Changes: My Everything (album)

Revision as of 22:15, 18 September 2014

“	It was a very exciting thing for me to all of a sudden have this new mission, to make something as special as Yours Truly, and to put my time and effort into something new and something I want to make just as good, if not better.	”
–Ariana Grande on her second album^[1]

My Everything
August 22, 2014 • 40:31 • Republic Records
Songs
Released	Bang Bang • Be My Baby • Best Mistake • Break Free • Break Your Heart Right Back • Cadillac Song • Hands On Me • Intro • Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart • Love Me Harder • My Everything • One Last Time • Only 1 • Problem • Too Close • Why Try • You Don't Know Me
Unreleased	Ain't About What You Got • In The Morning • Lighter • Not Afraid of Love • Nothing Lasts Forever • Ridiculous • The Way It Is
Artists
Ariana Grande • A$AP Ferg • Big Sean • Cashmere Cat • Childish Gambino • Iggy Azalea • Jessie J • Miley Cyrus • Nicki Minaj • The Weeknd • Tori Kelly • Zedd
Tour
The Honeymoon Tour

My Everything^[2] is the sophomore album by Ariana Grande, which was released on August 25, 2014.^[3] The lead single is titled "Problem" and features Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.^[4] The second single "Break Free" features Zedd. You can buy the album here.

Background

Following the release of Grande's debut studio album Yours Truly in September 2013 which was met with positive reviews, Grande confirmed she began working and writing on the album. Recording sessions began in October 2013 and she had a meeting with Republic Records to discuss the album that same month.^[5] Grande was initially aiming at releasing the album around February 2014.

It was announced on March 3, 2014 that Grande would be featured on the fifth single from Chris Brown's upcoming sixth studio album X titled "Don't Be Gone Too Long". The single was originally set for release on March 25, 2014, however was postponed due to Brown being sent to jail awaiting trail on assault charges. Grande had announced the songs delay on March 17, 2014 and that same night she held a live stream to make up for the singles delay, where she previewed four new songs from her second album: "My Everything", "You Don't Know Me", "Only 1," and "Too Close." Two days later following the announcement Grande revealed due the songs delay, she would be releasing the first single from her upcoming sophomore studio album instead. She finished working on the album in late May.^[6]

Release

The album was scheduled to be released in the UK, Ireland, Germany, and all Oceania countries on August 22, 2014. Provided New Zealand and Australia are 18-12 hours ahead of America, the album was released on the correct dates in such territories which resulted in an August 21 "leak" for most other countries.^[7]^[8] It was released in the United States and worldwide on August 25, 2014. Then, My Everything was the fastest album to hit #1 on iTunes in America.

Singles

On April 28, 2014, the album's first single "Problem" was released as a digital download. It features Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. Problem was released to mainstream radio in the US and several countries worldwide the day following its release. The song became a Top 10 hit, debuting at #3 and eventually peaking at #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The album's second single "Break Free" was released July 2, 2014. It features electronic music producer Zedd.

Though not an official single, a special rendition of "Baby I" (a song from Ariana's first album, Yours Truly) featuring Japanese violinist Taro Hakase was released as a pre-single to Japanese customers exclusively on August 6, 2014. This is the only track off My Everything to be sold in only one region.

On August 12, "Best Mistake" was released as a promotional single to those who have pre-ordered the album on iTunes.

Trivia

Ariana said that she loves this album five times more than Yours Truly.^[1]
My Everything was the fastest album to hit #1
She had the photo shoot for the album packaging on May 27, 2014.^[9]
Ariana tweeted the name of the album on June 28, 2014.
Ariana co-wrote 3 out of the 12 songs on the standard edition of My Everything. She also co-wrote 2 out of the 3 songs on the deluxe edition, and 2 out of the 3 on the Japanese edition.
To promote the album, Ariana hosted a concert stream on August 18, 2014 and gave access to those who preordered My Everything through her website.
The first song recorded was "Only 1" and the last was "Love Me Harder."^[10]

Track listing

Title	Writer	Length
"Intro"	Tommy Brown, Victoria McCants, Ariana Grande	1:20
"Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea)	Ilya, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Iggy Azalea, Grande	3:13
"One Last Time"	David Guetta, Kotecha, Giorgio Tuinfort, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk	3:17
"Why Try"	Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Ammar Malik, Noel Zancanella	3:31
"Break Free" (featuring Zedd)	Zedd, Max Martin, Kotecha	3:35
"Best Mistake" (featuring Big Sean)	Sean Anderson, Key Wane, Ariana Grande	3:53
"Be My Baby" (featuring Cashmere Cat)	Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Peder Losnegård	3:36
"Break Your Heart Right Back" (featuring Childish Gambino)	Kirby Dockery, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Warren "Oak" Felder, Donald Glover, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Steven Jordan, Christopher Wallace, Sean Combs, Mason Betha	4:13
"Love Me Harder" (with The Weeknd)	Martin, Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ali Payami, Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe	3:56
"Just a Little Bit of Your Heart"	Harry Styles, Johan Carlsson	3:56
"Hands On Me" (featuring A$AP Ferg)	Rodney Jerkins, Alicia Renee Williams, Adrianne Birge, Darold Ferguson, Jr.	3:13
"My Everything"	Ariana Grande, Tommy Brown, Victoria McCants, Taylor Parks	2:48
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks^[11]
"Bang Bang" (with Jessie J & Nicki Minaj)	Martin, Kotecha, Rickard Göransson, Onika Maraj	3:18
"Only 1"	Ariana Grande, Tommy Brown, Travis Sayles, Victoria McCants, Dennis Jenkins	3:14
"You Don't Know Me"	Ariana Grande, Harmony Samuels, H. "Carmen Reece" Culver, Al Sherrod Lambert, Maurice David Wade	3:52
Target Edition Bonus Tracks^[12]^[13]
"Cadillac Song"	Ariana Grande, Tommy Brown, Travis Sayles, Victoria McCants, Leon Sylvers	2:52
"Too Close"	Ariana Grande, Samuels, Culver, Sherrod Lambert, Maurice David Wade	3:35
Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks^[14]
"Baby I (feat. Taro Hakase)"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio Dixon, Patrick "J. Que" Smith	3:17

References

[Billboard-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Interview with Ariana about second album

[2] Ariana's tweet confirming the name of the album

[3] Ariana tweeting release date of album

[4] Interview with Ariana about second album

[5] Disney Dreaming - Ariana Grande Has a Meeting About Her Second Album

[6] Article about Ariana finishing the album

[7] Ariana tweeting "what do my loves overseas think?"

[8] Ariana's album was released early

[9] Tweet about album packaging photo shoot

[10] First & last songs recorded

[11] My Everything (Deluxe version) on iTunes US

[12] My Everything at Tagert.com

[13] Canada Target

[14] My Everything on iTunes Japan

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 '''''My Everything'''''<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/483068153778286593 Ariana's tweet confirming the name of the album]</ref> is the sophomore album by [[Ariana Grande]], which was released on August 25, 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/481934658213404672 Ariana tweeting release date of album]</ref> The lead single is titled "[[Problem]]" and features Australian rapper [[Iggy Azalea]].<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6070079/ariana-grande-talks-problem-single-second-album-due-out Interview with Ariana about second album]</ref> The second single "[[Break Free]]" features [[Zedd]].
 You can buy the album [https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/my-everything-deluxe/id894161577 here.]