Safety Net

live performance artwork

### Writers

Ariana Grande, Tyrone Griffin, Jr., Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Leon Thomas III, Y/N, Tommy Brown, Silas Doss

### Producers

The Rascals, Y/N, TBHits, Keys Open Doors

## Audio

"**Safety Net**" (stylized in all lower case) is the seventh track from Ariana Grande's sixth studio album and Y/N’s second studio album, *Positions*. It was released on October 30, 2020 through Republic Records and Dream Records. It is the first collaboration between Grande and American rapper Ty Dolla Sign. On October 25, 2020, a 24 second snippet of the song was leaked by an unauthorized source.

## Background

The collaboration was confirmed as the seventh track of *Positions* on October 24, 2020, through Grande's social media. According to Ty Dolla Sign, "[Grande] wanted me to come through to the studio... We just wrote the song together right there on the spot. It was an honor to work with her and we got an amazing tune coming."

In early October, rumors of the collaboration circulated on the networks after the supposed tracklist of the album was leaked under a different name as "no remedy". And on October 24, 2020, Ariana uploaded a photo on her Twitter of the album's tracklist, thus confirming the collaboration and the title of the track.

On July 5, 2021, Grande confirmed through social media that the VEVO live performance for Safety Net will be released on July 7, 2021. It’s the second live performance from Positions, the first being POV.

## Chart performance

"Safety Net" debuted at #52 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 during the chart week of November 14, 2020 was on chart for 2 weeks.

## Live performance

On July 5, 2021, Grande released the first live performance of "Safety Net" with Ty Dolla $ign as part of Vevo's Official Live Performance series.

## Lyrics

**[Intro: Ariana Grande]**

Yeah

**[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]**

You know you really something, yeah

How we get here so damn fast

Only you can tell me that

Baby, 'cause you know I'm coming back

You're making me forget my past

Never thought I’d feel like that again

I came to peace with my path

Now you got me off track

**[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]**

I've never been this scared before

Feelings I just can't ignore

Don't know if I should fight or flight

But I don't know

**[Chorus: Ariana Grande]**

Mmm

Tripping, falling, with no safety net

Boy, it must be something that you said

Is it real this time or is it in my head?

Got me tripping, falling, with no safety net

**[Verse 2: Ty Dolla $ign]**

Let your guard down, girl

You know we came too far now girl (Oh)

It's time for you to play your part now

You know wе hit that jewelry store and wе gon' ball out

Oh, sometimes, we have some fallouts (Ooh, yeah)

Put some ice on you, girl, let it thaw out (Ooh)

Girl, you're mine, it's safe to say

At the end of the day

**[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande, with Ty Dolla $ign, Ty Dolla $ign]**

I've never been this scared before

Feelings I just can't ignore

Don't know if I should fight or flight

But I don't know (I don't know, I don't know)

**[Chorus: Ariana Grande, with Ty Dolla $ign, Ty Dolla $ign]**

Mmm (Sheesh, woo)

Tripping, falling, with no safety net

Boy, it must be something that you said (You said, ayy)

Is it real this time or is it in my head? (In my head, oh, in my head, head, yeah)

Got me tripping, falling, with no safety net

**[Bridge: Ariana Grande, with Ty Dolla $ign]**

(Yeah)

Every time you feel some way, feel some way

Never let me run away, run away, my baby

Every time you feel some way, feel a way

Never let me run away, run away

**[Chorus: Ariana Grande with Ty Dolla $ign, Ty Dolla $ign]**

Girl, you got me tripping, falling, with no safety net

(With no safety net, oh-ah, baby)

Boy, it must be something that you said

Is it real this time or is it in my head?

(Is it in my head? Is it all in my head? Oh, baby)

Got me tripping, falling, with no safety net (With no safety net)

**[Outro: Ariana Grande]**

Oh hey

Ah yeah

## Trivia

* It is the second song to be performed live from Positions.

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