:lol: random.org so close to giving me my favourite! Alas, it's instead my turn tomorrow with #3. Anyway, I'm so pleased that 'God is a woman' is as high as 4th as the trio above it is truly unstoppable. That average as well :wub: the 1-2 punch of 'no tears...' and 'God is a woman' truly took my stanning of Ariana up a notch. I still cannot believe that I didn't see the fuss with 'God is a woman' on first listen though... eventually it crept up so much that it became one of my favourite songs of 2018 and my Ari favourite overall <3 I love that she fused the worlds of pop and trap music together so effortlessly. The whole package is so empowering, it's fitting that you should link the VMAs performance as that is a stellar example of apt girl power visuals. Her best TV performance ever for me. The video is incredible too!

The screaming gopher is the best part of the video tho xx

God is a woman is outstanding. Absolutely euphoric and just an absolute joy to listen to. Her performance of it, as has already been said, is iconic! SO good!

 

I'm gonna predict:

 

03. Into You

02. One Last Time

01. no tears left to cry

 

But I bet there's not much in it at all and they can literally be in any order!

A predictable but correct top three! :wub: Couldn't even begin to call the order though.

The screaming gopher is the best part of the video tho xx

 

The video is perfect though (apart from the screaming beaver).

 

 

Can't believe I didn't mention the video. I did mean too. :lol:

 

Iconic.

 

Can confirm top 3 is pretty close, the results are all amazing good and rightfully so. I completely agree with this top 3. :wub:

Yessssss at those finishing top 5.

 

I’d actually probably put them the other way around now I think breathin has overtook God is a woman but I’d still easily say the sweetener trio are her best three releases.

 

God is a woman is her best video too.

 

Into You deserved 5th place but not top 3 x

Can't really argue with that top 3!

 

GIAW is truly excellent though, I suppose in a way I appreciate that it got overshadowed by a lot of her recent, more omnipresent hits that it didn't suffer from overplay. I still have no idea what that screaming gopher in the video is about though. :lol:

 

3 9.71 One Last Time

Highest: Jonjo, Wall, Tawdry Hepburn, SamJudd, JosephStyles, SevenSeize, Jack + coi (11), Jordan Lee, Nick F1, Juliano, Cqmerqn, Cameron, Jade, LewisGT, Riser, dan.G, HausofKubrick + Jay (10) / Lowest: George.keh + Jupiter (7), Josh (7.5)

 

Finishing with a bronze medal is 'One Last Time'! Yes, a song that received a whopping 8 11s did not manage to even place in the top 2 of this rate :o That is a testament to how adored the entire top 3 is on BuzzJack. The average from 'God is a Woman' to 'One Last Time' has swiftly jumped from 9.09 to 9.71, so we're looking at some really high averages now. This has always been a popular song on this forum, as members were calling for it to be a single back in 2014 before it ever was. Fast forward to 2015 and the fans got their wish. This was released as the eventual fifth (!) single (when including 'Bang Bang' as ever) from Ariana's sophomore album 'My Everything' and the best was saved for last - as it's outlasted all the singles that came before it in this rate. We have representation from 'My Everything', 'Dangerous Woman' and 'Sweetener' in this top 3.

 

'One Last Time' initially found moderate success as it reached #13 in the U.S. and #24 in the U.K. This was an improvement on the performance of 'Love Me Harder' in the United Kingdom, as that of course stalled outside of the top 40 here. However, tragic circumstances would result in a huge second wind for 'One Last Time'. 22 people who attended Ariana's 'Dangerous Woman' tour at Manchester Arena on 22nd May 2017 sadly lost their lives to a bombing attack. The world was truly shaken by this event and turned to songs like 'One Last Time' and 'Don't Look Back In Anger' for comfort during such traumatic times. 'One Last Time', originally a song about reuniting with a lover for one last time even though they've moved on, took on a completely new meaning as the nation felt a unifying connection to it. This newfound appreciation for 'One Last Time' saw the song skyrocketing in the chart and as a result it achieved a brand new peak of #2. It is Ariana's best-selling song in the United Kingdom now.

 

At just 23-years-old, Ariana's world was turned upside down by the loss of these 22 fans. I cannot even imagine how difficult something like that must have been to process, but Ariana swiftly wanted to help, therefore 'One Last Time' was released as a charity single and she arranged the 'One Love Manchester' benefit concert that was watched by millions. This all happened just a couple of weeks after the dreadful day. What a woman. She performed an emotional rendition of 'One Last Time' just before rounding off the night with 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'. A stunning 1-2 punch for sure.

 

'One Last Time' is a more dance-leaning song from 'My Everything'. It's not as in-your-face as 'Break Free' but it's certainly powerful. It has become a signature Ariana song and has received universal praise in this rate, with no scores lower than 7 and a plethora of 11s and 10s. The video is generally not quite as raved about though, with fans arguing that the song deserved better visuals. I personally agree and found the 'My Everything' era a letdown in general for music videos. The visuals are eerie for a couple of reasons though - as they depict a disaster (in this case a comet crashing to the ground) that results in impending panic. So this can be connected with the harrowing events of May 2017 or even right now, as we experience panic-fuelled actions in the midst of a pandemic. On a lighter note, the video stars Ariana's Victorious co-stars Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett. The former appears as a voice-over and the latter plays Ariana's love interest. The single was released around the time of Victorious' 5th anniversary and now we're approaching 10 years - time flies. 5 years later and 'One Last Time' remains a special song for fans around the world. A 9.71 average is an incredible performance in this rate!

 

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I always appreciated 'One Last Time' but those awful circumstances really shone a light on how special it truly was for me. I have so much love for it :wub:

Oh wow. If there's anything I woulda guessed, I know I said "I could see any order" I didn't envision OLT in 3rd. :lol: It was 1st or 2nd with the other 2 being either way! LMAO.

 

An absolutely, stunningly beautiful track. It's always been my favourite from My Everything. It got to a point in the campaign where I was devastated that it looked like it wasn't going to be a single, but to see it announced as the 5th single and end up with the original run it did, I was amazed and so pleased. But then the tragedy happened and brought a whole new meaning to the song and it's a firm top 10 of all time for me. Absolutely gorgeous track. I'm not even angry it didn't win as the other 2 tracks are outstanding in their own rights!

One Last Time obviously has obviously received a totally new meaning in the past few years. Being able to witness it live at One Love Manchester was such a beautiful and emotional moment.

 

I was expecting it to come second but third is still a great result :wub:

I wasn't originally that keen on 'One Last Time' when it first came out but it definitely grew on me after the Manchester tragedy giving it new meaning. Happy that it is 3rd out of this top 3 though - now hoping for 'no tears left to cry' to get the win x

Can you imagine if that had never been a single like was looking possible for some time?

One Last Time! :wub: :wub: :wub: Amazing average but gutted it didn't win.

Yass at one of my low scores actually having some effect :D

 

I still don't particularly enjoy One Last Time. I got the sentiment behind it but thought the lyrics of it were particularly insensitive to release in tribute to a tragedy in which people will literally never come home 'one last time'.

I still don't particularly enjoy One Last Time. I got the sentiment behind it but thought the lyrics of it were particularly insensitive to release in tribute to a tragedy in which people will literally never come home 'one last time'.

I took it to mean just wishing you could see the person one more time, surely that's typical to say about anyone who passes? Either way, the song becoming a tribute just kind of happened on its own, it was never intended as such :P

 

Such a beautiful song! I knew from first listen it should be a single, it sort of has this Disney vibe about it that I love.

 

Very close between these top contenders! What an iconic discography this woman has. :wub:

Into You can’t win this outright. It’s a bop but not her overall best.

To be honest, I think any of the top 3 could make equally deserving winners here.

 

2 9.84 Into You

Highest: blacksquare, George.keh, RobBot, Jay (11), Jonjo, Jordan Lee, Wall, Tawdry Hepburn, Nick F1, Juliano, Cameron, SamJudd, Jupiter, LewisGT, JosephStyles, Riser, SevenSeize, Jack, coi, HausofKubrick, HarryEzra (10) / Lowest: dan.G (8)

 

This post of course technically reveals the winner, but let's hold fire on discussion for the stunning no tears left to cry for now and discuss our fabulous runner-up. Into You was released as the second single from Dangerous Woman, and it was instantly lauded by critics and fans alike. The song marries pop with dance elements, notably EDM and house music, with possible references to A Little Less Conversation and Touch My Body found in the chorus. The track received critical acclaim, and became a global hit - peaking at #14 in the UK and #13 in the US. While those peaks may look disapointing, it's actually "sold" over 1.2m units in the UK - that's an insane figure for a song that missed the top 10! It's easily cemented itself as a fan favourite and it's shown extremely clearly in the scores you guys gave the track - just look at all those 10s and 11s, and nothing below an 8! It says it all that a score of 9.84 still can't even win...!

'Into You' is a stormer of a pop song! :heart: It's not actually my favourite from 'Dangerous Woman' (that honour goes to 'Greedy') but I do think it's my favourite single from the album. Hilarious that my score of 9 actually seems low in amongst that line-up of scores :lol: and it didn't even win!