Dangerous (David Guetta song)

"Dangerous" is a song by French music producer David Guetta released as the second single from his sixth studio album, Listen. It features vocals by American singer and songwriter Sam Martin, who had also appeared on Guetta's previous single "Lovers on the Sun". It was released as a digital download on 6 October 2014 and reached number one in fourteen countries. 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.

"Dangerous"
Single by David Guetta featuring Sam Martin
from the album Listen
Released	6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	3:23 (radio edit) 6:07 (Banging remix)
Label	What a Music Parlophone
Songwriters	David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Sam Martin Jason Evigan Lindy Robbins
Producers	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) "Dirty Mind" (2015)
Alternative cover
Remix version cover
Music video
"Dangerous" (radio edit) on YouTube

Composition

The song is written in the key of E minor with the main chord progression of Em—C—Am—D.^[1] This song bears similarity to the Akon's song "Ghetto" by the chorus melody. The song contains major samples of Nicolo Paganini's Capriccio in Si minore per violino solo, Op. 1 No. 2.

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. It was directed by Jonas Akerlund.^[2] The Formula 1-themed video co-starred actor James Purefoy as the rival driver. 2012 Lotus E20 Formula One cars are featured in the video, and then Lotus driver Romain Grosjean makes a cameo appearance, arriving towards the end of the video standing on the podium with Guetta and Purefoy.^[3] The video was filmed at Circuito de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia,^[4] Spain.

Remix

A remix version featuring Trey Songz, Chris Brown, and Sam Martin was premiered on 26 November 2014.^[5][6] David Guetta released it on his SoundCloud account on 10 December 2014.^[7] The song was released on iTunes Store in the US on 9 January 2015.^[8]

Formats and track listings

Digital download^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin)	3:23

Digital download – David Guetta remix^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin) (David Guetta Banging remix)	6:07

Digital download – Robin Schulz remix^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin) (Robin Schulz remix)	5:06

Digital download – Remixes EP^[12]

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^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin) (extended)	4:03

Digital download – part II^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dangerous" (featuring Trey Songz, Chris Brown and Sam Martin) (part II)	3:33

CD single

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

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Dangerous" Chart (2014–2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[14] 7 Australia Dance (ARIA)[15] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 1 Bulgaria (BAMP)[19] 2 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] 18 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 20 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[22] 23 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[23] 6 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten)[25] 6 Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[26] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[27] 1 France (SNEP)[28] 1 Germany (GfK)[29] 1 Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[30] 1 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[31] 2 Hungary (Single Top 40)[32] 3 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[33] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[34] 7 Israel (Media Forest)[35] 1 Italy (FIMI)[36] 4 Japan (Japan Hot 100) (Billboard)[37] 79 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[38] 1 Luxembourg Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[39] 1 Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[40] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[41] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[42] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[43] 26 Norway (VG-lista)[44] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[45] 1 Poland (Dance Top 50)[46] 5 Portugal Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[47] 2 Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay)[48] 7 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[49] 1 Scotland Singles (OCC)[50] 4 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[51] 10 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[52] 1 South Africa (EMA)[53] 8 South Korea International Chart (GAON)[54] 35 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[55] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[56] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[57] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[58] 5 UK Dance (OCC)[59] 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[60] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[61] 56 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[62] 6 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[63] 15 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[64] 23

Year-end charts 2014 year-end chart performance for "Dangerous" Chart (2014) Position Australia (ARIA)[65] 81 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[66] 51 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[67] 92 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[68] 55 France (SNEP)[69] 18 Germany (Official German Charts)[70] 26 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[71] 56 Hungary (Single Top 40)[72] 38 Israel (Media Forest)[73] 20 Italy (FIMI)[74] 40 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[75] 53 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[76] 54 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[77] 100 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[78] 32 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[79] 78 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[80] 44 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[81] 100 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[82] 39 2015 year-end chart performance for "Dangerous" Chart (2015) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[83] 99 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[84] 37 CIS (TopHit)[85] 4 France (SNEP)[86] 37 Germany (Official German Charts)[87] 67 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[88] 21 Hungary (Single Top 40)[89] 49 Italy (FIMI)[90] 63 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[91] 38 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[92] 62 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[93] 3 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[94] 36 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[95] 42 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[96] 14 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[97] 16

Certifications

Certifications for "Dangerous"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[98]	Platinum	70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[99]	Gold	15,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[100]	Gold	15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[101]	Platinum	80,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[102]	Platinum	60,000^
Germany (BVMI)[103]	3× Gold	600,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[104]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[105]	Platinum	15,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[106]	2× Platinum	80,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[107]	3× Platinum	120,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[108]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[109]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[110]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
Streaming
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[111]	Gold	4,000,000†
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.