"Dangerous" is the first single by the

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taken from their album '' Chemically Imbalanced''.

Song information

The song features

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and Mr. Collipark, and is produced by Wyclef Jean. It contains samples from

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's version of

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. It also interpolates the chorus of the

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song " Maneater".

Music video

The "Dangerous" music video is based on the movie ''

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'', beginning by "Twin City" and like Sin City it is completely in black and white style with occasional colorization including the girls in the video who are in color. The music video was directed by Melina.

Charts

References

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