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Pandemonium! (album)

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Pandemonium!
Studio album by
B2K
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
Genre
LabelEpic
Producer
B2K chronology
Santa Hooked Me Up
(2002)		 Pandemonium!
(2003)		 The Remixes - Volume 2
(2003)
Singles from Pandemonium!
  1. "Bump, Bump, Bump"
    Released: October 2002
  2. "Girlfriend"
    Released: March 2003
  3. "What a Girl Wants"
    Released: May 2003

Pandemonium! is the third and final studio album from American boy band B2K. It was released in the United States on March 25, 2003, through Epic Records. The group collaborated with a wide range of producers, including Adonis Shropshire, Bryan-Michael Cox, Beau Dozier, Jermaine Dupri, Troy Taylor, Charles Farrar, R. Kelly, and brothers Laney Stewart and Tricky Stewart, though frequent collaborators Chris Stokes and Platinum Status handled much of the production. Musically, Pandemonium is primarily an R&B and hip hop album,[1][2] with influences of pop.[3]

Critics noted that Pandemonium! expands typical male hip-hop themes to include lust, love, apology, and money-focused conflict, though some reviewers felt the label added unnecessary tracks and that it followed a rushed release. Commercially, the album reached number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, eventually reaching platinum status in the United States. It was powered by the hit single "Bump, Bump, Bump," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The singles "Girlfriend" and "What a Girl Wants" were included on the special edition of the album, which was released on March 25, 2003.

Promotion

Epic Records released three singles to promote the album. The lead single, "Bump, Bump, Bump," a R. Kelly-produced collaboration with P. Diddy, reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the group's only chart-topping hit in the United States. It also achieved significant international success, reaching the top five in Switzerland and Australia and the top ten in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, marking B2K's global breakthrough. The follow-up singles, "Girlfriend" and "What a Girl Wants," did not match that level of success, though "Girlfriend," also written and produced by Kelly, still became a top ten hit in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and reached the top 20 in Switzerland and on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Both songs were later included on the album’s special edition, released on March 25, 2003.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[5]
MTV Asia4/10[6]
Rolling StoneStarStar[1]

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.[2] 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.[1]

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. It was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 18, 2003.[7] By March 2005, it had sold sold 1.2 million units domestically.[8] In the United Kingdom, Pandemonium! reached Silver status on June 5, 2003.[9]

Track listing

Standard edition[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Omarion0:31
2."Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy)R. KellyR. Kelly4:42
3."You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)
Taylor3:44
4."One Kiss"
Adonis3:34
5."My Girl"
Tricky Stewart3:31
6."Sleepin'"
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Smith
  • Nkhereanye
  • Wirlie "Wil-E" Morris
  • T. Stewart
  • Morris
3:47
7."Would You Be Here"
Russell4:29
8."Everything"
Laney3:58
9."Tease" (featuring Jhené & Romeo)
  • T. Stewart
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Smith
  • Nkhereanye
  • Hale
T. Stewart3:14
10."Back It Up"
  • Thornton
  • Frédéric
  • J. Houston
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • M. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Oliver
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"
  • 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
Special edition[11][12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Omarion0:31
2."Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy)R. KellyR. Kelly4:42
3."Girlfriend"R. KellyR. Kelly3:24
4."You Can Get It" (featuring Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick)
  • Frederic
  • Riddick
  • Taylor
Taylor3:44
5."My Girl"
Tricky Stewart3:31
6."Uh Huh"
  • C. Stewart
  • Frederic
  • J. Houston
  • Malik Crawford
  • Nkhereanye
  • Hale
T. Stewart3:43
7."One Kiss"
Adonis3:34
8."Gots ta Be"
The Underdogs5:22
9."Sleepin'"
  • Thornton
  • Frederic
  • J. Houston
  • Grandberry
  • Smith
  • Nkhereanye
  • Wirlie "Wil-E" Morris
  • T. Stewart
  • Morris
3:47
10."Everything"
Laney3:58
11."The Other Guy"
  • Darrell Crooks
  • Jones
  • Kessee
  • Lew Laing
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
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. Stewart3:14
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 Characters4:50
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. KellyR. Kelly4:38
21."Stuck like This" (performed by Jhené)  3:49

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pandemonium![13]

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Pandemonium!
Chart (2002–03) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 50
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[15] 95
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[16] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 64
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[18] 65
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 93
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 60
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 35
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[24] 5
US Billboard 200[25] 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[26] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Pandemonium!
Chart (2003) Position
US Billboard 200[27] 59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 19

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Pandemonium!
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. Ruhlmann, William. "Pandemonium! - B2K". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. "B2K and Diddy 'Bump' Their Way to the Top: Wake-Up Video". MTV.
  4. Mitchell, Gail (February 22, 2003). "Rhythm, Rap, and The Blues". Billboard. pp. 16A.
  5. Johnson, Beth (January 10, 2003). "pandemonium!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  6. Ng, Joe. "B2K, Pandemonium!". MTV Asia. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  7. Martens, Todd (December 18, 2002). "Holiday Sales Keep Shania 'Up' On Top". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  8. "'O' Yes — Omarion Is No. 1". Billboard. March 2, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
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  12. "Pandemonium". iTunes. Apple (DE). December 10, 2002. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  13. Pandemonium! (liner notes). B2K. Epic. 2002. EK 86995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. "Australiancharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.
  15. "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. April 3, 2003. Archived from the original on December 10, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  16. "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. December 19, 2002. Archived from the original on December 26, 2002. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – B2K – Pandemonium!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  18. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 19. May 3, 2003. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via World Radio History.
  19. "Lescharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.
  20. "Offiziellecharts.de – B2K – Pandemonium!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  21. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 30/3/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  22. "Swisscharts.com – B2K – Pandemonium!". Hung Medien.
  23. "Official Albums Chart on 30/3/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  24. "Official R&B Albums Chart on 30/3/2003 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  25. "B2K Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  26. "B2K Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  27. "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 - 2003". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  28. "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2003". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  29. "American album certifications – B2K – Pandemonium!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 7, 2015.