"Dangerous"
Single by Busta Rhymes
from the album When Disaster Strikes...
B-side
  • "You Won't Tell, I Won't Tell "
  • "Coming Off"
ReleasedNovember 18, 1997
Recorded1997
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Busta Rhymes singles chronology
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
(1997) 		"Dangerous"
(1997) 		"Curious"
(1998)
Music video
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" on YouTube

"Dangerous" is a song by American rapper Busta Rhymes. It was released as the second single from his second studio album When Disaster Strikes... on November 18, 1997, by Flipmode Entertainment and Elektra Records. The song was written by Rhymes and its producer Rashad Smith. Since the song contains a sample of the Extra T's 1982 song "E.T. Boogie", two of the song's writers, Henry Stone and Freddy Stonewall, are also credited as songwriters on "Dangerous".

Peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards in 1999, but lost to "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" by Will Smith. The video was directed by Hype Williams.[1]

Composition and lyrics

"Dangerous" was composed in 4
4 time and the key of B-minor, with a tempo of 103 beats per minute. It has a duration time of three minutes and twenty seconds.[2] The chorus of the song (This is serious/We could make you delirious/You should have a healthy fear of us/'Cause too much of us is dangerous) was taken from a 1980s PSA produced by Kids Corner Ltd of Colorado Springs, Colorado[3] that warned children about the danger of loose prescription medications.[4][5] The rhythm track was sampled from the 1982 song "E.T. Boogie" by the Extra T's.

Music video

The video takes several cues from Lethal Weapon with Busta made to look like Mel Gibson (Riggs) and Spliff Star to look like Gary Busey (Mr. Joshua). The second verse also references the scene where Riggs is electrocuted, and ends with a confrontation between Busta and himself, this time dressed as Sho'nuff from The Last Dragon.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Dangerous".

  1. "Dangerous" (album version)
  2. "Dangerous" (instrumental)
  3. "Dangerous" (a cappella)
  4. "You Won't Tell, I Won't Tell" (unavailable on album)
  5. "Coming Off" (unavailable on album)
  6. "You Won't Tell, I Won't Tell" (instrumental)
  7. "Coming Off" (instrumental)
  1. "Dangerous" (album version)
  2. "Dangerous" (Soul Society remix)
  3. "Dangerous" (album dirty version)
  4. "Dangerous" (Natural Born Chillers remix)

Credits and personnel

Charts and certifications

References

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  2. ^ "Key & BPM for Dangerous". Tunebat. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "The origin of the "We're Not Candy" PSA with the puppet pills from September 2nd 1980. It was part of a longer video and was cut out to make a 30 second PSA. | "We're Not Candy!" PSA (Singing Pills)". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  4. ^ Weitner, Sean. "The Long Island Regional Poison Control Council's "Dangerous"". Retrieved 2007-02-22.. The video is available here on YouTube.
  5. ^ "The Chorus Of Busta Rhymes' "Dangerous" Was Inspired By A 1980s Pill Safety PSA". Genius. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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  12. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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  14. ^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  15. ^ "Busta Rhymes – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  16. ^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  17. ^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  18. ^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  19. ^ "The Urban Top 40 Tracks Of 1997" (PDF). Music Week. January 10, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  20. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  21. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  22. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  23. ^ "American single certifications – Busta Rhymes – Dangerous". Recording Industry Association of America.

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