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Released | September 20, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
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Length | 38:19 | |||
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Tattoos, also titled Tattoos on My Heart, is the third studio album by American singer Jason Derulo which features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, DJ Frank E, Jordin Sparks, Pitbull, and The Game. The album was released on September 20, 2013, through Beluga Heights Records and Warner Bros. Records. Incorporating a base core of R&B, pop and electronic dance music with some adult contemporary and soul music, Derulo wanted the album to be "totally different" from his previous albums and show the growth in his writing and his overall performance. Derulo co-wrote every song on the album. Its production was handled by RedOne, Ricky Reed, DJ Frank E, Jonas Jeberg and Martin Johnson, as well as others.
The album was preceded by the lead single "The Other Side", which peaked at number two in the UK. A second single, "Talk Dirty", featuring American rapper 2 Chainz, was released on August 2, 2013, topped the charts in 14 countries. Follow-up singles "Marry Me" was released a month before the album and reached the top-ten in Australia and top-twenty in New Zealand, whilst "Trumpets" was released in November 2013, peaking at number one in Australia. Derulo supported the album with The Tattoos World Tour. Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, that were ambivalent towards its production and lyrical content. Tattoos debuted at number five on the Australian Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart, where it became his highest-charting album in that country.