Battleground (album)
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| Studio album by The Wanted | ||||
| Released | 4 November 2011 | |||
| Recorded | January–September 2011 | |||
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| Length | 43:32 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| BBC Music | positive |
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Battleground is the second studio album by British-Irish boy band The Wanted. It was released on 4 November 2011 through Island Records.
In January 2011, the group began work on their second studio album with previous songwriter and producer Steve Mac. In February 2011, it was revealed the group would be releasing the official Comic Relief single for 2011. In April 2011, the group embarked on their first headline tour, playing 16 dates in 12 different UK cities. The tour was in support of their debut album The Wanted but whilst on tour, the group previewed the song, "Lightning" from their new album. The track was co-written by the band and Ed Drewett. Max George confirmed on 28 September that the album was complete and the following day, Nathan Sykes confirmed the album would be released with the title Battleground.
In March 2012, Billboard reported that Battleground was "slated to arrive stateside this fall" as the band's second US release, after their debut EP. This did not happen, however, and instead their first album to be released in the US will be their third overall album, Word of Mouth.
"Glad You Came" was released on 10 July 2011 as the second single. It became their second UK number one and first number one in Ireland, where it spent five weeks at the summit. The track is also their first to be successful on an international basis, charting at number 20 in both Australia and New Zealand, number 12 in the Netherlands and also reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100. The song is also a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as of 29 March 2012. It is currently their most successful single in the UK. It was also released as the second single from The Wanted: The EP.
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