Hi

HiSong by Ariana Grande
General information
Artist	Ariana Grande
Featured Artist	Victoria Monét (Writer's Reference Demo 1 & 2)
Leaked	March 27, 2023 (All Demos & Final) January 3, 2024 (Writer's Demo 1)
Recorded	April 30, 2015 - May 4, 2015 (Victoria Monét Writer's Demos 1 & 2) May 5, 2015 - October 14, 2015 (Ariana’s Demos & Final) (confirmed)
Studio	MXM Studios (Los Angeles, California) Wolf Cousins Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) Vietom Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Soul-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Hip-Hop, Ballad, Orchestral
Length	2:17 (Writer's Reference 1) 1:43 (Writer's Reference 2) 1:32 (Demo 3) 3:46 (Demo 4) 3:40 (Demo 5, 6, 7, 8 & Final)
Label	Republic Records
Album	Moonlight (Dangerous Woman) (Scrapped)
Songwriter(s)	Ariana Grande, Victoria Monét
Producer(s)	Tommy Brown, Victoria Monét, Peter Lee Johnson

"Hi" is an unreleased song by Ariana Grande that was intended for her third studio album, Dangerous Woman, at the time titled, Moonlight.

Background

Grande had showed off a tattoo with the same name as the song on June 13, 2015, but this was previously unknown as the song was unreleased.

On March 13, 2023, the first snippet was leaked. Another snippet leaked the next day. The full song leaked on March 27, 2023, alongside a set of other unreleased songs during the mass leak of songs.

The full sessions leaked on January 3, 2024, along with several other unreleased songs and sessions.

Audios

• Mumble Writer's Reference 1 (Victoria Monét) - ( listen)
• Writer's Reference 2 (Victoria Monét) - ( listen)
• Demo 3 - ( listen)
• Demo 4 - ( listen)
• Demo 5 - ( listen)
• Demo 6 - ( listen)
• Demo 7 - ( listen)
• Demo 8 - ( listen)
• Final Version - ( listen)
  • Instrumental - ( listen)

Trivia

• This is the first Dangerous Woman outtake that was leaked during the mass leak of songs.
• This song samples "I Can" by rapper Nas.
• The song's title was meant to match with her and her ex boyfriend Ricky Alvarez during their relationship.

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]
Ooh, yeah
Said, every moment I'm away from you
I think of all the laughter
That we shared on better days
It's so hard to stay away
Really wanna text you first
But, It'd better if I could just
Hold out for a couple days
It's so hard to stay away

[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]
Cause I love you, and I want you, and I need you
I wish you were right here with me
I can't ignore the memories
Baby, cause I love you, and I want you, and I need you
I wish you were right here with me
Cause baby it's the little things
Just wish you would say

[Chorus: Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét]
Hi, love, just say hi
Hi, love, why make it harder than it has to be?
Just wish you would say
Hi, love, just say hi
Hi, love, and now that you've been missin' me
So won't you just say hi to mе, baby?
Hi, hi, hi

[Verse 2: Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét]
Wish you would just
Show up at my door and tell me
That you've thought 'bout it
And you changed your mind
I'm just tryna make you mine
I heard you was thinkin' 'bout me
So why can't you come and make me?
Make me yours, don't let me go
Give me one more chance to show you

[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]
Cause I love you, and I want you, and I need you
I wish you were right here with me
I can't ignore the memories
Baby, cause I love you, and I want you, and I need you
I wish you were right here with me
Cause baby it's the little things
Just wish you would say

[Chorus: Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét]
Hi, love, just say hi
Hi, love, why make it harder than it has to be?
Just wish you would say
Hi, love, just say hi
Hi, love, now that you've been missin' me
So won't you just say hi to me, baby?

[Bridge]
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah (Do-do-do)
Ah-ah, ah-ah (Do-do-do-do)
Ah-ah, ah-ah (Ah, yeah, na-na-na-na)
Ah-ah, ah-ah

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
Hi, love, just say hi
Hi, love, why make it harder than it has to be?
Just wish you would say
Hi, love, just say hi
Hi, love, now that you've been missin' me
So won't you just say hi to me, baby?