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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Ariana Grande _ imagine • Promotional Single
Posted by: 🎄Cqmerqn🎄 11th December 2018, 10:15 PM
Out Thursday!
Posted by: Glühbotchia 11th December 2018, 10:19 PM
Ariana coming for Christmas #1 and Christmas #2
Posted by: Wreatheo 11th December 2018, 11:03 PM
Ugh, her mind
Can't wait to hear this!
Posted by: jakewild 11th December 2018, 11:08 PM
gimme gimme
Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 12th December 2018, 11:49 AM
So with Ariana Grande releasing 'Imagine' on Thurs/Fri will it have a huge streaming impact matching thank you, next or was it just because of the initial hype around her and her very public ex's?
I reckon it'll come straight into the top 5 on Spotify and that's without even hearing it!
Posted by: SweetButJonjo👻 12th December 2018, 12:12 PM
Nah. The hype is still very much there. Her first day streams were literally people anticipating it. No one knew the the song would be about her exes did they? She did this all on her own *.*
I doubt it'll do the numbers TUN did, but I think an easy 700k+ streams in day one will be possible.
Posted by: SweetButJonjo👻 12th December 2018, 12:12 PM
We need to give Santa Tell Me Christmas #3 too!!!
P.s. can someone merge the two topics lmao. I moved one from pop forum.
Posted by: Ezra's Elf 12th December 2018, 01:09 PM
Can't wait to hear this!!
Posted by: jakewild 12th December 2018, 02:23 PM
yes pls
Posted by: DexTheHalls 14th December 2018, 05:29 AM
Posted by: KWEEN_DEE 14th December 2018, 06:19 AM
She’s gone from “shut up & kiss me” on ‘better left unsaid’ to “kiss me and take off your clothes”. Love it.
Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 14th December 2018, 08:13 AM
It sounds like such an album filler track.
It’s going to be huge but I could have easily seen this as a low track from Sweetner.
Posted by: blacksquare 14th December 2018, 08:38 AM
That outro and whistle. Beautiful
Posted by: Glühbotchia 14th December 2018, 09:09 AM
Simply incredible
That whistle note *.*
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 14th December 2018, 09:21 AM
Meh
(Thank U) Next!
Posted by: Juliano 14th December 2018, 09:57 AM
It's great but not a favourite of mine as of yet, sure it will grow on me after a few listens.
Posted by: LewisGT 14th December 2018, 12:16 PM
It’s so smooth, I’m loving it. Although maybe not to the same extent as Thank U, Next.
Posted by: Lee_J11 14th December 2018, 01:00 PM
God it’s so dull. like a shit Sweetener album track 
Posted by: Jordan Lee 14th December 2018, 01:03 PM
On first listen I like this much more than I did thank u, next
Her voice in the last half is one of the best she’s ever sounded.
Posted by: jakewild 14th December 2018, 02:51 PM
this is doing absolutely nothing for me
Posted by: Blond 2.0 14th December 2018, 03:20 PM
Wow this song is a mood
Posted by: troylovesmusic 14th December 2018, 04:07 PM
LOVE this such a vibe and she’s singing her face off towards the end !
Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 14th December 2018, 04:49 PM
It’s terrible! I’ve tried to get into it but it’s like a cast off Sweetener track for sure.
Posted by: 🎄Cqmerqn🎄 15th December 2018, 12:37 PM
I doubt it'll do the numbers TUN did, but I think an easy 700k+ streams in day one will be possible.
‘Only’ 328k
Posted by: Liаm 15th December 2018, 12:45 PM
I'm not sure it's a single and I can't see myself going back to it as much as Thank U, Next but it's stunning, her voice is so on point - the whistle notes
Posted by: Juliano 16th December 2018, 02:10 PM
Already growing on me!
Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 16th December 2018, 10:39 PM
Still not a fan
It's nice but I'm finding alot of her songs seem really samey especially with Sweetner by far her worst album for me 
Posted by: Juliano 17th December 2018, 04:55 PM
I don't think this is the official second single anyway, just a promo.
Posted by: CodySleighBell-y 17th December 2018, 05:20 PM
I MISSED HER WHISTLE NOTES
Posted by: Wreatheo 19th December 2018, 11:16 PM
First live performance from Fallon and she really doesn't sound very good 🙁 She must be ill or something because I've never heard her sound that bad. The whistle notes (which I love in the studio version) are definitely mimed, hence why there are no close ups during them
I do like it as a song though! It's nowhere near as bad as the worst tracks on 'Sweetener', I'd compare it more to a bonus track on 'Dangerous Woman' that I wouldn't skip but wouldn't seek out on its own
I'm very impressed that it looks set to debut in the top 10 on Friday though, it will be her fifth single to debut there this year if it manages it!
Posted by: troylovesmusic 19th December 2018, 11:41 PM
I do like it as a song though! It's nowhere near as bad as the worst tracks on 'Sweetener', I'd compare it more to a bonus track on 'Dangerous Woman' that I wouldn't skip but wouldn't seek out on its own
I'm very impressed that it looks set to debut in the top 10 on Friday though, it will be her fifth single to debut there this year if it manages it!
I thought she sounded AMAZING and the whistle notes sounded live to me ! Was a great performance.
Posted by: liamk97 19th December 2018, 11:45 PM
Not really sold on the song itself but I don't think that was a bad performance at all, either! I suppose those whistle notes could have been mimed but I really couldn't blame her for that.
Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 20th December 2018, 10:11 PM
She looks sad. She's had such a hard couple of years yet keeps on going.
Hoping single number 2 is a banger.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 7th February 2019, 06:07 PM
I adore this now one of her all time best for me. I just get it. 
The most instant of the thank u, next pre album tracks for me
Posted by: Jordan Lee 23rd March 2019, 10:41 PM
Silver certified in UK.
Posted by: Slade 13th December 2019, 11:18 AM
This is featured at #22 on Slant Magazine's '50 Best Songs of 2019' list 
(thanks Liam for pointing me in the direction of this list with your recent posts!)
I was hoping that Ari would pop up at some point while I was scrolling through but wasn't expecting it to be with this, an interesting choice. 'imagine' was a real grower for me, I couldn't deny that power combo of orchestral build-up and whistle notes for too long. It really is lovely
Posted by: December Dong 13th December 2019, 10:05 PM
It's such a Christmassy song too!
Posted by: Jordan Lee 13th December 2019, 10:52 PM
imagine is one of her very best for me tbh.
At the time it was released I remember preferring it to the actual singles from that album and in some ways I think I still do. Vocally it’s one of her very best tracks. I love it.
Posted by: Slade 15th December 2019, 03:47 PM
Just noticed that it's been a year since this came out also!
