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Sweetener(album)

Sweeteneris the fourth studio album by American singerAriana Grande.It was released on August 17, 2018, throughRepublic Records.Grande co-wrote all the songs on the album except for the first track, and its production was handled byPharrell Williams,Charles Anderson,Hit-Boy,Ilya Salmanzadeh,andMax Martin,with guest features from Williams,Nicki MinajandMissy Elliott.

Sweetener
A portrait of Ariana Grande, shown upside down. Looking to the right side of the image, she wears a sleeveless shirt, a white wig, and a nude lipstick, the latter of which matching the color of the background and the shirt. At the bottom of the cover art, small text that reads "Sweetener" is displayed in black.
Studio albumby
Ariana Grande
ReleasedAugust 17, 2018(2018-08-17)
RecordedJuly 2016 – May 2018[1][2]
Studio
Genre
Length47:25
LabelRepublic
Producer
Ariana Grandechronology
The Best
(2017) 		Sweetener
(2018) 		Thank U, Next
(2019)
SinglesfromSweetener
  1. "No Tears Left to Cry"
    Released: April 20, 2018
  2. "God Is a Woman"
    Released: July 13, 2018
  3. "Breathin"
    Released: September 18, 2018

The album explores themes of romance, sexual intimacy, unhealthy relationships, womanhood, anxiety, and perseverance through hardships. Primarily apop,R&Bandtraprecord, it also incorporates elements ofhouse,funk,neo soulandhip hopmusic, mainly consisting ofuptempotunes and downtempoballads,which heavily incorporate harmonies.Sweetenerreceived critical acclaim upon its release, favoring the experimental nature of its production. Some critics considered it a vital record in Grande's career due to its subject matter. It wonBest Pop Vocal Albumat the61st Annual Grammy Awards,scoring Grande her firstGrammy Award.Sweetenerfeatured in numerous publications' year-end music lists of the best albums of 2018, and was subsequently inducted in decade-end lists of the 2010s.

Three singles were released fromSweetener,all of which reached the top-fifteen of the USBillboardHot 100.The lead single, "No Tears Left to Cry",debuted and peaked at number three, while the second and third singles,"God Is a Woman"and"Breathin",reached numbers eight and twelve, respectively.Sweetenerdebuted at number one on the USBillboard200,making it Grande's third album to reach the summit. It was certifieddouble platinumby theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA), and topped charts in other countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Grande ventured on a four-show promotional tour,The Sweetener Sessions,following the album's release. To further support bothSweetenerand its successor,Thank U, Next(2019), Grande embarked on theSweetener World Tourin 2019.

Background and recording

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On May 20, 2016, Grande released her third studio albumDangerous Woman,which was met with positive reviews and commercial success. Work onSweetenercommenced around early July of that year, the first song created beingthe title track,co-written and produced byPharrell Williams.[3]On November 13, 2016, Grande stated onSnapchatthat she had finished her fourth album. Later, she clarified by saying, "I didn't mean to make an album, and I don't know if it's done at all, but I just have a bunch of songs that I really really like. I've been working a lot and have been creating and feeling inspired."[4][5]Further confirmation came in December 2017, when Grande confirmed that she was still working on the album.[6]

Grande's managerScooter BrauntoldVarietythat the album has a more mature sound: "It's time for [Ariana] to sing the songs that define her...Whitney,Mariah,Adele– when they sing, that's their song. Ariana has big vocal moments; it's time for her song. "[7]Williams toldLos Angeles Times:"The things that [Ariana] has to say on this album, it's pretty next-level."[8]ProducersMax MartinandSavan Kotechawere later confirmed to have collaborated with Grande in the album.[9]On December 28, 2017, Grande shared several pictures of her in the studio throughout the year.[10]On December 31, 2017, Grande shared a snippet from the album on herInstagram,with the caption "see u next year"; it was later revealed that the track was the closing track on the album, titled "Get Well Soon".[11]

In April 2018, it was reported that Grande was planning on releasing the album's lead single on April 27, 2018. The following week, on April 16, 2018, it was reported that Grande had moved up the lead single release to April 20, 2018, due to label-matePost Malone's albumBeerbongs & Bentleysbeing released on April 27.[12]The following day, Grande announced the album's lead single, "No Tears Left to Cry"and revealed the release date to be April 20, 2018.[13]

Grande appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,where she announced that her album was titledSweetenerand that it would be released that summer. She further explained the meaning behind the title is "It's kind of about like bringing light to a situation, or to someone's life, or somebody else who brings light to your life, or sweetening the situation."[14]A May 2018 cover article inTimemagazine bySam Lanskynoted that, for the first time with this album, Grande "took the lead on writing".[15]In late May 2018, she announced that the album would feature fifteen tracks and three collaborations, which areMissy Elliott,Nicki Minajand Williams.[16]

In early June 2018, Grande announced during her set atWango Tangothat the album would be available for pre-order on June 20, and "The Light Is Coming"would be released as a promotional single along with it.[17]The second single, "God Is a Woman",was announced to be released on July 20, 2018,[18]however, on July 12, Grande surprised fans by announcing that the single would be released the following day.[19]Prior to the album's release, Spencer Kornhaber ofThe Atlanticcommented that the first three singles from the album "sparked with a sense of defiance and rattled mortality... [a] trifecta of pseudo-spiritualism and sneaky innovation.... Grande's music and videos radiate [intoxicating, unworried confidence]".[20]

Music and lyrics

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"It's definitely more personal. You know, I feel likeDangerous Womanwas a grown-upMy Everything,and this is a grown-upYours Truly."

–Grande on the album's sound.[21]

Musically,Sweeteneris apop,R&Bandtraprecord[22][23][24]that includes elements ofhouse,funk,neo soulandhip hop musicon itsbeatsandproductions.[24][25]Themelodiesandharmonieson the album are diverse and includeuptemposongs and many different downtempo,sentimental ballads.[26]Stephen Thomas ErlewinefromAllMusicstated that the album "deepens the R&B inclinations of 2016'sDangerous Woman."[26]In an interview withZach Sang,Grande said: "The thing that I love most about this project sonically, is that all I really did was sing in my sweet lower register".[27]

Songs

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Missy Elliott(left),Nicki Minaj(right) andPharrell Williams(center) all perform on the album, with the latter artist producing and writing multiple tracks.

The album begins with 38-seconda cappellaintro, "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)",[28]written byBob Gaudio,and originally performed byFrankie Valli and the Four Seasons."Blazed" is a high tempo funk-influenced song.[29]It features vocals and background vocals by Pharrell Williams, who also produced the track.[30]She first admitted the name of the song on herTwitteraccount.[31]Lyrically, it is about "loving someone and being with them."[citation needed]"The Light Is Coming" is anew waveanddancesong with hip hop and R&B elements.[32][33][34]Grande sings the lyrics "The light is coming / to give back everything the darkness stole", over a "jittery beat" used with quickdrumsandsynths,[35][36]and a heavilysampledCNNarchive clip of a man shouting at former senatorArlen Specterat a town hall meeting inPennsylvaniain 2009 concerninghealthcare( "You wouldn't let anybody speak for this and instead!" ).[37][38]Israel Daramola described the song as a "glitchy,thumping "dancerecord with a sample that highlights Grande's "nursery rhyme-style melody "[39]"R.E.M."is an R&B song that is built over a smoothdoo-wopbeat.[22]The song's title stands for "rapid eye movement",which is where memorable and vivid dreams occur.[40]In an interview withJimmy Fallonfor theTonight Show,she admitted that "R.E.M." was her favorite song.[41]She later confirmed on Twitter that "R.E.M." is a song based onBeyoncé's demo titled "Wake Up", a leftover from the singer's2013 self-titled album.[42]

The fifth track "God Is a Woman" contains lyrics aboutfemale sexual empowerment[43]andspirituality;[44]Timedescribed the song as "an anthemic, sultry banger."[45]A trap-pop song,[46]"God Is a Woman" contains influences ofreggae[47][48]whilst "Sweetener"was the first song that Grande recorded for the album, and it features Williams vocals in the background similar to" R.E.M. ". Being a trap-inspired song,[26]it symbolisesempowerment.[49]"Successful" is a90s-esque neo soul song that has elements ofgospeland trap.[26]Lyrically, it's about "girls feeling good about their own individual success."[50]"Everytime"is a" trap-pop "song that contains apop-rapchorus.[25]"Breathin"is adance-popsong that contains influences ofsynth-pop.[49][51][52]The Independentcalled the song an "emotional highlight" and that it is a "mental healthbop over a good, solid pop beat. "[53]Lyrically, it is about Grande's overcoming growth fromanxiety.[54]

"No Tears Left to Cry" is a dance-pop anddiscosong with aUK garagebeat.[55][56][22]It was served as the album's lead single.[57]Lyrically, it is about overcoming a tragic event and trying to turn it into a positive and uplifting experience. Many listeners interpret this as her way of addressing theManchester Arena bombingthat took place at herDangerous Woman Tourconcert in May 2017.[58]"Borderline" is a 90s contemporary R&B song that features American rapperMissy Elliott.[26]It's one of Grande's favorites on the album.[59]"Better Off" is a "retro-fied "ballad that discusses a toxic relationship.[60]"Goodnight n Go" is anEDMsong withdeep houseandtropicalinfluences.[22][26]It contains a sample of "Goodnight and Go",written and performed by Grande's inspirationImogen Heap.[61][62]In an interview withBillboard,Heap said that "it feels like a gift". She went on saying: "When somebody that famous picks up on a song that has had its day and gives it a second life, it's a real gift. I think she's done a lovely version of it."[63]"Pete Davidson" is an interlude of the album and has a trap and hip hop production. Lyrically, it is about her then-fiancé,Pete Davidson.[26][64][65]"Get Well Soon" is asoul-ballad that has a laid back R&B melody with lyrics that talk about Grande's personal anxiety andtraumafollowing the Manchester Arena bombing.[22]At the end of the song, 40 seconds of silence are played as a tribute to the twenty-two victims of the bombing, bringing the duration of the track to 5:22, a reference to the date of the bombing, May 22.[66][67]

In a 2018 interview with Zach Sang, Grande mentioned she had recorded over 30 songs for the album that did not make the final cut,[68]including "On Top of Everything".

Title and artwork

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Grande hinted the album title to beSweetenerin anInstagrampost on November 5, 2016.[69]On May 1, 2018, Grande appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonwhere she formally announced the title, and further explained: "It's kind of about like bringing light to a situation, or to someone's life, or somebody else who brings light to your life, sweetening the situation."[14]

The artwork forSweetenerconsists of colorful, upside-down and other-worldlyvisuals.The cover of the album's lead single, "No Tears Left to Cry",features Grande's side profile lit by arainbowand the title of the song written in rotated, upside-down text.[70]In the song's music video, Grande is seen walking on walls and ceilings. The cover of the album's only promotional single, "The Light Is Coming",which featuresNicki Minaj,is an upside-down picture of Grande.[71]After her performance of "No Tears Left To Cry" onThe Tonight Show,where the set was inspired by the song's music video and photo shoot, Grande took to Instagram to reveal that the film was one of the inspirations for the aesthetic.[72]

Grande revealed onTwitterthat the inspiration for the upside-down theme was when she showed a friend sitting opposite her a picture, and "he said 'I even love it upside-down' and that was kind of it for me. At the time I had been feeling very 'upside-down' for a while & the simplicity of that was like, 'oh duh, wow, my bestie a genius.' Everything clicked after that."[73]Thealbum artworkofSweeteneris a simplistic upside-downportraitof Grande with grey hair on a cream-colored background with the title of the album written in dark brown at the bottom. It was shot byDave Meyers,who directed the music videos for the album's first two singles, "No Tears Left to Cry"and "God Is a Woman",and the promotional single" The Light Is Coming".It was revealed piece by piece on a separate Instagram account, named after the album, starting on June 12, 2018, leading up to the release of the album's pre-order on June 20, 2018.[74]The artwork was the first in her discography to be in color, which she said was because it was "a new chapter. For the first time, my life is in color, as well."[75]In 2023, Joe Lynch ofBillboardnamed it the 98th best album cover of all time.[76]

Promotion and release

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See also:The Sweetener SessionsandSweetener World Tour

Grande went silent on allsocial mediaafter sharing a snippet of a song from the album on December 31, 2017.[11]On April 17, 2018, Grande broke her silence by sharing a teaser of the album's lead single, "No Tears Left to Cry", which was released on April 20, 2018, alongside its music video. In the music video, she teased the album by writing some of the song names, including "God Is a Woman", "Breathin", "R.E.M.", "Successful", "Sweetener", "Borderline" and the first 3 letters of "Blazed", which was teased again in a behind-the-scenes video.[citation needed]She first performed the song atCoachellalater that night, as a guest during the performance of DJKygo.Grande announced the title of the album and several song titles onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon May 1, 2018, shortly before performing "No Tears Left to Cry".[77]She also opened the2018BillboardMusic Awardswith a performance of the song on May 20, 2018.[78]On June 2, 2018, Grande performed atWango TangoinCalifornia,closing her set with a performance of "No Tears Left to Cry" and also sharing a snippet of "The Light Is Coming".[79]On August 8, 2018, three dates were announced for a series of promotional concerts in the United States, titledThe Sweetener Sessions,in partnership withAmerican Express.[80]Sweetenerwas released on August 17, 2018.[81]

Grande also announced a world tour in support of the album and its successorThank U, Next(2019). Titled theSweetener World Tour,it began on March 18, 2019, and concluded on December 22, 2019.[82]A concert film titledAriana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You,is based on the tour and was released onNetflixon December 21, 2020.[83]

Singles

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The album's lead single, "No Tears Left to Cry", was released on April 20, 2018, alongside its music video.[13]The track debuted at number three on the USBillboardHot 100,becoming Grande's ninth Hot 100 top-ten and sixth to debut in the top-ten, tying Grande withLady GagaandRihannain sixth among acts with themost top 10 debuts on the chart.[84]The single made Grande the first artist in the chart's 60-year history to debut in the top 10 with a lead single from each of her first four albums.[85]The song also topped theMainstream Top 40chart in July 2018, reached number one in nine countries and top-ten in twenty others. It was later certified sextuple Platinum by theRIAA,for earning over six million units in the United States.

"God Is a Woman" was released as the albums second official single on July 13, 2018, with its music video premiering 12 hours after the song's release.[18][19]The single debuted at number eleven on theBillboardHot 100 and peaked at number eight, making it Grande's tenth top-ten song on the chart and placing her as the twelfth overall artist and seventh female artist with the most Hot 100 top-tens in the2010sdecade.[86][87]The song also became Grande's second single to top the US Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart fromSweetener,and third overall. It was later certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA, for earning over four million units in the United States.

"Breathin" was released to UScontemporary hit radioas the third and final single from the album on September 18, 2018.[88]The song debuted at number 22 on theBillboardHot 100, and later peaked at number 12. Its music video, directed byHannah Lux Davispremiered on November 7, 2018, on herYouTubeaccount.

Promotional single

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"The Light Is Coming", featuring Nicki Minaj, was released on June 20, 2018, along with the pre-order of the album as the only promotional single from the record.[17][89]The song debuted at number 95 on theBillboardHot 100 and later peaked at number 89, following the release of the parent album.

Critical reception

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Reviews

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[90]
Metacritic81/100[91]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[26]
The Daily Telegraph[23]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[92]
The Guardian[64]
The Independent[93]
The Irish Times[94]
NME[49]
Pitchfork8.1/10[22]
Rolling Stone[25]
Vice(Expert Witness)A−[95]

Sweetenerreceived critical acclaim from music critics. AtMetacritic,which assigns anormalizedrating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,Sweetenerhas an average score of 81 based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[91]

Reviewing forVice,Robert Christgaucalled the album a "garden of sonic delights" and wrote: "Grande is pleasant in such a physically uncommon and technically astute way. Her pure, precisesopranois warm without burr ormelisma,its mellow sweetness neversaccharineor showy ".[95]InThe New York Times,Jon Parelessaid the singer's voice "can be silky, breathy or cutting, swooping through long melismas or jabbing out short R&B phrases; it's always supple and airborne, never forced. […] Ms. Grande sails above any fray, past or present. Her aplomb is her triumph."[96]Brittany Spanos ofRolling Stonecalled the album "a refreshing, cohesive package.… [The producers' approach lets] Grande's easy way with trap phrasing find a home next to her flair forBroadway-esque dramatic runs "; it combines" the sensual romance of the album's plentiful love songs and the aching heartbreak of the others. "Spanos concludes that it is Grande's" best album yet, and one of 2018's strongest pop releases to date.[25]Kate Solomon ofThe Independentcommented that with music that is "often unexpected, sometimes in a good way, it is an album by an artist in flux – trying to move forward while reluctant to fully relinquish old ideas."[93]Some critics dubbedSweeteneran important album in Grande's catalogue.[97][98][99][100]

Writing forNME,Douglas Greenwood deemed the album "[a] confident, accomplished, sometimes left-field collection of pop bangers, proving that she's not shy ofexperimentation."He also commented that" there are a couple of songs onSweetenerthat you'd happily leave on the shelf. "[49]Similarly, inThe Guardian,Alexis Petridissaid that "her collaborations with Pharrell really push the boundaries. But they make the rest of this album seem formulaic." He considered the album "uneven", with its attempts to balance out what Grande called a "weird" record. Petridis felt that "the world could use more pop music as imaginative asSweetener's highlights. "[64]

Neil McCormickinThe Daily Telegraphfelt that "the quality of the songs is high, although there are moments when they might be trying too hard to demonstrate that the teen queen is all grown up now," and argued, "as modern, branded, blockbuster pop albums go,Sweeteneris a delightful confection. "He commented less favorably about guest rappers Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, who" sound like they dialled in clichéd verses for a pay cheque. "[23]

Rankings

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In December 2018,BillboardplacedSweetenerat the top of their year-end list for the best albums of 2018. Complimenting Grande's take on the sadness, they said "she didn't let her past define her, and she didn't dwell on what her future may hold, either" and praised Grande that "while most fans couldn't possibly relate to her extraordinary circumstances, Grande still ended the year seeming more approachable and human than ever".[101]Sweeteneralongside its followupThank U, Nextplaced onBillboard's decade end album's list "The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s" at numbers 38 and 8 respectively. They calledSweetenerher most personal sound and "a radiant, pure snapshot of what stumbling upon happiness sounds like". They said that Grande had "found herself -- and graduated to a new level of pop superstardom". On their rankings of theGrammy'sBest Pop Vocal Albumwinners,YardbarkerrankedSweetenernumber 15 on their list.[102]Sweetenerlanded a number two position onPaper's "Top 20 Albums of 2018".[103]

Select year-end and decade-end rankings ofSweetener
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Billboard 50 Best Albums of 2018
1
[104]
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
38
[105]
Entertainment Weekly The 20 Best Albums of 2018
3
[106]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2018
20
[107]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2018
13
[108]
NME Albums of the Year 2018
21
[109]
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2018
22
[110]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2018
11
[111]
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
100
[112]
Rolling Stone The 50 Best Albums of 2018
5
[113]
The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2018
2
[114]
Slant The 25 Best Albums of 2018
20
[115]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2018
3
[116]
The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
42
[117]

Legacy

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Grande's embrace of trap music on the album was praised by some critics for showcasing the contemporary influence of hip hop on pop music.[118][119][120]Elias Leight ofRolling Stonedeclared thatSweetener"proved trap was the new pop" with the collaborations with Williams, Martin and Salmanzadeh. Leight stated "the mass embrace of the trap template demonstrates the remarkable extent to which a once-niche style now rules modern production".[121]InBillboard's opinion, "while [Grande's] peers and predecessors find themselves victim to changing tastes and trends within the pop landscape, Ariana continues to rise untouched above them".[122]Sweetener'smessage of love, positivity, and resilience has been noted by media outlets as one of its signature traits.[123][124][125][126]Evening Standardnamed Grande "the most important artist of 2018" due in part to the positivity she expressed in the album.[127]Paperparalleled the album with Beyoncé'sLemonade(2016), saying "like Beyoncé who madeLemonadefrom her own life's lemons just two years ago,Sweetener's legacy will be its resoundingly positive message about true love's grace and its ability to help us cope with loss ".[128]

Awards and nominations

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Awards won bySweetener
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2018 Break the Internet Awards Music Drop of the Year Won [129]
2018 People's Choice Awards Album of 2018 Nominated [130]
2019 Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album Won [131]
2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards Pop Album of the Year Won [132]

Commercial performance

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United States

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According toBillboard,as of 2022,Sweeteneris one of the 15 best-performing 21st-century albums without any of its singles being number-one hits on theBillboardHot 100.[133]Sweetenerdebuted at number-one on the USBillboard200with 231,000album-equivalent units,of which 127,000 represented traditional album sales. It marked Grande's third number one album in the US and her fastest-selling album to date. Among female artists,Sweetenerscored the third-largest US sales debut of 2018, behindCarrie Underwood'sCry Pretty(266,000 album-equivalent units) andCardi B'sInvasion of Privacy(255,000 album-equivalent units).[134]

The album's songs recorded 126.7 million on-demand audio US streams through its first week, constituting the largest streaming week ever for a non-hip hop album by a woman, a record later bested by Grande'sThank U, Next.[135]It was also the fourth non-hip hop record ever to cross 125 million on-demand first-week streams.BillboardnotedSweetener's strong performance onstreaming serviceswas remarkable for a pop album at the time, since streaming was dominated by rap music.[134]

On the USBillboardHot 100 chart, issue dated September 1, 2018, ten of Grande's songs (nine of which are fromSweetener) charted simultaneously, placing Grande as the fourth female artist with the most simultaneous entries on the chart for a female soloist, behindTaylor Swift,Beyoncé, and Cardi B.[136]The same week, Grande ascended to number one on the Artist 100 chart, due to strong album sales and song streams.[137]In its second week,Sweetenerdescended to number four, moving 75,000 equivalent album units,[138]while in its third week, it fell one position to number five, with a furthered 56,000 units earned.[139]

Sweetenerwas ranked 38th on the 2018 year-endBillboard200 chart.[140]The succeeding year, on the 2019 year-endBillboard200 chart,Sweetenerwas ranked as 32nd most popular album of the year. On August 17, 2023, the fifth anniversary of its release,Sweetenerwas certifieddouble platinumby the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over two million units in the US.[141]As of June 2020, the album has sold 321,000 copies in the country.[142]

Other territories

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Sweetenertopped therecord chartsof 22 territories, and reached the top 10 in six other markets. In the United Kingdom,Sweetenerdebuted at number one on theUK Albums Chart,moving 45,000 album-equivalent units.[143]It became her second number-one album in the UK, and her fastest selling album to date.[144]Following its release, two album tracks entered theUK Singles Chartas "Breathin" debuted at number eight, and "Sweetener" landed at number 22, while the single "God Is a Woman" ascended six places to number six.[145]Sweetenerwas the best-performing album of 2018 by a foreign female artist in the UK.[146]It has been certified platinum by theBritish Phonographic Industry(BPI), for shipments of over 300,000 units in the country.

In Australia, the album became Grande's third number one on theARIA Albums Chart.[147]All 15 of the album's tracks placed on the ARIA Singles Chart simultaneously, becoming Grande's first album to do so.[148]It ranked as the country's fourth-best-selling album by a female soloist in 2018.[149]Additionally, twoSweetenersingles, "No Tears Left to Cry" and "God Is a Woman", landed in ARIA's annual top singles chart for the same year.[150]

Track listing

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Standard edition[151]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"Bob GaudioAriana Grande
0:37
2."Blazed" (featuringPharrell Williams)
WilliamsWilliams3:16
3."The Light Is Coming"(featuringNicki Minaj)
WilliamsWilliams3:48
4."R.E.M."
  • Grande
  • Williams
WilliamsWilliams4:05
5."God Is a Woman"
Ilya3:17
6."Sweetener"
  • Grande
  • Williams
WilliamsWilliams3:28
7."Successful"GrandeWilliamsWilliams3:47
8."Everytime"
  • Grande
  • Kotecha
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Martin
  • Ilya
  • Martin
2:52
9."Breathin"
  • Grande
  • Kotecha
Ilya3:18
10."No Tears Left to Cry"
  • Grande
  • Kotecha
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Martin
  • Ilya
  • Martin
3:25
11."Borderline" (featuringMissy Elliott)
WilliamsWilliams2:57
12."Better Off"
2:51
13."Goodnight n Go"
  • Brown
  • Anderson
  • Foster
3:09
14."Pete Davidson"Grande
  • Brown
  • Anderson
  • Monét
  • Brown
  • Anderson
1:13
15."Get Well Soon"GrandeWilliamsWilliams5:22
Total length:47:25
Japanese edition (bonus tracks)[152]
No.TitleLength
16."No Tears Left to Cry" (instrumental)3:25
17."God Is a Woman" (instrumental)3:17
Total length:54:07
Japanese deluxe edition (bonus DVD)[153]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."No Tears Left to Cry" (music video)Dave Meyers3:59
2."The Light Is Coming" (music video, featuring Nicki Minaj)Meyers3:53
Total length:7:52

Notes

  • "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)" is ana cappellacover of "An Angel Cried", a 1964 song written byBob Gaudioand performed byThe Four Seasons.[154]
  • "Goodnight n Go" contains a sample of and incorporates lyrics from "Goodnight and Go"(2006), written and performed byImogen Heap.
  • "Get Well Soon" contains 40 seconds of silence at the end of the track, which brings the total playtime of the track to 5:22 - something speculated by fans to align with the date of theManchester Arena bombing,which took place on May 22, 2017 (5/22).[66][155]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes ofSweetener.[151]

Performers and musicians

Production

  • Charles Anderson – production(13–14)
  • Brian Malik Baptiste – production(12)
  • Cory Bice – recording engineer assistance(1, 8–10)
  • Scooter Braun– executive production
  • Tommy Brown – production(12–14)
  • Andrew Coleman – recording(2, 4, 6–7, 11),digital editing(2, 4, 6–7, 11),arrangement(2, 4, 6–7, 11)
  • Kris Crawford – recording assistance(3)
  • Thomas Cullison – recording assistance(2, 6–7, 11, 15)
  • Aubrey "Big Juice" Delaine – vocals recording(3)
  • Jacob Dennis – recording engineer assistance(3, 6)
  • Scott Desmarais – mix assistance(3)
  • Corte Ellis – recording(11)
  • Missy Elliott– recording(11)
  • Iain Findlay – recording assistance(6)
  • Robin Florent – mix assistance(3)
  • Michael Foster – production(13)
  • Chris Galland – mix assistance(3)
  • Şerban Ghenea– mixing(5, 8–14)
  • Ariana Grande– executive production, vocal production
  • Hart Gunther – recording assistance(7)
  • John Hanes – mix assistance(5, 8–14)
  • Hit-Boy– production(12)
  • Sam Holland – recording(1, 8–10)
  • Chris Khan – recording assistance(6)
  • David Kim – recording assistance(6)
  • Mike Larson – recording(2–4, 6–7, 11, 15),digital editing(2–4, 6–7, 11, 15),arrangement(2–4, 6–7, 11, 15),additional programming(3–4)
  • Guillermo Lefeld – recording assistance(4)
  • Jeremy Lertola – recording engineer assistance(1, 8–10)
  • Manny Marroquin– mixing(3)
  • Max Martin– production(1, 8, 10),programming(8, 10)
  • Randy Merrill– mastering
  • Brendan Morawski – recording engineer assistance(3)
  • Manny Park – recording assistance(3)
  • Noah Passovoy – recording(9)
  • Ramon Rivas– recording engineer assistance(3)
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh– production(1, 5, 8–10),mixing(1),programming(5, 8–10)
  • Ben "Bengineer" Sedano – recording assistance(2–3, 6, 11)
  • Jon Sher – recording assistance(4)
  • Phil Tan– mixing(2, 4, 6–7, 11, 15)
  • Pharrell Williams– production(2–4, 6–7, 11, 15)
  • Bill Zimmerman – additional engineering(2, 4, 6–7, 11, 15)

Artwork

  • Dave Meyers– photography
  • Jessica Severn – art direction, design

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[230] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPIAustria)[231] Gold 7,500‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[232] Gold 20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[233] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[234] Platinum 20,000‡
France (SNEP)[235] Gold 50,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[236] Platinum 50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[176] Gold 30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[237] 2× Platinum 30,000‡
Norway (IFPINorway)[238] Platinum 20,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[239] 3× Platinum 60,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[240] Gold 3,500‡
Singapore (RIAS)[241] Platinum 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[242] Gold 20,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[243] Gold 15,000‡
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[244] Platinum 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[245] Platinum 300,000‡
United States (RIAA)[141] 2× Platinum 2,000,000[142]

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 17, 2018
Republic [246][247]
United Kingdom August 21, 2018 Cassette Island [248]
Various October 15, 2018 Republic [249]
November 2018 LP [250]

See also

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