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Purpose is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber. It was released on November 13, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings and School Boy Records. It serves as the follow-up to Bieber's third studio album Believe(2012) and was quickly developed after the release of his collection, Journals (2013), which saw him in a more R&Bdirection. Working throughout a period of almost two years on the album, Bieber struggled to find a musical direction for the record and scrapped it many times.

With the help of personal friend and frequent collaborator Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Bieber started to write and record on the album with the idea of doing an inspirational album that could encourage people through uplifting messages in a period of media scrutiny and his envolvement in various misdemeanours as well as his tumultuous relationships. Aided by the help of producer Skrillex, which released with partner Diplo and Bieber the successful song "Where Are Ü Now" (2015) for their project Jack Ü, Bieber found its sonic direction and worked with the producer in a handful of songs for the album.

Purpose was described as a mix of dance-pop, EDM music and R&B, as well as having influences of tropical house in some tracks and live instruments such as acoustic guitars in some others, while being defined as a coming of agealbum about apologies, faith and recovery after harsh times. The album received generally favorable reviews from most music critics, who praised the consistent sound, noted his artistic growth and deemed it as his best album. Other critics however noted that the album focus in excess on his apology requests, which some felt it made the album too serious at times, and found him exponentially fatigued. The album debuted at number-one on the US Billboard 200, selling 522,000 copies in its first week of release, giving Bieber the largest first-week sales of his career and his sixth number-one album in the United States. Elsewhere, it reached the top of the charts of other eleven countries and the top-ten in the remaining territories.

Three singles have been released from the album so far: "What Do You Mean?", "Sorry", and "Love Yourself". All three singles achieved international success, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, which made the first time of his career to have three consecutive number-one singles from the same record, as well as the UK Singles Chart, where the singer broke chart records, and other countries. "Company" was released as the fourth single from the album on February 19, 2016.[7] To promote the album, Bieber made several televised interviews and performances, as well as released "dance videos" to all of the album's tracks in a project called "Purpose: The Movement". He will also embark on his Purpose World Tour in 2016.

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1Background and recording

2Musical style and influences

3Themes and lyrical content

4Release, album title, and artwork

5Promotion

6Singles

7Critical reception

8Commercial performance

9Track listing

10Charts

11Certifications

12Release history

13Notes

14References

3.1Songs

5.1Purpose: The Movement

5.2Tour

6.1Promotional singles and other songs

7.1Year-end lists

10.1Weekly charts

Born in 1994 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, to a single mother, Justin Bieber took second place in a local talent competition at a young age and later turned into a YouTube phenomenon. He signed a record contract with Usher and became the first solo artist to have four singles enter the Top 40 before the release of a debut album. His album My World has gone platinum in several countries, though he later experienced a ton of media exposure resulting from offensive activity. He nonetheless made his comeback in 2015 with his first No. 1 song, "What Do You Mean?"

Childhood

Born on March 1, 1994, in the small town of Stratford, Ontario, Canada, Justin Bieber was raised by a single mom. Bieber, whose debut album, My World, hit stores in November 2009, is a true overnight success, having gone from an unknown, untrained singer whose mother posted YouTube clips of her boy performing, to a budding superstar with a big-time record deal, all in just two years.

Bieber always had an interest in music. His mother gave him a drum kit for his second birthday and, as he tells it, he was "basically banging on everything I could get my hands on."

YouTube Sensation

But it was an obscure talent contest in his hometown, in which the 12-year-old Bieber finished second that put him on the road to superstardom. As a way to share his singing with family, Justin and his mom began posting clips of Bieber performing covers of Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Ne-Yo on YouTube.