- pop
- 61 min
- 17 tracks
- Interscope Records
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.
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Character
Classical in form, spare, effortless and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
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Metacritic 51/100
- AllMusic1.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubC+
- Digital Spy2/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyC−
- Los Angeles Times4/4 ★
- The Observer2/5 ★
- PopMatters6/10 ★
- Slant Magazine2.5/5 ★
- Virgin Media3.5/5 ★
- Yahoo! Music UK4/10 ★
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Tracks
- 1Click Click Click3:43
- 2Single3:55
- 3Big Girl Now3:28
- 4Summertime3:25
- 52 in the Morning3:25
- 6Grown Man3:00
- 7Dirty Dancing3:37
- 8Sexify My Love3:30
- 9Twisted3:09
- 10Full Service3:56
- 11Lights, Camera, Action3:04
- 12Put It on My Tab3:53
- 13Stare at You3:33
- 14One Song3:40
- 15Don't Cry4:10
- 16Officially Over3:58
- 17Looking Like Danger3:08
17 tracks, 61 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- New Kids on the Block
- Label
- Interscope Records
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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