Twitter stans saying this is her best music video ever though... it’s fun but let’s not forget about ‘no tears left to cry’, ‘God is a woman’ and ‘thank u, next’ in a hurry! The shooting hearts gave me serious ‘Break Free’ video flashbacks

It’s okay.. I’m underwhelmed though, reminds me of thank u, next wayyy too much..

Wanted something fresher from her, but it’s okay

I’m already loving this. I didn’t know what to expect from Social House but they sounded great and really helped alongside Ariana.

 

I’m not hearing the Thank U, Next comparisons though.

I can hear the thank u, next comparisons, the chords sound basically the same.

 

However it's got a different lighter 90s R&B vibe/beat, which I'm really liking on first listen. I can see it doing really well, a throwback summery sound and pretty instant for me.

Liking the song on first listen, not so keen on the video :lol: Break Free was definitely better at that sort of theme.

This is decent. It's nothing revolutionary and in all honesty i've realised with this release my excitement for her as an artist is sort of wavering with every release that is just... Ariana by numbers. Churning out similar sounding songs ad infinitum so frequently - give us some light and shade, some change of pace, some exciting build up idk. I'll still listen and enjoy this though don't get me wrong, but I hope the album shifts it up quite dramatically.

I like it but I definitely agree, I'm fed up of knowing pretty much exactly what I'll get from her! It's not identical to TUN or anything but it has too similar a vibe, it easily would have fit on that album. It's fine to have a sound as an artist, but with Dangerous Woman I really got Janet Jackson kind of vibes, taking risks but giving us great pop/R&B, this following TUN feels like a step back because it's just the same thing again. Maybe this is just a one-off single by itself though and isn't indicative of what we'll get next, fingers crossed!

Yeah I'm pretty sure this is just a standalone summer single that she had fun making with her friends! We have the 'Charlie's Angels' soundtrack coming this year which is already a whole lot more material. Every Ariana album sounds different to the last without veering too much off track, so I hope that trend will continue with the next album too.

 

('Dangerous Woman' was indeed the perfect mix of variety from her :wub:)

I like it more than I did thank u, next on first listen tbh.

 

I really hope this is just a stand alone single though. I really don’t want a new album from her tbh.

 

We’ve had two from her in less than a year so if we’re getting yet another one anytime soon then I’m really nervous. Not because of quality just i kinda want a break from her musically. I wouldn’t want a new album from her until at least summer 2020.

This is decent. It's nothing revolutionary and in all honesty i've realised with this release my excitement for her as an artist is sort of wavering with every release that is just... Ariana by numbers. Churning out similar sounding songs ad infinitum so frequently - give us some light and shade, some change of pace, some exciting build up idk. I'll still listen and enjoy this though don't get me wrong, but I hope the album shifts it up quite dramatically.

This! I'm glad I'm not the only one to think this. Just let the eras breathe! It kinda stops me from fully stanning her because it seems she throws everything out at once and gets bored and moves on. It comes across to me like there's little consideration to what the fans want. She's surely aware of the adoration the likes of 'Greedy', 'Breathin'', 'NASA'/'Bloodline'/'Bad Idea' receive yet we just seem to get what she wants and the rest of us have to deal with it. I understand artistic integrity and all that but none of that matters without your fans.

 

I'm aware this might come across a bit hyperbole and I've no doubt Ariana does care about her fans a great deal, but that's the way it comes across to me, intentionally or not.

I REALLY love the song! Hated Thank U, Next and i don’t get the comparison really. Best thing since No Tears Left to cry for me.

Yeah. I like it, but I'm also getting a bit bored of the "Ariana on auto-pilot" thing we're getting atm. It annoys me when Drake and Ed do the same and get massive hits out of it, so it's starting to grate on me with Ari too, which is a shame as I love her so much and didn't think I'd ever feel that way about her.

 

I just think it's a good song, it's just not very memorable and not something I'd return back to much.

 

Just give us 'Bloodline' as a single, take a good 7 months + off and come back with another pop'n'b smash and we're away.

 

I'm intrigued by the Charlie's Angels stuff though coz I feel it's gonna be quite a bit more pop than her recent stuff.

Twitter stans saying this is her best music video ever though... it’s fun but let’s not forget about ‘no tears left to cry’, ‘God is a woman’ and ‘thank u, next’ in a hurry! The shooting hearts gave me serious ‘Break Free’ video flashbacks

 

There's no way it's her best video! It's better than TUN for me, that one is a bit messy, but it'll take a lot to beat the God and Tears videos.

There's no way it's her best video! It's better than TUN for me, that one is a bit messy, but it'll take a lot to beat the God and Tears videos.

Yeah those two videos were just out of this world :wub:

 

I have been looping this in the background at work for about half an hour and it's definitely starting to grow a bit more now. I do still think it peaks with the first bridge though. Looking forward to hearing it in more of a summer setting like a warm day blasting out of the car (that's how Bon Appétit clicked for me :kink:)

Can she please ditch this awful distorted instrumental she seems to be loving. I also miss the songs that actually show off her vocals - 'breathin' has got to be the last one that she actually has to put effort into singing live.

I much prefer this to 'Thank U, Next'! And most of her recent stuff overall actually.

 

It has that early 00's R&B sound to it.

This is decent. It's nothing revolutionary and in all honesty i've realised with this release my excitement for her as an artist is sort of wavering with every release that is just... Ariana by numbers. Churning out similar sounding songs ad infinitum so frequently - give us some light and shade, some change of pace, some exciting build up idk. I'll still listen and enjoy this though don't get me wrong, but I hope the album shifts it up quite dramatically.

 

Pretty much this!

 

C'mon Ari, switch it up. It's getting very stale :(

I'm really liking this, even if it basically is thank u, next pt 2. Love the music video too!

Lyric video has now dropped as well:

 

 

(also you can buy 'boyfriend' on cassette, vinyl or CD on her website now)

This is so catchy and cool, love it!