“ | It's an album that I want to do a little bit different. I don't want it to sound like an extension of Yours Truly. I want it to sound like an evolution. I want to explore more sounds and experiment a little bit. I have a bunch of ideas I'm very excited about and a lot of stuff cooking. | ” |
–Ariana Grande on her sophomore studio album[1] |
My Everything is Ariana Grande's sophomore studio album. It was released through Republic Records on August 25, 2014. The album was recorded starting in October 2013 and finishing in May 2014.
Background
Following the release of Grande's debut studio album Yours Truly on September 3, 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.[2] Grande was initially aiming at releasing the album around February 2014.
On October 15, 2013, Grande confirmed the song "Ridiculous" written by Miley Cyrus. The song was cut for unknown reasons, however, in October 2017, a page filter a 15-second snippet.
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 trial 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,
Singles
The lead single, "Problem", featuring Iggy Azalea, was released on April 28, 2014.
The second single, "Break Free", featuring Zedd, was released on July 2, 2014.
The third single, "Bang Bang", with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj, was released on July 29, 2014.
The fourth single, "Love Me Harder", with The Weeknd, was released on September 30, 2014.
The fifth and final single, "One Last Time", was released on February 10, 2015.
Promotional singles
The first promotional single, "Best Mistake", was released on August 12, 2014.
The second promotional single, "One Last Time", was released on August 22, 2014, before becoming the final single from the album.
Promotion and 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.[3][4] 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.
Tour
Grande embarked on her second tour titled The Honeymoon Tour in support of My Everything. It started on February 25, 2015, and ended on October 25, 2015.
The tour grossed $41.8 million from 81 shows with a total attendance of 808,667.[5]
Trivia
- Grande said that she loves this album five times more than Yours Truly.[6]
- Grande had the photo shoot for the album packaging on May 27, 2014.[7]
- Grande tweeted the name of the album on June 28, 2014.[8]
- Grande 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, Grande 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".[9]
- The singles were remixed and put on her first remix album The Remix.
- To commemorate the first anniversary of My Everything, Grande posted on Instagram two outtakes of the photo shoot of the album.[10]
- My Everything is the first most streamed album ever by a female artist on Spotify. And is the 15th most streamed album in the world with over 2.8 billion streams.[11]
- In October 2017, the song "Ridiculous" was leaked. This song was written by Miley Cyrus.
- The album contains samples of many songs.
- "Problem" contains a sample from "99 Problems" by Jay Z and The Star Trek: The Next Generation Red Alert.
- "Break Your Heart Right Back" contains elements of both "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G and "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross.
- "Only 1" contains a sample of "Make The Music With Your Mouth Biz" by Biz Markie.
- "Cadillac Song" contains samples from "How Love Hurts" by The Sylvers.
- "Too Close" contains a sample from "I've Been Thinking About You" by Mariah Carey.
- On June 12, 2018, Grande said that her top 5 from My Everything is "Only 1", "Be My Baby", "Best Mistake", "Break Your Heart Right Back" and "You Don't Know Me".[12]
Gallery
Booklet
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Tommy Brown, Victoria Monét, 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) | Sean Anderson Dwane Weir II Grande | 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 | ||||
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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)[13] | ||||
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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)[14] | ||||
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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[15] | ||||
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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[16] | ||||
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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[17] | ||||
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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 |
Latin America Bonus Tracks (Released - August, 19 2014) | ||||
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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 |
16. | "Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea & J Balvin[18]) | Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Amethyst Kelly, Grande, J Balvin | Martin, Ilya, Shellback, Peter Carlsson | 3:13 |
References
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-ariana-grande-on-yours-truly-and-judging-miley-cyrus-20130911
- ↑ Disney Dreaming - Ariana Grande Has a Meeting About Her Second Album
- ↑ Ariana tweeting "what do my loves overseas think?"
- ↑ Ariana's album was released early
- ↑ Pollstar Top 100 Worldwide Tours 2015
- ↑ Interview with Ariana about second album
- ↑ Tweet about album packaging photo shoot
- ↑ Ariana's tweet confirming the name of the album
- ↑ First & last songs recorded
- ↑ Instagram - Ariana's post for the first anniversary of My Everything
- ↑ Twitter - "My Everything" has reached the mark of 2.8 BILLION streams on Spotify
- ↑ Twitter - Ariana Grande on her top 5 from My Everything
- ↑ 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
- ↑ iTunes - Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea & J Balvin)
My Everything | |
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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 |
"Nobody got me the way that you did." Not to be confused with the song. |
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