The Best is a greatest hits album by American singer Ariana Grande, released in Japan exclusively. It features songs from her first three studio albums: Yours Truly (2013), My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016), as well as her duet with John Legend, "Beauty and the Beast" for the Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017) and "Faith" with Stevie Wonder for the Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2016).[1] It was released, digitally and physically, exclusively only in Japan on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan.[2] In Japan, the album sold 24,764 copies in its first week peaking at number two.[3][4]
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Released | September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27) | |||
Length | 64:41 | |||
Label | Universal Music Japan | |||
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The Best was released on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan, in four different formats. The standard edition (which was also released digitally)[1] features eighteen tracks. The deluxe edition features the eighteen tracks CD and a bonus DVD including four music videos while the Blu-ray version of the album contains ten music videos.[5] Each physical version comes with a store exclusive gift. Albums bought at HMV stores include an A4 Clear file, albums bought at Tower Records stores include a can badge, albums bought at Tsutaya Records includes a post card, and albums bought at Universal Music Store include a B2 notification poster.[citation needed]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Break Free" (featuring Zedd) |
| My Everything, 2014 | 3:35 |
2. | "Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea) |
| My Everything | 3:13 |
3. | "Baby I" |
| Yours Truly, 2013 | 3:17 |
4. | "Into You" |
| Dangerous Woman, 2016 | 4:04 |
5. | "Bang Bang" (with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj) |
| My Everything | 3:18 |
6. | "Side to Side" (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
| Dangerous Woman | 3:46 |
7. | "One Last Time" |
| My Everything | 3:17 |
8. | "The Way" (featuring Mac Miller) | Yours Truly | 3:47 | |
9. | "Be Alright" |
| Dangerous Woman | 2:59 |
10. | "Love Me Harder" (with the Weeknd) |
| My Everything | 3:56 |
11. | "Everyday" (featuring Future) |
| Dangerous Woman | 3:14 |
12. | "Right There" (featuring Big Sean) |
| Yours Truly | 4:07 |
13. | "Greedy" |
| Dangerous Woman | 3:34 |
14. | "Piano" |
| Yours Truly | 3:54 |
15. | "Dangerous Woman" |
| Dangerous Woman | 3:55 |
16. | "Best Mistake" (featuring Big Sean) |
| My Everything | 3:53 |
17. | "Faith" (Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande) |
| Sing, 2016 | 2:42 |
18. | "Beauty and the Beast" (with John Legend) | Beauty and the Beast, 2017 | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Director | Length |
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1. | "Baby I" (music video) | Ryan Pallotta | |
2. | "Break Free" (music video) | Chris Marrs Piliero | |
3. | "Into You" (music video) | Hannah Lux Davis | |
4. | "Side to Side" (music video) | Davis |
No. | Title | Director | Length |
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1. | "Baby I" (music video) | Ryan Pallotta | |
2. | "The Way" (music video) | Jones Crow | |
3. | "Right There" (music video) | Nev Todorovic | |
4. | "Break Free" (music video) | Chris Marrs Piliero | |
5. | "Bang Bang" (music video) | Hannah Lux Davis | |
6. | "Love Me Harder" (music video) | Davis | |
7. | "One Last Time" (music video) | Max Landis | |
8. | "Dangerous Woman" (music video) | The Young Astronauts | |
9. | "Into You" (music video) | Davis | |
10. | "Everyday" (music video) | Piliero |
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Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | September 27, 2017 |
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