Everything Is 4

Everything Is 4
Studio album by Jason Derulo
Released	June 2, 2015 (US)
Recorded	2014 – 2015
Genre	Pop dance R&B[1]
Length	38:44
Label	Beluga Heights Warner Bros.
Producer	Jason Derulo (exec.) Ian Kirkpatrick Charlie Puth Ricky Reed The Monsters and the Strangerz Cook Classics Mr. Collipark Hitmaka Foreign Teck Dreamstate Johan Carlsson Matoma Mag Pop & Oak The Starr Island Group Nathaniel "Danja" Hills Heston Valley Sonny Alves
Jason Derulo chronology
Talk Dirty (2014) Everything Is 4 (2015) Platinum Hits (2016)
Singles from Everything Is 4
"Want to Want Me" Released: March 9, 2015 "Cheyenne" Released: June 30, 2015 "Try Me" Released: October 20, 2015 "Get Ugly" Released: December 15, 2015

Everything Is 4 is the fourth studio album by American singer Jason Derulo. The album was released in the US on June 2, 2015 by Beluga Heights Records and Warner Bros. Records. The lead single "Want to Want Me" which reached number one in six countries, was released on March 9, 2015. The album is a follow-up to Derulo's previous studio album, Tattoos (2013) in the international market and Talk Dirty (2014) in the United States.

Background

The first song produced for the album was the first single, "Want to Want Me", which Derulo has decided to make single after listening it to with several friends. For the song "Painkiller", in collaboration with Meghan Trainor, the singer revealed that he decided to make this collaboration after meeting the singer backstage at a couple of shows. And the collaboration with Stevie Wonder in "Broke" was born during a dinner at the White House.^[2]

Derulo explained the significance of the title saying: "It's callled Everything is 4 because it's my fourth album, but there are also other meanings. All happens for a reason, everything is for my mom, everything is for my fans. Everything is for myself to prove that I can do it. Everything is for the future. I could go on, but in the end the meaning is "Everything happens for a reason". Then there is also the meaning of the number 4: a chair has four legs, a table even. They are also 4 seasons, representing change. So 4 is a number that follows us everywhere. 4 is symmetrical. Then, Everything is 4."^[2]

Singles

"Want to Want Me" was released on March 9, 2015, as the album's lead single. Commercially, it was a success, reaching top positions in Austria and the United Kingdom. The song debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, with 50,000 copies sold, since then it has peaked at number 5. The song's music video premiered on March 23, 2015.^[3][4] As of June 2015, "Want to Want Me" has sold 1.1 million digital copies in the United States.^[5]

The album's second single "Cheyenne", was released on June 30.^[6][7][8] The song peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[9]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies.^[10] The album also debuted at number 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart, with 2,500 copies sold.^[11] In its second week of sales, the album dropped drastically to number 23 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,000 copies, bringing total sales to 28,000 copies.^[12] In its third week of sales, the album dropped to number 39 on the chart, selling 4,000 copies, bringing total sales to 32,000 copies.^[13] In its first month of sales, the album dropped to number 43 on the chart, selling 3,000 copies, bringing total sales to 35,000 copies.^[14] As of June 2016, the album has sold 80,000 copies.^[15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[16]
Billboard	[17]
Clash	2/10[18]
Knoxville News Sentinel	[19]
Newsday	B+[20]
Pitchfork Media	6.6/10[21]
Rolling Stone	[22]
Slant Magazine	[23]
Spin	8/10[24]
Vice	A–[25]

On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, Everything Is 4 received an average score of 67, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 9 reviews.^[26]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Want to Want Me"	Jason Desrouleaux Ian Kirkpatrick Samuel Martin Lindy Robbins Mitch Allan	Kirkpatrick	3:27
2.	"Cheyenne"	Desrouleaux Kirkpatrick Martin Robbins Jason Evigan Marcus Lomax Stefan Johnson	The Monsters and the Strangerz Kirkpatrick	3:35
3.	"Get Ugly"	Desrouleaux Evigan Eric Frederic Sean Douglas	Ricky Reed	3:20
4.	"Pull Up"	Desrouleaux Will Lobban-Bean Charlie Puth Alexander “Xplicit” Izquierdo Michael Crooms	Cook Classics Mr. Collipark Charlie Puth (co.)	3:06
5.	"Love Like That" (featuring K. Michelle)	Desrouleaux Christian Ward Michael Hernandez Arin Ray Lyrica Anderson Floyd Bentley Jordan Hollywood	Hitmaka Foreign Teck Dreamstate	3:59
6.	"Painkiller" (featuring Meghan Trainor)	Desrouleaux Johan Carlsson Ross Golan Meghan Trainor	Carlsson Mag	3:23
7.	"Broke" (featuring Stevie Wonder and Keith Urban)	Desrouleaux Puth David Brook	Puth	3:06
8.	"Try Me" (featuring Jennifer Lopez and Matoma)	Desrouleaux Robbins Shy Carter Marvin Gaye Odell Brown David Ritz	Matoma	3:20
9.	"Love Me Down"	Desrouleaux Kirkpatrick Taylor Parks	Kirkpatrick	2:45
10.	"Trade Hearts" (featuring Julia Michaels)	Desrouleaux Julia Michaels Andrew "Pop" Wansel Warren "Oak" Felder	Pop & Oak	3:30
11.	"X2CU"	Desrouleaux Floyd Hills Marcella Araica Douglas BJ Mekk James Roston Sonny Alves	Danja	5:13
12.	"Angel Wings" (hidden track starting at 3:34 within "X2CU")	Desrouleaux Hills Araica Douglas Mekk Roston Alves	Hitmaka Heston Valley Sonny Alves
Total length:				38:44

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[27] 12 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[28] 33 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29] 46 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30] 75 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31] 10 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[32] 3 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[33] 31 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[34] 9 French Albums (SNEP)[35] 44 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[36] 23 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[37] 9 Irish Albums (IRMA)[38] 30 Italian Albums (FIMI)[39] 38 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[40] 44 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[41] 20 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[42] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[43] 17 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[44] 8 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[45] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[46] 13 UK Albums (OCC)[47] 16 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[48] 1 US Billboard 200[49] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Danish Albums Chart[50] 19 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[51] Gold 10,000^^ Poland (ZPAV)[52] Gold 10,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Version	Format	Label
Australia[53]	May 29, 2015	Standard edition	Digital download CD	Warner Bros. Records
Belgium[54]
Finland[55]
Germany[56]
Netherlands[57]
New Zealand[58]
Denmark[59]	June 1, 2015
Italy[60]
France[61]
Norway[62]
Sweden[63]
South Africa[64]
United Kingdom[65]
Spain[66]	June 2, 2015
Canada[67]
United States[68]
Japan[69]

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External links

Official website