Credits:Lead Vocals: Ariana Grande
Featured Artists: Iggy Azalea (1), Zedd (5), Big Sean (6), Cashmere Cat (7), Childish Gambino (8), The Weeknd (9), A$AP Ferg (11)
Background Vocals: Big Sean, Victoria McCants, Savan Kotecha, Ilya, Jeanette Olsson, Max Martin, Sibel, Joi Gilliam, Taura Stinson, Chonita Gillespie, Rickard Goransson
Guitar: Niklas Ljungfelt, Ilya, Carl Falk (3),
Bass: Ilya, Ali Payami (9),
Drums: Ali Payami (9),
Percussion: Ali Payami (9), Rickard Goransson
Keys: Ilya, Max Martin, Shellback (2), Carl Falk (3), Ali Payami (9),
Instrumentation: Ryan Tedder (4), Noel Zancanella (4), Anton Zaslavski (5), Paul "Hot Sauce" Dawson (6, 11), Benjamin Levin (7), Magnus August Hoiberg (7), Peter Losnegård (7), Johan Carlsson (10), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (11),, Travis Sayles (14), Harmony Samuels (15)
Programming: Ilya, Max Martin, Shellback (2), Rami Yacoub (3), Ryan Tedder (4), Noel Zancanella (4), Anton Zaslavski (5), Benjamin Levin (7), Magnus August Hoiberg (7), Peter Losnegård (7), Ali Payami (9), Johan Carlsson (10), Rickard Goransson
Strings: Mattias Bylund
Horns: Jonas Thander
Saxophone: Leon Silva, Peter Zimney
Written by Ariana Grande (1, 6, 12, 14-17), Tommy "TBHITS" Brown (1, 12, 14, 16), Victoria McCants (1, 12, 14, 16), Savan Kotecha (2, 3, 5, 9, 13), Amethyst Kelly (2), Ilya Salmanzadeh (2), Max Martin (2, 5, 9, 13), David Guetta (3), Giorgio Tuinfort (3), Rami Yacoub (3), Carl Falk (3), Benny Blanco (4), Ammar Malik (4), Ryan Tedder (4), Corey-Jackson Carter (4), Noel Zancanella (4), Anton Zaslavski (5), Sean Anderson (6), Dwane Weir II (6), Benjamin Levin (7), Magnus August Hoiberg (7), Theron Thomas (7), Timothy Tomas (7), Peter Losnegård (7), Kirby Dockery (8), Andrew "Pop" Wansel (8), Warren "Oak" Felder (8), Donald Glover (8), Bernard Edwards (8), Nile Rodgers (8), Steven Jordan (8), Christopher Wallace (8), Sean Combs (8), Mason Betha (8), Peter Svensson (9), Ali Payami (9), Abel Tesfaye (9), Ahmad Balshe (9), Harry Styles (10), Johan Carlsson (10), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (11), Alicia Renee Williams (11), Adrianne Birge (11), Darold Ferguson Jr. (11), Taylor Parks (12), Travis Sayles (14, 16), Dennis Jenkins (14), Harmony Samuels (15, 17), H. Carmen Reece Culver (15, 17), Al Sherrod Lambert (15, 17), Maurice David Wade (15, 17), Leon Sylvers (16)
"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.
Produced by Tommy "TBHITS" Brown (1, 12, 14, 16), Max Martin (2, 5, 13), Shellback (2), Rami Yacoub (3), Carl Falk (3), Ryan Tedder (4), Benny Blanco (4), Noel Zancanella (4), Zedd (5), Key Wane (6), Benny Blanco (7), Cashmere Cat (7), Lido (7), Andrew "Pop" Wansel (8), Warren "Oak" Felder (8), Peter Svensson (9), Ali Payami (9), Johan Carlsson (10), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (11), Paul "Hot Sauce" Dawson (11), Savan Kotecha (13), Travis Sayles (14, 16), Harmony Samuels (15, 17)
Co-produces: Ilya (2, 3, 13), Giorgio Tuinfort (3),
Executive Producers: Ariana Grande, Wendy Goldstein, Scott "Scooter" Braun
Vocal Producers: Ilya (2), Max Martin (2, 5, 9, 13), Savan Kotecha (2, 3, 5, 9, 13), Peter Carlsson (2, 9, 10), Rami Yacoub (3), Sauce (6), Johan Carlsson (10), Victoria McCants (12, 14, 16), Jo Blaq (15, 17)
Management: Scott "Scooter" Braun, Allison Kaye
Engineers: Matt Champlin, Jose Cardoza, Sam Holland, Eric Weaver, Chris Sclafani, Matthew Tryba, Ryan Shanahan, Jesse Taub, Cory Brice, Jason Quenneville
Mixing Engineers: John Hanes
Mixed by Serban Ghenea, Anton Zaslavski (5),
Mastered by Tom Coyne, Aya Merrill
A&R: Wendy Goldstein, Andre Marsh
Album Design: Jessica Severn
Photography by Tom Munro
Release Notes:
My Everything is the second studio album by American singer and actress Ariana Grande. It was released on August 22, 2014 via Republic Records.
Grande's debut studio album Yours Truly was released on September 3, 2013, and was met with critical acclaim. Later that month, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Grande stated that she had begun writing and working on her second studio album and had already completed two songs. Recording sessions began in October 2013 with Grande working with previous producers from her debut album Harmony Samuels and Tommy Brown. Grande was initially aiming at releasing the album around February 2014. In January 2014 Grande confirmed she had been working with new producers Ryan Tedder, Savan Kotecha, Benny Blanco, Key Wane and Max Martin. Grande stated in late February that she wanted to name her album after a song she had finished that weekend that is very honest and makes her cry. 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, it was postponed due to Brown being sent to jail awaiting trial on assault charges. Grande had announced the song's delay on March 17, 2014 via Twitter stating "My loves… so obviously some things have changed recently... So we have to delay the dbgtl countdown, some things are out of our control". That same night she held a live stream to make up for the single's delay, where she previewed four new songs from her second album. Two days following the announcement, Grande revealed that due to the song's delay, she would be releasing the first single from her upcoming sophomore studio album instead. She finished working on the album in late May 2014. On June 28, Grande confirmed the title of the album to be My Everything and the release date to be August 25, 2014.
The photos for the packaging in the album were taken on May 27, 2014. Grande stated that she chose the cover artwork because she felt that "each song is so strongly themed that I just wanted to have a very simple overall cover. So that within each song we could create more visual themes."
Target will have an exclusive deluxe edition of "My Everything" with two bonus tracks "The Cadillac Song" & "Too Close".
Grande premiered her first single "Problem", which features Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, at the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards and released it for digital download later that night on April 28, 2014. The song debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold 438,000 units in its first week making it the fourth largest debut by a woman in history. As of June 2014, "Problem" has been certified double platinum by the RIAA and has peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100. The album's second single "Break Free", featuring Russian-German musician and producer Zedd, premiered on July 2, 2014. "Best Mistake" featuring Big Sean was released on August 12, 2014 as a promotional single to those who preorder the album.
Actress, singer, and dancer Ariana Grande is best known for portraying the character Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious. Born in 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida, Grande sang from a young age and by her teens had performed with several South Florida orchestral ensembles. She made her Broadway debut at age 15 in the role of Charlotte in the musical 13. She then appeared in the role of Miriam in Desmond Child's musical Cuba Libre. From 2010 to 2013, Grande portrayed the character of Cat Valentine on the high school-set Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious. In 2013, she began starring in the Victorious spin-off show Sam & Cat and released her debut full-length album, Yours Truly, on Republic Records. In March of 2013, Grande released the album's lead single, "The Way," featuring rapper Mac Miller. In early 2014, she performed at the request of the White House as part of the First Lady's Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House concert. The following month, she released the lead single "Problem" from her forthcoming second album, My Everything, which was slated for release in August 2014. Featuring rapper Iggy Azealia, the track was an indication of the new and mature direction Grande intended to take.
