New Kids On The Block are probably the only band that could get away with calling their new single âSingleâ. This will be the bandâs second single since reuniting earlier in the year and comes out through Interscope Records on November 10th.
Single is an ode to jilted or lonely girls in need of comfort and companionship and was co-written by Ne-Yo who also provides vocals alongside Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Donnie and Danny on the song.
Single is taken from The Block, the first NKOTB album in over 10 years, and one which features appearances from some of the biggest names in pop music today.
Other collaborations include Grown Man with the Pussycat Dolls and uber producer Teddy Riley, Put It On My Tab with Akon, Big Girl Now with NY electro-pop diva Lady Gaga and Full Service with their musical heroes New Edition.
New Kids On The Block will be playing the following dates in January 2009:
Friday 16 January 2009 Manchester MEN Arena Saturday 17 January 2009 Birmingham NIA Sunday 18 January 2009 Glasgow SECC Friday 23 January 2009 Nottingham Trent FM Arena Saturday 24 January 2009 London The O2 Tuesday 27 January 2009 Sheffield Arena Wednesday 28 January 2009 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Thursday 29 January 2009 Cardiff International Arena
In the late Eighties and early Nineties, brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood created a cultural phenomenon, selling over 70 million albums as well as countless concert tickets, t-shirts, lunchboxes and fluffy slippers all over the world.
Their repertoire included the back-to-back international number one albums, 1988âs âHanginâ Toughâ and 1990âs âStep By Stepâ, and a series of R&B-pop hit singles like âYou Got It (The Right Stuff)â, âCover Girlâ and âStep By Stepâ.
After capturing the imagination of teenage girls around the world, New Kids On The Block parted ways in 1994 but critics concede they defined a genre, with bands like the Backstreet Boys and NâSync using their template of what a âboybandâ should be.