Glee: The Quarterback
Glee: The Quarterback is an extended play (EP) by the cast of the American musical television show Glee. It was released on iTunes on October 7, 2013,[1] three days before the fifth season's third episode "The Quarterback". The album features six songs recorded for the episode, which killed off Cory Monteith's character, Finn Hudson.
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| Released | October 7, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 20:52 | |||
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Commercial performance
Predictions suggested the EP would debut in the top ten of the United States' Billboard 200, selling around 30,000 copies.[2] By October 16, 2013, the album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 47,000 copies.[3] This is the franchise's first album to chart in the top ten in the United States in a year and half, since the third season release of Glee, The Music: The Graduation Album on May 15, 2012.[4] This album is also the fourteenth album of the series to chart in the top ten.[3] The last album of the Glee franchise to chart on the Billboard 200 was the album Glee Sings the Beatles, which debuted at number 38.[5] The extended play also debuted at number 1 on Billboard Soundtracks.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seasons of Love" | Rent | 3:04 |
| 2. | "I'll Stand by You" | The Pretenders | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 3:23 |
| 4. | "If I Die Young" | The Band Perry | 3:41 |
| 5. | "No Surrender" | Bruce Springsteen | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Make You Feel My Love" | Bob Dylan | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 20:52 | ||
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
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| 7. | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | U2 | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 24:10 | ||
Personnel
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Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200[3] | 7 |
| Billboard Top Soundtracks[6] | 1 |
See also
References
- "The Quarterback (Music From the TV Series) – EP". iTunes. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- Caulfield, Keith (October 11, 2013). "Miley Cyrus Set for No. 1 on Billboard 200, Pusha T and Panic at the Disco Aiming for Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- Caulfield, Keith (October 16, 2013). "Miley Cyrus' 'Bangerz' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Williams, Paul (October 3, 2013). "US charts: Elton hits 37-year high". MusicWeek. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- "Soundtracks : Nov 2, 2013". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- "The Quarterback TV Original Soundtrack (Glee Cast)". CDJapan. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
