Dangerous (David Guetta song)

"Dangerous"
Single by David Guetta featuring Sam Martin
from the album Listen
Released	6 October 2014
Format	CD single digital download
Genre	Synthpop house
Length	3:23 (radio edit) 6:07 (David Guetta banging remix)
Label	What A Music Parlophone
Writer(s)	David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Sam Martin Jason Evigan Lindy Robbins
Producer(s)	David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Sam Martin Jason Evigan
David Guetta singles chronology
"Lovers on the Sun" (2014) "Dangerous" (2014) "What I Did for Love" (2015)
Sam Martin singles chronology "Lovers on the Sun" (2014) "Dangerous" (2014) Alternative cover Remix version cover

"Dangerous" is a song by French music producer David Guetta from his sixth studio album, Listen. It features vocals by American singer-songwriter Sam Martin. It was released as a digital download on 6 October 2014. Both artists co-wrote and co-produced the song with Giorgio Tuinfort and Jason Evigan, with additional writing from Lindy Robbins. A remix featuring Trey Songz, Chris Brown, and Martin was released on 9 January 2015.

Composition

The song is written in the key of E minor with the main chord progression of Em—C—Am—D.^[1]

Music video

A lyric video was released on YouTube on David Guetta's channel. An extended director's cut of the music video was released on October 31. A shorter radio edit version was released on January 21, 2015.^[2] The Formula 1-themed video co-starred actor James Purefoy as the rival driver. Lotus F1 cars are featured in the video, and its driver Romain Grosjean makes a cameo appearance, arriving towards the end of the video standing on the podium with Guetta and Purefoy.

Remix

A remix version featuring Trey Songz, Chris Brown, and Sam Martin was premiered on 26 November 2014.^[3][4] David Guetta released it on his Soundcloud account on 10 December 2014.^[5] The song was released on iTunes Store in the US on 9 January 2015.^[6]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin)	3:23

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin)	3:23
2.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin) (David Guetta Banging remix)	6:07

Digital download — David Guetta remix[8]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin) (David Guetta Banging remix)	6:07

Digital download — Robin Schulz remix[9]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin) (Robin Schulz remix)	5:06

Digital download — Remixes EP[10]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (Robin Schulz remix)	5:06
2.	"Dangerous" (David Guetta Banging remix)	6:07
3.	"Dangerous" (Steve Aoki remix)	4:37
4.	"Dangerous" (Higher Self Remix)	4:30
5.	"Dangerous" (Kevin and Dantiez Saunderson Deep Detroit dub)	6:19
6.	"Dangerous" (Kevin Saunderson Inner City remix)	6:27

Digital download — extended version[11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin) (extended)	4:03

Digital download — part II[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Trey Songz, Chris Brown and Sam Martin) (part II)	3:33

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 7 Australia Dance (ARIA)[13] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 1 Bulgaria (BAMP)[17] 2 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 18 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 22 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[20] 26 Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[21] 1 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[22] 28 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten)[24] 6 Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[25] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 1 France (SNEP)[27] 1 France Streaming Songs (SNEP)[28] 1 Germany (Official German Charts)[29] 1 Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[30] 1 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[31] 2 Hungary (Single Top 40)[32] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[33] 7 Israel (Media Forest)[34] 1 Italy (FIMI)[35] 4 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[36] 79 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[37] 1 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[38] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[39] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[40] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[41] 26 Norway (VG-lista)[42] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[43] 1 Poland (Dance Top 50)[44] 5 Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[45] 2 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[46] 4 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[47] 10 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[48] 1 South Africa (EMA)[49] 8 South Korea International Chart (GAON)[50] 35 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[51] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[52] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[53] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[54] 5 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[55] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[56] 56 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[57] 6 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[58] 6 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[59] 15 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[60] 23 Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australia (ARIA)[61] 81 Germany (Official German Charts)[62] 26 Israel (Media Forest)[63] 20 Italy (FIMI)[64] 40 Chart (2015) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[65] 67 Italy (FIMI)[66] 63 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[67] Platinum 70,000 Austria (IFPI Austria)[68] Gold 15,000 Belgium (BEA)[69] Gold 15,000 Canada (Music Canada)[70] Platinum 80,000 Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[71] Gold 60,000 Germany (BVMI)[72] Platinum 400,000 Italy (FIMI)[73] 2× Platinum 60,000 New Zealand (RMNZ)[74] Gold 7,500 Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[75] Platinum 30,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[76] Gold 400,000 United States (RIAA)[77] Gold 500,000 Streaming Spain (PROMUSICAE)[78] Platinum 10,000,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales/streaming figures based on certification alone

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