"Dangerous" is a song by Canadian rapper

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featuring Senegalese-American singer

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. Produced by DJ Kemo and Häzel, it was the first single from his fourth album, '' Not 4 Sale''. It was released to radio in March 2008, and on

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on April 1. On the week of May 13, at the American iTunes Store, the song was offered as a free download (Single of the Week). The song won the award for Single of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. In January 2023, the single was certified 4× platinum by

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and 3× platinum by the

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Music video

The

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was shot in

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and directed by Gil Green. It debuted in early May on AOL.com. It starts off with a girl (Chanta Patton) passing by Kardinal, Akon, and friends as all of them watch her and follow her. Most of the scenes start by zooming out of objects such as sunglasses, a drinking cup, etc. It has scenes in a restaurant, a club, and a beach. There are cameo appearances in the video by

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, Black Chiney, Clinton Sparks, and more.

Formats and track listings

CD single

#"Dangerous" (Main Version) #"Dangerous" (Remix) (featuring

and

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)

12" single

A-side #"Dangerous" (Clean) #"Dangerous" (Remix) (featuring Akon and Sean Paul) B-side #"Dangerous" (Explicit) #"Dangerous" (Instrumental)

Remixes

There are three official

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es for "Dangerous". The first is a soca remix which uses a different beat, and retains the original lyrics. The second remix features Akon and

, using the original beat, with new lyrics by Kardinal and Sean Paul. The third remix uses a different beat, and features Akon, Sean Paul, and

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Chart performance

After being released by the Canadian iTunes Store, the song quickly raced to the top 10 on the Top 100 songs list, peaking at number three. As a result of this, it debuted on the

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the following week at number nine, and in early July, the song peaked at number two. On the issue date of May 17, the song debuted on the US ''

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chart, making it Kardinal's third single to make an appearance on a U.S. ''Billboard'' chart, and his first since " Belly Dancer" in 2003.Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
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, and later peaked at number five, making him the first Canadian rapper to have a song chart on the Hot 100. In early October 2008, the single was released in the UK on iTunes. The single achieved moderate success there, peaking at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Other appearances

"Dangerous" was featured in a dance routine performed by A.S.I.I.D., in an episode of ''

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''. The song was also featured on ''

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'', during a hip-hop dance performance by Dario Milard and Romina D'Ugo. The "Dangerous" remix, featuring Akon and Sean Paul, is featured in the 2009 video game expansion pack, '' Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' on the radio station The Beat 102.7.

References

External links

* {{authority control 2008 singles Kardinal Offishall songs Akon songs Songs written by Akon Songs written by Kardinal Offishall Music videos directed by Gil Green 2008 songs Geffen Records singles Juno Award for Single of the Year singles