Released October 18, 2013 Better Together
(2013) Reflection
(2015) Release date 18 October 2013 Label Epic Records | Length 18:04 Artist Fifth Harmony Genre Pop | |
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Recorded November 2012 – May 2013 Producers Julian Bunetta, Clarence Coffee Jr, Harmony Samuels | ||
Better Together is the debut extended play (EP) by American girl group Fifth Harmony. It was their first release after placing third on the second season of The X Factor (U.S.), and was released on October 18, 2013 through Epic Records. Throughout the recording process, the group worked with a variety of music producers: The Monsters and the Strangerz, Savan Kotecha and Harmony Samuels as well as Julian Bunetta who served as the executive producer of the EP. Spanish language versions of the EP, Juntos and Juntos Acoustic, were both released to digital music stores on November 8, 2013, while a physical bundle of both versions packaged together was released exclusively at Walmart on November 11, 2013. An acoustic version of Better Together was released to digital music stores on November 15, 2013, with physical copies sold exclusively at Justice stores. Finally, a remix EP was released exclusively to iTunes on November 25, 2013.
Contents
- Fifth harmony one wish studio version
- Background
- Promotion
- Singles
- Promotional singles
- Commercial performance
- Songs
- References
A four disc Better Together: Deluxe Edition set started selling exclusively on Fifth Harmony's official store on December 3, 2013, consisting of the standard five-track EP Better Together, along with Better Together Acoustic, Juntos, Juntos Acoustic and a card to download the remix EP.
The EP is preceded by the single "Miss Movin' On" which peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. Better Together debuted at number six on the Billboard 200. A song that was not on the album but was promoted on the Harmonize America Mall Tour was Tellin Me.
Fifth harmony one wish studio version
Background
Fifth Harmony spoke about the EP in an exclusive interview, saying "It’s definitely going to sound different. All of the songs have a common thread - they’re all a genre of pop, we’ve got a ballad in there. There’s an 80’s song in there, they all sound really different, but there is a connection there".
Promotion
The group served as one of the opening acts for Cher Lloyd's I Wish Tour which commenced on September 6, 2013. All of the songs appearing on the EP were performed as part of the setlist, including bonus tracks that appear on the iTunes and Target versions.
On the day of the EP release, Fifth Harmony were interviewed during a 30-minute "Live From MTV" live stream on MTV.com. They also performed "Miss Movin' On" on Live with Kelly and Michael and The Arsenio Hall Show. The quintet appeared on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan on October 23. Other promotional visits during the week of release included visits to Billboard headquarters and a trip to the top of the Empire State Building with members of the media for photo ops and short interviews. Autograph signing events for the EP included stops at Westfield Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, New York on October 22, 2013 and Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, New York on October 23, 2013.
Singles
"Miss Movin' On" was released as their debut single and the lead single on July 16, 2013. The song debuted at No. 85, and peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 27 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA in June 2014.
Promotional singles
"Me & My Girls" was released as the promotional single through Radio Disney and it reached No. 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, No. 17 on the Heatseekers Songs, and No. 53 on Digital Songs.
"Better Together", the track after which the EP is named, was also released as a promotional single on October 26, 2013.
Commercial performance
Better Together debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 28,000, and at No. 3 on Digital Albums. It also debuted at No. 18 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and at No. 22 on the Canadian Albums Chart. Juntos Acoustic peaked at No. 5 on Latin Pop Albums, while Better Together: The Remixes debuted at No. 20 on Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums. Juntos debuted at No. 2 on both the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts.
Songs
1Don't Wanna Dance Alone3:50
2Miss Movin' On3:14
3Better Together3:14