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Successful
Song by Ariana Grande

General information

Artist

Ariana Grande

Release date

August 17, 2018

Studio

South Beach Studios
(Miami Beach, Florida)
Chalice Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)

Length

3:47

Album

Sweetener

Label

Republic Records

Songwriter(s)

Pharrell Williams

Producer(s)

Pharrell Williams

Credits

successful credits

*Sweetener* track list
"Sweetener"	"Successful"	"Everytime"

Music video

"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.

A live version of the song is featured on K Bye For Now (SWT Live), which was released on December 23, 2019.

Background

Grande confirmed the song 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, and was a regular part of the setlist of Grande's Sweetener World Tour, which began on March 18, 2019.

Videos

Ariana Grande - Successful LIVE (Sweetener Sessions Chicago)

Trivia

This is one of five songs featuring backing vocals by Pharrell Williams, the others being "blazed", "R.E.M", "sweetener", and "get well soon".

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, yee
Mmmm, oh, yeah
Yeah
Ooh, ooh (Yeah), yee (Yeah)

[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, bae)

[Pre-Chorus]
Tonight, I'm a baller, babe (Tonight, I'm a baller, baby)
Even way beneath in, oh, woah (Even way beneath y'all)
What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say, bae, you should play with me, babe (Say, bae, you should come with me, babe)

[Chorus]
Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
And have this fun and be successful, yee
I'm so successful, yeah
And, girl, you too, you are so young
And beautiful and so successful (Oh, woah, babe, yeah)
Yeah, I'm so successful, yee

[Verse 2]
This ain't nothin' ordinary for me (It's a surprise, surprise)
We ain't goin' to your favorite place (It's a surprise, surprise) (Yeah, yeah)
You keep asking, "What is 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)
Even way beneath in, oh, woah (Even way beneath y'all)
What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say, bae, you should play with me, babe (Say, bae, you should come with me, babe), yee

[Chorus]
It feels so good to be so young
And have this fun and be successful (I, I, I) (Mmm-mmm)
I'm so successful
And, girl, you too, you are so young (Mmm)
And beautiful and so successful (Woah, babe, yeah)
Yeah, I'm so successful, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

[Bridge]
Let me put my hands over your eyes (Your eyes, mmm, yeah, mmm, yeah)
(It's a surprise, surprise, it's a surprise, surprise)
Boy, are you ready (Ready) for your surprise (Oh, woai)?
(It's a surprise, surprise, it's a surprise, surprise)
Mmm ah, oh, I'ma give it to ya (Mmmm)
Mmm ah, oh, I'ma give it to ya (Oh, yeah)
Do you like it, babe? (Do you like it, babe?')
Does it give you chills? (Does it give you chills?)
Does it make you feel… (Does it make you feel cold?) (Cold?)
(Yeah)

[Pre-Chorus]
(Oh, oh, oh, woah)
Tonight, I'm a baller, babe, mmm, boy (Tonight, I'm a baller, baby)
Even way beneath in, oh, woah (Even way beneath y'all)
What else is there to say, boy? Oh, woah (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say, bae, you should play with me, babe (Say, bae, you should come 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 (So young)
And beautiful and so successful (So successful)
(Yeah), I'm so successful (Yeah, yeah)

[Outro]
Mmm
N-n-n-n-na
Mmmm
Oh, yeah
Mmm, oh, yeah

References

Sweetener
August 17, 2018 • 47:25 • Republic Records
Songs
Released	Better Off • Blazed • Borderline • Breathin • Everytime • Get Well Soon • God Is A Woman • Goodnight N Go • No Tears Left To Cry • Pete Davidson • Raindrops (An Angel Cried) • R.E.M. • Successful • Sweetener • The Light Is Coming
Unreleased	100 • Bad To You • Clarity • Clouds • Cocoon • Daydream On Occasion • End Up With You • Ever Been • Got Her Own • Hate That You Made Me Love You • I Don't Wanna Lie • I Love Me • Keep It Cute • Man Of Steel • More • My Way • New York Live • Nobody • Ok Now • On Top Of Everything • Pretty Girls Like Trap Music • Rush Delivery • Sex • Shnack • Sober • South Africa • Strong Enough • Treadmill • Wifee • You
Artists
Ariana Grande • Ali Tamposi • Bia • Beyoncé • Chaka Khan • Dua Lipa • Camila Cabello • Charlie Puth • Imogen Heap • Jennifer Hudson • Kelly Rowland • Lucky Daye • Missy Elliott • N.E.R.D. • Nicki Minaj • Normani • Pharrell Williams • Quavo • Rita Ora • Skepta • Starrah • SZA • T-Pain • Victoria Monét
Tour
Sweetener World Tour • The Sweetener Sessions

[1] Twitter - Grande on the seventh track on Sweetener

[2] Twitter - Grande on "Successful"

[3] Twitter - Lyrics of "Successful"

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[2]

[3]

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+}}"'''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.
+A live version of the song is featured on ''[[K Bye For Now (SWT Live)]]'', which was released on December 23, 2019.
 == Background ==
-Grande confirmed "Successful" and its position in the ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]'' track listing on June 2, 2018, on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1003011975633227776 ''Twitter'' - Grande on the seventh track on ''Sweetener'']</ref> 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 [...]".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1004780130034565125/ ''Twitter'' - Grande on "Successful"]</ref> On June 23, Grande posted lyrics of the song on her Twitter account.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1010562124706406406 ''Twitter'' - Lyrics of "Successful"]</ref>
+Grande confirmed the song and its position in the ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]'' track listing on June 2, 2018, on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1003011975633227776 ''Twitter'' - Grande on the seventh track on ''Sweetener'']</ref> 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 [...]".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1004780130034565125/ ''Twitter'' - Grande on "Successful"]</ref> On June 23, Grande posted lyrics of the song on her Twitter account.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1010562124706406406 ''Twitter'' - Lyrics of "Successful"]</ref>
 == Live performances ==
-Grande debuted "Successful" live on August 20, 2018 at [[The Sweetener Sessions]].
+Grande debuted "Successful" live on August 20, 2018 at [[The Sweetener Sessions]], and was a regular part of the setlist of Grande's [[Sweetener World Tour]], which began on March 18, 2019.
+== Videos ==
+<gallery widths="120%" spacing="small">
+Ariana Grande - Successful LIVE (Sweetener Sessions Chicago)
+</gallery>
+== Trivia ==
+* This is one of five songs featuring backing vocals by Pharrell Williams, the others being "[[blazed]]", "[[R.E.M]]", "[[Sweetener (song)|sweetener]]", and "[[Get Well Soon|get well soon]]".
 == Lyrics ==
 {{Lyrics|lyrics = <poem>
+'''[Intro]'''
+Yeah, yee
+Mmmm, oh, yeah
+Yeah
+Ooh, ooh ('''Yeah'''), yee ('''Yeah''')
 '''[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)
+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
+('''Listen, bae''')
 '''[Pre-Chorus]'''
 Tonight, I'm a baller, babe (Tonight, I'm a baller, baby)
-Either way beneath it (Either way beneath it)
+Even way beneath in, oh, woah (Even way beneath y'all)
 What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
-Say that you should have lay with me, babe
+Say, bae, you should play with me, babe (Say, bae, you should come with me, babe)
 '''[Chorus]'''
 Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
-And have this fun and be successful
+And have this fun and be successful, yee
 I'm so successful, yeah
-And, girl, you too
+And, girl, you too, you are so young
-You are so young and beautiful and so successful, yeah
+And beautiful and so successful ('''Oh, woah, babe, yeah''')
-I'm so successful
+Yeah, I'm so successful, yee
 '''[Verse 2]'''
-This ain't nothing ordinary for me (It's a surprise, surprise)
+This ain't nothin' ordinary for me (It's a surprise, surprise)
-We ain't going to your favorite place (It's a surprise, surprise)
+We ain't goin' to your favorite place (It's a surprise, surprise) ('''Yeah, yeah''')
-You keep asking why it's so special (It's a surprise, surprise)
+You keep asking, "What is so special?" (It's a surprise, surprise)
-You really wanna know, you'll have to wait (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)
+Even way beneath in, oh, woah (Even way beneath y'all)
 What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
-Say that you should have lay with me, babe
+Say, bae, you should play with me, babe (Say, bae, you should come with me, babe), yee
 '''[Chorus]'''
-Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
+It feels so good to be so young
-And have this fun and be successful
+And have this fun and be successful (I, I, I) ('''Mmm-mmm''')
-I'm so successful, yeah
-And, girl, you too
-You are so young and beautiful and so successful, yeah
 I'm so successful
+And, girl, you too, you are so young ('''Mmm''')
+And beautiful and so successful ('''Woah, babe, yeah''')
+Yeah, I'm so successful, yeah ('''Yeah, yeah''')
 '''[Bridge]'''
-Let me put my hands over your eyes (It's a surprise, surprise)
+Let me put my hands over your eyes ('''Your eyes, mmm, yeah, mmm, yeah''')
-Boy, are you ready for your surprise? (It's a surprise, surprise)
+(It's a surprise, surprise, it's a surprise, surprise)
+Boy, are you ready ('''Ready''') for your surprise ('''Oh, woai''')?
-I wanna give it to ya, I wanna give it to ya
+(It's a surprise, surprise, it's a surprise, surprise)
-Do you like it, babe? Does it give you chills?
+Mmm ah, oh, I'ma give it to ya ('''Mmmm''')
-Does it make you feel cold?
+Mmm ah, oh, I'ma give it to ya ('''Oh, yeah''')
+Do you like it, babe? (Do you like it, babe?')
+Does it give you chills? (Does it give you chills?)
+Does it make you feel… (Does it make you feel cold?) ('''Cold?''')
+('''Yeah''')
 '''[Pre-Chorus]'''
+(Oh, oh, oh, woah)
-Tonight, I'm a baller, babe (Tonight, I'm a baller, baby)
+Tonight, I'm a baller, babe, mmm, boy (Tonight, I'm a baller, baby)
-Either way beneath it (Either way beneath it)
+Even way beneath in, oh, woah (Even way beneath y'all)
-What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
+What else is there to say, boy? Oh, woah (What else is there to say, boy?)
-Say that you should have lay with me, babe
+Say, bae, you should play with me, babe (Say, bae, you should come 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
+I'm so successful ('''Yeah''')
-And, girl, you too
+And, girl, you too, you are so young ('''So young''')
-You are so young and beautiful and so successful, yeah
+And beautiful and so successful ('''So successful''')
-I'm so successful
+('''Yeah'''), I'm so successful ('''Yeah, yeah''')
+'''[Outro]'''
+Mmm
+N-n-n-n-na
+Mmmm
+Oh, yeah
+Mmm, oh, yeah
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