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 .
6-631: The first official single from the album is " Summertime " and the song was released on May 13, 2008. 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
12-588: The album had sold 332,000 copies in the United States. 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. The Block has been certified gold in Canada. In honor of the album's 15th anniversary, the album was re-released as The Block Revisited . In addition to the main album, it compiles
18-454: The bonus tracks from all previously released editions of the album as well as new remixes and a previously unreleased song, "Coming Home". Shipments figures based on certification alone. Summertime (New Kids on the Block song) " Summertime " is song by New Kids on the Block , and the first single from their album The Block . The single was released on May 13, 2008, and
24-756: 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 . 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. As of April 2013,
30-413: Was directed by Thomas Kloss and Donnie Wahlberg . The video begins with Donnie exiting a hangar and texting the band members with the message, "It's on." He then boards a helicopter that is waiting for him. The other band members are each shown receiving the message while they are doing various activities like swimming or running and they head off to the beach. They are then shown singing on the beach and at
36-429: Was the first new single released by the group since 1994. On May 5, 2008, "Summertime" was posted on the group's MySpace page. The lead vocals were sung by Donnie Wahlberg , Jordan Knight , and Joey McIntyre . The song's introduction has Joey McIntyre shouting out " Jones Beach ! 1988!", referring to their rising popularity in that year. The music video to the song premiered on VH1 on June 8, 2008. The video
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