Sweeter (album)
Sweeter is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw.[4] The album was released in the United States on September 20, 2011, and features tracks co-written with other artists for the very first time, including Ryan Tedder, Butch Walker, and Andrew Frampton. The lead single, "Not Over You", co-written and produced by Ryan Tedder, was released to mainstream radio and to iTunes in May and was a chart success.[5] The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics and received a moderate impact on the charts.
Sweeter
September 20, 2011
2011
Blackbird Studio in Nashville; Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood[1]
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Chart performance[edit]
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number eight, selling 34,000 copies in its first week.[18] It is DeGraw's second top-ten album, his first being his self-titled album (2008), which debuted at number seven, with 66,000 copies sold in its first week.[18] However, it only spent one week in the top 50 as it dropped forty-five places to #53 in its second week and #90 in its third week,[19] whereas his self-titled album spent three weeks in the top fifty and dropped only eight places in its second week.[20]
Singles[edit]
The lead single "Not Over You" was released in May and has reached a lot of success, peaking at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while reaching top-ten on the Pop Songs and topping the Adult Pop Songs chart.[5] In Canada, the song peaked at number twenty-eight, while in Australia, the song reached the top-forty and in New Zealand, it peaked at number eight.[21] "Soldier" was released in Canada as the second single.[22] It has charted on the Netherlands chart and peaked at number thirty-three.[23] Later, "Sweeter" was released in October again in Netherlands, where it charted at number seventy-six.[24] The song was released as the second single of the album in the United States in March.[25] The music video premiered on March 15, 2012, on E! News at 7 pm PT/ET and later on E! Online at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET.[26] Officially, the song debuted at number forty on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.[27] "Soldier" was chosen as the third and final single for the album and was released on September 20, 2012.[28]