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− | |name = Pete Davidson |
+ | |name = Pete Davidson |
− | |image = {{Sweetener Album Cover}} |
+ | |image = {{Sweetener Album Cover}} |
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+ | |artist = Ariana Grande |
− | |released = {{Date|month= 8|day=17|year=2018}} |
+ | |released = {{Date|month= 8|day=17|year=2018}} |
− | |recorded = May 2018 |
+ | |recorded = May 2018 |
− | |genre = |
+ | |genre = |
− | |length = 1:13 |
+ | |length = 1:13 |
− | |writer = Ariana Grande, [[Tommy Brown]], Charles Anderson, [[Victoria Monét|Victoria McCants]] |
+ | |writer = Ariana Grande, [[Tommy Brown]], Charles Anderson, [[Victoria Monét|Victoria McCants]] |
− | |album |
+ | |album = Sweetener |
− | |album |
+ | |album link = Sweetener (album) |
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+ | |previous track = Goodnight N Go |
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+ | |next track = Get Well Soon |
− | |label = [[Republic Records]] |
+ | |label = [[Republic Records]] |
− | |credits = pete davidson |
+ | |credits = pete davidson |
− | |creditslink = Credits and personnel#Pete Davidson |
+ | |creditslink = Credits and personnel#Pete Davidson |
− | |producer = Tommy Brown, Charles Anderson |
+ | |producer = Tommy Brown, Charles Anderson |
+ | |video = Ariana Grande - pete davidson (Audio) |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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− | The song was written |
+ | The song was written when Grande and her now ex-fiancé, [[Pete Davidson]], began dating. It was first teased on May 31, 2018, after Grande posted her first picture with Davidson on Instagram with the description: "i thought u into my life 💭 woah ! look at my mind 💡⚡️🙈".<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BjdEcCbn_T3/ ''Instagram'' - Grande's first post with Davidson]</ref> This was a hint to the song's lyrics. |
− | On June 7, 2018, Grande confirmed that |
+ | On June 7, 2018, Grande confirmed that she had recently recorded an interlude for ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]''.<ref name="last rec">[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1004781113414332416 ''Twitter'' - Ariana about the last song recorded]</ref> On June 17, 2018, she posted a snippet of the interlude, then on the same day confirmed the title of the track was "Pete". |
The song was later renamed to "Pete Davidson": |
The song was later renamed to "Pete Davidson": |
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{{Quote|This is about Pete Davidson. I was like, why not? You know? Be direct.|Grande about renaming the track.<ref>[https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a22756823/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-lyric-analysis-meaning/ Breaking Down the Meaning of Ariana Grande's 'Pete Davidson' Lyrics]</ref>}} |
{{Quote|This is about Pete Davidson. I was like, why not? You know? Be direct.|Grande about renaming the track.<ref>[https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a22756823/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-lyric-analysis-meaning/ Breaking Down the Meaning of Ariana Grande's 'Pete Davidson' Lyrics]</ref>}} |
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== Live Performances == |
== Live Performances == |
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Grande debuted "Pete Davidson" live on August 20, 2018 at [[The Sweetener Sessions]]. |
Grande debuted "Pete Davidson" live on August 20, 2018 at [[The Sweetener Sessions]]. |
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+ | Due to her eventual breakup with [[Pete Davidson]], Grande did not feature the interlude on the [[Sweetener World Tour]] set list. |
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− | == Videos == |
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− | <gallery spacing="small" widths="120px"> |
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− | Ariana Grande - New Sweetener Snippet |
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− | </gallery> |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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* This was the last song recorded for ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]''.<ref name="last rec" /> |
* This was the last song recorded for ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]''.<ref name="last rec" /> |
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− | * The song is about and named after |
+ | * The song is about and named after Ariana's ex-fiancé, [[Pete Davidson]]. |
* This is one of three songs from ''Sweetener'' in which Grande doesn't mention its title in the lyrics. |
* This is one of three songs from ''Sweetener'' in which Grande doesn't mention its title in the lyrics. |
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** The other two are "[[R.E.M]]" and "[[Get Well Soon]]". |
** The other two are "[[R.E.M]]" and "[[Get Well Soon]]". |
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+ | * Since Pete and Ariana's break up, the song has been unofficially renamed by fans as "happy", "track 14", "interlude" or "Courtney Chipolone" (a reference to one of Ariana's close friends). |
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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 "[[Blazed]]", "[[Borderline]]" and "[[Better Off]]". |
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== Lyrics == |
== Lyrics == |
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{{Lyrics|lyrics=<poem> |
{{Lyrics|lyrics=<poem> |
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+ | '''[Intro]''' |
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− | + | Yuh, mmm, yeah, yuh |
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− | Look in my mind, yeah |
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+ | '''[Verse]''' |
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− | Look how they align |
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− | Universe must have my back |
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− | + | Universe must have my back, fell from the sky into my lap |
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And I know you know that you're my soulmate and all that |
And I know you know that you're my soulmate and all that |
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+ | '''[Pre-Chorus]''' |
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I'm like ooh, ooh |
I'm like ooh, ooh |
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− | My whole life got me ready for you |
+ | ('''''My whole life got me ready for you'''''), ooh, ooh ('''''Aaaah, yeah''''') |
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− | Ooh, ooh |
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+ | '''[Chorus]''' |
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+ | ('''''Yeah''''') |
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Got me happy, happy |
Got me happy, happy |
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− | I'ma be happy, happy |
+ | I'ma be happy, happy ('''''Yeah''''') |
− | + | Got be happy, happy |
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− | + | Won’t get no crying from me ('''''Yeah''''') |
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− | + | Got be happy, happy |
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− | I'ma be happy, happy |
+ | I'ma be happy, happy ('''''Happy''''') |
− | I'ma be happy, happy, yeah |
+ | I'ma be happy, happy, yeah ('''''Yeah''''') |
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+ | '''[Outro]''' |
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I'ma be happy, happy |
I'ma be happy, happy |
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I'ma be happy, happy, yeah |
I'ma be happy, happy, yeah |
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− | + | Got be happy, happy |
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I'ma be happy, happy |
I'ma be happy, happy |
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I'ma be happy, happy |
I'ma be happy, happy |
Revision as of 20:19, 11 February 2020
"Pete Davidson" (originally titled "Pete"; both stylized in lowercase) is the fourteenth track from Ariana Grande's fourth studio album, Sweetener. It was released through Republic Records on August 17, 2018.
Background
The song was written when Grande and her now ex-fiancé, Pete Davidson, began dating. It was first teased on May 31, 2018, after Grande posted her first picture with Davidson on Instagram with the description: "i thought u into my life 💭 woah ! look at my mind 💡⚡️🙈".[1] This was a hint to the song's lyrics.
On June 7, 2018, Grande confirmed that she had recently recorded an interlude for Sweetener.[2] On June 17, 2018, she posted a snippet of the interlude, then on the same day confirmed the title of the track was "Pete".
The song was later renamed to "Pete Davidson":
“ | This is about Pete Davidson. I was like, why not? You know? Be direct. | ” |
–Grande about renaming the track.[3] |
Critical reception
Neil McCormick in The Daily Telegraph wrote that the song is "is utterly gorgeous, a sweet nothing dissolving into blissful oohs."[4] The Irish Times's Louis Bruton said the song "adds a lightness to the record."[5]
Brittany Spanos from RollingStone said that "Pete Davidson" is "a song that gets the point across with its title alone, she's found her serenity."[6]
Live Performances
Grande debuted "Pete Davidson" live on August 20, 2018 at The Sweetener Sessions. Due to her eventual breakup with Pete Davidson, Grande did not feature the interlude on the Sweetener World Tour set list.
Trivia
- This was the last song recorded for Sweetener.[2]
- The song is about and named after Ariana's ex-fiancé, Pete Davidson.
- This is one of three songs from Sweetener in which Grande doesn't mention its title in the lyrics.
- The other two are "R.E.M" and "Get Well Soon".
- Since Pete and Ariana's break up, the song has been unofficially renamed by fans as "happy", "track 14", "interlude" or "Courtney Chipolone" (a reference to one of Ariana's close friends).
- It is one of the only songs from Sweetener not performed at any point in the Sweetener World Tour, along with "Blazed", "Borderline" and "Better Off".
Lyrics
[Intro]
Yuh, mmm, yeah, yuh
[Verse]
I thought you into my life (Whoa), look at my mind (Yeah)
No better place or a time, (Look) how they align
Universe must have my back, fell from the sky into my lap
And I know you know that you're my soulmate and all that
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm like ooh, ooh
(My whole life got me ready for you), ooh, ooh (Aaaah, yeah)
[Chorus]
(Yeah)
Got me happy, happy
I'ma be happy, happy (Yeah)
Got be happy, happy
Won’t get no crying from me (Yeah)
Got be happy, happy
I'ma be happy, happy (Happy)
I'ma be happy, happy, yeah (Yeah)
[Outro]
Got be happy, happy
I'ma be happy, happy
I'ma be happy, happy, yeah
Got be happy, happy
I'ma be happy, happy
I'ma be happy, happy
References
- ↑ Instagram - Grande's first post with Davidson
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Twitter - Ariana about the last song recorded
- ↑ Breaking Down the Meaning of Ariana Grande's 'Pete Davidson' Lyrics
- ↑ Ariana Grande, Sweetener, review: Out of the dark came sweetness
- ↑ Ariana Grande: Sweetener – celebrating the art of being okay
- ↑ Review: Ariana Grande Finds Serenity and Has Some Fun on ‘ Sweetener’
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