10 (New Kids on the Block album)

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10
Studio album by
New Kids on the Block
ReleasedApril 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
Genre
Length49:10
LabelThe Block/Boston Five
Producer
New Kids on the Block chronology
The Block
(2008) 		10
(2013) 		Thankful
(2017)
Singles from 10
  1. "Remix (I Like The)"
    Released: January 28, 2013
  2. "The Whisper"
    Released: August 1, 2013

10 is the seventh

Top Independent Albums
and number 8 on the Canadian albums chart.

Background and development

On January 22, 2013, the group appeared on The View and announced that they would release a new single titled "Remix (I Like The)" on January 28, and a new album titled 10 would be released on April 2, 2013. During the show, they also announced that they would tour with 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men as their opening acts in summer 2013.[2] On February 6, the band released the official track listing for the album's standard edition on their official website.

They released the second single, "The Whisper" on August 1, 2013. The video features footage from The Package Tour.[3]

Reception

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator

Idolator reviewer Mike Wass, who criticized the album's outdated dance pop and overwrought ballads, giving the album 2.5 out of 5 stars.[8]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 6 on the

Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991.[10]

Track listing

All songs produced by Deekay, except "Back to Life" and "Now or Never" produced by Brent Paschke, Gabe Lopez and Drew Ryan Scott.

10 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."We Own Tonight"
  • Lemar Obika
  • Wahlberg
  • McIntyre
3:18
3."Take My Breath Away"
  • Jordan Knight
  • McIntyre
  • Wahlberg
4:01
4."Wasted on You"
  • Jordan Knight
  • McIntyre
  • Wahlberg
3:38
5."Fighting Gravity"
4:06
6."Miss You More"
  • Walhlberg
  • Jensen
  • Jørgensen
  • Jordan Knight
  • Wahlberg (small
  • (rap)
4:03
7."The Whisper"
  • Jørgensen
  • Andy Love
  • Marcus Winther-John
  • Jordan Knight
  • McIntyre
  • Wahlberg
4:42
8."Jealous (Blue)"
  • Jordan Knight
  • McIntyre
  • Wahlberg
3:22
9."Crash"
  • Jensen
  • Larsson
  • Marlin "Hookman" Bonds
  • Jordan Knight
  • McIntyre,
  • Wahlberg
  • Wood
4:08
10."Back to Life"
  • Jordan Knight
  • McIntyre
  • Wahlberg
3:44
11."Now or Never"
  • McIntyre
  • Lopez
  • Paschke
  • Scott
  • Jordan Knight
  • McIntyre
  • Wahlberg
  • Wood
3:28
12."Survive You"
  • Jordan Knight
  • Jonathan Knight
  • McIntyre
  • Wahlberg
  • Wood
7:16
13."Let's Go Out With a Bang" (hidden track at 3:43) 
  • McIntyre
  • Wood (speech)
  • Jordan Knight
 
iTunes bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Block Party"
  • McInytyre
  • Wahlberg
  • Paschke
  • Lopez
4:41
Target bonus tracks[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."She's a Killer"
  • Jørgensen
  • Jared Lee
3:33
14."With Me"
3:34

Charts

Chart performance for 10
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (
ARIA)[14]
 59
Belgian Albums (
Ultratop Flanders)[15]
 129
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 8
Danish Albums (
IFPI)[17]
 21
Dutch Albums (
MegaCharts)[18]
 39
German Albums (
Media Control Charts)[19]
 45
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 91
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 61
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[22] 80
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 47
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[24] 41
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] 9
US Billboard 200[9] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] 1

References

  1. ^ Eisenstadter, Dave (February 6, 2013). "New Kids On the Block's Jordan Knight calls Milton 'The Promised Land'". Boston.com. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (January 22, 2013). "NKOTB Recruit Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees For 'Package' Summer Tour". MTV. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "New Kids On The Block - The Whisper". YouTube.
  4. ^ "10 reviews-Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. The Huffington Post
    . April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "New Kids on the Block '10' album review". Artistdirect. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "'10' New Kids on the Block album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  8. Idolator
    . 2013-04-02. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (April 10, 2013). "Justin Timberlake Earns Third Week at No. 1, Band Perry Debuts at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  10. ^ Trust, Gary (April 11, 2013). "New Kids On The Block: Staying 'Together Forever' (Video)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  11. ^ "10 by New Kids on the Block". iTunes. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  12. ^ "New Kids on the Block - 10 - Only at Target". Target.com.
  13. ^ "10 - New Kids on the Block". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  14. ^ The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 15 April 2013 (PDF) (Report). Australian Recording Industry Association. Australian Web Archive. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-06. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  15. ^ "New Kids On The Block - 10" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  16. ^ "New Kids on the Block - Chart history for Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  17. IFPI Danmark
    & Nielsen Music Control. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  18. Dutch Albums Chart
    . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  19. Media Control GfK International. Retrieved April 19, 2013.[dead link
    ]
  20. ^ "ニュー・キッズ・オン・ザ・ブロックのアルバム売上ランキング".
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  22. ^ "New Kids On The Block - 10". PROMUSICAE. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  26. ^ "New Kids on the Block Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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