My Everything (album)

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“	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

General information
Release Date	August 25, 2014 (USA, worldwide) August 27, 2014 (Japan)
Genre	Pop, Dance, R&B
Label	Republic Records
Producer(s)	Babyface, The Rascals, Harmony Samuels, Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Key Wayne, Thomas Brown
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My Everything is the sophomore album by Ariana Grande, which was released on August 25, 2014. The lead single is titled "Problem" and features Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. 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. 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.

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. 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, becoming her highest peaking single to date.

The album's second single "Break Free" was released July 2, 2014. It features electronic music producer Zedd. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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.

On September 30, "Love Me Harder was released as the third single.

On February 10, 2015, "One Last Time" was released as the fourth single.

UK Singles Chart Performance

The official chart performance for singles from My Everything according to the Official Charts Company.

The Way

Peak: 41

Top 100: 8

First seen: 06/04/2013 (41)

Last seen: 25/05/2013 (85)

Date	Status	Position
06/04/2013	DEBUT	41
13/04/2013	down 16	57
20/04/2013	down 13	70
27/04/2013	up 10	60
04/05/2013	up 2	58
11/05/2013	down 10	68
18/05/2013	down 11	79
25/05/2013	down 6	85

Baby I

Peak: 145

Problem

Peak: 1

Top 10: 7

Top 40: 14

Weeks on top 100: 23

First seen: 12/07/2014 (1)

Last seen: 13/06/2014 (88)

Date	Status	Position
12/07/2014	DEBUT	1
19/07/2014	down 1	2
26/07/2014	non-mover	2
02/08/2014	down 3	5
09/08/2014	down 2	7
16/08/2014	down 1	8
23/08/2014	non-mover	8
30/08/2014	down 4	12
06/09/2014	down 4	16
13/09/2014	down 7	23
20/09/2014	down 8	31
27/09/2014	down 3	34
04/10/2014	down 3	37
11/10/2014	down 3	40
18/10/2014	down 4	44
25/10/2014	down 5	49
01/11/2014	down 3	52
08/11/2014	up 4	48
15/11/2014	down 7	55
22/11/2014	down 4	59
29/11/2014	down 8	67
06/12/2014	down 16	83
13/12/2014	down 5	88

Break Free

Top 40: 12

Weeks on top 100: 15

First seen: 06/09/2014 (20)

Last seen: 06/12/2014 (60)

Date	Status	Position
06/09/2014	DEBUT	20
13/09/2014	down 1	21
20/09/2014	down 7	28
27/09/2014	non-mover	28
04/10/2014	up 4	24
11/10/2014	non-mover	24
18/10/2014	up 1	23
25/10/2014	up 4	19
01/11/2014	up 3	16
08/11/2014	down 3	19
15/11/2014	down 8	27
22/11/2014	down 5	32
29/11/2014	down 15	47
06/12/2014	down 8	55
13/12/2014	down 5	60

Love Me Harder

Peak: 50

Top 100: 5

Last seen: 06/12/2014 (51)

Date	Status	Position
15/11/2014	DEBUT	66
22/11/2014	up 9	57
29/11/2014	non-mover	57
06/12/2014	up 7	50
13/12/2014	down 1	51

Trivia

• Ariana said that she loves this album five times more than Yours Truly.
• My Everything was the fastest album to hit #1. 
• She had the photo shoot for the album packaging on May 27, 2014.
• 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."

Alternate (older) version

An early-2014 version for My Everything, then called Black and White, leaked on Internet. The tracks are:

1. Problem feat. Iggy Azalea (on the official album, track 2)
2. Friend (unreleased)
3. Ridiculous (unreleased)
4. My Everything (on the official album, track 12)
5. A Little Bit Of My Heart (probably Just a Little Bit of Your Heart) (if this last, on the official album, track 10)
6. They Don't Understand feat. Jason Derulo (probably You Don't Know Me, if, then on the deluxe edition album, track 15)
7. Only One (Only 1 on the deluxe edition album, track 14)
8. Butterflies (unreleased)
9. Little Girl (unreleased)
10. Black and White (unreleased)
11. Broken Mirror feat. Zedd (unreleased)
12. I Promise (probably Intro, if, then on the official album, track 1)

Bonus!

13. Don't Be Gone Too Long feat. Chris Brown

Gallery

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
"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
"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
"Baby I (feat. Taro Hakase)"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio Dixon, Patrick "J. Que" Smith	3:17