Pandemonium! (album)

Pandemonium!
Pandemonium!
Studio album by B2K
Released	December 10, 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	R&B; hip hop;
Label	Epic
Producer	R. Kelly; Jermaine Dupri; Bryan-Michael Cox; Beau Dozier; Platinum Status; Steve Russell; Troy Taylor; Chris Stokes; Damon Thomas,; Chris "Tricky" Stewart; B2K;
B2K chronology
Alternative cover
	Pandemonium: Special Edition cover
Singles from Pandemonium!
	"Bump, Bump, Bump"; Released: October 2002; "Girlfriend"; Released: March 2003; "What a Girl Wants"; Released: May 2003;

Pandemonium! is the third and final studio album from the boy band B2K. The album was released through Epic on December 10, 2002. It reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, and spawned their number one single "Bump, Bump, Bump". The singles "Girlfriend" and "What a Girl Wants" were included on the special edition of the album, which was released on March 25, 2003.^[1]

Composition

Pandemonium is primarily an R&B and hip hop album^[2]^[3] with influences of pop.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann noted how the album's production goes over the usual topics of male hip-hop songs, ranging from "lust ("Bump, Bump, Bump"); undying love ("One Kiss"); apology ("Sleepin'"); and, sung with the greatest feeling, accusations that the woman addressed is only interested in money ("Would You Be Here")." Ruhlmann added that there was some label meddling with the addition of "Why I Love You" from the group's self-titled debut and "Dog", a track from one of their artist's upcoming project.^[3] Beth Johnson of Entertainment Weekly said of the record, "Just nine months after their R&B-lite debut made the bubblegum set scream, the teenage quartet already have a second disc. This time, between sweet-harmonied ballads, they cue up randy singles ("Bump, Bump, Bump" with P. Diddy), bouncy odes to cruising chicks ("Back It Up"), and "gangsta" boasting. Shouldn't someone be setting a curfew?"^[5] Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard described the album as "livelier-than-average R&B". He highlighted the track "Tease" for its merger of funk-influenced hip hop with smooth seductive delivery.^[2]

Commercial performance

Pandemonium! debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and at number three on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 194,000 the first week.^[6] The album's lead single was "Bump, Bump, Bump", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's first top ten and number one single. The second single was "Girlfriend", which peaked at number 30. A third single from the album was released, "Bump That", but the song did not manage to make both the Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The fourth and final single was "What a Girl Wants". It contains a sample of the 1999 version of "What a Girl Wants" from Christina Aguilera. The song peaked at number 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Track listing

Standard edition^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	De'Mario Thornton Dreux Frédéric Jarell Houston Jerome Jones Kelton Kessee Marques Houston Omarion Grandberry Tony Oliver	Omarion	0:31
2.	"Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy)	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:42
3.	"You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)	Frédéric Riddick Taylor	Taylor	3:44
4.	"One Kiss"	Adonis Shropshire Johnta Austin	Adonis	3:34
5.	"My Girl"	Christopher Stewart Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Grandberry Patrick "J. Que" Smith Thabiso Nkhereanye Traci Hale	Tricky Stewart	3:31
6.	"Sleepin'"	Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Grandberry Smith Nkhereanye Wirlie "Wil-E" Morris	T. Stewart Morris	3:47
7.	"Would You Be Here"	Steve "Lil Steve" Russell Erika Nuri	Russell	4:29
8.	"Everything"	Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Jevon Simms Laney Stewart Mark E. Stewart Grandberry Robert Hunter Sam Salter Terius Nash	Laney	3:58
9.	"Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo)	T. Stewart Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Grandberry Smith Nkhereanye Hale	T. Stewart	3:14
10.	"Back It Up"	Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver	Chris Stokes Platinum Status	3:05
11.	"Where Did We Go Wrong"	Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver	Stokes Platinum Status	4:08
12.	"Pretty Young Thing"	Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver	Stokes Platinum Status	3:16
13.	"I Beat You To It (Turn The Party Out)"	Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver	Stokes Platinum Status	3:52
14.	"The Other Guy"	Darrell Crooks Jones Kessee Lew Laing M. Houston Oliver	Stokes Crooks Laing Platinum Status	3:17
15.	"Why I Love You"	Charles Farrar Dave McPherson Russell Taylor	Farrar Russell Taylor	3:58
16.	"Boys 4 Life"	Thornton Frédéric J. Houston Jones Grandberry Richard Garcia Tony Minter	Dom Ruk T-Nyse	4:37
17.	"Dog" (performed by Jhené)		Stokes Platinum Status	4:01

#	Title^[8]	Time	Credentials
1.	"Intro"	0:31
2.	"Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy)	4:42	Lead Vocals: Omarion Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog (Hook/Chorus) Songwriters: Varick Smith and R. Kelly Production & Engineering: R. Kelly, Mike Patterson, Abel Garibaldi, Rob Paustian, Robert Williams, Rory Nameri, Andy Gallas, Ian Mereness, Orlando Calzado, Max Gousse, Sean "P.Diddy" Combs and Troy Taylor
3.	"Girlfriend"	3:24	Lead Vocals: J-Boog and Omarion Background Vocals: Raz-B Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz Songwriters: Robert Kelly, Arlene Delvalle, Gilbert Askey, J.C. Olivier, Mary J. Blige and Sean Combs Production & Engineering: Robert Kelly, Ian Mereness, Jason Mlodzinski, Abel Garibaldi, Andy Gallas and Troy Taylor
4.	"You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)	3:44	Lead Vocals: Omarion Background Vocals: Makeba Riddick Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz Songwriters: Makeba Riddick, Troy Taylor and Dreux Frederic Production & Engineering: Bruce Buechner and Brad Gilderman
5.	"One Kiss"	3:32	Producers: Adonis Shropshire Lead Vocals: Omarion and Raz B Songwriters: Adonis Shropshire and Johnte Austin Production & Engineering: Adonis Shropshire, Bruce Buechner and Troy Taylor
6.	"Bump That"	3:15	Lead Vocals: Omarion and Lil Fizz Background Vocals: J-Boog and Raz-B
7.	"My Girl"	4:38	Producers: Trixster Songwriters: De'Mario Thornton, Omari Grandberry, Jarell Houston and Druex Frederic
8.	"What a Girl Wants"	4:38	Producers: R.Kelly Songwriters: R.Kelly Lead Vocals: Omarion Background Vocals: R.Kelly, Raz-B And J-Boog
9.	"Sleepin'"	4:29	Producers: Wirlie Morris and Trixster Lead Vocals: Omarion and J-Boog Background Vocals: Raz-B, Patrick “J.Que” Smith Songwriters: Patrick “J-Que” Smith, Thabiso “Tab” Nkhereanye, Wirlie “Wy-Le” Morris, De'Mario Thornton, Jarell Houston, Dreux Frederic and Omari Grandberry
10.	"Would You Be Here"	3:57	Producers: Steve Russell Songwriters: Steve Russell Vocals: Omarion and Steve Russell
11.	"Everything"	3:57	Producers: Laney Stewart Songwriters: Terius “The Dream” Nash, Dreux Frederic and Phillip “Laney” Stewart Lead Vocals: Omarion and Raz-B Background Vocals: The Dream Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz
12.	"Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo of IMx)	3:13	Lead Vocals: Raz-B, Romeo(of IMX)Omarion and Jhené Aiko Rap Vocals: Romeo(of IMX) Background Vocals: J-Boog And Lil Fizz Songwriters: Chris “Tricky” Stewart, Patrick “J-Que” Smith, Thabiso “Tab” Nkhereanye, Jerome Jones and De'Mario Thornton Producers: Trixster
13.	"Back It Up"	3:01	Lead Vocals: Omarion Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz Producers: Platinum Status Songwriters: Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston and Tony Oliver
14.	"Where Did We Go Wrong"	4:08	Lead Vocals: Omarion Background Vocals: Raz-B, Lil Fizz and J-Boog Songwriters: Kelton Kessee, De'Mario Thornton, Druex Frederic, Jarell Houston and Omari Grandberry Producers: Platinum Status
15.	"Pretty Young Thing"	3:15	Vocals: B2K Producers: Platinum Status and Chris Stokes Songwriters: Kelton Kessee, De'Mario Thornton, Druex Frederic, Jarell Houston, Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston and Tony Oliver
16.	"I Beat You To It (Turn The Party Out)"	3:52	Lead Vocals: Lil Fizz Background Vocals: J-Boog, Raz-B and Omarion
17.	"The Other Guy"	3:16	Lead Vocals: Omarion Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog Producer: Platinum Status, Chris Stokes, Lew Laing and Darell Crooks Songwriters: Kelton Kessee and Marques Houston
18.	"Why I Love You"	3:59	Lead Vocals: Omarion Background Vocals: Steve Russell and Raz-B Producers: Steve Russell
19.	"Boys 4 Life"	4:39	Lead Vocals: Lil Fizz Background Vocals: Omarion, J-Boog, Romeo (of IMX) and Raz-B Producers: Platinum Status Songwriters: Jerome Jones, Druex Frederic and De'Mario Thornton
20.	"Girlfriend (Ron G Remix)"	3:19	Lead Vocals: Omarion and R.Kelly Rap Vocals: Lil Fizz Background Vocals: J-Boog and Raz-B Songwriters: R.Kelly Producers: R.Kelly
21.	"Dog" (Jhené featuring Lil' Fizz)/"What You Get" (hidden track)	7:38	Lead Vocals: Omarion Background Vocals: Raz-B and J-Boog Producers: Teddy Bishop Songwriters: Mischke Butler, Greg Charley and Teddy Bishop

Special edition^[9]^[10]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	De'Mario Thornton Dreux Frédéric Jarell Houston Jerome Jones Kelton Kessee Marques Houston Omarion Grandberry Tony Oliver	Omarion	0:31
2.	"Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy)	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:42
3.	"Girlfriend"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	3:24
4.	"You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)	Frederic Riddick Taylor	Taylor	3:44
5.	"My Girl"	Christopher Stewart Thornton Frederic J. Houston Grandberry Patrick "J. Que" Smith Thabiso Nkhereanye Traci Hale Adonis Shropshire Johnta Austin	Tricky Stewart	3:31
6.	"Uh Huh"	C. Stewart Frederic J. Houston Malik Crawford Nkhereanye Hale	T. Stewart	3:43
7.	"One Kiss"	Adonis Shropshire Johnta Austin	Adonis	3:34
8.	"Gots ta Be"	Damon Thomas Harvey Mason, Jr. Mischke Butler Steve Russell	The Underdogs	5:22
9.	"Sleepin'"	Thornton Frederic J. Houston Grandberry Smith Nkhereanye Wirlie "Wil-E" Morris	T. Stewart Morris	3:47
10.	"Everything"	Thornton Frederic J. Houston Jones Jevon Simms Laney Stewart Mark E. Stewart Grandberry Robert Hunter Sam Salter Terius Nash	Laney	3:58
11.	"The Other Guy"	Darrell Crooks Jones Kessee Lew Laing M. Houston Oliver	Chris Stokes Crooks Laing Platinum Status	3:17
12.	"Why I Love You"	Charles Farrar Dave McPherson Russell Taylor	Farrar Russell Taylor	3:58
13.	"Boys 4 Life"	Thornton Frederic J. Houston Jones Grandberry Richard Garcia Tony Minter	Dom Ruk T-Nyse	4:37
14.	"Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo)	T. Stewart Thornton Frederic J. Houston Grandberry Smith Nkhereanye Hale	T. Stewart	3:14
15.	"Back It Up"	Thornton Frederic J. Houston Jones Kessee M. Houston Grandberry Oliver	Stokes Platinum Status	3:05
16.	"Baby Girl"	McPherson Samuel Archer	The Characters	4:50
17.	"Bump, Bump, Bump" (Jiggy Joint Club Remix)	R. Kelly	R. Kelly Jiggy Joint^[a]	4:51
18.	"Girlfriend" (Pied Piper Remix)	R. Kelly	R. Kelly Pied Piper^[a]	3:24
19.	"Uh Huh"	C. Stewart Frederic J. Houston Malik Crawford Nkhereanye Hale	T. Stewart Ron G.^[a]	3:43
20.	"What a Girl Wants"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:38
21.	"Stuck like This" (performed by Jhené)			3:49

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pandemonium!^[11]

Mastering: Gene Grimaldi (Oasis Mastering, Studio City, CA)
Art Direction and Design: Rance Brown, Natasha Jen
Photography: Keith Major

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	50
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[13]	95
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[14]	22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	64
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)^[16]	65
French Albums (SNEP)^[17]	57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	43
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[19]	93
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	60
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	35
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[22]	5
US Billboard 200^[23]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[24]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200^[25]	59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[26]	19

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[27]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[28]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Mitchell, Gail (February 22, 2003). "Rhythm, Rap, and The Blues". Billboard. pp. 16A.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hoard, Christian (January 14, 2003). "Pandemonium! : B2K". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ruhlmann, William. "Pandemonium! - B2K". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
^ "B2K and Diddy 'Bump' Their Way to the Top: Wake-Up Video". MTV.^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b |Johnson, Beth (2003-01-10). "pandemonium!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
^ Martens, Todd (December 18, 2002). "Holiday Sales Keep Shania 'Up' On Top". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
^ "Pandemonium". iTunes. Apple (US). Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ "Pandemonium (Spec Ed) (Bonus DVD): B2K: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
^ "Pandemonium". iTunes. Apple (GB). 10 December 2002. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ "Pandemonium". iTunes. Apple (DE). 10 December 2002. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ Pandemonium! (liner notes). B2K. Epic. 2002. EK 86995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Australiancharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.
^ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. April 3, 2003. Archived from the original on December 10, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. December 19, 2002. Archived from the original on December 26, 2002. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – B2K – Pandemonium!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 19. May 3, 2003. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via World Radio History.
^ "Lescharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – B2K – Pandemonium!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "B2K Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "B2K Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
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^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2003". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "British album certifications – B2K – Pandemonium!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "American album certifications – B2K – Pandemonium!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[1] Mitchell, Gail (February 22, 2003). "Rhythm, Rap, and The Blues". Billboard. pp. 16A.

[RS-2] Hoard, Christian (January 14, 2003). "Pandemonium! : B2K". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

[AM-3] Ruhlmann, William. "Pandemonium! - B2K". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

[4] "B2K and Diddy 'Bump' Their Way to the Top: Wake-Up Video". MTV.^{[dead link‍]}

[EW-5] |Johnson, Beth (2003-01-10). "pandemonium!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

[6] Martens, Todd (December 18, 2002). "Holiday Sales Keep Shania 'Up' On Top". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

[7] "Pandemonium". iTunes. Apple (US). Retrieved October 26, 2020.

[8] "Pandemonium (Spec Ed) (Bonus DVD): B2K: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

[9] "Pandemonium". iTunes. Apple (GB). 10 December 2002. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

[10] "Pandemonium". iTunes. Apple (DE). 10 December 2002. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

[11] Pandemonium! (liner notes). B2K. Epic. 2002. EK 86995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Australia_B2K-12] "Australiancharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.

[13] "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. April 3, 2003. Archived from the original on December 10, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[14] "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. December 19, 2002. Archived from the original on December 26, 2002. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

[ac_Netherlands_B2K-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – B2K – Pandemonium!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[16] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 19. May 3, 2003. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via World Radio History.

[ac_France_B2K-17] "Lescharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.

[ac_Germany4_B2K-18] "Offiziellecharts.de – B2K – Pandemonium!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[ac_Scotland_-19] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_B2K-20] "Swisscharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.

[ac_UK2_-21] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[ac_UKR&B_-22] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_B2K-23] "B2K Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_B2K-24] "B2K Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

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[26] "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2003". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

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