When the Sun Goes Down

Chronology: Kiss & Tell, Naturally, A Year Without Rain, When the Sun Goes Down

When the Sun Goes Down is the sixth studio album by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene, released on June 28, 2011, by Hollywood Records. The band worked with several artists on this album, including writers and producers from their debut, Kiss & Tell (2009) such as Rock Mafia duo Tim James and Antonina Armato, as well as Katy Perry, Devrim "DK" Karaoglu, and Toby Gad. New contributors to this album included Britney Spears, Priscilla Renea, Emanuel Kiriakou, Dreamlab, and Sandy Vee. Selena Gomez co-wrote two tracks, along with some of the members of the The Scene contributed to some of the songwriting on the album, with most lyrics written by hired staffwritters. The album sonically follows in the step of their predecessor, taking on a dance-pop sound with influences of 1980s electro and disco music. Lyrical themes include topics of love, freedom, self-worth, and the joy of living in the moment. When the Sun Goes Down spawned three singles. The lead single from the album, "Who Says" was released on March 14, 2011, peaking at number 21 in the United States and in the top twenty in Canada and New Zealand. The acoustic pop song also went Platinum in the United States. The second single from the album is "Love You Like a Love Song" charted in the top forty in Belgium, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. The third single, "Hit the Lights" was released on November 17, 2011, and reached number 11 in Belgium. The fourth single off When the Sun Goes Down was going to be "My Dilemma", however producer, Rock Mafia then tweeted that Hollywood Records has decided not to release the remix featuring Flo Rida titled "My Dilemma 2.0" as the fourth single. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with sales 78,000 copies, surpassing the first week sales of their first two albums. The album rose to number three in its second week.

List of Songs

 * 1) Love You Like a Love Song
 * 2) Bang Bang Bang
 * 3) Who Says
 * 4) We Own the Night
 * 5) We Own
 * 6) Hit the Lights
 * 7) Whiplash
 * 8) When the Sun Goes Down
 * 9) My Dilemma
 * 10) That's More Like It
 * 11) Outlaw
 * 12) Middle of Nowhere
 * 13) Dices