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Bieber's first album My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album features guest vocals from Usher, who appears in the music video for the single "One Time". "One Time" reached number 12 in Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009[10], and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets.[14] The song went Platinum in Canada and the U.S. and Gold in the Australia and New Zealand.[15][16][17] Three consecutive singles, "One Less Lonely Girl", "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on iTunes, and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100.[18] The previous was also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in the Canada and the U.S., being certified Gold in the latter.[18] My World eventually went Platinum in the U.S. and Canada, and Silver in the UK.[17][19] Bieber performed in several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program The Dome, YTV's The Next Star and The Today Show,[9][20] The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On with Alexa Chung, Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately, and BET's 106 & Park with Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009.[21] In October 2009, Bieber was voted as the #5 "Best Good Example of 2009" by AOL's JSYK.[22]

While promoting the album, Bieber wa"One Less Lonely Girl" is a song by Canadian recording artist, Justin Bieber. The song was written and produced by Bieber's mentor, Usher, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad of The Clutch, and A-Rex duo Sean Hamilton and Hyuk Shin. It was released exclusively to iTunes as the second single from his debut studio album, My World on October 6, 2009, and was later released to more digital distributions and mainstream and rhythmic radio soon after[3].

The song was positively received, with critics commending the song's delivery and comparing it to pop and R&B ballads by Chris Brown and Beyoncé. It was a success in the United States & Canada, remaining to be Bieber's highest peaks in the countries at sixteen and ten, respectively, until "Baby" bested the record in 2010. It also charted in Belgium (Flanders) and Germany within the top thirty, and also charted in Austria and the United Kingdom. The music video features Bieber attracted to a girl he sees in the laundromat, as he leads her on a scavenger hunt to win a date with her. Bieber has performed the song in a number of live appearances including the his U.S. promotion & Jingle Ball tour, the Fearless Tour, and on d**k Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
s scheduled to appear at Long Island's Roosevelt Field Mall, but the performance had to be canceled.[23] Over 3,000 screaming fans showed up for the appearance. The event got out of control and over 35 units from the Nassau County and Garden City police departments had to be called in. Several fans received minor injuries. The police arrested an Island Records senior vice-president, James A. Roppo, reportedly for hindering the police's crowd control efforts.[23] James Roppo pleaded not guilty to all charges.[24][25] On March 24, 2010 Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun was arrested on one count of second-degree reckless endangerment and one count of second-degree criminal nuisance related to the incident. Braun pleaded not guilty to both charges and was later released.[26]

Bieber performed for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for the Christmas in Washington, which was broadcast on December 20 on USA television broadcaster TNT.[27] He performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for the program. Bieber was also one of the performers at d**k Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31.[28] Bi"One Time" is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The song was produced and written by RedZone Entertainment's Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, and Kuk Harrell and also production duo JB & Corron. It is the first single released from his debut studio album, My World.[2] It was first solicted to mainstream and rhythmic radio on May 18, 2009.[3] It later released via digital download in the United States and Canada on July 7, 2009, and was released in several other countries during fall 2009. An acoustic version of the song, called the "My Heart Edition" was released to iTunes on December 22, 2009.[4] The song was released as his debut single in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2010.[5][6] The song, moderately paced with R&B, pop, and hip-hop influences, is an ode to young love.

The song received positive reviews from critics, commending its production, vocals and quality of lyrics. The song was a commercial success, reaching the top twenty in Canada, US, Germany, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), United Kingdom, France and New Zealand and has also charted in several other countries. The single has been certified Platinum in Canada and the United States[7][8]. The song's radio airplay success of the song made Bieber one of the best teen-oriented stars to chart on the Hot 100 Airplay.[9] The accompanying music video features Bieber at a party, and features Usher and Bieber's friend, Ryan Butler. As of January 2010, the video had been viewed over one hundred million times on the internet[10]. Bieber performed the song in a number of live appearances including The Dome, The Next Star, and d**k Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.

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eber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are The World for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version.[29]

"Baby", the lead single from the second half of his debut album, which features Ludacris, was released in January 2010, and became his biggest hit, charting at number five in the U.S., and was an international hit also, making the top ten in seven countries.[18] Two digital singles, "Never Let You Go", and "U Smile" were top thirty hits on the U.S. Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada.[18] The album has received "generally favorable reviews", and debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200.[30][18] The charting made him the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963.[31] To promote the album Bieber appeared and/or performed on several live programs including The View, the 2010 Kids Choice Awards, Nightline, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Dome, and 106 and Park..[32