Butterfly (Album)

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## General Information

### Producer(s)

Ariana Grande (exec.), Scooter Braun (exec.), Tommy Brown (also exec.), London on da Track, Mr. Franks

## Singles

1. 34+35
Released: June 23, 2020
2. What I Look Like (featuring Nicki Minaj)
Released: July 18, 2020
3. In The Moment (Promotional Single)
Released: July 22, 2020
4. Swan Song (Promotional Single)
Released: August 25, 2020
5. Butterfly
Released: August 30, 2020
6. Love Boy (featuring Doja Cat)
Released: September 19, 2020
7. Eyes / That Bitch Is Mine (Non-Album Singles)
Released: October 28, 2020
8. Jada
Released: November 8, 2020

***Butterfly*** is the sixth studio album by Ariana Grande. It was released on August 28, 2020, through Republic Records. The album was recorded between December 2019 and July 2020.

Five singles were released from the album, two of which debuted at number one on the US *Billboard* Hot 100. With this, *Butterfly* joined *Thank U, Next* and *Daydream* by Mariah Carey as the only albums by female artists to have multiple songs debut at number one.

## Background

In December of 2019, Grande began working on the album.
On March 24, 2020, she posted a 45 second snippet of "Nasty" on her social media.
On May 14, 2020, Grande posted a snippet of a song that was later revealed to be "Butterfly", on her social media with the caption "wanna fly with me?".
On June 17, 2020, Grande conformed on Twitter that the album is almost finished and that she will start releasing singles.
A few hours later, she posted a teaser for the music video for "34+35" on her social media.
In July of 2020, Grande finished working on the album.
On July 10, 2020, Grande conformed that she will be collaborating with Nicki Minaj again for the album.
On August 10, 2020, Grande revealed on Twitter that the album would be released on the same month.
On August 24, 2020, Grande revealed the track listing for the both the standard and deluxe edition of the album along with the album's cover art.
The album is mainly about her love life, and her relationship with her husband, Dalton Gomez. Who she began dating in January 2020.

## Singles

The lead single, "34+35", was released on June 23, 2020.

The second single, "What I Look Like", featuring Nicki Minaj, was released on July 18, 2020.

The third single and title track, "Butterfly" was released two days after the album was released, on August 30, 2020.

The fourth single, "Love Boy", featuring Doja Cat, was released on September 19, 2020 due to its commercial success.

The fifth and final single, "Jada", was released on November 8, 2020 due to popular demand.

### Promotional singles

The first promotional single, "In The Moment", was released on July 22, 2020.

The second and final promotional single, "Swan Song", was released three days before the album was released, on August 25, 2020.

### Non-album singles

Two non-album singles, "Eyes" and "That Bitch Is Mine", were released on October 28, 2020.

## Tour

> *Main article: Butterfly World Tour*
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Grande embarked on the album's corresponding tour in early November of 2020, which lasted until August of 2021. It was extended by the Europe, Oceania, and Asia and South America legs.

## Trivia

* The first song recorded for the album was "In The Moment".
* The longest song is the title track at 3 minutes and 56 seconds (3:56), while the shortest song is "Sniffer Dogs" at 2 minutes and 21 seconds (2:21).
* This is Grande's second album on which she co-wrote every track, the first being her previous *Thank U, Next*.
* Grande almost scrapped "Vulnerable" from the deluxe edition.
* The album debuted at #1 on the US *Billboard* 200. It is Grande's fifth album to debut at the top of the charts.
* Grande wrote "Sniffer Dogs" by herself.
* Some of these songs were originally scrapped from previous projects, but were reworked for this album.
	+ "In The Moment" was originally scrapped from *Sweetener*.
	+ "Jada" was originally scrapped from *Thank U, Next* under the name "Close Friends".
	+ The outtake "Destiny" was later reworked and released on Grande's seventh album, *Cosmogony*.

## Cut tracks

* Alone
* Back Magic (scrapped from the deluxe edition, replaced with "Vulnerable")
* Destiny (later released on *Cosmogony*)
* Eyes (later released as a stand-alone single)
* Lie To Me
* S.O.S
* That Bitch Is Mine (featuring Njomza) (lyrics teased; was scrapped due to the two ending their friendship; later released as a stand-alone single without Njomza)
* Treat Me Badly
* West Side (replaced with "7:00 A.M.")

## Inspirations / Took Info From

* AG6 & Behind the Scenes (album) by Snoe
* Positions (Erotica Version) by Babie
* Sweetener, Thank U, Next & Positions

(All credits go to them too)

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