{{For|the songs|Outta Here (Esmée Denters song)|Outta Here (Laura Tesoro song)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Outta Here | type = studio | artist = Esmée Denters | cover = Outta Here Official Album Cover.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = 22 May 2009 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = *Pop *R&B<ref name="BBCrev"/> | length = 55:37 | label = *Interscope *Tennman | producer = *Danja *Mike Elizondo *Toby Gad *Rob Knox *Hannon Lane *MachoPsycho *Robbie Nevil *Novel *Jason Perry *Polow da Don *Stargate *Mark Taylor *Ryan Tedder *Justin Timberlake | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Outta Here | type = Studio | single1 = Outta Here | single1date = 14 April 2009 | single2 = Admit It | single2date = 4 September 2009 | single3 = Love Dealer | single3date = 4 May 2010 }} }} '''''Outta Here''''' is the debut studio album by Dutch pop artist and songwriter Esmée Denters. It was released on Tennman Records in May and June 2009 in Europe, and was released in the UK on 11 January 2010. Production was handled mostly and executively by Justin Timberlake with Denters herself co-writing the album.

The album was preceded by the release of the title track "Outta Here" as the first single. The song was released in April 2009, reaching top ten in the Netherlands and the UK, number 12 in New Zealand, and number 26 in Belgium. After the album's release, "Admit It" was released as the second single on 4 September 2009 and peaked at 28 in the Netherlands.

==Background== In August 2006, Denters made a YouTube channel and began posting a series of low-tech videos that showed the artist covering songs from Beyoncé, Natalie Imbruglia and others.<ref name="Billboard_6 May 2007">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billboard-bits-esmeetimberlake-netflix-music-nation-1051716/|title=Billboard Bits: Esmee/Timberlake, Netflix, Music Nation|website=Billboard|date=6 May 2007|access-date=30 December 2025}}</ref> She rapidly gained a following.<ref name="Billboard_6 May 2007"/> In early 2007, Denters started her professional career after attracting the attention of Dutch media scouts and American pop singer Justin Timberlake.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=5 November 2007|title=YouTube- ster Esmée Denters bij Oprah|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/gs-b5126ee7|url-access=subscription|access-date=|website=de Volkskrant|language=nl-NL}}</ref> Timberlake went on to sign her as the first artist to his label Tennman Records, a joint venture with Interscope Records.<ref name="Billboard_6 May 2007"/> The deal placed her as the opening act for a handful of Timberlake's European shows.<ref name="Billboard_6 May 2007"/>

Production on ''Outta Here'' kicked off in the summer of 2007 when Timberlake and Denters began writing and producing songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicremedy.com/e/Esmee_Denters/album/debut-6791.html |title=Esmée Denters debut album |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510053819/http://musicremedy.com/e/Esmee_Denters/album/debut-6791.html |archive-date=10 May 2009 }}</ref> In April 2009, Denters confirmed on Dutch radio station Radio 538 that the album would be released on 22 May 2009 and contain a mix of pop and R&B with both ballads, and uptempo tracks. Speaking in October 2009, Esmée explained to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of ''Blues & Soul'' her reasons for naming her debut album after her debut single: "I called it ''Outta Here'' because to me that one song in itself actually encapsulates what the album in its entirety is about. You know, it's a pop song, it has a bit of an R&B feel, it has some rock in it, a little bit of dance... So, because I thought that mixture of styles was just so representative of the record as a whole, I decided to name the album after it."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/490/esmees_outta_sight/|title=Esmee Denters: Outta Sight|website=Bluesandsoul.com|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-date=24 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324102853/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/490/esmees_outta_sight/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Promotion== "Outta Here," produced by Polow Da Don and Justin Timberlake, was issued as the album's first single. On 13 May, a music video for the song was released. The song itself was made available for download on 14 May 2009. "Admit It," co-produced by Toby Gad, was released as the second single from ''Outta Here''. An accompanying music video premiered on 3 September on Dutch Music Channel TMF.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmf.nl/video/31789/ |title=Esmee Denters - Admit It &#124; TMF |publisher=Tmf.nl |access-date=2009-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905202603/http://www.tmf.nl/video/31789/ |archive-date=5 September 2009 }}</ref> "Love Dealer," the album's third and final single, was released on 4 May 2010.<ref name=BBC1Xtra>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007gw82|title=BBC Radio 1Xtra - Max|website=BBC|access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=July 2019}}

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|first=Jon|last=O'Brien|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/outta-here-mw0001313329|title=Outta Here|website=AllMusic|access-date=30 December 2025}}</ref> |rev3 = ''The Guardian'' |rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|first=Caroline |last=Sullivan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jan/07/esme-denters-outta-here-review|title=Outta Here|website=The Guardian|date=8 January 2010|access-date=30 December 2025}}</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> AllMusic editor Jon O'Brien found that "Timberlake's constant presence could have overshadowed his protégé's first offering, but Denters proves she's just as capable without the aid of her superstar mentor [...] At its best, ''Outta Here'' is as a well-produced, female-fronted companion to Timberlake's ''FutureSex/LoveSounds'' which suggests that in the future, the next YouTube sensation could well be discovered singing one of Denters' very own songs.<ref name="AllMusic"/> BBC Music's Mike Diver remarked that "Denters is no album artist, yet, but a couple of these tracks could be great singles [...] ''Outta Here''{{'}}s stringent adherence to contemporary pop/R&B conventions is its undoing. A couple of tracks, "Victim" particularly, could leave a significant mark on the singles chart, but as an album artist Denters has a long way to go before she's ranked alongside the true pop idols she evidently envies."<ref name="BBCrev">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z4hf/|title=BBC - Music - Review of Esmée Denters - Outta Here|first=Mike|last=Diver|website=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref> Caroline Sullivan from ''The Guardian'' concluded: "The highly polished, predominantly uptempo songs are listenable enough, but the lack of a signature style will ultimately work against Denters."<ref name="Guardian"/>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Dutch edition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/16351012|title=Outta Here (Dutch Version) by Esmée Denters on TIDAL|website=Tidal|date=5 January 2010 |access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Admit It | writer1 = {{hlist|Esmée Denters|Toby Gad}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Justin Timberlake|Gad}} | length1 = 3:42

| title2 = Victim | writer2 = {{hlist|Denters|Ryan Tedder}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Tedder}} | length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Outta Here | writer3 = {{hlist|Jamal Jones|Jason Perry|Ester Dean}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Polow da Don|Perry|Timberlake|Mischke{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length3 = 3:21

| title4 = Love Dealer | note4 = featuring Justin Timberlake | writer4 = {{hlist|Denters|Timberlake|Mikkel S. Eriksen|Tor Erik Hermansen}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Stargate|Timberlake}} | length4 = 3:45

| title5 = Gravity | writer5 = {{hlist|Denters|Timberlake|Hannon Lane}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Lane|Jim Beanz{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length5 = 5:48

| title6 = What If | writer6 = {{hlist|Denters|Robin Lynch|Niklas Olovson}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Timberlake|MachoPsycho}} | length6 = 3:41

| title7 = Memories Turn to Dust | writer7 = {{hlist|Denters|Mike Elizondo|Chantal Kreviazuk}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Elizondo}} | length7 = 3:57

| title8 = Getting Over You | writer8 = {{hlist|Denters|Robbie Nevil}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Nevil|Beanz{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 3:21

| title9 = Just Can't Have It | writer9 = {{hlist|Johntá Austin|Eriksen|Hermansen|Espen Lind|Amund Bjørklund}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Stargate|Timberlake}} | length9 = 3:59

| title10 = The First Thing | writer10 = {{hlist|Denters|Mark Taylor|Paul Barry|Niara Scarlett}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Taylor}} | length10 = 3:13

| title11 = Casanova | note11 = featuring Justin Timberlake | writer11 = {{hlist|Denters|Timberlake|Nate Hills|Marcella Araica}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Danja|Timberlake}} | length11 = 4:29

| title12 = Bigger than the World | writer12 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Elizondo|Robin Tadross|James Fauntleroy II}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Rob Knox|Mischke{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length12 = 4:53

| title13 = Sad Symphony | note13 = bonus track | writer13 = {{hlist|Denters|Timberlake|Candice Nelson}} | extra13 = Timberlake | length13 = 4:39 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = Dutch digital edition bonus track<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nl/album/outta-here/1442781146|title=Outta Here van Esmée Denters op Apple Music|language=nl|website=Apple Music|date=January 2009|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref> | total_length = 56:15

| title14 = Eyes for You | writer14 = {{hlist|Denters|Alonzo Stevenson|Tony Reyes|Al Dubin|H. Warren|George Clinton}} | extra14 = Novel | length14 = 3:51 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = International edition bonus track<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outta-International-Version-Esm%C3%A9e-Denters/dp/B003100RUY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=esmee+denters&qid=1572635819&s=dmusic&sr=1-1|title=Outta Here (International Version) by Esmée Denters on Amazon Music |website=Amazon UK |access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> | total_length = 55:40

| title14 = Follow My Lead | note14 = featuring Justin Timberlake | writer14 = {{hlist|Denters|Timberlake|Tadross|Fauntleroy II}} | extra14 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Rob Knox}} | length14 = 3:16 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = North American physical edition<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Outta-Here-Esmee-Denters/dp/B00507QYAI | title=Outta Here | website=Amazon }}</ref> | total_length = 32:04

| title1 = Admit It | length1 = 3:42

| title2 = Outta Here | length2 = 3:21

| title3 = Love Dealer | note3 = featuring Justin Timberlake | length3 = 3:45

| title4 = Gravity | length4 = 5:48

| title5 = What If | length5 = 3:41

| title6 = Memories Turn to Dust | length6 = 3:57

| title7 = Getting Over You | length7 = 3:21

| title8 = Casanova | note8 = featuring Justin Timberlake | length8 = 4:29 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = North American digital edition<ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/outta-here/1443137222 | title=Outta Here by Esmée Denters on Apple Music }}</ref> | total_length = 40:36

| title1 = Love Dealer | note1 = featuring Justin Timberlake | length1 = 3:45

| title2 = Outta Here | length2 = 3:21

| title3 = Admit It | length3 = 3:42

| title4 = Casanova | note4 = featuring Justin Timberlake | length4 = 4:29

| title5 = Gravity | length5 = 5:48

| title6 = Getting Over You | length6 = 3:21

| title7 = What If | length7 = 3:41

| title8 = Memories Turn to Dust | length8 = 3:57

| title9 = Crazy Place | length9 = 3:53

| title10 = Sad Symphony | length10 = 4:39 }} '''Notes''' *<sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> denotes vocal producer(s)

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Outta Here'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2009–10) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|Flanders|55|artist=Esmee Denters|album=Outta Here|rowheader=true|access-date=3 September 2009}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|5|artist=Esmee Denters|album=Outta Here|rowheader=true|access-date=3 September 2009}} |- {{album chart|UK|48|artist=Esmee Denters|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Outta Here'' !Chart (2009) !Position |- !scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2009&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2009|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|89 |} {{col-end}}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ ''Outta Here'' release history |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"|Netherlands |{{start date|2009|05|22|df=y}} |rowspan="2"|Universal Music |- ! scope="row"|Belgium |{{start date|2009|07|11|df=y}} |- ! scope="row"|United Kingdom |{{start date|2010|01|11|df=y}} |Polydor Records |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=37753 |title=music: Outta Here (2010) |publisher=hmv.com |access-date=3 September 2009}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|United States |{{start date|2010|08|24|df=y}} ||Interscope Records |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esmeeworld.com/news/esmees_album_is_now_available_in_the_us |title=music: Outta Here (2010) |publisher=esmeeworld.com |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009031453/http://esmeeworld.com/news/esmees_album_is_now_available_in_the_us |archive-date=9 October 2010 }}</ref> |}

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