tbh it amazes me how Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” blew up or ended up being a massive success because based on how it was released, you could tell it was an accidental hit or it wasn’t intended to be a hit. first, it was released on a Saturday evening, which no artists ever do, because it’s textbook 101 to release songs on Friday midnight, which is when the charts reset. sure Ariana released it at the same time Pete’s SNL episode aired but this was just for the execution. Ari put herself at a disadvantage since she lost a day of streams and sales for it. and yeah she intended this just to be her love letter to her exes and herself. second, it only got a lyric video and it didn’t have any radio deals. in fact, Breathing, was intended to be the single her label would promote or what they intended to chart since it got a music video too. it was also her most poppy record from Sweetener. but then after Thank U Next got released, it spurred so many memes, it was a streaming giant that it surpassed Ed Sheeran and Drake’s streams in like the first few days, and then it eventually debuted at #1 in the Hot 100 not only making it her first overdue #1 but also the first #1 debut by a female artist in years since the last song that did that was Adele’s “Hello” in 2015. it broke records left and right with ONLY the single and A LYRIC VIDEO. not even a music video because like most songs that debuted at #1 had a video with it. and i’m glad that they followed suit by filming a music video that was inspired visually by a culmination of movies that greatly impacted pop culture plus having a star-studded cast.. fast forward, it broke the record for most views in 24 hours with 55m and eventually fastest to get to 100m views.. like i bet Ariana mustve been really overwhelmed and in disbelief. cause for years, she and her camp have been trying real hard for her to have a huge break but she and her team achieved this when they least expected it. like she’s really been through alot and i bet she is just cherishing every moment of this success. legit Ariana is on top of the world right now and is the talk 24/7. she just dismantled the pop patriarchy and did it with unconventional methods. not to mention, the message of Thank U Next is so refreshing since it talks about her exes in a positive light and this experience as her taking the high road. so yeah, she deserves all the success she is getting. thank u for coming to my TEDtalk, next
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