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Posted by: Jade 19th January 2024, 09:07 AM

It's been three years since the last opportunity to do this and 'yes, and?' has now been in our lives for a week. How does it stack up against her other lead singles for you?

The Way (feat. Mac Miller)
Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
Dangerous Woman
no tears left to cry
thank u, next
positions
yes, and?

Posted by: Jade 19th January 2024, 09:10 AM

For me at the moment...

01. no tears left to cry
02. Dangerous Woman
03. yes, and?
04. thank u, next
05. positions
06. The Way
07. Problem

'no tears left to cry' is one of the best pop songs of the 2010s for me so a very high bar. At the bottom, I did really like 'Problem' at the time but I think it has aged the worst out of her leads so far. On the flip side, I appreciate 'thank u, next' way more now than I did when it first came out, particularly lyrically. Time will tell how 'yes, and?' moves around but for now that feels about right, my favourite lead of hers since sweetener.

Posted by: Danuary 19th January 2024, 09:36 AM

1 no tears left to cry
yes and
problem
dangerous women
thank u next
positions
the way

Posted by: Jessie Where 19th January 2024, 10:02 AM

1. No Tears Left to Cry
2. Problem
3. Dangerous Woman
4. Yes, and?
5. Thank U, Next
6. The Way
7. Positions

I think the fact 'Problem' is so high perhaps shows I don't really rate her lead singles all that much.

I'd say the top 3 are really good, 4 + 5 are quite good and 6 + 7 really not good.

Posted by: Jord 19th January 2024, 10:52 AM

This was slightly tough in the middle section.

I’m in agreement that overall her leads aren’t necessarily her at her absolute best (nor are her #1s here in the UK but that’s another matter )

I think I’d probably say

1. no tears left to cry (stunning )

2. positions (This has held up really well and I prefer it now to in 2020)

3. Dangerous Woman (Underrated in terms of peak but feels like one of her most defining tracks now. The production style on this as a lead was rather bold as well)

4. thank u, next (A career definer for sure. I was another one who didn’t immediately click with this but I like it for what it is and the video is a moment)

5. The Way (I’ve always really liked it this!) The perfect launch for her. Robbed of a UK top 40 peak

6. Problem (I’m now beginning to enjoy this a lot more after finding it was overplayed in 2014. She’s topped it several times but it feels special that in the UK it’s her big breakthrough).

7. yes, and? (I don’t necessarily dislike it but I didn’t instantly enjoy it as much as others have on here and I probably wouldn’t have replayed it as much as I have across the last week had it been by anyone else. I’m hopeful there’ll be stronger tracks on the album.

Posted by: Sour Candy 19th January 2024, 11:34 AM

01. thank u, next
02. no tears left to cry
03. Dangerous Woman
04. positions
05. yes, and?
06. Problem
07. The Way (didn't even remember this lmao)

Posted by: Dobbo 19th January 2024, 12:50 PM

1 The Way (feat. Mac Miller)
2 no tears left to cry
3 yes, and?
4 Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
5 positions
6 thank u, next
7 Dangerous Woman

Really not keen on any of the bottom 4 so new one goes 3rd by default.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 19th January 2024, 03:41 PM

1. no tears left to cry
2. positions
3. yes, and?
4. thank u, next
5. The Way (feat. Mac Miller)
6. Dangerous Woman
7. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)

Posted by: JulianNial 19th January 2024, 04:42 PM

1. positions
2. no tears left to cry
3. yes, and?
4. thank u, next
5. Dangerous Woman
6. The Way
7. Problem

Posted by: Brer 19th January 2024, 09:31 PM

1 no tears left to cry
2 positions
3 yes, and?
4 The Way
5 Problem
6 thank u, next
7 Dangerous Woman

The top 2 are miles ahead of the rest but 'yes, and?' is a pretty comfortable 3rd. Her lead singles generally aren't the best stuff on her albums.

Posted by: JulianNial 19th January 2024, 10:58 PM

QUOTE(Brer @ Jan 19 2024, 09:31 PM)

Posted by: Roba. 20th January 2024, 03:01 AM

1. no tears left to cry
2. yes and?
3. positions
4. Dangerous Woman
5. Problem
6. thank u, next
7. The Way

not a fan of the last two, 3-5 are all fine but nothing more. yes and? is pretty good and 'no tears..' is a long way ahead of the rest. One of her stronger songs overall!

Posted by: blacksquare 20th January 2024, 09:03 AM

no tears left to cry
yes, and?
positions
thank u, next
Dangerous Woman
The Way (feat. Mac Miller)
Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)

I actually really like most of her leads — the last two less so, especially Problem

Posted by: John-James 20th January 2024, 09:25 AM

1. no tears left to cry
2. thank u, next
3. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
4. positions
5. Dangerous Woman
6. The Way (feat. Mac Miller)
7. yes, and?

Posted by: RobBot 20th January 2024, 09:35 AM

1. No Tears Left To Cry
2. yes, and?
3. thank u, next
4. Problem
5. Dangerous Woman
6. Positions
7. The Way

At a point of loving all 7 of these to be honest, and I switched 2 & 3 a few times so it might just be recency bias because I obsessed over TUN at the time too.

Posted by: Y'all Starlight 20th January 2024, 02:07 PM

1. thank u, next
2. no tears left to cry
3. positions
4. yes, and?
5. Dangerous Woman
6. The Way
7. Problem

The top three are absolute pop classics for me! 'No Tears Left To Cry' is absolutely stunning but I think I prefer 'thank u, next' a little bit more (naturally, I'm inclined to liking a more hip-hop/r&b-ish sound a lot). I also really love 'positions'! It's grown on me massively since its initial release 'yes, and?' is also excellent, maybe it'll grow on me even more in the coming months and years... I like 'Dangerous Woman' and 'The Way' is decent! Obviously 'Problem' has helped Ari to be where she is today but the song itself is terrible imo