Focus (Ariana Grande song)

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"Focus" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande. It was released on October 30, 2015, by Republic Records. Originally intended to be the lead single off of Grande's third studio album, Dangerous Woman, then named Moonlight, the song was scrapped from the album with its title track serving as the official lead single. The song appears as a bonus track on the Japan standard and deluxe edition of the album. Written by Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Grande and Ilya, and produced by the latter with Max Martin, the song features horns with cowbells and handclaps as percussion. The song received mixed reviews from music critics who praised Grande's vocals and the song's brassy production but criticized its similarity to her 2014 hit "Problem". "Focus" debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with 113,000 downloads in its first week. It was Grande's sixth top-ten single, and her first unaccompanied by another artist. The song also reached the top ten in Canada, Australia...

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