Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall song)

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"Dangerous"
Dangerous cover.jpg
Single by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon
from the album Not 4 Sale
ReleasedMarch 18, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre Hip hop
Length4:11(Album Version)
3:52 (Radio Edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) J. Harrow, A. Thiam, D. Sales, C. Bahamonde
Producer(s) DJ Kemo & hAZEL
Kardinal Offishall singles chronology
"Graveyard Shift"
(2007)
"Dangerous"
(2008)
"Burnt"
(2008)
Akon singles chronology
"I Can't Wait"
(2008)
"Dangerous"
(2008)
"Frozen"
(2008)

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [35] 2× Platinum120,000
Canada (Music Canada) [3] 4× Platinum320,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [36] Gold45,000
Germany (BVMI) [37] Gold150,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [4] 3× Platinum3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other appearances

"Dangerous" was featured in a dance routine performed by A.S.I.I.D., in an episode of America's Best Dance Crew . The song was also featured on So You Think You Can Dance Canada , during a hip-hop dance performance by Dario Milard and Romina D'Ugo. The "Dangerous" remix, featuring Akon and Sean Paul, is featured in the 2009 video game expansion pack, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned .

Resurgence

"Dangerous" had a resurgence on TikTok in early 2021 where users would switch the angle of the camera that they're looking from, because of the resurgence, the song ranked 50 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart.

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