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"Almost Is Never Enough" è un duetto pop tra Ariana Grande e Nathan Sykes, membro dei The Wanted. Il brano è stato pubblicato come singolo promozionale un giorno prima del debutto del film Shadowhunters - Città di ossa. La canzone è stata ben accolta dalla critica, con la maggior parte dei critici che lodano l'estensione vocale e il controllo di Ariana. La canzone ha debuttato alla posizione 85 sulla classifica on the Billboard Hot 100 ed è arrivata infine all'82° posizione. Una versione più lunga è stata inclusa nell'album di debutto di Ariana, Yours Truly.

Panoramica[]

Almost Is Never Enough è stata scritta da Ariana Grande, Harmony Samuels, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert, Olaniyi-Akinpelu, e il suo produttore, Moses Samuels. Ariana aveva originalmente registrato Almost Is Never Enough come ballata da solista per il suo album. Circa una settimana più tardi, ha ricevuto un'email dal suo manager Scooter Braun, quest' ultimo è anche il manager di Nathan Sykes (membro dei The Wanted). Nell'email era allegata una nuova versione della canzone che includeva alcune parti cantate da Sykes. Ariana ha adorato la nuova versione ed ha deciso di inserirla nel suo album.[1]

Reazione della critica[]

The duet received positive reception. Idolator editor Mike Wass called "Almost Is Never Enough" a "glorious" and "soulful" anthem and praised the collaboration between the two artists; "The simple production is timeless and showcases Grande's powerful pipes superbly. And who knew Nathan could sing like that? 'Almost Is Never Enough' is a revelation all around and promises very good things for Grande's debut album." Brent Faulkner of Star Pulse found the duet to be a pleasantly surprising blend of modern and classical elements and noted that the song "should be sappy but isn't". This sentiment was mirrored by Popdust's Andrew Unterberger, who observed that the song "manages to mostly stay out of the way of its two talented young vocalists... and lets them carry it with the strength of their voices, and of the song itself. The result is a ballad that’s surprisingly mature and classic sounding." Unterberger also drew comparisons to Mariah Carey, and her Boyz II Men duet "One Sweet Day" in particular.

Video musicale[]

Il video musicale di Almost Is Never Enough è stato girato il 4 agosto 2013[2] e pubblicato su YouTube il 19 agosto 2013. Il video mostra Ariana e Sykes che eseguono canzone in uno studio di registrazione. Inoltre, ha caratterizzato alcune scene del film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.

Esibizioni dal vivo[]

Nathan e Ariana hanno cantato questa canzone nel Believe Tour diverse volte. È stata anche cantata il 5 settembre 2013 nel talk show Live! With Kelly and Michael.

Testo[]

I'd like to say we gave it a try
I'd like to blame it all on life
Maybe we just weren’t right, but that’s a lie, that’s a lie

And we can deny it as much as we want
But in time our feelings will show
Cause sooner or later
We'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is, everyone knows

Almost, almost is never enough
So close to being in love
If I would have known that you wanted me the way I wanted you
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart, but right here in each other's arms
And we almost, we almost knew what love was
But almost is never enough

If I could change the world overnight
There'd be no such thing as goodbye
You'll be standing right where you were
We'd get the chance we deserve

Try to deny it as much as you want
But in time our feelings will show
Cause sooner or later
We'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is, everyone knows

Almost, almost is never enough
So close to being in love
If I would have known that you wanted me the way I wanted you
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart, but right here in each other's arms
And we almost, we almost knew what love was
But almost is never enough

Oh, oh, baby
You know, you know, baby
Almost is never enough, baby (baby, baby, baby)
You know... I...

And we can deny it as much as we want
But in time our feelings will show
Cause sooner or later
We'll wonder why we gave up
Truth is, everyone knows that

Almost, almost is never enough (It's never enough, baby!)
(We were close to being in love) So close to being in love (So close)
If I would have known that you wanted me the way I wanted you (baby)
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart, but right here in each other's arms
And we almost, we almost knew what love was
But almost is never enough

Oh... oh, baby... (Almost)
You know... you know, baby
Almost is never enough, baby (Never)
You know... I...

I'd like to say we gave it a try
I'd like to blame it all on life
Maybe we just weren't right, but that's a lie, that's a lie

And we can deny it as much as we want
But in time our feelings will show
Cause sooner or later
We'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is everyone knows

Almost, almost is never enough
So close to being in love
If I would have known that you wanted me
The way I wanted you
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart
But right here in each other's arms
And we almost, we almost knew what love was
But almost is never enough

If I could change the world overnight
There'd be no such thing as goodbye
You'd be standing right where you were
And we'd get the chance we deserve

Try to deny it as much as you want
But in time our feelings will show
Cause sooner or later
We'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is everyone knows

Almost, almost is never enough (is never enough, babe)
We were so close to being in love (so close)
If I would have known that you wanted me the way I wanted you, babe
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart
But right here in each other's arms
And we almost, we almost knew what love was
But almost is never enough

Note[]

Yours Truly
3 settembre 2013 • 46:28 • Republic Records
Canzoni
Pubblicate
Almost Is Never EnoughBaby IBetter Left UnsaidDaydreamin'Honeymoon AvenueLovin' ItPianoPopular SongRight ThereTattooed HeartThe WayYou'll Never Know
Non incluse nell'album
Boyfriend MaterialNobody Does It BetterVoodoo Love
Non pubblicate
Do You Love MeLa Vie En RosePink ChampagneStick AroundSuitcaseYou're My Only Shawty
Artisti
Ariana GrandeBig SeanMac MillerMIKANathan Sykes
Tour
The Listening Sessions Tour
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