago in December 2021.[4] Shortly before these performances, the band released their first single in over eight years, "Call It Like I See It".[5] This release was succeeded by multiple standalone singles in 2022, including "Not Giving You Up", "Fall", "Honey", "Dale Pa' Ya" with Dominican artist Maffio, and a re-recording of "Paralyzed". These singles were promoted by the band's first tour in eight years, the Forever Tour.

Release and promotion

On April 4, 2023, the band announced the release date of a new single on May 3, 2023, followed by the release of their fourth studio album on June 9, 2023.[6] The full track list was revealed on April 30, 2023, confirming that the album would be titled Another Life.[2] Pre-orders of the album became available on May 3, 2023, alongside the release of another new single and the reveal of the official album artwork.[7]

On May 5, 2023, the band announced Another Life would be released a week earlier on June 2, 2023, coinciding with their performance on Today as part of the 2023 Citi Summer Concert Series.[3][8] Subsequently, the album was released on CD and LP on August 18, 2023 and September 22, 2023 respectively worldwide.[9][10]

The band later announced that a deluxe edition of the album will be released on November 10, 2023. This version of the album is set to include four brand new songs, an acoustic version of "Weekends", and a re-recording of an unreleased song "Shot in the Dark", which was previously featured on the band's television show.[11]

Singles

"Can't Get Enough" was released on February 6, 2023 as the album's lead single alongside a performance of the song on the Today Show and announcement of the Can't Get Enough Tour.[12]

The second single, "Waves", was released on May 3, 2023 alongside the pre-orders of the album, and a music video was released the same day.[7][13]

The third single, "Weekends", was released on October 24, 2023 alongside the announcement of the album's deluxe edition. The release was accompanied by a music video, and an acoustic version is set to be included on the deluxe edition.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Riff Magazine[15]

Vera Maksymiuk of Riff Magazine gave a review for the album. She called the record, "a fun, breezy and pleasant summer album." She described the first track, "Can't Get Enough" as a song that "sounds like a cross between more recent Jonas Brothers material and One Direction." Tracks such as "I Just Want To (Party All the Time)", were described as "traditional pop songs about love, longing and partying." She also called the final track "Another Life", "arguably the deepest of the entire record." She ended off stating, "Though Big Time Rush puts most of the bubblegum pop sound of earlier years behind them on Another Life, this album isn't a philosophical deep-dive into the intricacies of the human psyche."[15]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can't Get Enough"
3:26
2."Waves"
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Tyler Shamy
  • Will Ventres
Will Ventres3:15
3."I Just Want To (Party All the Time)"
2:51
4."Weekends"
  • Bryan Todd
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Josh Gabbard
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Ventres
3:05
5."Work for It"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Sosa
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
2:34
6."Forget You Now"
3:16
7."Brand New"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Sosa
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Sophie Rose
3:37
8."Ask You Tonight"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Todd
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Gabbard
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Furlong
3:00
9."Superstitious"
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Ventres
Ventres3:14
10."Another Life"
  • Adam Amezaga
  • Korbesmeyer
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Furlong
2:32
Total length:30:50
Deluxe edition[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Shot in the Dark"
Ventres3:10
12."Learn to Love"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Catherine Allison Ward
  • David Ryan Harris
  • Jerry Lang II
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
  • Furlong
  • Cut&Dry
  • Furlong
2:34
13."Dreamworld"
Bryan Todd2:47
14."Your Way"
  • Korbesmeyer
  • Sosa
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson
Korbesmeyer2:41
15."Weekends" (acoustic)
  • Bryan Todd
  • PenaVega
  • Maslow
  • Josh Gabbard
  • Schmidt
  • Henderson Ventres
3:10
Total length:45:12

Personnel

Big Time Rush

Additional musicians

  • Adam Korbesmeyer – drum programming (1, 5, 7, 8, 10), keyboards (1, 5, 8, 10), guitar (1, 7), bass guitar (1), programming (8)
  • Nick Furlong – programming (3, 10); backing vocals, keyboards (10)
  • Will Ventres – programming (3, 4, 6, 9)
  • Spencer Nezey – saxophone (3)
  • Rick James – vocals (3)
  • Jonathan Martin Berry – guitar (4, 8)
  • Bryan Todd – programming (4, 8)
  • Homero Gallardo – guitar (6, 9)
  • Candace Sosa – backing vocals (7)
  • Sophie Rose Abrams – backing vocals (7)
  • Tim Snider – strings (7, 8)
  • Adam Amezaga – guitar (10)

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Another Life
Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Top Current Albums Sales (Billboard)[16] 15

Can't Get Enough Tour

Can't Get Enough Tour
Tour by Big Time Rush
Start dateJune 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
End dateDecember 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)
Legs1
No. of shows
  • 45 in North America
  • 45 in Total
Big Time Rush concert chronology

The Can't Get Enough Tour was the seventh headlining concert tour by American boy band, Big Time Rush. The tour began on June 20, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas and ended on December 12, 2023 in Philadelphia. The band announced the tour and its dates on February 6, 2023, with ticket presales starting on February 10.[17] The band announced that they are going to performing at the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball.[18]

Opening acts

  1. "Can't Get Enough"
  2. "Elevate"
  3. "Song for You (Big Time Rush song)|Song for You
  4. "Waves"
  5. "Weekends"
  6. "All Over Again"
  7. "Any Kind of Guy"
  8. "Ask You Tonight"
  9. "Forget You Now"
  10. "Love Me Love Me"
  11. "Paralyzed"
  12. "Nothing Even Matters"
  13. "[[Worldwide (song)|Worldwide "Invisible"
  14. "Famous" / "City Is Ours" / "24/7" Shot In The Dark" Big Night
  15. "Confetti Falling"
  16. "Big Time Rush"
  17. "Windows Down
  18. "Boyfriend (Big Time Rush song)|Boyfriend
  19. "Til I Forget About You"
  • This list of songs is representative of the first show on June 22, 2023, during the subsequent shows there will be changes in the order of the songs.
  • In the show on August 3 in The Woodlands, Kendall Schmidt sang Passing Time, by Heffron Drive
  • on August 18 in Mexico City at the Palacio de los Deportes performed their new single in Spanglish Suave with the special guests Maffio and Calacote

Shows

Date City Country Venue Opening act(s)
North America
June 22, 2023 Fort Worth United States Dickies Arena MAX
JAX
June 24, 2023 Durant Choctaw Casinos & Resorts
June 25, 2023 Southaven[lower-alpha 1] BankPlus Amphitheater
June 27, 2023 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
June 28, 2023 Burgettstown[lower-alpha 2] The Pavilion at Star Lake
June 30, 2023 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
July 1, 2023 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
July 2, 2023 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium
July 3, 2023 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 5, 2023 Toronto Canada History —
July 7, 2023 Bethel United States Bethel Woods Center for the Arts MAX
JAX
July 8, 2023 Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
July 9, 2023 Wantagh[lower-alpha 3] Jones Beach Theater
July 11, 2023 Bangor Maine Savings Amphitheater
July 12, 2023 Mansfield[lower-alpha 4] Xfinity Center
July 14, 2023 Columbia[lower-alpha 5] Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 15, 2023 Columbus Schottenstein Center
July 16, 2023 Tinley Park[lower-alpha 6] Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
July 17, 2023 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
July 19, 2023 Clarkston[lower-alpha 7] Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 21, 2023 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
July 22, 2023 Milwaukee American Family Insurance Amphitheater
July 23, 2023 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 24, 2023 Nashville Ascend Amphitheater
July 26, 2023 Alpharetta[lower-alpha 8] Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
July 28, 2023 Simpsonville CCNB Amphitheatre
July 29, 2023 Charleston Credit One Stadium
July 30, 2023 Orlando Amway Center
August 1, 2023 Pelham[lower-alpha 9] Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
August 3, 2023 The Woodlands[lower-alpha 10] Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 5, 2023 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
August 7, 2023 Mountain View[lower-alpha 11] Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 8, 2023 Fresno Save Mart Center
August 10, 2023 Wheatland[lower-alpha 12] Toyota Amphitheatre
August 11, 2023 Inglewood[lower-alpha 13] Kia Forum
August 12, 2023 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 18, 2023 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes —
August 21, 2023 Zapopan[lower-alpha 14] Telmex Auditorium
August 23, 2023 Monterrey Auditorio Citibanamex
November 28, 2023[lower-alpha 15] Fort Worth United States Dickies Arena
December 4, 2023[lower-alpha 16] Rosemont[lower-alpha 17] Allstate Arena
December 5, 2023[lower-alpha 18] Detroit Little Caesars Arena
December 8, 2023[lower-alpha 19] New York City Madison Square Garden
December 10, 2023 Bethlehem Wind Creek Event Center
December 11, 2023[lower-alpha 20] Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
December 12, 2023[lower-alpha 21] Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center

Release history

Release dates and formats for Another Life
Region Date Format(s) Version Ref.
Various June 2, 2023 Standard [19]
Germany August 17, 2023 CD [20]
Various August 18, 2023 [9]
Germany September 21, 2023 LP [21]
Various September 22, 2023 [10][22]
November 10, 2023
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Deluxe [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Promoted as Memphis
  2. ↑ Promoted as Pittsburgh
  3. ↑ Promoted as Long Island
  4. ↑ Promoted as Providence
  5. ↑ Promoted as Baltimore
  6. ↑ Promoted as Chicago
  7. ↑ Promoted as Detroit
  8. ↑ Promoted as Atlanta
  9. ↑ Promoted as Birmingham
  10. ↑ Promoted as Houston
  11. ↑ Promoted as San Francisco
  12. ↑ Promoted as Sacramento
  13. ↑ Promoted as Los Angeles
  14. ↑ Promoted as Guadalajara
  15. ↑ The concert on November 28, 2023, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth is part of the iHeartRadio 106.1 KISS FM's Jingle Ball
  16. ↑ The concert on December 4, 2023, at Allstate Arena in Rosemont is part of the iHeartRadio 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball
  17. ↑ Promoted as Chicago
  18. ↑ The concert on December 5, 2023, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit is part of the iHeartRadio Channel 95.5's Jingle Ball
  19. ↑ The concert on December 8, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York City is part of the iHeartRadio Z100's Jingle Ball
  20. ↑ The concert on December 11, 2023, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. is part of the iHeartRadio Hot 99.5's Jingle Ball
  21. ↑ The concert on December 12, 2023, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia is part of the iHeartRadio Q102's Jingle Ball

References

  1. ↑ Ralphie Aversa (June 5, 2023). "Big Time Rush returns with 'Another Life' and an unlikely assist from Rick James". USA Today. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  2. 1 2 @bigtimerush (April 30, 2023). "BTR4. Another Life. 🧡 #BTR4 #BTRWaves" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 @bigtimerush (May 5, 2023). "Have you been streaming WAVES? Pre-order Another Life out JUNE 2ND!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "After 7 years, Big Time Rush is making a big-time comeback. But who are they?". Los Angeles Times. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Big Time Rush Announce Official Comeback Single "Call It Like I See It"". HipHopGet. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ @bigtimerush (April 4, 2023). "It's official. May 3 - New Single! Jun 9 - New Album! #BTRDay #BTR4" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. 1 2 @bigtimerush (May 3, 2023). "Our album Another Life is officially available for pre-order on our website!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Big Time Rush performing at 'Today Summer Concert Series,' releasing album one week early". The Music Universe. May 5, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Another Life CD - Big Time Rush". bigtimerush.store.
  10. 1 2 "Another Life Vinyl - Signed - Big Time Rush". bigtimerush.store.
  11. 1 2 3 @bigtimerush (October 24, 2023). "ANNOUNCEMENT Another Life Deluxe album coming out Nov 10!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Big Time Rush Can't Get Enough - Announce Massive Tour And Release New Song". Live Nation Entertainment. February 6, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Big Time Rush - Waves (Official Music Video)" (video). youtube.com. May 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (October 24, 2023). "Big Time Rush Wants More Than Just Your 'Weekends' on Glowing New Song". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  15. 1 2 Vera Maksymiuk (June 4, 2023). "Album Review: Big Time Rush makes a surprise comeback with Another Life". Riff Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  17. ↑ Thomas, Valeska (February 6, 2023). "Big Time Rush Can't Get Enough – Announce Massive Tour And Release New Song "Can't Get Enough"". Live Nation Entertainment. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Big Time Rush to Perform at Select 'iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One' Events". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Another Life by Big Time Rush". applemusic.com.
  20. ↑ "Another Life by Big Time Rush". mediamarkt.de.
  21. ↑ "Another Life Vinyl - Big Time Rush". mediamarkt.de.
  22. ↑ "Another Life Vinyl - Big Time Rush". bol.com.
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