7 Rings

7 Rings by Ariana Grande
General information
Artist	Ariana Grande
Release date	January 18, 2019
Recorded	October 2018
Genre	R&B, trap-pop
Length	2:58
Album	Thank U, Next
Label	Republic Records
Songwriter(s)	Ariana Grande, Charles Anderson, Kimberly Krysiuk, Michael Foster, Njomza Vitia, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rogers, Tayla Parx, Tommy Brown, Victoria Monét
Producer(s)	Tommy Brown, Charles Anderson, Michael Foster
s chronology
Previous	"Thank U, Next"
Current	"7 Rings"
Thank U, Next track list
"In My Head"
"7 Rings"
"Thank U, Next"
Music video

"7 Rings" (stylized in all lowercase) is the second single from Ariana Grande's upcoming fifth studio album, Thank U, Next. It was released on January 18, 2019, through Republic Records.

Grande described the song as a "friendship anthem" that "evolves" from previous single "Thank U, Next", while embracing a new chapter. She opens up about how her break-up with comedian Pete Davidson led her to treating her friends to a shopping spree where she bought seven matching friendship rings for her and her friends.

Background

Following the release of "Thank U, Next", a supposed track listing of the album was leaked which included "7 Rings". Grande hinted the song several times on her Instagram stories. The instrumental of the song was used in the trailer for the "Thank U, Next" music video.

The song was confirmed on December 1, 2018. Grande tweeted about the song idea: "Well, it was a pretty rough day in New York City. My friends took me to Tiffany's. We had too much champagne. I bought us all rings. It was very insane and funny. And on the way back to the studio, Njomza was like 'bitch, this gotta be a song lol'. So we wrote it that afternoon."

On January 3, 2019, Grande confirmed on Twitter that the song would be the second single from Thank U, Next. The song's release date and cover art were revealed on January 10, 2019.

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number one on the worldwide iTunes chart following its release. It also debuted at number six and later reached number one on the US iTunes chart. The song gained by 8,55 million stream in its first 24 hours on Spotifyl globally.

The song reached at number one in Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden and the Unite Kingdom. It debuted at number four in Netherlands and Germany, and at number five in Belgium and Italy.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and was shot early January 2019. A 14-second teaser of the video was released on January 14, 2019. It was released along with the song on January 18, 2019.

Grande's best friends including Alexa Luria, Courtney Chipolone, Victoria Monét, Njomza and Tayla Parx make an appearance in the music video. Toulouse also appears.

Billboard named the music video as Grande's fifth best.

Gallery

“deep breaths, tight chest, life, death” To view the 7 Rings gallery, click here.

Videos

Ariana Grande - 7 rings (Audio)

Trivia

• This is Nonna Grande's favorite track from Thank U, Next, along with "Imagine" and "In My Head".

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yeah, breakfast at Tiffany's and bottles of bubbles
Girls with tattoos who like getting in trouble
Lashes and diamonds, ATM machines
Buy myself all of my favorite things (Yeah)
Been through some bad shit, I should be a sad bitch
Who woulda thought it'd turn me to a savage?
Rather be tied up with calls and not strings
Write my own checks like I write what I sing, yeah (Yeah)

[Pre-Chorus 1]
My wrist, stop watchin', my neck is flossin'
Make big deposits, my gloss is poppin'
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (Yeah)

[Chorus]
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (Yep)

[Verse 2]
Wearing a ring, but ain't gon' be no "Mrs."
Bought matching diamonds for six of my bitches
I'd rather spoil all my friends with my riches
Think retail therapy my new addiction
Whoever said money can't solve your problems
Must not have had enough money to solve 'em
They say, "Which one?" I say, "Nah, I want all of 'em"
Happiness is the same price as red-bottoms

[Pre-Chorus 2]
My smile is beamin', my skin is gleamin'
The way it shine, I know you've seen it (You've seen it)
I bought a crib just for the closet
Both his and hers, I want it, I got it, yeah

[Chorus]
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it (Baby)
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it (Oh yeah)
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (Yep)

[Verse 3]
Yeah, my receipts be lookin' like phone numbers
If it ain't money, then wrong number
Black card is my business card
The way it be settin' the tone for me
I don't mean to brag, but I be like, "Put it in the bag," yeah
When you see them racks, they stacked up like my ass, yeah
Shoot, go from the store to the booth
Make it all back in one loop, gimme the loot
Never mind, I got the juice
Nothing but net when we shoot
Look at my neck, look at my jet
Ain't got enough money to pay me respect
Ain't no budget when I'm on the set
If I like it, then that's what I get, yeah

[Chorus]
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it (Yeah)
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it (Oh yeah, yeah)
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (Yep)