

It's About Us debuted at number 9 on the New Zealand Albums Chart the week ending October 13, 2014. Matt Collar of AllMusic gave a positive review of the album stating "Alex & Sierra have delivered an album that showcases their crowd-pleasing musical chemistry." Commercial Reception Professional ratings Review scores While they released the official music video for the song on July 11, 2014. They also promoted the single on popular blogging sites such as and A lyric video featuring puppets instead of the singers themselves was released on May 27, 2014. Or all the time, and everyone deserves to be believed in." Promotion Īlex & Sierra began promoting the album by performing on Today and Yahoo! Music on Jas part of the promotion for their single "Scarecrow". Everyone has trouble communicating sometimes.

They described the single as "a song about hope, It's about believing in a relationship so strongly that a lack of communication isn't enough for you to give up on the other person. The first single "Scarecrow" was released on Jand was written by the duo, Martin Johnson and Sam Hollander. The duo described it as a really laid-back and magical experience and added that they wrote a total of twenty songs in five days. Also, in an interview with the two shared that they had never written a song before.

They hope it becomes one of those albums that you can listen to without the songs ever sounding the same. On May 3, 2014, Alex & Sierra revealed their debut single, "Scarecrow".Īlex & Sierra have commonly described the album as one that is not just filled with slow or upbeat songs. They've worked with Julian Bunetta, Sam Watters, John Shanks, Toby Gad, Jason Mraz and One Direction member Harry Styles, Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter John Legend also made a contribution to the early stages of the album, however the track was not selected to be on the album. Following their win on The X Factor, Alex & Sierra announced they would be making their debut album 'quick' and 'right'. Their prize included a $1 million recording contract from Sony Music Entertainment. In 2013, Alex & Sierra won Season 3 of The X Factor.

The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 selling 27,000 copies within its first week of release. Their debut single and the album's lead single "Scarecrow" was written by the duo along with Martin Johnson and Sam Hollander and was released on June 23, 2014, while "Little Do You Know" was released as the second single from the album. It's About Us is the only studio album by American duo Alex & Sierra, released on Octoby Columbia Records.
