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Thank you so much for doing that, I'm super sorry that you spent that much just from me asking! The answer really does just seem to be that these first songs were just originally released with the mastering from the show as the promotional singles. Which does make sense in considering the front nickelodeon logo that did not make it to official albums that shows more of a marketing purposes effort. Thank you again! Aside from the audio itself, I am really interested in understanding the who and why the different versions came from.

Audio absolutely would be the same (if final version). There is no importance to it at all but take another look at the “early artwork” you have posted from, coincidently, the back of the TIFAY CD. That version uses the abbreviated too! And the Walmart promo sticker has it officially written abbreviated too! As for the other version of TIFAY. It was put on US iTunes only on Sep 21 https://twitter.com/jamesmaslow/status/25145416283 at this removed iTunes link https://music.apple.com/us/album/392165606. Exactly a week before the Walmart physical copy (Sep 28). I assume this specific version matched what is on the physical single copy? It is not available on US iTunes as a single anymore at all, but is internationally with a Jan 11 release date. I believe those match the final version though.

I don't know if any of this information is relevant but I found this https://www.discogs.com/release/6031630-Big-Time-Rush-BTR that is the unofficial promo CD titled B.T.R. rather than BTR (name also seen on the original cover you have on the master post). I also found this review https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RP8HPWT3OHRVZ?ref=pf_vv_at_pdctrvw_srp that talks about Til I Forget About You on the very first released CD being a different master. That Amazon account has reviews on every single international version available, with information for them. I searched the username on Google to find more posts. That username also has some old blog posts, https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Talk:BTR_(album)