Grande's second studio album, My Everything (2014), continued the pop-R&B sound of its predecessor and incorporated EDM elements. It topped the Billboard 200 and featured four US top-ten singles: "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang", and "Love Me Harder" featuring The Weeknd, the most of any artist that year. Grande's pop-R&B styles extended on her third studio album, Dangerous Woman (2016), which was her first of three consecutive number-one albums in the UK, and spawned top ten hits such as the Grammy nominated title track and "Side to Side".
On her next two albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019), Grande experimented with trap while maintaining her characteristic pop-R&B tones; being projects with her most creative control yet and showing a more personal and vulnerable side, both debuted at number one in several countries and were acclaimed by music critics. The former won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and spawned the international top three hit "No Tears Left to Cry", while the latter broke several streaming records. Grande became the first solo artist to hold the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously when "7 Rings", "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" and "Thank U, Next" did so in 2019. She is also the first artist to have the lead singles from each of their first six studio albums debut within the top ten in the US.
Grande released her sixth studio album, Positions (2020) with its lead single, "Positions" debuting at number one in the US and the UK simultaneously. The song became her third number one hit in the US following "Stuck With U" in collaboration with Justin Bieber and "Rain On Me", also in collaboration with Lady Gaga. A deluxe version of Positions was released in February 2021, with four new songs and a remix of "34+35" featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion. The remix helped the song peak at number two, the highest-charting song credited to three or more female soloist since 2001 when "Lady Marmalade" performed by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, P!nk, and Lil Kim peaked at number one. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming her fifth album to do so. In April 2021, a remix of The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears" was released featuring Grande. The song reached number one in both the US Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. It spent a total of 69 weeks in the US charts, becoming one of the ten longest-running songs in that chart since its publication.
In November 2021, it was announced that Grande would star in the two-part film adaptation of the musical Wicked. The first movie is set to release on November 22nd, 2024.
Ariana Grande’s highly anticipated seventh studio album “eternal sunshine" was released on March 8th, 2024. The title is a reference to one of her favourite films, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” which stars Jim Carrey. The album is a concept album inspired by the events of the film. The lead single “yes, and?" was released on January 12, 2024 and debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. eternal sunshine had a debut at #1 on the Global Spotify charts and on the Billboard 200. The album's 2nd single “we can't be friends (wait for your love)" also debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. During this album cycle, she collaborated with Mariah Carey, Brandy, Monica, Charli XCX, and Troye Sivan on various remixes.
Grande has received various accolades, including two Grammy Awards, ten VMAs, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards. All seven of Grande's full-length albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA. Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Having amassed 98 billion streams globally as of 2021, Grande is one of the most-streamed artists of all time and became the first female artist to surpass 90 billion streams. She was the most-streamed female artist of the 2010s decade on Spotify and Apple Music, and was the only female artist to reach 3 billion total streams on the latter as of 2019. In 2024, Grande became the first artist to have five albums with multiple songs over a billion streams on Spotify. She is the only artist to debut the lead single from all their studio albums in the Top 10 of the Hot 100. Her signature ponytail hairstyle has become an iconic piece of pop culture iconography. In October 2024, she was named the 9th greatest pop star of the 21st Century by Billboard and was the newest artist on the list. In February 2019, she became the most followed woman on Instagram. Forbes ranked her amongst the highest-paid celebrities in 2019, and Time named Grande as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 and 2019. Billboard recognized her as the "Woman of the Year" in 2018. Her song "Thank U, Next" was in Rolling Stone's 2021 revision of their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2023, the magazine included Grande among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Recording artists who have cited Grande as an influence or inspiration include Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Lana Del Rey, Bryson Tiller, Charlie Puth, Sufjan Stevens, Troye Sivan, Zara Larsson, Tate McRae, Madison Beer, Jung Kook, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Giselle of aespa, and Meghan Trainor.
Higher
Ariana Grande Lyrics
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Tryna find the end
Bumped into this shy guy
While chillin' with my friends
He's eyein' me
Sizin' me
Makes my body weak
It's only been a minute
Since you came in
And changed my life
When I get around you
I feel this
Spark ignite
[Chorus: x2]
I got that fire
You got me open
You dig it deeper
We take it higher
Crazy, what we're doin'
Livin' let it go (go, go)
Ridin' havn' good times and
No one has to know
He's eyein' me
Sizin' me
Makes my body weak
He's bringin' out the freak in me
It's only been a minute
Since you came in
And changed my life
When I get around you
I feel this
Spark ignite
[Chorus: x2]
I got that fire
You got me open
You dig it deeper
We take it higher
We got that jam
Make them dance
Make them lose their minds
(Ooohhh ummmm hmhm)
We got that jam
Make them dance
Make them lose their minds
(Oh yeah)
We got that jam
Make them dance
Make them lose their minds
(Uh huh)
We got that jam
Make them dance
Make them lose their minds
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus x4]
The lyrics of Ariana Grande's song Higher describe a feeling of being caught off guard and utterly changed by the presence of someone in the singer's life. The singer has been searching for a sense of fulfillment, running around in circles trying to find the end, but it is only when she encounters the "shy guy" that her life changes. The way he looks at her makes her feel weak and brings out a side of her that she describes as a "freak." The song describes the early stages of a relationship, where everything feels electric and new. The chorus of the song is about the intoxicating feeling of being around this person, who has opened the singer up in a way that feels like a spark igniting within her.
The lyrics of the song are sensual and suggest a sexual awakening in the singer. There is a sense of wild abandon and a willingness to let go and lose oneself in the experience of being with this person. The repetition of the lines "We take it higher" and "Make them lose their minds" emphasizes the intensity of the singer's feelings and suggests that this relationship is something that is all-consuming and transformative. The overall effect of the lyrics is to create a feeling of joyful release, a sense of being swept up in something bigger and more powerful than oneself.
Line by Line Meaning
Been runnin' round in circles
I have been going in circles, trying to find an end.
Tryna find the end
I am attempting to find a conclusion.
Bumped into this shy guy
I met a reserved man unexpectedly.
While chillin' with my friends
While I was relaxing with my buddies.
He's eyein' me
He is looking at me intensely.
Sizin' me
He is evaluating me.
Makes my body weak
He weakens me physically.
He's bringin' out the freak in me
He is eliciting a wild side of me.
It's only been a minute
A short amount of time has passed.
Since you came in
Since you arrived.
And changed my life
You had a significant impact on my life.
When I get around you
When I am near you.
I feel this
I experience a
Spark ignite
A sudden flame ignites in me.
I got that fire
I feel passionate.
You got me open
You have my attention.
You dig it deeper
You intensify my passion.
We take it higher
We elevate our situation.
Crazy, what we're doin'
Our actions are irrational.
Livin' let it go (go, go)
We are living in the moment.
Ridin' havn' good times and
We are having fun and enjoying the ride.
No one has to know
We can keep our actions a secret.
We got that jam
We have good music.
Make them dance
We make people dance.
Make them lose their minds
We cause people to lose control.
Contributed by Cooper C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ailenealvarado7573
Lyrics guys😂:
Been round n' round in circles
Tryna find the end
Bumped into this shy guy
While chillin' with my friends
[Bridge:]
He's eyein' me
Sizin' me
Makes my body weak
He's bringin' out the freak in me
Only been a minute
Since you came in
And changed my life
When I get around you
I fell this
Spark ignite
[Chorus: x2]
I got that fire
You got me open
You dig it deeper
We take it higher
Crazy, what we're doin'
Livin' let it go (go, go)
Ridin' havn' good times and
No one has to know
He's eyen' me his eyes on me,
Makes my body weak
He's bringn' out the freak in me
[Bridge]
[Chorus x2]
We got that jam, make them
Dance, make them lose their minds
(Ooohhh ummmm hmhm)
We got that jam, make them
Dance, make them lose their minds
(Oh yeah)
We got that jam, make them
Dance, make them lose their minds
(Uh huh)
We got that jam, make them
Dance, make them lose their minds
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus x4]
@swishboompow
Everyone is worrying about the meaning of her lyrics while i'm over here amazed how good her voice was at this age and how much it progressed over time to her amazing voice right now.
@gamestrop3090
Omg they leaked the song she wa stalking about on Twitter !!?!?
@Chiffawndue
She was classical trained from a young age.
@cmonkaratechamp533
raghad are you kidding??? she was literally on broadway when she was 14, no one makes it onto broadway “without training”
@trueboca3461
She should sing this in the sweetner tour
@mileswhsbasketball
I feel it
@jadeanahera582
and i oop-
@maja_1786
YASSS
@wowpoopstaylorsversion3267
She did in the Honeymoon tour
@maja_1786
@@wowpoopstaylorsversion3267 I've found on YT from the Listening Sessions.