, ▁though ▁did ▁peak ▁inside ▁the ▁Top ▁ 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁success ▁on ▁pop ▁radio , ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁Main stream ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁chart . ▁G ome z ▁promoted ▁the ▁album ▁through ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁high - profile ▁performances , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Billboard ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁G ome z ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁the ▁Stars ▁Dance ▁Tour ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁to ▁further ▁promote ▁the ▁release . ▁ ▁Background ▁After ▁Sel ena ▁G ome z ▁& ▁the ▁Sc ene ' s ▁third ▁studio ▁album , ▁When ▁the ▁Sun ▁Go es ▁Down ▁( 2 0 1 1 ), ▁was ▁mus ically ▁root ed ▁in ▁elect rop op ▁and ▁dance - pop , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁group ' s ▁s oph om ore ▁album , ▁A ▁Year ▁Without ▁Rain ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁Although ▁reviews ▁from ▁contemporary ▁music ▁critics ▁were ▁mixed , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁success . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁G ome z ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁put ▁her ▁music ▁career ▁on ▁hold ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁her ▁acting ▁career , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁would ▁be ▁taking ▁a ▁hi atus : ▁" my ▁band ▁and ▁I ▁are ▁going ▁our ▁separate ▁ways ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁This ▁year ▁is ▁all ▁about ▁films ▁and ▁acting ▁and ▁I ▁want ▁my ▁band ▁to ▁play ▁music ▁wherever ▁with ▁who ever . ▁We ▁will ▁be ▁back ▁but , ▁it