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继Ariana Grande首张录音室专辑2013年9月发布，获得了一致好评

，Grande在2013年10月宣布，她已经与生产商开始了第二张专辑的谱写工作，并公布将与澳大利亚说唱家 Iggy Azalea共同携手，美国底特律的说唱歌手 Big Sean，以及 Ilya， Max Martin和Savan Kotecha等一起完成第二张专辑中第一支单曲的创作。该单曲在2014年1月开始创作，在3月3日公布新单将要发行，最初设定在3月25日发行，但由于一起合作的布朗个人问题而推迟，在3月17日Grande发推证实了首单发行时间因为不可控的原因推迟，还请粉丝原谅，当晚她通过直播表达了歉意，并透露了新专辑中四首新歌 。

2014年4月18日，Ariana通过Twitter发布单曲封面，2014年4月22日发布第一支单曲片段，4月24日发布第二支和第三支单曲片段，4月27日发布最后一支单曲片段，并于当日在2014 Radio Disney音乐奖上首演该曲，表演背景板上首次公开了在宣传单曲片段中的歌词音乐录影带完整版，4月28日发布由Ariana Grande个人 Solo版单曲，4月30日通过YouTube发布了歌词音乐录影带的正式版 。

歌曲歌词

Baby, even though I hate ya I wanna love ya I want you And even though I can't forgive ya I really want to I want you Tell me, tell me baby Why did you leave me Cause even though I shouldn't want it I gotta have it I want you Head in the clouds Got no weight on my shoulders I should be wiser And realize that I've got One less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less, one less problem One less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less, one less problem I know you're never gonna wake up I gotta give up But it's you Know I shouldn't never call back Or let you come back But it's you Every time you touch me And say you love me I get a little bit breathless I shouldn't want it But it's you Head in the clouds Got no weight on my shoulders I should be wiser And realize that I've got One less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less, one less problem One less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less, one less problem [Iggy Azalea] It's Iggy Iz What you got? Smart money bettin' I'll be better off without you In no time I'll be forgettin' all about you You sayin' that you know But I really really doubt you Understand my life is easy When I ain't around you [Iggy Iggy] Toobiggie to be here stressing' I'm thinkin' I love the thought of you More than I love your presence Andthe best thing now Is probably for you to exit I let you go Let you back I finally learned my lesson No half-stepping Either you want it or you just playin' I'm listening to you knowing I can't believe what you're sayin' There's a million you's baby boy So don't be dumb I got 99 problems But you won't be one Like what One less, one less problem One less, one less problem Head in the clouds Got no weight on my shoulders I should be wiser And realize that I've got One less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less, one less problem One less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less problem without ya I got one less, one less problem

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《Problem》于 2014年4月27日上架于美国 iTunesStore音乐下载商店，因为预购，所以才能仅花了37分钟就登顶于·美国iTunes音乐下载商店，打破了 Taylor Swift的记录（无预购）。截止2014年4月29日，在世界范围内共有39个国家/地区登顶iTunes实时热度。《Problem》因为在iTunes上进行了预购，所以仅用37分钟的时间就登上了iTunes下载榜的首位，打破了由Taylor Swift的《 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together》（无预购）所创的49分钟的记录，并且是继Taylor Swift《 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together》（无预购）、 Katy Perry《 Roar》（无预购）、 Lady Gaga《 Born This Way》（无预购）后第四位女歌手的单曲最高下载记录。此外，20岁的 Ariana Grande成为了最年轻就拥有40万单曲下载量的女歌手，在 Billboard Hot 100中首周空降#3，成为了她个人继《 The Way》后第二支进入前十的单曲。

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