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Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show
EP by
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice
ReleasedNovember 6, 2012
Length15:44
Label
Producer
Victorious cast chronology
Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012) 		Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012)
Victoria Justice chronology
Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012) 		Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show
(2012) 		Afterlife of the Party (Music from the Netflix Film)
(2021)

Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show is the second and final extended play (EP) for the Nickelodeon television series Victorious. The extended play was released November 6, 2012, with a total of five tracks by Nickelodeon Records, in association with Columbia. A Walmart Zinepak edition features two bonus tracks.

"L.A. Boyz" was released as a promotional single on October 16, 2012, and peaked at number six on the US Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales chart. Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show peaked at number 159 on the US Billboard 200 and charted in the top ten on the US Kid Albums and Soundtrack Albums charts.

Promotion and release

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The pre-order for Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show became available on iTunes on October 16, 2012, with the promotional single "L.A. Boyz" released the same day.[1][2][3] Two days later, Nickelodeon premiered a music video for "L.A. Boyz", which features Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande singing the track.[4][5][6] Commercially, the track peaked at number six on the US Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales chart.[7] Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show was officially released for digital download and streaming on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10] The Walmart ZinePak edition of Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show has two bonus tracks.[1][2][11]

Music and lyrics

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Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show opens with "Here's 2 Us" and features Justice on vocals. Crystal Bell of Celebuzz described the track as an "upbeat teen anthem" with the lyrics: "Here's to never winning first place/Here's to crying on your birthday/Here's to every single heartbreak."[11] The extended play's next track, "L.A. Boyz" is a power pop, bubblegum pop, and electro track with lyrics about appreciating men's masculinity.[12][13] The extended play then transitions to "Bad Boys", which features Justice on vocals.[14]

The following track, "You Don't Know Me", is performed by Elizabeth Gillies.[15][16] Musically, it is described as a pop and rock ballad.[17][18] The standard edition ends with "Faster Than Boyz" that features vocals from Justice.[19][20][21] Lyrically, the song is about a girl who rejects a boy who is interested in her.[22][23][24] The Walmart ZinePak edition of Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show includes the bonus tracks "Cheer Me Up", featuring vocals from Justice, and "365 Days", that has vocals from Leon Thomas III.[1][2][25]

Reception

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Bell described the songs on the extended play as fan "favorite[s]".[11] The joint website of Bop and Tiger Beat gave Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show a positive review, stating that they were "jamming" to the extended play's "awesome songs".[10] Wendy Michaels for Cambio remarked that although Victorious had ended, fans would "at least have the show's soundtracks to listen to".[3] Writing for Teen.com, Alexandra Daluisio commented that "we’re basically dying to get our hands on the CD".[6]

Commercial performance

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Commercially, Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show debuted and peaked at number 159 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 3,000 copies sold.[26][27] It also peaked at number 131 on the US Top Current Album Sales chart,[28] number ten on the US Soundtrack Albums chart,[29] and number six on the US Kid Albums chart.[30]

Track listing

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Standard edition[8][31]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Here's 2 Us"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:21
2."L.A. Boyz"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande2:59
3."Bad Boys"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:17
4."You Don't Know Me"
Victorious cast featuring Elizabeth Gillies2:53
5."Faster Than Boyz"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:14
Total length:15:44
Walmart ZinePak edition bonus tracks[1][2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
6."Cheer Me Up"
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice3:15
7."365 Days"
Victorious cast featuring Leon Thomas III3:32
Total length:22:31

Charts

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Chart performance for Victorious 3.0: Even More Music from the Hit TV Show
Chart (2012) Peak position Ref.
US Billboard 200 (Billboard) 159 [26]
US Kid Albums (Billboard) 6 [30]
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 10 [29]
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) 131 [28]

References

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  3. ^ a b Michaels, Wendy (October 18, 2012). "Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande 'L.A. Boyz': Listen Now!". Cambio. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Shadijanova, Diyora (May 1, 2019). "Ariana Grande's evolution from 2009-2019 will leave you shook". The Tab. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
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  10. ^ a b "Win Victorious Soundtrack Packs!". Tiger Beat. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ a b c Bell, Crystal (December 2012). "'Victorious': 'Here's 2 Us' Lyric Video Premiere, Plus Win a Copy of 'Victorious 3.0' Signed by Victoria Justice (Exclusive Video & Giveaway)". Celebuzz. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  13. ^ S. Hé, Kristen; Unterberger, Andrew (March 15, 2024). "Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
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  16. ^ "Elizabeth Gillies reveals she is ready to create 'entirely authentic' music". Geo News. November 2, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  17. ^ Irvin, Jack (November 1, 2024). "Liz Gillies Says Her Music Career Faced 'Endless False Starts.' How She's 'Opened the Floodgates' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  18. ^ Harbet, Xandra (August 24, 2021). "Questionable Things We Ignored In Victorious". Looper. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  19. ^ Bell, Crystal (January 2013). "'Victorious' Clip: Watch Victoria Justice and Leon Thomas III Perform 'Faster Than Boyz' (Exclusive Video)". Celebuzz. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ^ McAlpin, Autumn (August 3, 2012). "Victoria Justice thrills kids of all ages at Pacific". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on February 9, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  21. ^ Page, Janice (September 15, 2012). "Nickelodeon's latest star rises". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  22. ^ Petty, Precious (September 3, 2012). "Victoria Justice brings fun, message of girl power to Great Allentown Fair". The Express-Times. Archived from the original on February 11, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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  27. ^ "Rihanna: The World Is Yours" (PDF). Billboard. November 24, 2012. p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2021.
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