Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall song)

"Dangerous"
Single by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon
from the album Not 4 Sale
Released	March 2008 (Radio) April 1, 2008 (iTunes)
Format	Digital download, CD single, 12" single
Recorded	2007
Genre	Canadian hip hop, R&B
Length	4:06 (Album Version) 3:52 (Radio Edit)
Label	Kon Live/Geffen/Black Jays
Writer(s)	J. Harrow, A. Thiam, D. Sales, C. Bahamonde
Producer	DJ Kemo & hAZEL
Certification	3x Platinum (CRIA)[1]
Kardinal Offishall singles chronology
"Graveyard Shift" (2007) "Dangerous" (2008) "Burnt" (2008)
Akon singles chronology "I Can't Wait" (2008) "Dangerous" (2008) "Frozen" (2008)

"Dangerous" is a hip-hop/R&B song by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL,^[2] it was the first single from his fourth album Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008, and on iTunes 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.^[3] In March 2010, the single was certified 3x Platinum by the CRIA.^[1]

Music video

The music video was shot in Miami, Florida 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 DJ Khaled, Red Cafe, Black Chiney, Clinton Sparks, and many more.

Track listing

CD single

1. "Dangerous" (Main Version)
2. "Dangerous" (Remix) (featuring Akon and Sean Paul)

12" single

A-side

1. "Dangerous" (Clean)
2. "Dangerous" (Remix) (featuring Akon and Sean Paul)

B-side

1. "Dangerous" (Explicit)
2. "Dangerous" (Instrumental)

Remixes

There are three official remixes for "Dangerous". The first is a soca remix which uses a different beat, and retains the original lyrics. The second remix features Akon and Sean Paul, 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 Twista.

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 #3. As a result of this, it debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 the following week at #9, and in early July, the song peaked at #2. On the issue date of May 17, the song debuted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 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.^[4] The following week, the single debuted at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100, and later peaked at #5, 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 #16 on the UK Singles Chart.

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	42
Austrian Singles Chart[5]	52
Canadian Hot 100	2
Danish Singles Chart	31
French Singles Chart	8
Finnish Singles Chart	7
Norwegian Singles Chart	5
Romanian Singles Chart[6]	4
Swedish Singles Chart	46
Swiss Singles Top 100	47
UK Singles Chart	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	50
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	6
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Hungarian Singles Chart[7]	51

Other appearances

"Dangerous" was featured in a dance routine performed by A.S.I.I.D., in an episode of America's Best Dance Crew. The song was also featured on So You Think You Can Dance Canada, 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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gold & Platinum Certifications for March 2010 CRIA. Accessed on May 13, 2010.
2. ^ Scratch Korner: DJ Kemo HipHopCanada. Accessed on May 16, 2008.
3. ^ JUNO Awards 2009 - Nominees JunoAwards.ca. Accessed on March 1, 2009.
4. ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales Billboard. Accessed on October 29, 2008.
5. ^ Austrian Singles Chart Accessed on October 15, 2008.
6. ^ Romanian Top 100 Accessed on October 18, 2008.
7. ^ "Éves összesített listák - MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)". Mahasz. Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=eves_osszesitett_listak&id=radios&ev=2009. 

External links

• "Dangerous" music video on YouTube