The Block
Studio album by
New Kids on the Block
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)
Recorded2007-08
Genre
Length60:43 (deluxe edition)
LabelInterscope
Producer
New Kids on the Block chronology
Face the Music
(1994) 		The Block
(2008) 		10
(2013)
Singles from The Block
  1. "Summertime"
    Released: May 13, 2008
  2. "Single"
    Released: August 12, 2008
  3. "Dirty Dancing"
    Released: December 19, 2008
  4. "2 in the Morning"
    Released: February 23, 2009

The Block is the sixth studio album by New Kids on the Block. The album was released on September 2, 2008, along with a deluxe edition that included four bonus tracks. It sold 95,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the U.S. Top Pop Albums chart and at number two on the Billboard 200. Several artists collaborated on the album, such as Ne-Yo, Lady Gaga, The Pussycat Dolls, Akon, Teddy Riley and New Edition.

The first official single from the album is "Summertime" and the song was released on May 13, 2008.[1] The second official single titled "Single" featuring Ne-Yo was released on August 12, 2008. The third single "Dirty Dancing" was released on December 19. The single was the album's most successful single in Europe and Canada, peaking at number 31 and reaching the number-one position on the CHUM Chart in Toronto on February 21, 2009 after twelve weeks on the chart. The album's fourth single, "2 in the Morning", was officially released February 23, 2009 in the United States and the United Kingdom.

It is the group's first studio album in fourteen years since Face the Music.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic51/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubC+[4]
Digital Spy[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
The Observer[8]
PopMatters[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Virgin Media[11]
Yahoo! Music UK[12]

The Block was released on September 2, 2008 and debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Album Chart and at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 95,000 copies in its first week of release.[13] As of April 2013, the album had sold 332,000 copies in the United States.[14] On the Canadian Albums Chart, the album debuted at number one, becoming their first and only number-one album there. It sold 9,000 copies in its first week.[15] The Block has been certified gold in Canada.[16]

Track listing

The Block track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Click Click Click"Aliaune Thiam, Hakim Abdoulsamad, Nasri Atweh, Donnie WahlbergAliaune "Akon" Thiam, Hakim Abdoulsamad, Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger3:44
2."Single" (with Ne-Yo)Jamal Jones, Shaffer SmithPolow da Don, Ne-Yo (co.)3:55
3."Big Girl Now" (featuring Lady Gaga)RedOne, Lady Gaga, Wahlberg, Jordan KnightRedOne3:28
4."Summertime"Wahlberg, Abdulsamad, AtwehHakim Abdoulsamad3:22
5."2 in the Morning"Emanuel Kiriakou, Kasia Livingston, Wahlberg, Zukhan BeyEmanuel Kiriakou3:25
6."Grown Man" (featuring The Pussycat Dolls and Teddy Riley)Dejanee Riley, Adida Kavarro, Richard Stanard, Tyler Thurmond, Don CovayTeddy Riley, Adida Kavarro (co.)3:00
7."Dirty Dancing"RedOne, Wahlberg, Joaquin BynumRedOne3:37
8."Sexify My Love"RedOne, Wahlberg, AtwehRedOne3:31
9."Twisted"Timothy Mosley, Jerome Harmon, James Fauntleroy IITimbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon3:09
10."Full Service" (featuring New Edition)RedOne, Wahlberg, Lady GagaRedOne3:56
11."Lights, Camera, Action"Jones, Brian Kennedy, Cornell Haynes, Jasper Cameron, Lloyd PolitePolow da Don3:05
12."Put It on My Tab" (featuring Akon)RedOne, Wahlberg, Atweh, ThiamRedOne3:55
13."Stare at You"Atweh, Wahlberg, Adam Messinger, KnightNasri Atweh, Donnie Wahlberg, Adam Messinger3:33
iTunes Store bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Close to You"Atweh, Messinger, Joey McIntyre, Wahlberg3:34
15."Summertime" (RedOne remix featuring Jadakiss) (pre-order only bonus track)Wahlberg, Abdulsamad, Atweh3:33
US deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."One Song"Aaron Pearce, Atweh, WahlbergAaron "AP" Pearce, Nasri (co.), Adam Messinger (co.)3:42
15."Don't Cry"Fernando Garibay, LivingstonFernando Garibay4:12
16."Officially Over"Attozio Towns, Richardo ThomasRick Rock3:59
17."Looking Like Danger"RedOne, Claude KellyRedOne3:08
UK bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Close to You"Atweh, Messinger, McIntyre, Wahlberg3:34
15."One Song"Pearce, Atweh, Wahlberg3:42
Brazilian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Close to You"Atweh, Messinger, McIntyre, Wahlberg3:34

Re-recordings

Charts

References

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