Now or Never (Nick Carter album)

Now or Never
Studio album by Nick Carter
Released	October 28, 2002 (US)
Recorded	February[1]-September 2002[2]
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Label	Jive Records
Producer	Per Aldeheim, Martin Brammer, Gary Clark, Matthew Gerrard, Steve Mac, Max Martin, The Matrix, Rami, Jose Carlose Schwartz, Mark Taylor
Nick Carter chronology
Before the Backstreet Boys 1989–1993 (2002) Now or Never (2002) I'm Taking Off (2011)
Singles from Now or Never
"Help Me" Released: June 24, 2002 "Do I Have to Cry for You?" Released: 2002 "I Got You" Released: February 14, 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(C)[4]
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Now or Never is the debut solo album by Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, released in October 2002. The album debuted at #17 in its first week on the Billboard 200,^[5] selling some 70,000 copies. It fell out of the top 50 in its second week, but sold well enough to be certified Gold by the RIAA in December 2002.^[6] Two singles were released from the album, neither of which had any impact on the US charts. The first single, "Help Me", did reach #9 on the Canadian Singles Chart.^[7] "I Got You" was a major hit in Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia. Aaron Carter gave sneak previews of some of the songs from the album on his album Another Earthquake.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Help Me"	Matthew Gerrard, M. Vice	3:09
2.	"My Confession"	Gary Clark, M. Brammer, N. Carter	3:50
3.	"I Stand For You"	B. Kierulf, J. Schwartz, N. Carter	3:07
4.	"Do I Have To Cry For You?"	N. Carter, B. Kierulf, J. Schwartz	3:37
5.	"Girls In The USA (Mr. Vegas)"	B. Kierulf, J. Schwartz, N. Carter	4:07
6.	"I Got You"	Max Martin, Rami Yacoub	3:57
7.	"Is It Saturday Yet?"	Gary Clark, M. Brammer, N. Carter, S. Lunt	3:14
8.	"Blow Your Mind"	Max Martin, P. Aldeheim, Rami	3:34
9.	"Miss America"	Aleena, M. Taylor, S. Lee	3:55
10.	"I Just Wanna Take You Home"	Max Martin, P. Aldeheim, Rami	2:55
11.	"Heart Without A Home (I'll Be Yours)"	S. Mac, W. Hector	4:46
12.	"Who Needs The World?"	C. Midnight, G. Edwards, L. Christy, S. Spock	3:30

Australia & UK Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Scandalicious"	N. Carter, D. Gibson, D. Carr, J. Bengtsson	2:54
14.	"Forever Rebel"	N. Carter, W. Johnson, Phil Thornalley	3:48

Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nick At The Beach"
2.	"Nick Classic Car Interview"
3.	"Nick In Stockholm"
4.	"Weblink"

B-Sides

1. "End Of Forever": B-side to "Help Me"
2. "Payback": B-side to "Help Me"
3. "Rockstar Baby": B-side to "I Got You"

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200[8] 17 U.S. Top Internet Albums[8] 17 Swiss Albums Chart[9] 85 Austrian Albums Chart[9] 66 Dutch Albums Chart[9] 41 Swedish Albums Chart[9] 41

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 50,000^ United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^ ^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. ^ http://popdirt.com/nick-carter-talks-plea-bargain-solo-stuff-backstreet/2651/
2. ^ http://popdirt.com/nick-carter-said-backstreet-boys-had-become-boring/7990/
3. ^ Now or Never (Nick Carter album) at Allmusic
4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
5. ^ allmusic.com - Now or Never > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
6. ^ ^{a b} "American album certifications – Nick Carter – Now or Never". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Now+or+Never%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
7. ^ allmusic.com - Now or Never > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles
8. ^ ^{a b} Now or Never at Allmusic
9. ^ ^{a b c d} "Nick Carter - Now Or Never - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Nick+Carter&titel=Now+Or+Never&cat=a. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Nick Carter – Now or Never". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Now+or+Never&sa=Nick+Carter&smt=0.