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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[1] | ||
My Everything is the sophomore album by Ariana Grande, which was released on August 25, 2014.[2] The lead single is titled "Problem" and features Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.[3] The second single "Break Free" which features Zedd. The third single was "Bang Bang", a joint single with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj. "Love Me Harder", a duet with The Weeknd, served as the fourth single from My Everything. "One Last Time" was the fifth and final single from the album. The album can be purchased here.
Background
Following the release of Grande's debut studio album Yours Truly in September 2013 which 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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6][7] 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. The song "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. It was also included as a bonus track in the Japanese deluxe version of the album.
On August 12, 2014, "Best Mistake" was released as a promotional single to those who have pre-ordered the album on iTunes. It was then feautured on the album.
On September 30, 2014, "Love Me Harder was released as the third single on the album.
On February 10, 2015, "One Last Time" was released as the fourth and final single from the album.[8]
Trivia
- Ariana said that she loves this album five times more than Yours Truly.[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.[10]
- Ariana co-wrote 4 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."[11]
- Singles were remixed an put on her first remix album The Remix.
- To commemorate the anniversary of My Everything, Ariana posted on Instagram two outtakes of the photo shoot session of the album.
Gallery
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Tommy Brown, Victoria McCants, Ariana Grande | Brown | 1:20 |
| 2. | "Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea) | Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Amethyst Kelly, Grande | Martin, Ilya, Shellback, Peter Carlsson | 3:13 |
| 3. | "One Last Time" | David Guetta, Kotecha, Giorgio Tuinfort, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk | Falk, Rami, Ilya, Tuinfort, Kotecha | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Why Try" | Benjamin Levin, Ryan Tedder, Ammar Malik, Noel Zancanella | Tedder, Benny Blanco, Zancanella | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Break Free" (featuring Zedd) | Anton Zaslavski, Martin, Kotecha | Zedd, Martin | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Best Mistake" (featuring Big Sean) | Grande, Sean Anderson, Dwane Weir II | Key Wane, Sauce | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Be My Baby" (featuring Cashmere Cat) | Levin, Magnus August Hoiberg, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Peder Losnegård | Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Lido | 3:36 |
| 8. | "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 | Pop & Oak | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Love Me Harder" (with The Weeknd) | Martin, Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ali Payami, Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe | Payami, Svensson, P. Carlsson | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart" | Harry Styles, Johan Carlsson | J. Carlsson, P. Carlsson | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Hands On Me" (featuring A$AP Ferg) | Rodney Jerkins, Alicia Renee Williams, Adrianne Birge, Darold Ferguson Jr. | Darkchild, Hot Sauce | 3:12 |
| 12. | "My Everything" | Grande, Brown, McCants, Parks | Brown, McCants | 2:48 |
| Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 13. | "Bang Bang" (with Jessie J & Nicki Minaj) | Martin, Kotecha, Rickard Göransson, Onika Maraj | Martin, Göransson, Ilya, Kuk Harrell | 3:18 |
| 14. | "Only 1" | Grande, Brown, Travis Sayles, McCants, Dennis Jenkins | Grande, Brown, Sayles, McCants | 3:14 |
| 15. | "You Don't Know Me" | Grande, Harmony Samuels, Helen "Carmen Reece" Culver, Al Sherrod Lambert, Maurice David Wade | Samuels, Jo Blaq | 3:54 |
| French Re-release Bonus Tracks (Released - April 13, 2015)[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 16. | "One Last Time (Attends-moi)" (featuring Kendji Girac) | Guetta, Kotecha, Tuinfort, Yacoub, Falk | Falk, Yacoub, Ilya, Tuinfort, Kotecha | 3:14 |
| 17. | "Love Me Harder" (with The Weekend) (Alex Ghenea Remix) | Martin, Kotecha, Svensson, Payami, Tesfaye, Balshe | Payami, Svensson, P. Carlsson, | 3:32 |
| 18. | "One Last Time" (Gazzo Remix) | Guetta, Kotecha, Tuinfort, Yacoub, Falk | Falk, Yacoub, Ilya, Tuinfort, Kotecha | 4:05 |
| Italian Re-release Bonus Tracks (Released - June 30, 2015)[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 16. | "One Last Time" (featuring Fedez) | Guetta, Kotecha, Tuinfort, Yacoub, Falk | Falk, Yacoub, Ilya, Tuinfort, Kotecha | 3:18 |
| 17. | "Love Me Harder" (with The Weekend) (Alex Ghenea Remix) | Martin, Kotecha, Svensson, Payami, Tesfaye, Balshe | Payami, Svensson, P. Carlsson | 3:32 |
| 18. | "One Last Time" (Gazzo Remix) | Guetta, Kotecha, Tuinfort, Yacoub, Falk | Falk, Yacoub, Ilya, Tuinfort, Kotecha | 4:05 |
| Target Edition Bonus Tracks[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 16. | "Cadillac Song" | Grande, Brown, Sayles, McCants, Leon Sylvers | Brown, Sayles, McCants | 2:52 |
| 17. | "Too Close" | Grande, Samuels, Culver, Lambert, Wade | Samuels, Jo Blaq | 3:35 |
| Japan Edition Bonus Tracks[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 16. | "Cadillac Song" | Grande, Brown, Sayles, McCants, Sylvers | Brown, Sayles, McCants | 2:52 |
| 17. | "Too Close" | Grande, Samuels, Culver, Lambert, Wade | Samuels, Jo Blaq | 3:35 |
| 18. | "Baby I" (featuring Taro Hakase) | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio Dixon, Patrick "J. Que" Smith | Edmonds, Dixon | 3:17 |
| Walmart Exclusive Edition Bonus Tracks[16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 16. | "Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea) (Wayne G Club Mix) | Salmanzadeh, Martin Kotecha, Kelly, Grande | Martin, Ilya, Shellback, P. Carlsson, Wayne G | 6:35 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Interview with Ariana about second album
- ↑ Ariana tweeting release date of album
- ↑ Interview with Ariana about second album
- ↑ Disney Dreaming - Ariana Grande Has a Meeting About Her Second Album
- ↑ Article about Ariana finishing the album
- ↑ Ariana tweeting "what do my loves overseas think?"
- ↑ Ariana's album was released early
- ↑ DM confirming OLT will be the last single
- ↑ Tweet about album packaging photo shoot
- ↑ Ariana's tweet confirming the name of the album
- ↑ First & last songs recorded
- ↑ http://musique.fnac.com/a8173663/Ariana-Grande-My-Everything-Nouvelle-Edition-CD-album
- ↑ http://www.universalmusic.it/pop/artista/discografia/?ccidp=31523324694
- ↑ http://intl.target.com/p/ariana-grande-my-everything-deluxe-edition-target-exclusive/-/A-15929972
- ↑ My Everything on iTunes Japan
- ↑ http://www.walmart.com/ip/My-Everything-Walmart-Deluxe/38378160
| 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 | |
