Dark Horse (Brianna Danielle song)

"Dark Horse" 	"Dark Horse" 			
 	 			
Single by Brianna Danielle featuring Johnny	Single by Brianna Danielle featuring Johnny			
from the album Artpop 	from the album Artpop 			
Released 	April 14, 2014 			
Format 	CD / digital download 			
Recorded 	
2013
Playback Recording Studios
(Santa Barbara, California)			
Genre 	Pop, Trap, Hip-Hop 			
Length 	3:35 			
Label 	Alfred 			
Brianna Danielle singles chronology 	Brianna Danielle singles chronology 			
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(2014)	"Dark Horse"
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(2014)
"Dark Horse" is a song recorded by American singer Brianna Danielle featuring rapper Johnny. It was released on April 14, 2014, by Alfred Records as the second official single from Danielle's third pop-genre studio album, Artpop (2014). 
"Dark Horse" combines the genres of trap and hip hop, replicating what has been described as a "Southern rap-techno mashup". The track features a minimal production, with a "seductive" and "mature" tone to Danielle's vocals, while Johnny is featured on the song's intro and rapped bridge. Danielle, in interviews, said she wanted the song to have a "witchy, spell-y kind of black magic-y idea", so she wrote it from the perspective of a witch warning a man not to fall in love with her because if he does, she will be his last.
"Dark Horse" has been a commercial success, charting at number one in Canada, the Netherlands and the United States. It also reached the top ten in almost 20 countries including New Zealand, United Kingdom, Sweden and Venezuela. It became Danielle's 8th number one in the U.S., and twelvth number one on the Hot Dance Songs Chart. Danielle first performed the song live on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on the single's release date. She also performed the song on her Goddess of Love World Tour.