Positions (album)

### Producer

Peter Carlsson, Xavi, Tommy Parker, Scooter Brown, Tommy Brown, Mr. Franks, London on da Track, Ariana Grande, Travis Sayles, Junedi, Nami

***Positions*** (abbreviated as POS or PST) is 6th studio album by American singer Ariana Grande released on October 30 2020 via Republic Records. A deluxe edition was released on February 19 2021.

## Background

### Teasing

Album was announced by Ariana via Twitter "Can´t wait to give you my album this month". On March 24 2020 Ariana have posted snippet of her song "Nasty" with caption "I miss making things", which was later confirmed as part of the track-list. On September 14th 2020 Ariana have shared snippet of her song "Positions" with caption "brb", which was later confirmed to be lead single and title track of the album. On October 25th 2020 a snippet of "Safety Net" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) was leaked. On October 17th 2020 Ariana have posted slow-motion video of her typing word *Positions* on keyboard from set for "34+35" music video. On October 21st 2020 Ariana have revealed Positions cover & album covers.

### Recording

Ariana started working on the album in the middle of 2019 while she was still on Sweetener World Tour. Later it was revealed that whole early concept with songs from 2019 was scrapped. Few of 2019 demos were then reworked in 2020 and they ended being scrapped or released. In case of lock-down, many songs like "Obvious" or "Off The Table" (featuring The Weeknd) were recorded at her home studio. Her previously released charitative single "Stuck With U" (featuring Justin Bieber) was recorded at her home studio neither.

## Singles

### Lead single

"Positions" was released as first single on October 23, 2020.

### Singles

"34+35" was released as second single on October 30, 2020.

"POV" was released as third and final single on April 19, 2021

### Promotional single

"Off The Table" (featuring The Weeknd) was released as promotional single on September 27, 2020.

### Scrapped singles

"Nasty" is rumored to be scrapped fourth single.

"Motive" (featuring Doja Cat) is rumored to be scrapped promotional single.

### Remixes

"34+35 (Remix)" (featuring Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion) was released on February 19, 2021 as first and last single of *Positions deluxe*.

"Nasty (Remix)" (featuring Lil Wayne & Roddy Ricch) is rumored to be replaced by "34+35 (Remix)" on *Positions deluxe*.

## Recording sessions

### 2019 later released demos

1. 34+35 (featuring Doja Cat) (demo)
2. Just Like Magic (demo)
3. My Hair (demo)
4. Motive (demo)
5. Nasty (demo)

### July 2019

1. July 30th - July 31st - Just Like Magic (demo)

### December 2019

1. December 16th 2019 - Why Is Everyone So In Love With Me
2. December 2019 - Don´t Talk To My Man
3. December 2019 - Generous

### January 2020

1. January 1st 2020 - Love Language (writting session started)
2. January 5th 2020 -
3. January 6th 2020 - Girl Is Mine (featuring Njomza) (demo)
4. January 10th 2020 - Sweet Dreams
5. January 28th 2020 - Jedi Mind
6. January 29th 2020 - Communicate (demo)
7. January 30th 2020 - Communicate
8. January 31st 2020 - Outgrown
9. January 2020 - Someone Like U (interlude)
10. January 2020 - Love Language
11. January 2020 - Worst Behavior

### February 2020

1. February 12th 2020 - He Had It Comin´
2. February 17th 2020 - Girl Is Mine (featuring Njomza)
3. February 20th 2020 - Met Him Last Night
4. February 22nd 2020 - Nasty
5. February 25th 2020 - No Free Promo
6. February 26th 2020 - Tennis Ball
7. February 28th 2020 - Main Thing

### April 2020

1. Never Too Late
2. Butterfly
3. Push

### May 2020

1. May 10th 2020 - POV (demo)
2. May 18th 2020 - Everything I Do

### June 2020

1. June 29th 2020 - Safety Net (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
2. June 30th 2020 - Positions (demo)

### July 2020

1. July 27th 2020 - Positions
2. July 27th 2020 - Shut Up
3. July 27th 2020 - Test Drive (demo)
4. July 29th 2020 - Home (demo)
5. July 30th 2020 - Home
6. July 2020 - All In My Head (featuring Justin Bieber)

### August 2020

1. August 5th 2020 - West Side
2. August 13th 2020 - Just Like Magic
3. August 14th 2020 - Pink Rose
4. August 28th 2020 - Obvious
5. August 28th 2020 - Test Drive
6. August 28th 2020 - Main Thing
7. August 31st 2020 - Off The Table (featuring The Weeknd) (demo)
8. August 2020 - West Side Shawty

### September 2020

1. September 18th 2020 - 34+35 (Ari´s bridge written)
2. September 19th 2020 - 34+35 (Ari´s bridge recorded)
3. September 25th 2020 - POV

## Early Track-list

### 2020 early track-list

1. Shut Up
2. Communicate
3. 34+35
4. Nasty
5. Safety Net (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
6. Off The Table (featuring The Weeknd)
7. Motive (featuring Doja Cat)
8. Positions
9. POV

### Title changes

1. "34+35" into *3435*
2. "Motive" into *Motivate* / *Motivated*
3. "Positions" into *Switch Positions / Garden*
4. "Communicate" into *Enunciate*
5. "West Side" into *Wst Side Shawty*
6. "Love Language" into *Love Languages*
7. "Off The Table" into *Off Da Table*
8. "Six Thirty" into *6 Thirty*
9. "Main Thing" into *Mane Thang* / *Different*
10. "Do That" into *Do Dat*
11. "Bowser" into *Bowzer*
12. "Test Drive" into *Fuck Smashmouth*

## Scrapped Songs

1. 95 Million
2. All In My Head
3. Ari Idea 0.1
4. Ari Idea 0.2
5. Babymaking
6. Blueberries
7. Bowzer
8. Brandy Melville
9. Butterfly Tempo
10. Communicate
11. Complicated
12. Carmen Idea
13. Dan E Elf Man
14. Don´t Talk To My Man
15. Do That
16. Disco Dance
17. Dutch Willin-Pop
18. Everything I Do
19. Fresh White Tee
20. Garden
21. Generous
22. Girl Is Mine (ft. Njomza)
23. Groovy Baby
24. He Had It Comin´
25. Home
26. How Do You
27. I Like Your Part
28. I´m Ready
29. Introeazy
30. International Friendship Day
31. It´s A
32. Jedi Mind
33. Joccy
34. Kalua
35. Lalala
36. Let´s Stay
37. Lofi 3
38. Made Of These
39. Met Him Last Night
40. My Fault
41. New House-Pop
42. Never Too Late
43. No Free Promo
44. Organic OOOOOOO
45. Oweee
46. Outgrown
47. Pick Chords
48. Pink Rose
49. Push
50. Tennis Ball
51. Why Is Everyone So In Love With Me

## Photoshoot

### Behind the scenes

recording of Girl Is Minemirror rehearsalwritting bridge of POV
## Trivia

* Album was nominated to Grammys.
* *Positions* is Ariana´s most favorite album.
* Ariana almost have scrapped the deluxe edition.
* First recorded song which was released was "Shut Up".
* Many studio footages were recorded during the album creating proces.
* Deluxe tracks were originally scrapped songs from standart edition of *Positions* album.
* *Positions* is Ariana´s first album since *My Everything* with no songs produced by Max Martin.
* 2020 was supposed to be album-free year but Ariana decided to release *Positions* in case of Covid-19.
* This is Ariana´s second album with every co-written song by her since her previous album *Thank U, Next*.
* This is also Ariana´s first album which is including songs written by her alone including "Someone Like You", "Main Thing" and "Home".
* Longest track on the album is "Off The Table" (featuring The Weeknd) with lenght 3:59 and shortest track on the album is "Someone Like U (interlude)" with lenght 1:16.
* Songs like "Obvious" or "Off The Table" (featuring The Weeknd) were fully recorded at Ariana´s house studio in case of lock-down.
* Album have scrapped vizualizers just like *Sweetener* album does. It´s known that there are 30+ visuals including bloopers and behind the scenes. They were intendet to be Spotify Canvas.