"Like Nobody's Around" is a song by American pop group, Big Time Rush. It was released on March 23, 2013, as the first and only promotional single from their third studio album, 24/Seven.
Background "Like Nobody's Around" was released on March 23, 2013, along with the pre-order of their album, 24/Seven. Kendall Schmidt spoke about the song in an interview with PopCrush. He noted how the song has a positive message and is about being yourself and not to judge people.
Composition "Like Nobody's Around" was written by Jason Evigan, Mitch Allan, Emily Wright, Claude Kelly and Austin Bis, while production was handled by Matt Squire, The Suspex and Bis. It was recorded at The Lair and SOMD Studios in Los Angeles, in November 2012. The song is described as "a midtempo pop track."
Critical reception Jessica Sager of PopCrush stated, "'Like Nobody's Around' isn't just a fun song for Rushers to sing along to, but it also has a great message for the young fan base."
Music video The music video for "Like Nobody's Around" premiered on March 23, 2013, at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. The video was uploaded on VEVO on March 27, and was directed by Savage Steve Holland. The video references other successful boy bands in past decades as The Ink Spots (1940s/1950s), The Temptations (1960s), The Jackson 5 (1970s), New Kids on the Block (1980s), Backstreet Boys (1990s) and *NSYNC (2000s). Within the first four months, the song garnered 4.7 million views on YouTube.
Personnel Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Matt Squire – producer The Suspex – producer Austin Bisnow – additional producer Miles Walker – mixing Tim Frisen – assistant mixing Larry Goetz – additional engineering Steve Tippeconnic – additional engineering
Charts +Chart performance for "Like Nobody's Around" Chart (2013) Peakposition US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard) 1 US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard) 45
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Like Nobody's Around" Region Date Format Label Various March 23, 2013 Digital download
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