The EP

The EP

The Wanted's 2012 release The EP combines tracks off the British boy band's two previous albums, including the group's 2010 self-titled debut and 2011's Battleground. In that sense, the album works as a kind of introduction to the U.S. market for the band that signed a deal in 2011 with the American Def Jam Records. Featured here are such hits as "All Time Low," "Glad You Came," "Gold Forever," "Heart Vacancy," and "Lightning." Also included are two newly recorded cuts, "Chasing the Sun" and "Satellite." Although the Wanted fall into the multi-member teen pop tradition of such groups as *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and Take That, musically they evince more of a dance-rock, synth pop sound that is influenced as much by the modern rock uplift of Coldplay and Snow Patrol as it is the more club-oriented R&B of the Justins: Timberlake and Bieber. Ultimately, there is a musical sophistication and higher maturity level to the Wanted's sound than you might expect, and given that The EP compiles some of the best cuts from two albums, it makes for an engaging listen with broad cross-generational appeal. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi

Performer	The Wanted
Music genre	Dance Pop, Pop
Music release type	EP
Media format	CD
Original release date	March 24, 2012
Language	English
Number of tracks	7
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	1. Glad You Came 2. Chasing The Sun 3. All Time Low 4. Satellite 5. Lightning 6. Heart Vacancy 7. Gold Forever
Record label	MERCURY
Track name	Glad You Came
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N