Dangerous Woman

Dangerous Woman
Studio album by
Ariana Grande
ReleasedMay 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)
RecordedAugust 2014, April 2015 – January 21, 2016
Studio
Various
Genre
Length39:31 (standard edition)
LabelRepublic
Producer
Ariana Grande chronology
Christmas & Chill
(2015)		 Dangerous Woman
(2016)		 The Best
(2017)
Singles from Dangerous Woman
  1. "Dangerous Woman"
    Released: March 11, 2016
  2. "Into You"
    Released: May 6, 2016
  3. "Side to Side"
    Released: August 30, 2016
  4. "Jason's Song (Gave It Away)"
    Released: September 16, 2016
  5. "Everyday"
    Released: January 10, 2017

Dangerous Woman is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Ariana Grande, released by Republic Records on May 20, 2016. The album features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Macy Gray and Future.

Track listing

Dangerous Woman – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Moonlight"
TBHits3:22
2."Dangerous Woman"
  • Martin[a]
  • J. Carlsson[a]
3:55
3."Be Alright"
  • Twice as Nice
  • TBHits
2:59
4."Into You"
  • Martin
  • Ilya
4:04
5."Side to Side" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
  • Martin
  • Ilya
3:46
6."Let Me Love You" (featuring Lil Wayne)
3:43
7."Greedy"
  • Martin
  • Kotecha
  • Kronlund
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Martin
  • Ilya
3:34
8."Leave Me Lonely" (featuring Macy Gray)
  • T. Brown
  • McCants
  • Thomas Parker Lumpkins
  • Franks
  • Mr. McClendon
  • TBHits[a]
  • Mr. Franks
3:49
9."Everyday" (featuring Future)
3:14
10."Bad Decisions"
  • Martin
  • Kotecha
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Grande
  • Martin
  • Ilya
3:46
11."Thinking Bout You"
  • Svensson
  • Billboard
  • Ilya[b]
  • Peter Carlsson[b]
3:20
Total length:39:31
Dangerous Woman – Deluxe and North American edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Sometimes"
  • Martin
  • Kotecha
  • Svensson
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Martin
  • Ilya
3:46
11."I Don't Care"
  • T. Brown
  • McCants
  • Travis Sayles
  • Franks
  • Michael Foster
  • Ryan Tedder
  • Grande
  • TBHits
  • Travesty
  • Mr. Franks
  • The Magi
2:58
12."Bad Decisions"
  • Martin
  • Kotecha
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Grande
  • Martin
  • Ilya
3:46
13."Touch It"
  • Martin
  • Payami
4:20
14."Knew Better / Forever Boy"
  • T. Brown
  • Franks
  • McCants
  • Foster
  • Tedder
  • Grande
  • TBHits[a]
  • Mr. Franks
  • McCants[b]
4:59
15."Thinking Bout You"
  • Jomphe-Lépine
  • Svensson
  • Hindlin
  • Angelides
  • Svensson
  • Billboard
  • Ilya[b]
  • P. Carlsson[b]
3:20
Total length:55:35
Dangerous Woman – Target / MediaWorld edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Step on Up"
  • T. Brown
  • McCants
  • Shane Stevens
  • Audino
  • Ryan Vojtesak
  • Hughes
  • Jamil Chammas
  • TBHits
  • Twice as Nice
  • McCants[b]
  • Charlie Handsome
3:01
17."Jason's Song (Gave It Away)"
4:25
Total length:62:59
Dangerous Woman – Japanese edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Focus"
  • Kotecha
  • Svensson
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Grande
  • Ilya
  • Martin
3:31
Total length:59:06
Dangerous Woman – Japanese Special Price edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Step on Up"
  • T. Brown
  • McCants
  • Stevens
  • Audino
  • Vojtesak
  • Hughes
  • Chammas
  • TBHits
  • Twice as Nice
  • McCants[b]
  • Vojtesak
3:01
17."Jason's Song (Gave It Away)"
  • J. Brown
  • Grande
  • J. Brown
  • Lesser
4:25
18."Focus"
  • Kotecha
  • Svensson
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Grande
  • Ilya
  • Martin
3:31
Total length:66:30
Dangerous Woman – Japanese deluxe edition (bonus DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Dangerous Woman" (music video)3:55
2."Dangerous Woman" (a capella video)3:57
3."Focus" (music video)3:44
4."Focus" (lyric video)3:34
Total length:15:10
Dangerous Woman – Japanese Christmas edition (bonus disc)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
  • Grande
  • McCants
  • T. Brown
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Foster
  • Tedder
  • Mr. Franks
  • The Magi
  • Sayles
  • TBHits
1:05
2."Wit It This Christmas"
  • Grande
  • McCants
  • T. Brown
  • Sayles
  • Foster
  • Tedder
  • Johnson
  • Mr. Franks
  • The Magi
  • Sayles
  • TBHits
2:41
3."December"
  • Grande
  • McCants
  • T. Brown
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Foster
  • Tedder
  • Mr. Franks
  • The Magi
  • Sayles
  • TBHits
1:56
4."Not Just on Christmas"
  • Grande
  • McCants
  • T. Brown
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Johnson
  • Sayles
  • TBHits
2:02
5."True Love"
  • Grande
  • McCants
  • T. Brown
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Foster
  • Tedder
  • Johnson
  • Mr. Franks
  • The Magi
  • Sayles
  • TBHits
2:46
6."Winter Things"
  • Grande
  • McCants
  • T. Brown
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Johnson
  • Sayles
  • TBHits
2:38
7."Into You" (Alex Ghenea Remix) (featuring Mac Miller)
  • Martin
  • Kotecha
  • Kronlund
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Grande
  • Martin
  • Ilya
  • Alex Ghenea[c]
3:38
Total length:16:46

Notes

Release formats

The European deluxe/limited edition box set includes:

The Japanese deluxe edition includes:

The Japanese Christmas edition includes:

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes.

Vocal credits

  • Ariana Grande – lead vocals, executive producer
  • Nicki Minaj – featured artist (track 5)
  • Lil Wayne – featured artist (track 6)
  • Macy Gray – featured artist (track 8)
  • Future – featured artist (track 9)
  • Max Martin – background vocals
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh – background vocals
  • Savan Kotecha – background vocals
  • Johan Carlsson – background vocals
  • Victoria McCants – background vocals
  • Chloe Angelides – background vocals
  • Ross Golan – background vocals
  • Alexander Kronlund – background vocals
  • Daye Jack – background vocals
  • Joi Gilliam – background vocals
  • Taura Stinson – background vocals
  • Chonita Gillespie – background vocals
  • Tommy Parker – background vocals
  • Sam Holland – additional background vocals
  • Jenny Schwartz – additional background vocals
  • Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – additional background vocals
  • Silke Lorenzen – additional background vocals
  • Jeremy Lertola – additional background vocals
  • Patrick Donovan – additional background vocals

Technical credits (not including songwriting and producer credits shown in the track listing above)

  • Victoria Monét McCants – vocal producer
  • Tommy Brown – producer, programmer, engineer, keyboard, percussion, bass, drums, vocal producer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Aya Merrill – mastering
  • Peter Lee Johnson – strings
  • Christopher Truio – engineer
  • Nicholas Audino – engineer, programmer, keyboard, bass, percussion, drums
  • John Hanes – mixing engineer
  • Steven Franks – guitar, programmer, percussion, drums, producer, keyboard
  • Dernst Emile II – bass
  • Johan Carlsson – vocal producer, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, synths, tambourine, programmer
  • Max Martin – vocal producer, programmer, keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion
  • Peter Karlsson – engineer, vocal engineer, vocal recorder, vocal producer
  • Sam Holland – engineer
  • Cory Brice – engineer
  • Khaled Rohaim – programmer, keyboard, bass, percussion
  • Savan Kotecha – vocal recorder
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh – programmer, keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion, vocal producer
  • Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – recorder
  • Joel Metzler – engineer
  • Jordon Silva – engineer
  • Mattias Bylund – string arranger, strings, recorder
  • Mattias Johansson – violin
  • David Bukovinszky – cello
  • Jonas Thander – horns arranger, recorder, saxophone
  • Staffan Findin – trombone
  • Karl Olandersson – trumpet
  • Stefan Persson – trumpet
  • Thomas Parker Lumpkins – programmer
  • Mr. McClendon – producer
  • Christopher Trujillo – engineer
  • Jeremy Lertola – guitar
  • Peter Svensson – programming, keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion
  • Travis Sayles – producer, programmer, keyboard, bass
  • Michael Foster – programmer, percussion
  • Ryan Matthew Tedder – programmer, keyboard, bass
  • The Magi – producer
  • Loren Mann II – drums (additional)
  • Josh Connelly – guitar
  • Ali Payami – programmer, keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion
  • Mike Foster – songwriter
  • Joe Salazar - songwriter
  • Billboard – programmer, keyboard, bass, percussion

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) Platinum 30,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) 3× Platinum 120,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada) 2× Platinum 160,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 20,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI) Gold 25,000*
Japan (RIAJ) Gold 100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) 3× Platinum 180,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV) Platinum 20,000double-dagger
South Korea (Gaon) N/a 1,303
Sweden (GLF) Gold 20,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 241,909
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, formats, label and reference
Region Date Version Format(s) Label Ref.
Various May 20, 2016 Standard Republic
Deluxe
United States September 9, 2016 Deluxe LP
Japan November 18, 2016 Christmas edition CD Universal

Notes

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