Glee: The Quarterback is an extended play (EP) by the cast of the American musical television show Glee. It was released on iTunes on October 7, 2013,[1] three days before the fifth season's third episode "The Quarterback". The album features six songs recorded for the episode, which ended Cory Monteith's character, Finn Hudson.

Glee: The Quarterback
EP by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)
Recorded2013
GenrePop
Length20:52
Label
Glee Cast chronology
Glee Sings the Beatles
(2013)
Glee: The Quarterback
(2013)
Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4
(2013)

Commercial performance

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Predictions suggested the EP would debut in the top ten of the United States' Billboard 200, selling around 30,000 copies.[2] By October 16, 2013, the album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 47,000 copies.[3] This is the franchise's first album to chart in the top ten in the United States in a year and half, since the third season release of Glee, The Music: The Graduation Album on May 15, 2012.[4] This album is also the fourteenth album of the series to chart in the top ten.[3] The last album of the Glee franchise to chart on the Billboard 200 was the album Glee Sings the Beatles, which debuted at number 38.[5] The extended play also debuted at number 1 on Billboard Soundtracks.[6]

Track listing

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Japanese CD[7]
No.TitleOriginal artistLength
7."I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"U23:58
Total length:24:10

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Billboard 200[3] 7
Billboard Top Soundtracks[6] 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Quarterback (Music From the TV Series) – EP". iTunes. October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 11, 2013). "Miley Cyrus Set for No. 1 on Billboard 200, Pusha T and Panic at the Disco Aiming for Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Caulfield, Keith (October 16, 2013). "Miley Cyrus' 'Bangerz' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Glee - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  5. ^ Williams, Paul (October 3, 2013). "US charts: Elton hits 37-year high". MusicWeek. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Soundtracks : Nov 2, 2013". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "The Quarterback TV Original Soundtrack (Glee Cast)". CDJapan. Retrieved October 21, 2014.