Collide is the ninth studio album by Boyz II Men, released on October 21, 2014 through MSM Music Group and BMG Rights Management. Recorded by the group as a three-piece (Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman), it continues the tradition of presenting the group's signature harmonies in service of entirely outside-written material, with songwriting credits spread across a wide pool of professional hitmakers rather than any single collaborator. None of the band members hold songwriting credits on the standard edition, reflecting the group's established role as elite vocal interpreters rather than primary composers. The album's 12 tracks span smooth R&B ballads and mid-tempo production, maintaining the emotional sincerity that has defined the Boyz II Men sound since the early 1990s. Collide demonstrates the enduring commercial logic of the group's model: bring in polished outside material, deliver it with harmonic precision, and let the voice do the writing's work.
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | Me Myself & I | Keithin Pittman | Keithin Pittman | Mizzle |
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| 2 | What Happens in Vegas | Brandon Lowry, Adam Pallin | Brandon Lowry, Adam Pallin | Adam Pallin |
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| 3 | Diamond Eyes | Coley O'Toole | Coley O'Toole | Matt Radosevich |
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| 4 | Better Half | Terence Coles, Alvin Isaacs, Samuel Jean, Bryan Nelson, Herman William Schleifer | Terence Coles, Alvin Isaacs, Samuel Jean, Bryan Nelson, Herman William Schleifer | The Composer, Alvin Isaacs |
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| 5 | Underwater | Terence Coles, Fridolin Nordsø, Lucas Secon | Terence Coles, Fridolin Nordsø, Lucas Secon | Fridolin Nordsø, Lucas Secon |
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| 6 | Believe Us | Dwayne Abernathy, David Debrandon Brown | Dwayne Abernathy, David Debrandon Brown | Dem Jointz |
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| 7 | Don't Stop | Adeniyi Adelekan, Corey Gibson, Bryant Page, Lucius Page | Adeniyi Adelekan, Corey Gibson, Bryant Page, Lucius Page | Synematik, The Page Brothers |
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| 8 | Already Gone | Clarence Coffee Jr., Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax | Clarence Coffee Jr., Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax | The Monsters and the Strangerz |
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| 9 | As Long As I'm With You | Nasri Atweh, Daniel Capellaro, Steve Daly, Emile Ghantous, Erik Nelson, Mark Robertson | Nasri Atweh, Daniel Capellaro, Steve Daly, Emile Ghantous, Erik Nelson, Mark Robertson | Emile Ghantous, Steve Daly, Erik Nelson, Keith Hetrick |
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| 10 | Losing Sleep | Jared Cotter, Negin Djafari, Aaron Pearce, Damon Sharpe, James Washington | Jared Cotter, Negin Djafari, Aaron Pearce, Damon Sharpe, James Washington | Aaron Pearce, Jim Beanz |
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| 11 | So What | Jennifer Decilveo, John Ryan | Jennifer Decilveo, John Ryan | John Ryan |
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| 12 | Collide | Chris Batson, Scott Effman, Lukas Nathanson | Chris Batson, Scott Effman, Lukas Nathanson | Ambience |
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