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{{AlbumSong
 
{{AlbumSong
|name = blazed
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|name = Blazed
 
|image = {{Sweetener Album Cover}}
 
|image = {{Sweetener Album Cover}}
|main artist 1 = Ariana Grande
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|artist =Ariana Grande
|featured artist 1 = Pharrell Williams
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|featured = Pharrell Williams
 
|released = {{Date|month= 8|day=17|year=2018}}
 
|released = {{Date|month= 8|day=17|year=2018}}
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|recorded = July 31, 2014 <small>(Pharrell Williams Writers Reference confirmed)</small> <BR> November 2016 <small>(Ariana’s Version)</small>
|recorded = 2016
 
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|studio = Conway Recording Studios<br />{{Small|(Hollywood, California)}}<br />Chalice Recording Studios<br />{{Small|(Hollywood, California)}}
|length = 3:16
 
|album 1 = Sweetener
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|genre =Funk, R&B, Pop, Synth-Pop
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|length = 3:16 <BR> 3:14 <small>(Writer’s Reference)</small>
|album 1 link = Sweetener (album)
 
 
|album = Sweetener
 
|album link = Sweetener (album)
 
|label = [[Republic Records]]
 
|label = [[Republic Records]]
|writer = [[Pharrell Williams]], Maxine Colon
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|writer = [[Ariana Grande]], [[Pharrell Williams]], Maxine Colon
|producer = Williams
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|producer = [[Pharrell Williams]]
|prevtrack = Raindrops (An Angel Cried)
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|credits = blazed
|nexttrack = The Light Is Coming
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|creditslink = Credits and personnel#blazed
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|previous track = Raindrops (An Angel Cried)
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|next track = The Light Is Coming
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|video = Ariana Grande - blazed (Audio) ft. Pharrell Williams
 
}}
 
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"'''Blazed'''" (stylized in all lower case)is the second track from [[Ariana Grande]]'s fourth studio album, ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]''. It features American rapper and singer [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref name="confirming">[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1001901634916466695 ''Twitter'' - Ariana revealing the song title]</ref> It was released through [[Republic Records]] on August 17, 2018.
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"'''Blazed'''" (stylized in all lower case) is the second track from [[Ariana Grande]]'s fourth studio album, ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]''. It features American rapper, singer and producer [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref name="confirming">[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1001901634916466695 ''Twitter'' - Ariana revealing the song title]</ref> It was released through [[Republic Records]] on August 17, 2018.
   
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
This track was first hinted at with lyrics in a picture that Grande posted on Instagram on April 24, 2017.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BTSIZjrFYqe/ ''Instagram'' - Ariana Grande - "thought that i was dreeeamin"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1001912188523634688 ''Twitter'' - Ariana confirming that Instagram post's description is from "Blazed"]</ref>
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The song was first teased on November 28, 2016, on Instagram with the lyrics "I will never let you go".<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BNXXtPyhwkz/?igshid=1sw1hi4vx86n2 Instagram - i will ..... never let you .... go]</ref>
   
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Ariana confirmed the title and guest artist of the song through her Twitter account. In a interview with ''Beats 1'', she explained the song is simply about: loving someone and being with them.<ref>[http://apple.co/arianaonbeats1 Interview with Ariana Grande with Beats 1]</ref>
In a scene from the "[[No Tears Left To Cry]]" music video, released on April 20, 2018, what appears to be a partial track list for Grande's album, ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]'', was displayed. Grande confirmed "Blazed" and the collaboration with [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]] on May 30, 2018.<ref name="confirming" /> On July 15, 2018, Grande started posting some of the tracklist on Instagram confirming that "Blazed" was the second track on the album.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BlRSPAlHNUq/?hl=en&taken-by=sweetener Ariana posting part of the tracklist which includes "Blazed" as the second track]</ref>
 
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This track was first hinted at with lyrics in a picture that Grande posted on Instagram on April 24, 2017.<sup>[https://x.com/arianatoday/status/1001914800153260032?s=46&t=RW5UwdbXHT2rMhaFgT3LTA]</sup>
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In a scene from the "[[No Tears Left To Cry]]" music video and the Behind The Scenes music video released on April 19-27, 2018, what appears to be a partial track-list for Grande's album, ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]'', was displayed. Grande confirmed "Blazed" and the collaboration with [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]] on May 30, 2018.<ref name="confirming" />
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On July 15, 2018, Grande started posting some of the track-list on Instagram confirming that "Blazed" was the second track on the album.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BlRSPAlHNUq/?hl=en&taken-by=sweetener Ariana posting part of the tracklist which includes "Blazed" as the second track]</ref>
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On August 28, 2023, a writers reference demo of Pharrell Williams demo leaked, dated back in 2014.
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==Audios==
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*Solo Writers Reference ([[Pharrell Williams]]) - {{Listen|file=Pharrell Blazed 1.0 SBS -2 7.31.14 P REF.mp3}}
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== Critical reception ==
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Dennis Hinzmann, from ''Out'', described the track as a "reminiscent of an early 2000s Whitney Houston, with Grande keeping the vocals light and airy."<ref>[https://www.out.com/entertainment/2018/8/17/tack-track-review-ariana-grandes-sweetener-does-not-disappoint Track-by-Track Review: Ariana Grande’s Sweetener Does Not Disappoint]</ref> ''The Guardian''{{'}}s Alim Kheraj praised Pharrell's production saying it's "luscious and renewed".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/19/ariana-grande-sweetener-review Ariana Grande: Sweetener review – luscious and renewed]</ref>
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== Live performances ==
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Grande debuted Blazed at the [[The Sweetener Sessions|Sweetener Sessions]]. However, it has not been performed since, due to unknown reasons.
   
 
== Videos ==
 
== Videos ==
 
<gallery widths="120px" spacing="small">
 
<gallery widths="120px" spacing="small">
 
Blazed new snippet – Ariana Grande – Sweetener
 
Blazed new snippet – Ariana Grande – Sweetener
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Ariana Grande - blazed (Audio) ft. Pharrell Williams
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Ariana Grande - blazed (Live at the Sweetener Sessions)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
== Lyrics ==
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== Trivia ==
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*This is one of five songs featuring backing vocals by Pharrell Williams, the others being "[[R.E.M.]]", "[[Sweetener (song)|Sweetener]]", "[[Successful]]", and "[[Get Well Soon]]", but it's the only one where he's credited.
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*In her interview with ''Beats 1'', she stated the song is simply about loving someone and being with them.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cskIFWszc3c&ab_channel=ETCanada</ref>
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*In the song, Ariana lightly sings over a luscious instrumental produced by Pharrell Williams.
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*It is one of the only songs from ''Sweetener'' not performed at any point in the [[Sweetener World Tour]], along with "[[Borderline]]", "[[Better Off]]" and "[[Pete Davidson (song)|Pete Davidson]]".
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*In a Q+A video for r.e.m beauty, Ariana Grande said the song is one of her favorites off "Sweetener".
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==Lyrics==
 
{{Lyrics|lyrics = <poem>
 
{{Lyrics|lyrics = <poem>
'''[Chorus: Pharrell & Ariana Grande]'''
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'''[Intro: Pharrell Williams & ''Ariana Grande'']'''
There is something between us, I can see it right now
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There is somethin' between us, I can see it right now
 
Your magnetic demeanor, that's something can't be found
 
Your magnetic demeanor, that's something can't be found
I thought that I was dreaming 'til my love came around
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''I thought that I was dreamin' 'til my love came around''
Now just come on over, show you how we get down
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''Now I just come on over, show you how we get down''
Shawty, you can get blazed
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(Shawty, you can get blazed, blazed, blazed, blazed)
   
 
'''[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]'''
 
'''[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]'''
I can't believe that you are here, I can't believe it's happening
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I can't believe that you are here
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I can't believe it's happening
What are the odds that you would be, the universe so vast to me
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What are the odds that you'd appear?
Seven billion years on the Earth
 
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The universe so vast to me
 
Seven billion is on the Earth
 
Could've been anywhere, but you're here with me
 
Could've been anywhere, but you're here with me
Should I play lotto? What's it worth?
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Should I play Lotto? What's it worth?
I must be oh so clear to me
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I must be on, so clear to me
   
'''[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
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'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
 
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you
 
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you
 
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you go
 
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you go
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Never let you
 
Never let you
   
'''[Chorus: Pharrell & Ariana Grande]'''
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'''[Hook: Pharrell Williams & ''Ariana Grande'']'''
There is something between us, I can see it right now
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There is somethin' between us, I can see it right now
 
Your magnetic demeanor, that's something can't be found
 
Your magnetic demeanor, that's something can't be found
I thought that I was dreaming 'til my love came around
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''I thought that I was dreamin' 'til my love came around''
Now just come on over, show you how we get down
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''Now I just come on over ('''Now I just come on over'''), show you how we get down ('''Down''')''
Shawty, you can get blazed
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(Shawty, you can get blazed, blazed, blazed, blazed)
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('''''Hey''''')
   
 
'''[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]'''
 
'''[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]'''
Now I got your love you understand
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Look at you, love, you are the same
 
You have a light you cannot hide
 
You have a light you cannot hide
Yes, you may have a different face, but your soul is the same as I
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Yes, you may have a different face
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But your soul is the same inside
I don't care who is listening 'cause they be making fun of us on TV
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I don't care who is listening
They wouldn't laugh if they were in
 
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Cause they be making fun of this on TV
Saw my past life with you and they were me
 
 
They wouldn't laugh if they were inside my past life with you and they were me
   
'''[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
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'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you
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Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you ('''Never let you, never let you''')
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you go
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Once I have you ('''Once I have you'''), I will never let you, never let you go ('''I will never let you, never let you go''')
Never let you, never let you go
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Never let you, never let you go ('''Never let you, never let you go''')
Never let you, never let you go
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Never let you, never let you go ('''Never let you, never let you go, oh''')
Never let you, never let you go, yeah
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Never let you, never let you go ('''Never let you, never let you go, yeah''')
 
Never let you
 
Never let you
   
'''[Bridge: Pharrell & Ariana Grande]'''
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'''[Bridge: Pharrell Williams & ''Ariana Grande'']'''
Don't think that it cannot happen, 'cause it can
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Don't think that it cannot happen, cause it can, ha
Shawty, you can get blazed
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(Shawty, you can get blazed)
Sleep if you want, and wake up in love again
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''Sleep if you want, and wake up in love again''
Shawty, you can get blazed
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(Shawty, you can get blazed, blazed, blazed, blazed)
   
'''[Outro: Ariana Grande & Pharrell]'''
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'''[Outro: Ariana Grande & ''Pharrell Williams'']'''
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you
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Once I have you, I will never let you ('''I will never let you'''), never let you
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you go
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Once I ('''Once I''') have you ('''Have you'''), I will ('''I will''') never let you, never let you go ('''Never let you go, o-oh''')
(Shawty you can get blazed)
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(''Shawty, you can get blazed, blazed, blazed, blazed'')
Never let you, never let you go
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Never let you, never let you go ('''Never let you go, baby''')
Never let you, never let you go
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Never let you, never let you go ('''Never let you go, oh, yeah''')
Never let you, never let you go
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Never let you, never let you go ('''Never let you go, hey''')
 
Never let you
 
Never let you
 
</poem>}}
 
</poem>}}
   
== References ==
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==References==
 
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{{Reflist}}
 
{{Sweetener}}
 
{{Sweetener}}
 
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 3 March 2024

"Blazed" (stylized in all lower case) is the second track from Ariana Grande's fourth studio album, Sweetener. It features American rapper, singer and producer Pharrell Williams.[1] It was released through Republic Records on August 17, 2018.

Background

The song was first teased on November 28, 2016, on Instagram with the lyrics "I will never let you go".[2]

Ariana confirmed the title and guest artist of the song through her Twitter account. In a interview with Beats 1, she explained the song is simply about: loving someone and being with them.[3]

This track was first hinted at with lyrics in a picture that Grande posted on Instagram on April 24, 2017.[1]

In a scene from the "No Tears Left To Cry" music video and the Behind The Scenes music video released on April 19-27, 2018, what appears to be a partial track-list for Grande's album, Sweetener, was displayed. Grande confirmed "Blazed" and the collaboration with Pharrell on May 30, 2018.[1]

On July 15, 2018, Grande started posting some of the track-list on Instagram confirming that "Blazed" was the second track on the album.[4]

On August 28, 2023, a writers reference demo of Pharrell Williams demo leaked, dated back in 2014.

Audios

Critical reception

Dennis Hinzmann, from Out, described the track as a "reminiscent of an early 2000s Whitney Houston, with Grande keeping the vocals light and airy."[5] The Guardian's Alim Kheraj praised Pharrell's production saying it's "luscious and renewed".[6]

Live performances

Grande debuted Blazed at the Sweetener Sessions. However, it has not been performed since, due to unknown reasons.

Videos

Trivia

  • This is one of five songs featuring backing vocals by Pharrell Williams, the others being "R.E.M.", "Sweetener", "Successful", and "Get Well Soon", but it's the only one where he's credited.
  • In her interview with Beats 1, she stated the song is simply about loving someone and being with them.[7]
  • In the song, Ariana lightly sings over a luscious instrumental produced by Pharrell Williams.
  • It is one of the only songs from Sweetener not performed at any point in the Sweetener World Tour, along with "Borderline", "Better Off" and "Pete Davidson".
  • In a Q+A video for r.e.m beauty, Ariana Grande said the song is one of her favorites off "Sweetener".

Lyrics

[Intro: Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande]
There is somethin' between us, I can see it right now
Your magnetic demeanor, that's something can't be found
I thought that I was dreamin' 'til my love came around
Now I just come on over, show you how we get down
(Shawty, you can get blazed, blazed, blazed, blazed)

[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]
I can't believe that you are here
I can't believe it's happening
What are the odds that you'd appear?
The universe so vast to me
Seven billion is on the Earth
Could've been anywhere, but you're here with me
Should I play Lotto? What's it worth?
I must be on, so clear to me

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you

[Hook: Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande]
There is somethin' between us, I can see it right now
Your magnetic demeanor, that's something can't be found
I thought that I was dreamin' 'til my love came around
Now I just come on over (Now I just come on over), show you how we get down (Down)
(Shawty, you can get blazed, blazed, blazed, blazed)
(Hey)

[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]
Look at you, love, you are the same
You have a light you cannot hide
Yes, you may have a different face
But your soul is the same inside
I don't care who is listening
Cause they be making fun of this on TV
They wouldn't laugh if they were inside my past life with you and they were me

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you (Never let you, never let you)
Once I have you (Once I have you), I will never let you, never let you go (I will never let you, never let you go)
Never let you, never let you go (Never let you, never let you go)
Never let you, never let you go (Never let you, never let you go, oh)
Never let you, never let you go (Never let you, never let you go, yeah)
Never let you

[Bridge: Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande]
Don't think that it cannot happen, cause it can, ha
(Shawty, you can get blazed)
Sleep if you want, and wake up in love again
(Shawty, you can get blazed, blazed, blazed, blazed)

[Outro: Ariana Grande & Pharrell Williams]
Once I have you, I will never let you (I will never let you), never let you
Once I (Once I) have you (Have you), I will (I will) never let you, never let you go (Never let you go, o-oh)
(Shawty, you can get blazed, blazed, blazed, blazed)
Never let you, never let you go (Never let you go, baby)
Never let you, never let you go (Never let you go, oh, yeah)
Never let you, never let you go (Never let you go, hey)
Never let you

References

Sweetener
August 17, 2018 • 47:25 • Republic Records
Songs
Released Better OffBlazedBorderlineBreathinEverytimeGet Well SoonGod Is A WomanGoodnight N GoNo Tears Left To CryPete DavidsonRaindrops (An Angel Cried)R.E.M.SuccessfulSweetenerThe Light Is Coming
Unreleased 1st Unknown Sweetener Outtake100Bad To YouClarityCloudsCocoonDaydream On OccasionEnd Up With YouEver BeenGot Her OwnHate That You Made Me Love YouI Don't Wanna LieI Love MeKeep It CuteLeft On ReadMan Of SteelMoreMy WayNobodyOk NowOne In A MillionOn Top Of EverythingPretty Girls Like Trap MusicRush DeliverySexShnackSoberSouth AfricaStrong EnoughTreadmillWifeeYou
Artists
Ariana GrandeAli TamposiBiaBeyoncéChaka KhanDua LipaCamila CabelloCharlie PuthImogen HeapJennifer HudsonKelly RowlandLucky DayeMissy ElliottN.E.R.D.Nicki MinajNormaniPharrell WilliamsQuavoRita OraSkeptaStarrahSZAT-PainVictoria Monét
Tour
Sweetener World TourThe Sweetener Sessions