JUSTIN BIEBER’S NEW SINGLE “WHAT DO YOU MEAN?” SKYROCKETS TO #1 ON ITUNES IN OVER 75 COUNTRIES INCLUDING INDIA ON BOTH, THE ITUNES SINGLES CHART AND THE APPLE MUSIC SONG CHART WITHIN HOURS OF ITS RELEASE
Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Justin Bieber’s brand new single, “What Do You Mean” has conquered charts across the globe, reaching #1 on iTunes in more than 75 countries (including India) shortly after its worldwide release. The arrival of “What Do You Mean” caps a hugely successful viral 30 day Instagram countdown and Twitter lyric reveal campaign, garnering over a 100 million impressions.
The lyric video for “What Do You Mean,” featuring professional skater Ryan Sheckler, premiered on YouTube today as well.
“It’s been an amazing journey to write, record and deliver this record to my fans,” said Justin. “I’m so glad people have participated in it, and I hope they are receptive to it and love it as much as I do. This is only the first step in the journey for me. This album is so personal to me, there’s so much of my heart and soul in it, and I can’t wait to bring my fans along for the ride.”
“What Do You Mean” is the first advance track from Justin’s eagerly awaited fourth studio album to be out on November 13.The pre-order is available now for signed CDs, vinyl and other limited edition items, exclusively via Justin’s new online store.
Justin’s performance this Sunday night at the 32nd annual MTV VMAs spectacular will kick off a long-range, multi-tiered media campaign in support of “What Do You Mean”. Next Wednesday night, September 2nd, Justin will appear on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. That will be the prelude to his week-long takeover of NBC’s The Today Show starting Monday,
Watch the lyric video on: http://smarturl.it/WDYMly
About Universal Music India:
Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of the Universal Music Group (UMG) and is home to record labels such as A&M Records, Blue Note Records, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Emarcy, Geffen Records, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Music Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records.
UMIPL has an extremely rich Indian catalogue comprising songs from classic Hindi and Regional Films, IndiPop, Bhangra, Ghazals and Devotional. It’s enviable catalogue includes artistes such as Asha Bhosle, Anup Jalota, Bombay Vikings, Jagjit Singh, JoSh, Malkit Singh, Pankaj Udhas, Panjabi MC, Raghav, Mohit Chouhan, Euphoria, Adnan Sami, Rabbi Shergill, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to name a few. UMIPL `film’ catalogue (the 2nd largest in India) spans music from blockbusters such as Sholay, Qurbani, Amar Akbar Anthony, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, Devdas and Munnabhai MBBS amongst the numerous jewels which symbolize the musical journey from the 70’s to date. On the International music front, UMIPL are the clear market leaders with artistes such as ABBA, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Enrique Iglesias, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, The Beatles, UB40, Deep Purple, Enigma, Norah Jones, Deadmau5, The Chemical Brothers, amongst host of others, popular music icons and household names in India.
