Extended Play (Austin Mahone EP)

Extended Play is the debut extended play by American artist Austin Mahone released on May 29, 2013, from Republic Records only in Japan.^[1]

Extended Play
EP by Austin Mahone
Released	May 29, 2013 (2013-05-29)
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Teen pop
Length	20:42
Label	Chase Republic
Producer	DJ Frank E Mike Fresh Trent Mazur Bei Maejor Austin Mahone Bruce Robinson Steve Mac Matt Mahaffey
Austin Mahone chronology
Extended Play (2013) The Secret (2014)
Singles from Extended Play
"Say Somethin" Released: June 5, 2012 "Say You're Just a Friend" Released: December 3, 2012
Deluxe edition
The deluxe edition artwork

Development and release

After building a following from posting covers on his YouTube channel in December 2010,^[2] he began receiving offers from record labels, most notably from Kara DioGuardi, who wanted to sign him to Warner Bros. Records.^[3] On August 28, 2012, Mahone signed to Chase/Republic Records.^[4]

The songs are produced by DJ Frank E, Mike Fresh, Trent Mazur, Bei Maejor, Austin Mahone, Bruce Robinson, Steve Mac, Matt Mahaffey.^[5] The extended play was released only in Japan from Chase and Republic to promote his songs in the country.^[6] The deluxe version backpack the first three video clips of Mahone, plus a short documentary with a message for the Japanese fans.^[7] The song "Loving You Is Easy" was featured as the theme song for Japanese TV series Mezamashi in April 2013.^[8] Mahone travelled to Japan in June 2013, to promote the EP's release.^[9] There, he announced a three-date Japan tour for November 2013.^[10]

Singles

"11:11" was released as first promotional single on February 12, 2012.^[11] The song reached number 19 on the US Heatseekers Songs chart.^[12] The song also sold 100,000 digital downloads.^[3] "Say Somethin" was released as the lead single on June 5,^[13] and peaked 34 in Billboard Pop Songs.^[14] "Say You're Just a Friend" was released as the second single from the EP on December 3.^[15] The song peaked number four in Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100,^[16] number two in Belgium Ultratip charts^[17] and 12 on the Japan Hot 100.^[18] The song features American rapper Flo Rida.^[19] In March 2013, a music video directed by Mahone, was released for the song "Heart in My Hand".^[20] The song was released as the second promotional single on April 16, 2013.^[21]

Commercial performance

In Japan, the EP debuted at number 17 on the Oricon weekly album chart. According to Oricon, this album spent 12 weeks on the Oricon weekly album top 300 chart.^[22]

Track listing

Standard edition^[23]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Say You're Just a Friend" (featuring Flo Rida and DJ Frank E)	Leon Huff Kenny Gamble Tramar Dillard Justin Franks Nick Bailey Mike Freesh Trent Mazur Ryan Ogren Ahmad Belvin	DJ Frank E Mike Fresh Mazur	3:03
2.	"Say Somethin"	Brandon Green Mike Posner Bruce Robinson	Bei Maejor Robinson	2:47
3.	"Loving You Is Easy"	Jason Derulo Steve Mac Wayne Hector	Mac	3:12
4.	"11:11"	Alex Kopp Jakub Andrew	Matt Mahaffey	3:41
5.	"Heart In My Hand" (Piano Version)	Austin Mahone	Mahone	2:19
6.	"Say You're Just A Friend" (Piano version)	Huff Gamble Dillard Frank Mike Fresh Bailey Ogren Belvin Mazur	Austin Mahone	2:52
7.	"Say Somethin'" (Instrumental)	Green Posner Robinson	Bei Maejor	2:47

Deluxe edition DVD^[24]

No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Say You're Just a Friend" (featuring Flo Rida) (Music video)	Ray Kay
2.	"Say Somethin" (Music video)	Evan Dennis
3.	"Heart In My Hand" (Music video)	Dave Brytus
4.	"Say You're Just a Friend" (Lyric video)	N/A
5.	"A Special Message From Austin To Japanese Mahomies"	Mahone

Charts

Chart performance for Extended Play

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[25]	17

Release history

Release formats for Extended Play

Region	Date	Format(s)	Edition	Label	Ref.
Japan	May 29, 2013	CD CD+DVD	Standard Deluxe	Chase Records Republic Records Universal Music Japan	[26]