Jesse McCartney's leaning toward releasing a song called "Blow Your Minds" as the first single off his upcoming record, and while he hopes it'll do what the title suggests, at the very least, he said, it'll make you dance.

"It's a fun track. ... It's really upbeat, loud, crazy electric guitars," McCartney explained at Saturday's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

McCartney's been working on the still-untitled album since he wrapped his first movie, "Keith," at the end of last year.

"I couldn't be happier," he said. "It's going extremely well. I'm working with some cool producers — John Shanks (Kelly Clarkson, Ashlee Simpson) and Marti Frederiksen (Bo Bice, Pink) — and it's gonna be a fun pop-rock record."

McCartney, who has described the new material as more mature than his Beautiful Soul debut, is eyeing a June release for the first single and an August date for the album. "I can't keep the fans waiting too long, man — they're getting antsy," he said.

Although he once hoped to work with the Neptunes, who remixed "She's No You," Jesse's since shelved that idea.

"I'm not sure this album is in that direction, but maybe [I can work with them] with another artist, maybe a duet or a remix or something," he said. "They're always good for that."

As for his acting career, McCartney has been looking at scripts, but he's waiting until "Keith" hits theaters before signing on to anything.

"It should be out by summer," he said. "There's still a couple strings to be tied, but I saw some of the uncut footage and it's looking really, really great."

Source: MTVNews.com

Ooh, I can't wait. August of this year. I'm so waiting for this month. And It would have been cool if he did work with the Neptunes on this album but their's always another time. And I can't wait for his new single to hit the radio, which I doubt they'll play here, but oh well. I'm getting sick of listening to Beautiful Soul over and over again...

If there is a God, this album will bomb.

^ You mean in a good way, right? I can't wait.

You don't like this kind of music, so how come you even responded to this I dont know why?

come on..this isnt one your favorite bands

I cant wait to hear

This guy is allright w/ me...but 'blow your minds?'... I have a couple lines I could use to repsond to this statement, but I'll do the Bambi-thing this time, and keep them to myself.

I agree with this.

P.R.E.A.C.H.!

All he needs is a really hot song to make him a huge hit, i'm dying to hear what he does though <3 :heart:

PS: how much copies did 'beautiful sold' sell?

Not sure, but he peaked at 15 back in 2005 on the Billboard 100 which isn't too bad. His Live cd flopped. It peaked at 153. But that wasn't promoted, so I can see why, it's kind of like what Britney did with the remix cd. I'm not sure the exact number of albums sold, I can't find that at Billboard.com I hope his new cds at least gets in the top 30. That will be awesome.

eeeeeeeeee i can't wait!

soundz good!

he is beyond annoying. preteen girls will love this.

"It's a fun track. ... It's really upbeat, loud, crazy electric guitars,"
"...John Shanks (Kelly Clarkson, Ashlee Simpson) and Marti Frederiksen (Bo Bice, Pink) — and it's gonna be a fun pop-rock record."
WAITING & ANTICIPATING!

I know, right? John Shanks does the damn thing on Ashlee's stuff, and on Lindsay's first album too, I can't WAIT!