Category:Thrill Seeker

Thrill Seeker is the debut studio album, released by singer Justin Bieber during CAL2. The album was one of the most successful albums in history, single wise - and is credited for boosting him into a success streak and giving him solid ground.

Background
Justin Bieber was signed to Hyped Music Records and was benched for time. Following that bench, Hyped Music Records decided to use him to finally release material and see how he would work out success wise. His debut single, "Cassanova" was released with limited promotion and charted at #18. They then gave it full promo for it to do better, and it then rised to a peak of #4. By the time this occured, they had now realized he needed an album and could produce a successful era.

Writing and Recording
During the conception of the album, Bieber was originally suppose to be given teen-pop material that would appeal to kdis and teens. "Cassanova", "Tootsie Roll", and "Penny Maker, Doe Spender" with Flo Rida were among the songs recorded in a friendlier manner. By the time that material was recorded, and material from before the album material was recorded had been finished he was moving into a more mature but still Pop level. Tracks such as "This Will Be The End", and "Stop" with Justin Timberlake were made. Overall, the album contained an average teen pop sound.

The album also featured guests such as Selena Gomez, Future, Flo Rida, and Ke$ha. Justin opted to "record with mature artists, who provided a fun sound".

Commercial Performance
With the exposure of "Come & Get It" hitting number one during the album's release, the albums commercial performance debut exceeded expectations. It debuted with 270,000 copies and became the Best-Male Opening at the time, and only behind Mariah Carey's "Blueprint" with 300,000 copies as Best-Opening of the Year. To much surprise it debuted above Gomez's, "Daydream" which opened with 260,000 copies despite them both having the #1 song and her previous single - "The Last Time" going #1, while "Cassanova" reached #4. During the 2nd week, it kept very steady with spot at #2 behind Gomez's "Daydream" which climbed to #1. The era in total obtained 5 Top 5's, 4 Top 3's, and 2 #1's from 5 singles. As of June, it has sold over 1,200,000+ copies and is certified Platinum by Hyped Scan.

Chart Positions / Certifications
Charting Positions / Certifications worldwide of Justin's debut album, "Thrill Seeker".