A Dangerous Liaison

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"A Dangerous Liaison"
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by Moodring
from the album Mood Swings
Released February 8 2010
Format CD
Recorded 2009
Genre R&B, Pop
Length
Label None
Writer Moodring
Producer Moodring
Chart position 9
Certification None
Additional artwork
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CD2 Cover
Moodring chronology
Alive
(2009)
A Dangerous Liaison
(2010)
Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)
(2010)

"A Dangerous Liaison" is a song written by Moodring. It was released as the band's second single on 8 Febuary 2010 and peaked at #9. It was the first single to feature L'mondrea Brown. The R&B song tells the tale of a cheating lover, the women involved finding out about eachother and how they react to the situation.

Background[edit | edit source]

"A Dangerous Liaison" was written by Bre Washington, Cassie Garcia and Mia Rose in February 2009 and was originally slated for a Summer release. However due to a combination of Bre Washington's pregnancy and Mia Rose leaving the band, the single was pushed back until February 2010, by this time new member L'mondrea Brown had settled in. The song was one of the first songs that the original lineup of Moodring wrote together and was chosen to be the debut single proper even before Alive was released. The song's sound has been compared to Before The Goodbye by Britney Spears but with more of an R&B edge. The song is a simple revenge song, where a cheating lover is exposed.

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Moodring announced the single on 8 January 2010, gaining it's first radio airplay on 18 January. The song gained positive reviews from both critics and established artists although the revealed artwork was criticised, so was reprinted to give the band a sharper, cleaner image. It also bore Moodring's new official logo.


Music video[edit | edit source]

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Bre spotting her lover in the video

The world premiere of the music video for "A Dangerous Liaison" was on 23 January 2010. The band were criticised for leaving it until two weeks before the single release but the band funded the whole project themselves. The video was directed by Cassie Garcia's brother Alejandro who also starred as the male antagonist. Just Ginger also had a role as one of the "Girlfriends" in the video. The general storyline of the video follows the three members of Moodring spotting their lover with eachother and teaming up with Just Ginger in a successful plot to expose him. Sadly the video did not receive much attention and was hardly requested on music video channels despite rave reviews of the single.

Track listing[edit | edit source]

CD1
  1. A Dangerous Liaison
  2. Crazy No More
  3. Alive (L'mondrea Mix)
CD2
  1. A Dangerous Liaison (Darling Violetta's Cruel Intentions Mix)
  2. A Dangerous Liaison (Kirby vs. Valmont et Cecile Mix)
  3. A Dangerous Liaison (G+J's VD is for Everyone Mix)
  4. A Dangerous Liaison (Butterscotch's Deep F**k Mix)
  5. A Dangerous Liaison (Official Video)
Promo CD
  1. A Dangerous Liaison

Credits[edit | edit source]

Artwork[edit | edit source]

Chart performance[edit | edit source]

Charts Positions Sales Certifications
URAPS Top 40 Singles 9 128,047 Silver
URAPS Downloads Chart 7
URAPS Top 40 Airplay 21
Chart Run - Urapostar Single Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Position 9 11 17 21 28 29 40 40 33

"A Dangerous Liaison" entered the charts at number 9 on 14 February 2010, making it the band's highest charting single to date. It sold 35,426 copies in its first week. The single fell to number 11 in its second week with sales of 27,893 copies. "A Dangerous Liaison" has sold 128,047 copies to date and spent 9 weeks in the top 40. The song debuted at number 30 on the Urapopstar Airplay 40 on 7 February 2010. It peaked at 21 on 28 February 2010 and has so far spent 9 weeks on the chart. Finally, "A Dangerous Liaison" entered the download chart on 7 February 2010 at number 11. It rose to number 7 for its second and final week.

Cover Versions[edit | edit source]

Beau Aberjide covered the song for Uraps Idol 11 presents... Encore. He also performed the song on Uraps Idol 11, and performed Shackles (Praise You) with the girls on the finale show. Becca Hayworth covered the song for a performance on WALK-FM. Sinopia Skies performed the track on Uraps Idol: Second Chance.


Moodring
Members Bre Washington · Cassie Garcia · L'mondrea Brown
Mood Swings Alive · A Dangerous Liaison · Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) · Dirty Dirty · I Know That I'm Sexy (Don't Tell Me)/Gonna Make You Beg · Fantasy · Loving Me To Death · Heart Of The Matter
Soul Broken · Burn · Diamond Tears
International Singles Stars · Alive · This Time
Featured Singles Nothing Of Me (Kwamé Remix) · Ain't No Mountain Hai Enough
Tours Fusion: Live · The Soul Tour