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Glee: The Quarterback
EP by
Glee Cast
ReleasedOctober 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)
Recorded2013
GenrePop
Length20:52
Label
Glee Cast chronology
Glee Sings the Beatles
(2013) 		Glee: The Quarterback
(2013) 		Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4
(2013)

Glee: The Quarterback is an extended play (EP) by the cast of the American musical television show Glee. It was released on iTunes on October 7, 2013,[1] three days before the fifth season's third episode "The Quarterback". The album features six songs recorded for the episode, which ended Cory Monteith's character, Finn Hudson.

Commercial performance

Predictions suggested the EP would debut in the top ten of the United States' Billboard 200, selling around 30,000 copies.[2] By October 16, 2013, the album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 47,000 copies.[3] This is the franchise's first album to chart in the top ten in the United States in a year and half, since the third season release of Glee, The Music: The Graduation Album on May 15, 2012.[4] This album is also the fourteenth album of the series to chart in the top ten.[3] The last album of the Glee franchise to chart on the Billboard 200 was the album Glee Sings the Beatles, which debuted at number 38.[5] The extended play also debuted at number 1 on Billboard Soundtracks.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Seasons of Love"Rent3:04
2."I'll Stand by You"The Pretenders3:45
3."Fire and Rain"James Taylor3:23
4."If I Die Young"The Band Perry3:41
5."No Surrender"Bruce Springsteen3:44
6."Make You Feel My Love"Bob Dylan3:15
Total length:20:52
Japanese CD[7]
No.TitleOriginal artistLength
7."I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"U23:58
Total length:24:10

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Billboard 200[3] 7
Billboard Top Soundtracks[6] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Quarterback (Music From the TV Series) – EP". iTunes. October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 11, 2013). "Miley Cyrus Set for No. 1 on Billboard 200, Pusha T and Panic at the Disco Aiming for Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Caulfield, Keith (October 16, 2013). "Miley Cyrus' 'Bangerz' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Glee - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  5. ^ Williams, Paul (October 3, 2013). "US charts: Elton hits 37-year high". MusicWeek. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Soundtracks : Nov 2, 2013". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "The Quarterback TV Original Soundtrack (Glee Cast)". CDJapan. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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