K Bye for Now (SWT Live) | ||||
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Released | December 23, 2019 | |||
Recorded | March–October 2019 | |||
Length | 93:17 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
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K Bye for Now (SWT Live) is the first live album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on December 23, 2019, featuring Grande's setlist from her Sweetener World Tour in 2019, which contains guest appearances from Big Sean, Childish Gambino, Nicki Minaj and Zedd. All of its tracks were produced by Grande and Natural. The album reached number 79 on the Billboard 200. On June 12, 2021, CD and vinyl versions of the album were released for Record Store Day. [1]
Grande embarked on the Sweetener World Tour starting in March 2019 to support her albums Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019). On October 17, 2019, Grande tweeted a photo of her editing vocal files on her laptop and wrote "about to start coming thru and picking my favorite adlibs / performance moments on this flight ... just in case u want a live album one day". In November 2019, Grande continued to tease the album by sharing more photos onto Instagram of audio files named after different cities she performed in. [2] On December 1, 2019, Grande shared an update on the production of the album. [3]
On December 10, 2019, Grande responded affirmatively to a fan that had asked if a live album would arrive before the year's end. On December 11, 2019, the album was put up for pre-saving on Spotify under the tentative [4] title SWT Live and Grande shared the track listing on her Instagram. [5] [6] On December 22, 2019, Grande revealed on Twitter that the album would be titled K Bye for Now and would be released later that night following her final show of the Sweetener World Tour in Inglewood, California. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [9] |
Dani Blum from Pitchfork gave the album a rating of 7.4 out of 10 stating, "Grande's live album is both a capsule and a capstone, encompassing a nine-month, 102-show tour at what might be the peak of her career." [9]
K Bye for Now (SWT Live) debuted at number 97 on the Billboard 200. As of June 2020, the live album has sold 4,000 copies in the United States. [10] The album was released to music streaming and digital platforms. The album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 79 in June 2021, when CDs and vinyl copies of the album were released. [11]
All tracks are noted as "live", and produced by Grande and Natural.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)" | Bob Gaudio | 0:43 |
2. | "God Is a Woman" | 3:33 | |
3. | "Bad Idea" |
| 3:32 |
4. | "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" |
| 3:43 |
5. | "R.E.M" |
| 2:57 |
6. | "Be Alright" |
| 2:54 |
7. | "Sweetener" |
| 2:54 |
8. | "Successful" |
| 2:05 |
9. | "Side to Side" (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
| 4:20 |
10. | "7 Rings" | 3:46 | |
11. | "Love Me Harder" |
| 1:23 |
12. | "Breathin" |
| 3:28 |
13. | "Needy" |
| 2:54 |
14. | "Fake Smile" |
| 3:25 |
15. | "Make Up" |
| 2:18 |
16. | "Right There" (featuring Big Sean) |
| 1:39 |
17. | "You'll Never Know" |
| 1:21 |
18. | "Break Your Heart Right Back" (featuring Childish Gambino) | 2:14 | |
19. | "NASA" |
| 3:05 |
20. | "Tattooed Heart" |
| 3:23 |
21. | "Only 1" |
| 2:42 |
22. | "Goodnight n Go" |
| 3:08 |
23. | "Get Well Soon" |
| 3:27 |
24. | "In My Head" (interlude) |
| 2:30 |
25. | "Everytime" |
| 2:11 |
26. | "The Light Is Coming" (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
| 2:10 |
27. | "Into You" |
| 2:59 |
28. | "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (interlude) | Cole Porter | 1:47 |
29. | "Dangerous Woman" |
| 3:53 |
30. | "Break Free" |
| 2:31 |
31. | "No Tears Left to Cry" |
| 3:53 |
32. | "Thank U, Next" |
| 6:29 |
Total length: | 93:17 |
Notes
Chart (2019–2021) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] | 89 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] | 57 |
French Albums (SNEP) [14] | 109 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [15] | 12 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] | 41 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] | 93 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 79 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | December 23, 2019 | Republic | [19] | |
United States | June 12, 2021 | [1] | ||
Japan | July 14, 2021 | CD | Universal | [20] |
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An exact release date has not yet been confirmed, but you can pre-save the collection on Spotify here.