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Release Date
1 January 2012
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Length
13 tracks
"Believe" is the third studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, released on June 15, 2012, by Island Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of his two-piece debut effort "My World" and "My World 2.0", Bieber opted to create a follow-up record that featured more prominent elements of Eurohouse and contemporary R&B. As executive producers, mentor Usher and manager Scooter Braun enlisted collaborators including Darkchild, Hit-Boy, Diplo and Max Martin with the intention of creating a mature-sounding project.
"Believe" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 374,000. It was Bieber's fourth number-one album. It dropped two spots in its second week to number three with sales of 115,000 copies. "Believe" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 31, 2012, and has sold 1,610,000 copies in the US as of December 2015.
The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop the Canadian Albums Chart. In the following week, the album fell to number two selling 18,000 copies, behind Linkin Park's Living Things. It also debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with sales of 38,115 copies, making Bieber the second youngest male solo artist ever to reach number one. In Japan, the album entered the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart at number seven, selling 13,886 copies. As of July 26, 2012, the album has sold over 98,000 copies in Canada. In Brazil, the album was certified platinum by Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) within three days of release. The album debuted at number-one in Mexico and was later certified Platinum by Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas ending the year as the 14th best selling of 2012. In November 2013, Universal Music México awarded Bieber with a triple platinum certification for sales of over 180,000 copies as well as over 300,000 digital tracks.
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