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"Problem" is a song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande, featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. The song was released by Republic Records on April 28, 2014, as the lead single from Grande's second studio album ''My Everything'' (2014). The song was written by Azalea, Savan Kotecha, Ilya, Max Martin, and Grande,〔 and the latter two co-produced it with Shellback. "Problem" is an uptempo dance-pop and R&B song which comprises a melody based on drums, saxophone loops, and trumpets. The chorus features uncredited background vocals from American hip hop artist Big Sean. Lyrically, Grande has stated that the song is about "the feeling of being absolutely terrified to re-approach a relationship that's gone sour – but you want to more than anything." "Problem" received acclaim from music critics; many appreciated its overall production for its inclusion of a saxophone loop, while others praised the song's throwback sound and '90s influence. The song debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 selling 438,000 copies in its first week on sale, earning Grande her biggest digital song sales week ever. The song later peaked at number two, surpassing "The Way" as her biggest hit single in the United States. It also became Azalea's second-highest charting single in the US, after her own single "Fancy". "Problem" remained in the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the first sixteen weeks of its chart run, making its number three debut on May 7, 2014 and dropping out of the top ten on August 27, 2014. The single performed well internationally, debuting at the top of the charts in Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and the United Kingdom and peaking within the top ten of the charts in most other territories, including Australia, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, and Greece. "Problem" also made British chart history upon its debut as the first song to top the charts in Britain based on both sales and streaming. It also topped the ''Billboard'' Pop and Rhythmic Songs airplay charts. To promote the song, Grande performed it first at the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards, followed by the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards, on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' and at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. The song's accompanying music video was filmed the following day after its release with Nev Todorovic as the director and premiered on Vevo on May 30, 2014. The single has been certified sextuple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The music video won "Best Pop Video" at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and the song itself won "Best Song" at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. It is one of the best-selling singles worldwide, with combined sales and track-equivalent streams of 9 million units according to IFPI.〔 The song is featured on the video game series ''Just Dance 2015''. ==Background== Following the release of Grande's debut studio album ''Yours Truly'' in September 2013, which was met with critical acclaim, Grande announced in October 2013 that she had already begun writing and working on her second studio album with previous producers from her debut album, including Harmony Samuels, Babyface, The Rascals and Tommy Brown.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/3392/20140113/ariana-grande-twitter-announces-shes-working-second-album-studio.htm )〕 Grande was initially aiming at releasing the album around February 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2013/10/31/ariana-grande-starts-working-on-her-second-album/ )〕 In January 2014, recording sessions for the album officially began and Grande confirmed she was working with new producers Ryan Tedder, Savan Kotecha, Benny Blanco and Max Martin. It was announced on March 3, 2014 that Grande would be featured on the fifth single from Chris Brown's upcoming sixth studio album ''X'' titled "Don't Be Gone Too Long". The single was originally set for release on March 25, 2014, but it was postponed due to Brown being sent to jail awaiting trial on assault charges. Grande announced the song's delay on March 17, 2014 via Twitter, stating "My loves... so obviously some things have changed recently... So we have to delay the dbgtl countdown, some things are out of our control".〔 That same night she held a live stream to make up for the single's delay, where she previewed four new songs from her second album. Two days later, Grande revealed that due the song's delay, she would be releasing the first single from her upcoming sophomore studio album instead.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.covermg.com/grande-confirms-brown-single-is-on-hold/ )〕 After recording multiple songs for the album, Grande stated that she had chosen the first single from her album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/04/15/ariana-grande-announces-new-single-problem/ )〕 On April 15, 2014, it was officially announced that "Problem" would be the title of the lead single from the album. Grande then began an online countdown to the release of the song and later revealed that Australian rapper Iggy Azalea would accompany her on the track. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Problem (Ariana Grande song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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