# The Sing-Off season 2

The second season of The Sing-Off began on December 6, 2010. The number of a cappella groups was increased from eight to ten, with all acts coming from the United States. Nick Lachey remained as host and the three judges, Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman and Nicole Scherzinger, also returned. Deke Sharon returned as music director and vocal producer. The music staff included Ed Boyer, Ben Bram, and Bill Hare. The program was broadcast for five nights in December with the finale on December 20. The season premiere averaged 8.5 million viewers. On the finale, the group Committed became the second champion of the show, beating Street Corner Symphony, The Backbeats and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town.
This was Scherzinger's last season as a judge.

## Groups

| Contestant | School | Finish | Number of members |
| Committed Huntsville, Alabama | Oakwood University | Winner on December 20, 2010 | 6 |
| Street Corner Symphony Nashville, Tennessee | N/A | Second Place on December 20, 2010 | 6 |
| The Backbeats Los Angeles, California | UCLA/USC/BYU | Third Place on December 20, 2010 | 10 |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town Oakland, California | N/A | Eliminated 7th on December 20, 2010 | 6 |
| On the Rocks Eugene, Oregon | University of Oregon | Eliminated 6th on December 15, 2010 | 15 |
| Groove for Thought Seattle, Washington | N/A | Eliminated 5th on December 13, 2010 | 7 |
| The Whiffenpoofs New Haven, Connecticut | Yale University | Eliminated 4th on December 8, 2010 | 12 |
| Eleventh Hour Kettering, Ohio | Fairmont High School | Eliminated 3rd on December 8, 2010 | 7 |
| Men of Note Cherry Hill, New Jersey | Cherry Hill High School West Alumni | Eliminated 2nd on December 6, 2010 | 8 |
| Pitch Slapped Boston, Massachusetts | Berklee College of Music | Eliminated 1st on December 6, 2010 | 12 |

## Elimination table

* Legend
| Eliminated | Last safe | Safe | Third place | Second place | Winner |
| Date: | Date: | 12/6 | 12/8 | 12/13 | 12/15 (A) | 12/15 (B) | 12/20 |
| Place | Group | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Committed | 1st (B) | 1st (B) | 3rd | 1st | 1st | Winner |
| 2 | Street Corner Symphony | 4th (B) | 2nd (A) | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | Second Place |
| 3 | The Backbeats | 2nd (B) | 3rd (B) | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | Third Place |
| 4 | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 1st (A) | 1st (A) | 1st | 3rd | 4th | Fourth Place |
| 5 | On the Rocks | 3rd (A) | 3rd (A) | 5th | Eliminated | | |
| 6 | Groove for Thought | 4th (A) | 2nd (B) | Eliminated | | | |
| 7 | The Whiffenpoofs | 3rd (B) | Eliminated (B) | | | | |
| 8 | Eleventh Hour | 2nd (A) | Eliminated (A) | | | | |
| 9 | Men of Note | Eliminated (B) | | | | | |
| 10 | Pitch Slapped | Eliminated (A) | | | | | |

## Call-out order

Nick Lachey's call-out order :
| Order | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Committed | Committed | Committed |
| 2 | Eleventh Hour | Street Corner Symphony | Street Corner Symphony | The Backbeats | Street Corner Symphony | Street Corner Symphony |
| 3 | On the Rocks | On the Rocks | Committed | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | The Backbeats | The Backbeats |
| 4 | Groove for Thought | Committed | The Backbeats | Street Corner Symphony | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town |
| 5 | Committed | Groove for Thought | On the Rocks | On the Rocks | | |
| 6 | The Backbeats | The Backbeats | Groove for Thought | | | |
| 7 | The Whiffenpoofs | The Whiffenpoofs | | | | |
| 8 | Street Corner Symphony | Eleventh Hour | | | | |
| 9 | Men of Note | | | | | |
| 10 | Pitch Slapped | | | | | |
    This group was eliminated.
* Unexpectedly, Committed, Street Corner Symphony, The Backbeats, and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town were all sent to the finale. In fact, this is the first and currently only Sing-Off season to have all four groups make it to the season finale.

## Performances
### Episode 1 (December 6, 2010)

* Theme: Contestant's choice
* Group performance: "I've Got the Music in Me" by Kiki Dee
A summary of the groups' performances on the first live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | Song | Result |
| First half ||||
| Eleventh Hour | 1 | "Baby" by Justin Bieber | Safe |
| On the Rocks | 2 | "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga | Safe |
| Groove for Thought | 3 | "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder | Last safe |
| Pitch Slapped | 4 | "Good Girls Go Bad" by Cobra Starship | Eliminated |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 5 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters | Safe |
| Second half ||||
| The Whiffenpoofs | 6 | "Grace Kelly" by Mika | Safe |
| Men of Note | 7 | "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel | Eliminated |
| Street Corner Symphony | 8 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears | Last safe |
| The Backbeats | 9 | "If I Were A Boy" by Beyoncé | Safe |
| Committed | 10 | "This Love" by Maroon 5 | Safe |
| Swan songs ||||
| Pitch Slapped | 1 | "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam | "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam |
| Men of Note | 2 | "Take a Bow" by Rihanna | "Take a Bow" by Rihanna |

### Episode 2 (December 8, 2010)

* Theme: Songs from the past five years
* Group performance: "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon
* Guest performance: "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas, performed by Nota
A summary of the groups' performances on the second live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | Song | Result |
| First half ||||
| On the Rocks | 1 | "Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rihanna | Last safe |
| Street Corner Symphony | 2 | "Hey Soul Sister" by Train | Safe |
| Eleventh Hour | 3 | "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars | Eliminated |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 4 | "Mercy" by Duffy | Safe |
| Second half ||||
| The Backbeats | 5 | "Breakeven" by The Script | Last safe |
| Committed | 6 | "Apologize" by OneRepublic | Safe |
| Groove for Thought | 7 | "Cooler Than Me" by Mike Posner | Safe |
| The Whiffenpoofs | 8 | "Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Bublé | Eliminated |
| Swan songs ||||
| Eleventh Hour | 1 | "Leavin'" by Jesse McCartney | "Leavin'" by Jesse McCartney |
| The Whiffenpoofs | 2 | "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe | "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe |

### Episode 3 (December 13, 2010)

* Theme: Rock songs (first round), guilty pleasure songs (second round)
* Group performance: "21 Guns" by Green Day
A summary of the groups' performances on the third live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| The Backbeats | 1 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi | 7 | "Love Shack" by B52s | Safe |
| Street Corner Symphony | 2 | "Creep" by Radiohead | 8 | "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners | Safe |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 3 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones | 9 | "Easy" by The Commodores | Safe |
| On the Rocks | 4 | "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard | 10 | "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister | Last Safe |
| Groove for Thought | 5 | "Changes" by David Bowie | 11 | "You Make My Dreams" by Hall & Oates | Eliminated |
| Committed | 6 | "Every Breath You Take" by The Police | 12 | "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys | Safe |
| Swan song ||||||
| Groove for Thought | 1 | "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra | "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra | "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra | "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra |

### Episode 4 (December 15, 2010)

* Theme: Medley of an iconic artist (first round), judges' choice (second round)
* Group performance: "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles
A summary of the groups' performances on the fourth live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | Song | Result |
| First half ||||
| On the Rocks | 1 | A medley of Elton John songs (The Bitch Is Back/Bennie and the Jets/Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me) | Eliminated |
| Committed | 2 | A medley of Usher songs (DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love/U Got It Bad/Love in This Club) | Safe |
| Street Corner Symphony | 3 | A medley of The Beatles songs (Eleanor Rigby/Help!/Hey Jude) | Last Safe |
| The Backbeats | 4 | A medley of Lady Gaga songs (Poker Face/Paparazzi/Just Dance) | Safe |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 5 | A medley of Otis Redding songs ((Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay/Try a Little Tenderness/Respect) | Safe |
| Second half ||||
| Committed | 6 | "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green | Advanced to the Finale |
| Street Corner Symphony | 7 | "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival | Advanced to the Finale |
| The Backbeats | 8 | "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac | Advanced to the Finale |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 9 | "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals | Advanced to the Finale |
| Swan song ||||
| On the Rocks | 1 | "The Final Countdown" by Europe | "The Final Countdown" by Europe |

### Episode 5: Finale (December 20, 2010)

* Group performances: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon and "What Christmas Means to Me" by Stevie Wonder, with Nick Lachey
A summary of the groups' performances on the fifth live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | Song | Result |
| Committed | 1 | "Motownphilly" with Boyz II Men | Winner |
| The Backbeats | 2 | "King of Anything" with Sara Bareilles | Third Place |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 3 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" with Nicole Scherzinger | Fourth Place |
| Street Corner Symphony | 4 | "Gone" with Ben Folds | Second Place |
| The Backbeats Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 5 | "Long Road Home" with Sheryl Crow | "Long Road Home" with Sheryl Crow |
| Committed Street Corner Symphony | 6 | "Ain't No Sunshine" with Neil Diamond | "Ain't No Sunshine" with Neil Diamond |
| The Backbeats | 7 | "Firework" by Katy Perry | "Firework" by Katy Perry |
| Committed | 8 | "Hold My Hand" by Michael Jackson & Akon | "Hold My Hand" by Michael Jackson & Akon |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 9 | "Love Train" by The O'Jays | "Love Train" by The O'Jays |
| Street Corner Symphony | 10 | "Fix You" by Coldplay | "Fix You" by Coldplay |
| Swan songs ||||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 1 | "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles | "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles |
| The Backbeats | 2 | "Goodbye to You" by Scandal | "Goodbye to You" by Scandal |
| Street Corner Symphony | 3 | "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray | "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray |
| Victory song ||||
| Committed | "We Are the Champions" by Queen | "We Are the Champions" by Queen | "We Are the Champions" by Queen |

## Ratings

| Episode Number | Airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/share (18-49) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (time slot) | Rank (night) |
| 1 | December 6, 2010 | 5.1 | 8 | 2.8/7 | 8.57 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | December 8, 2010 | 4.5 | 7 | 2.7/7 | 7.64 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | December 13, 2010 | 5.3 | 8 | 3.3/9 | 9.51 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | December 15, 2010 | 5.0 | 8 | 2.9/8 | 8.45 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | December 20, 2010 | TBA | TBA | 2.7/7 | 8.61 | 1 | 2 |

## Post Sing-Off alumni

* The winning group, Committed, released their first album, Committed, which peaked at No. 171 on the US Billboard 200 chart, No. 31 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 3 on the Top Heatseekers chart.
* Pitch Slapped member Ingrid Andress began a solo country music career in 2019.

## Discography

The Sing-Off released two recordings of studio performances of participants.

### The Sing Off: Harmonies For The Holidays (2010)

* Pitch Slapped: "Joy to the World"
* On the Rocks: "White Christmas"
* The Backbeats: "O Holy Night"
* Eleventh Hour: "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
* Men of Note: "The First Noel"
* The Whiffenpoofs: "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen"
* Committed: "Angels We Have Heard on High"
* Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town: "Silent Night"
* Groove for Thought: "We Three Kings"/"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
* Street Corner Symphony: "Auld Lang Syne"

### The Sing-Off Season 2 Finalists: The Studio Sessions EP (2010)

* Committed: "Apologize"
* The Backbeats: "Landslide"
* Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town: "Mercy"
* Street Corner Symphony: "Creep"