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"'R.E.M.'" (sometimes stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer Ariana Grande from her fourth studio album 'Sweetener', released in 2018. It was written by Grande and Pharrell Williams, production being handled by the latter. The song title inspired the name for Grande's makeup brand, R.E.M. Beauty.

Background and composition



(pictured in 2016)

"R.E.M." is a R&B song containing a doo-wop beat. It runs for a duration of four minutes and six seconds. The song "Dream" was originally recorded as a demo by T-Pain on March 12, 2011, and ran for a duration of four minutes and 27 seconds. It was then passed onto Beyonc and recorded under the title "Wake Up" in 2013. Grande kept the chorus, but changed the song's lyrics. She previewed "R.E.M." prior to the release of 'Sweetener'.

The song's title refers to rapid eye movement sleep, and is about "a relationship that blurs between the dreamworld and reality". Grande has said "R.E.M." is about "dreaming someone into your life", and is one of her favorite tracks on 'Sweetener'. Grande's vocals span 2 octaves, from Eb3 to Eb5.

Reception



In 2018, 'Complex' Mallorie List ranked "R.E.M." number two on her list of "The Best Ariana Grande Songs". Christopher Rosa of 'Glamour' called the song's lyrics "a tad generic". 'Out' Dennis Hinzmann said the track "feels like a throwback and a fresh pick all at the same time".

Live performances



Grande first premiered a 20 second snippet of the song on Elle magazine's Youtube channel, during their game "Song Association" on July 12, 2018.

Grande also performed a snippet of the song on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on August 16, 2018. The song was officially debuted live on August 20, 2018 at The Sweetener Sessions.

She also performed the song live on 'BBC Radio 1' in September 2018, and on the one-hour special, 'Ariana Grande at the BBC', which was recorded on September 7, 2018, and aired on November 1.

This song is also one of the songs from the set list of her Sweetener World Tour.

Credits and personnel



Credits and personnel adapted from the liner notes of 'Sweetener'.

'Recording and management'

* Recorded at Midnight Blue Studios (Miami, Florida) and Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)

* Mixed at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (Atlanta, Georgia)

* Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)

* Published by EMI Pop Music Publishing/More Water From Nazareth (GMR)

'Personnel'

* Ariana Grande  lead vocals

* Pharrell Williams  songwriting, production, additional vocals

* Andrew Coleman  recording, digital editing and arrangement for I Am Other Entertainment

* Mike Larson  recording, digital editing, arrangement and additional programming for I Am Other Entertainment

* Guilhermo Lefeld  recording assistant

* Jon Sher  recording assistant

* Phil Tan  mixing

* Bill Zimmerman  additional engineering

* Randy Merrill  mastering

Charts



See also



* Pharrell Williams production discography

References




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