Coast to Coast (Cody Simpson EP)

Coast to Coast
EP by Cody Simpson
Released	20 September 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	25:48
Label	Atlantic Records Warner Records
Cody Simpson chronology
4 U (2010) Coast to Coast (2011) TBA (2012)
Singles from Coast to Coast
"On My Mind" Released: 23 April 2011 "Not Just You" Released: 16 September 2011

Coast to Coast is the second EP by Australian pop singer Cody Simpson. It was released on 20 September 2011 by Atlantic Records and Warner Records. Simpson announced the release date on Twitter on 18 July 2011. Of the six tracks, Simpson only co-wrote two, while the other four were written by staffwriters.

Background

Simpson announced the release date of the EP as Coast to Coast on Twitter on 18 July 2011, the same name as his current tour. "All Day" will be also be on the EP.

Several lyric videos have been made for songs from the EP; the lyric video to "Angel" was uploaded to YouTube on 10 September; "Not Just You"'s lyric video was uploaded on 16 September. "Not Just You" was originally composed and sang by Nasri Atweh in 2009.^[1] and "Crazy But True" was uploaded on 24 September.

On 17 September, the full EP became available to stream on Cody's official website. On 21 September 2011, "Not Just You" was the #1 free single on iTunes. The album is in the top American charts on iTunes.

Singles

"On My Mind" is the first song to be released from this EP. The song was written by Julie Frost, Fraser T. Smith, Mike Caren and Nasri. It was released on 23 April 2011. It was released on iTunes 23 May 2011.^[2] The song reached #32 on the U.S. Social Chart. The music video was released on 17 June 2011. The video was directed by Travis Kopach, and features dancer/actress Hailey Baldwin. In September, Simpson released "Not Just You". The music video for "Not Just You" was released on 11 October 2011, directed by Roman White. The video was filmed on Venice Beach, and in downtown L.A.

Chart performance

In its week of release, the EP debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart with 25,000 copies sold and in the Australian Albums Chart at number 26. In its second week it fell to number 44 in the Billboard 200.

Chart name	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	26
Billboard 200	12

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Good as It Gets"	Nate Hills, Kevin Cossom, Marcella Araica	Danja	3:45
2.	"Crazy But True"	Nate Hills, Kevin Cossom, Marcella Araica	Danja	3:57
3.	"On My Mind"	Julie Frost, Fraser T. Smith, Mike Caren, Nasri		3:12
4.	"Not Just You"	Nasri, Adam Messinger	The Messengers	4:17
5.	"All Day"	Cody Simpson, Krys Ivory, Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano	Shawn Campbell	3:07
6.	"Angel"	Cody Simpson,	The Messengers	3:40

Target bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Crash"		3:31
8.	"Ends With You"		2:45

Australian Edition [3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On My Mind"	Julie Frost, Fraser T. Smith, Mike Caren, Nasri	3:12
2.	"Good as It Gets"	Nate Hills, Kevin Cossom, Marcella Araica	3:45
3.	"All Day"	Cody Simpson, Krys Ivory, Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano	3:07
4.	"Angel"	Cody Simpson, Nasri, Adam Messinger	3:39
5.	"Crash" (Bonus Track)		3:31
6.	"Crazy But True"	Nate Hills, Kevin Cossom, Marcella Araica	3:57
7.	"Not Just You"	Nasri, Adam Messinger	4:17
8.	"On My Mind" (Karsten Delgado and Mani Myles Mix)	Julie Frost, Fraser T. Smith, Mike Caren, Nasri	4:17

References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ml8BQXqEkU
2. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/on-my-mind-single/id437990759
3. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/coast-to-coast-australian/id466353975