My Favorite Part
{{Infobox song
| name = My Favorite Part
| cover = MyFavoritePart.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mac Miller featuring Ariana Grande
| album = The Divine Feminine
| released = {{Start date|2016|09|09}}
| recorded = July 2016 {{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
| studio =
- EastWest Studios (Los Angeles, CA){{cite AV media notes|title=The Divine Feminine|type=CD liner notes|others=Mac Miller|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|year=2016|id=49171-9}}
- Encore Studios (Burbank, CA){{cite AV media notes|title=The Divine Feminine|type=CD liner notes|others=Mac Miller|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|year=2016|id=49171-9}}
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=36}}
| label = {{flatlist|
- REMember
- Warner Bros.
}}
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Malcolm McCormick
- Tyrone Johnson
- Ariana Grande
}}
| producer = MusicManTy
| chronology = Mac Miller
| prev_title = We
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Learn How to Watch
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ariana Grande
| type = single
| prev_title = Side to Side
| prev_year = 2016
| title = My Favorite Part
| year = 2016
| next_title = Faith
| next_year = 2016
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|J_8xCOSekog|"My Favorite Part"}}}}
}}
"My Favorite Part" is a song by American rapper Mac Miller, featuring American singer Ariana Grande. It was released by Warner Bros. Records as the third single from Miller's fourth studio album The Divine Feminine on September 9, 2016. The song was written by Miller, Grande, and its producer, MusicManTy. A music video was released on December 12, 2016.
Background and release
"My Favorite Part" was written by Mac Miller, Ariana Grande, and its producer, Tyrone "MusicManTy" Johnson.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/68623579|title=The Divine Feminine / Mac Miller|date=16 September 2016 |publisher=Warner Bros. Records|via=Tidal|access-date=March 27, 2019}} Select "Credits" from the "..." dropdown menu. The song was released by Warner Bros. Records on September 9, 2016, as the third single from Miller's fourth studio album The Divine Feminine (2016).{{cite magazine|last1=Payne|first1=Chris|title=Mac Miller & Ariana Grande Collab On Slow Jam: 'My Favorite Part'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7503478/ariana-grande-mac-miller-my-favorite-part|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 14, 2016|date=September 9, 2016}} "My Favorite Part" is an R&B and neo soul love song, with Miller singing instead of rapping.{{cite web|last=Ivey|first=Justin|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/12/mac-miller-ariana-grande-my-favorite-part-video/|title=Mac Miller and Ariana Grande Pair Up in 'My Favorite Part' Video|work=XXL|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web|last1=Wiederhorn|first1=Jon|title=Mac Miller, Ariana Grande Make Beautiful Music on 'My Favorite Part'|url=http://radio.com/2016/09/09/mac-miller-ariana-grande-my-favorite-part/|website=Radio.com|date=September 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910230308/https://www.radio.com/2016/09/09/mac-miller-ariana-grande-my-favorite-part/|archive-date=September 10, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2019}}
It is the third collaboration between Miller and Grande, following Grande's single "The Way" (2013) and a remix of Grande's single "Into You" (2016).{{cite web|last1=Roth|first1=Madeline|title=Ariana Grande And Mac Miller's 'My Favorite Part' Will Make You Feel Like A Third Wheel|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2930282/ariana-grande-mac-miller-my-favorite-part/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910125354/http://www.mtv.com/news/2930282/ariana-grande-mac-miller-my-favorite-part/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2016|publisher=MTV News|access-date=September 14, 2016|date=September 9, 2016}} Miller and Grande were in a relationship when "My Favorite Part" was released, but the song had been written before it began, according to Miller.{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Raha|url=https://people.com/celebrity/mac-miller-on-how-his-friendship-with-ariana-grande-evolved-into-more/|title=Mac Miller on How His Friendship with Ariana Grande Evolved Into More: 'Everything Just Happened Organically'|date=September 13, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2019|work=People}}
Music video
On December 12, 2016, Miller released a music video for "My Favorite Part", directed by _p.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.25458/title.mac-miller-fawns-over-ariana-grande-in-my-favorite-part-duet|title=Mac Miller Fawns Over Ariana Grande In "My Favorite Part" Duet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521024229/https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.25458/title.mac-miller-fawns-over-ariana-grande-in-my-favorite-part-duet|archive-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=February 28, 2019|website=HipHopDX}} In the video, Grande enters her apartment complex in pouring rain and is helped by Miller when she drops her groceries. They enter their rooms and gaze at the wall that separates them, while reeling over their emotions for each other. After rain leaks inside, Miller visits Grande and she pulls him into her room.{{cite magazine|last=Spanos|first=Brittany |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-mac-miller-ariana-grandes-steamy-my-favorite-part-video-116567/|title=Watch Mac Miller, Ariana Grande's Steamy 'My Favorite Part' Video|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Elizabeth|first=De|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/my-favorite-part-ariana-grande-mac-miller-music-video|title=Watch the 'My Favorite Part' Music Video With Mac Miller and Ariana Grande|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2019|work=Teen Vogue}}
Live performances
Miller and Grande performed the song on a concert special for Audience Network, which aired on September 30, 2016.{{cite magazine|last=Blake|first=Liza|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7511079/mac-miller-divine-feminine-att-audience-network-concert-ariana-grande-ceelo|title=Mac Miller Talks 'Divine Feminine,' Performs Full Album With Some Help From Ariana Grande & CeeLo for Concert Series|date=September 15, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2019|magazine=Billboard}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2016-09-16|title=NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2016}}
| 3 |
| scope="row"| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Mac Miller|chart=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} | title=Mac Miller – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | magazine=Billboard | access-date=September 20, 2016}}
| 2 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Mac Miller feat. Ariana Grande|title=My Favorite Part|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2024|access-date=November 20, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Mac Miller feat. Ariana Grande|title=My Favorite Part|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=September 23, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Mac Miller ft Ariana Grande|title=My Favorite Part|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|id=19582-6603-1|access-date=January 6, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=MAC MILLER, ARIANA GRANDE|title=My Favorite Part|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2024|access-date=December 11, 2024}}
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References
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