Outta Here

Outta Here
Outta Here
Studio album by Esmée Denters
Released	22 May 2009
Recorded	2006–2009
Genre	Synth-pop, R&B
Label	Interscope, Tennman
Producer	Justin Timberlake (executive); Toby Gad, Ryan Tedder, Polow da Don, Stargate, Jason Perry, Machopsycho, The Y's, Hannon Lane, Danja, Mike Elizondo, Novel
Singles from Outta Here
	"Outta Here"; Released: 14 April 2009; "Admit It"; Released: 4 September 2009; "Love Dealer"; Released: 4 May 2010;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	(?)^[1]
In The News	(6/10)^[2]

Outta Here is the debut studio album by Dutch pop artist and songwriter Esmée Denters. It was released on Tennman Records in May and June 2009 in Europe, and was released in the UK on 11 January 2010. Production was handled mostly and executively by Justin Timberlake with Denters herself co-writing the album.

The album was preceded by the release of the title track "Outta Here" as the first single. The song was released in April 2009, reaching top ten in the Netherlands and the UK, number 12 in New Zealand, and number 26 in Belgium. After the album's release, "Admit It" was released as the second single on 4 September 2009 and peaked at 28 in the Netherlands.

Background

In the summer of 2007, Timberlake and Denters began writing and producing songs for her debut album.^[3]

In April 2009, Denters confirmed on Dutch radio station Radio 538 that her debut album, Outta Here, would be released on 22 May 2009, also confirming that the album is a mix of pop and R&B with both ballads, and uptempo tracks.

Speaking in October 2009, Esmée explained to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul her reasons for naming her debut album after her debut single: "I called it 'Outta Here' because to me that one song in itself actually encapsulates what the album in its entirety is about. You know, it's a pop song, it has a bit of an R&B feel, it has some rock in it, a little bit of dance... So, because I thought that mixture of styles was just so representative of the record as a whole, I decided to name the album after it."^[4]

Singles

"Outta Here" is the first official single from the album and was produced by Polow Da Don and Justin Timberlake. On 13 May, the video was released. It was made available for download on 14 May 2009. According to British newspaper The Sun, the song released on 14 August 2009 in the UK with the album following soon after.
"Admit It" is the second single and was released on 4 September 2009 and was written/produced by Timberlake and Toby Gad. The Music Video premiered on 3 September on Dutch Music Channel TMF.^[5]
"Love Dealer" is the third and final single. On 22 March, the British radio station BBC Radio 1Xtra confirmed that "Love Dealer" will be the next single of Denters.^[6]^{[failed verification]} Justin Timberlake has featured vocals on the song and will appear in the video. It was set to be the first single to be released in Australia.

Track listing

Dutch edition^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Admit It"	Esmée Denters Toby Gad	Justin Timberlake Gad	3:42
2.	"Victim"	Ryan Tedder Denters	Timberlake Tedder	3:36
3.	"Outta Here"	Jamal Jones Jason Perry Ester Dean	Polow da Don Perry Timberlake Mischke (vocal)	3:21
4.	"Love Dealer" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	Denters Timberlake Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen	Stargate Timberlake	3:45
5.	"Gravity"	Denters Timberlake Hannon Lane	Timberlake Lane Jim Beanz (vocal)	5:48
6.	"What If"	Denters Robin Lynch Niklas Olovson	Timberlake MachoPsycho	3:41
7.	"Memories Turn to Dust"	Denters Mike Elizondo Chantal Kreviazuk	Timberlake Elizondo	3:57
8.	"Getting Over You"	Denters Robbie Nevil	Timberlake Nevil Beanz (vocal)	3:21
9.	"Just Can't Have It"	Johntá Austin Eriksen Hermansen Espen Lind Amund Bjørklund	Stargate Timberlake	3:59
10.	"The First Thing"	Denters Mark Taylor Paul Barry Niara Scarlett	Timberlake Taylor	3:13
11.	"Casanova" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	Denters Timberlake Nate Hills Marcella Araica	Danja Timberlake	4:29
12.	"Bigger than the World"	Timberlake Elizondo Robin Tadross James Fauntleroy II	Timberlake Rob Knox Mischke (vocal)	4:53
13.	"Sad Symphony" (bonus track)	Denters Timberlake Candice Nelson	Timberlake	4:39

Dutch digital edition bonus track^[8]
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Eyes for You"	3:51
Total length:		56:15

International edition bonus track^[9]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Follow My Lead" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	Denters Timberlake Tadross Fauntleroy II	Timberlake Rob Knox	3:16
Total length:				55:40

North American physical edition^[10]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Admit It"	3:42
2.	"Outta Here"	3:21
3.	"Love Dealer" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	3:45
4.	"Gravity"	5:48
5.	"What If"	3:41
6.	"Memories Turn to Dust"	3:57
7.	"Getting Over You"	3:21
8.	"Casanova" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	4:29
Total length:		32:04

North American digital edition^[11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Dealer" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	3:45
2.	"Outta Here"	3:21
3.	"Admit It"	3:42
4.	"Casanova" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	4:29
5.	"Gravity"	5:48
6.	"Getting Over You"	3:21
7.	"What If"	3:41
8.	"Memories Turn to Dust"	3:57
9.	"Crazy Place"	3:53
10.	"Sad Symphony"	4:39
Total length:		40:36

Outtakes

"007 on You" (Denters, Stefani Germanotta, RedOne)^[12]
"Head Start" (Denters, Timberlake, Hannon Lane)^[13]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[14]	55
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	48

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[17]	89

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Netherlands	22 May 2009 (2009-05-22)	Universal Music
Belgium	11 July 2009 (2009-07-11)	Universal Music
United Kingdom	11 January 2010 (2010-01-11)^[18]	Polydor Records
United States	24 August 2010 (2010-08-24)^[19]	Interscope Records