No edit summary Tag: Visual edit |
No edit summary Tag: Visual edit |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
|credits = successful |
|credits = successful |
||
}} |
}} |
||
| − | "'''Successful'''" (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventh track from [[Ariana Grande]]'s fourth studio album, ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]''. It was released through [[Republic Records]] on August 17, 2018 |
+ | "'''Successful'''" (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventh track from [[Ariana Grande]]'s fourth studio album, ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]''. It was released through [[Republic Records]] on August 17, 2018. |
== Background == |
== Background == |
||
Revision as of 09:38, 18 September 2018
"Successful" (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventh track from Ariana Grande's fourth studio album, Sweetener. It was released through Republic Records on August 17, 2018.
Background
Grande confirmed "Successful" and its position in the Sweetener track listing on June 2, 2018, on Twitter.[1] On June 7, 2018, Grande confirmed on Twitter that the song is about "girls feeling good about their own individual success / celebrating each other / flexing [...]".[2] On June 23, Grande posted lyrics of the song on her Twitter account.[3]
Live performances
Grande debuted "Successful" live on August 20, 2018 at The Sweetener Sessions.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I just got some real good news from work, boy (It's a surprise, surprise)
You can't imagine what I'm 'bout to say (It's a surprise, surprise)
It's so hard to hold back, baby (It's a surprise, surprise)
I'm so excited, I can hardly wait (It's a surprise, surprise)
Listen, babe
[Pre-Chorus]
Tonight, I'm a baller, babe (Tonight, I'm a baller, baby)
Either way beneath it (Either way beneath it)
What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say that you should have lay with me, babe
[Chorus]
Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
And have this fun and be successful
I'm so successful, yeah
And, girl, you too
You are so young and beautiful and so successful, yeah
I'm so successful
[Verse 2]
This ain't nothing ordinary for me (It's a surprise, surprise)
We ain't going to your favorite place (It's a surprise, surprise)
You keep asking why it's so special (It's a surprise, surprise)
You really wanna know, you'll have to wait (It's a surprise, surprise)
[Pre-Chorus]
Tonight, I'm a baller, babe (Tonight, I'm a baller, baby)
Either way beneath it (Either way beneath it)
What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say that you should have lay with me, babe
[Chorus]
Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
And have this fun and be successful
I'm so successful, yeah
And, girl, you too
You are so young and beautiful and so successful, yeah
I'm so successful
[Bridge]
Let me put my hands over your eyes (It's a surprise, surprise)
Boy, are you ready for your surprise? (It's a surprise, surprise)
I wanna give it to ya, I wanna give it to ya
Do you like it, babe? Does it give you chills?
Does it make you feel cold?
[Pre-Chorus]
Tonight, I'm a baller, babe (Tonight, I'm a baller, baby)
Either way beneath it (Either way beneath it)
What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say that you should have lay with me, babe
[Chorus]
Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
And have this fun and be successful
I'm so successful, yeah
And, girl, you too
You are so young and beautiful and so successful, yeah
I'm so successful