My Hair

Live performance artwork

### Writers

Ariana Grande, Victoria Monét, Y/N, Tayla Parx, Scott Storch, Tommy Brown, Anthony Jones, Charles Anderson

### Producers

Scott Storch, TBHits, Anthony M. Jones, Charles Anderson

## Audio

"**My Hair**" (stylized in all lower case) is the eighth track from Ariana Grande's sixth studio album and Y/N’s second studio album, *Positions*. It was released on Friday October 30, 2020 through Republic Records and Dream Records.

On "My Hair", Grande and Y/N lets their hair down, literally, as they get intimate their a lovers. Permitting their partners to touch their hair puts them in an honest and vulnerable position, but here, they are comfortable and willing enough to do it. One of Ariana’s most notable features is her signature high ponytail while Y/N’s is a regular ponytail, and here, they is embracing their natural curls and opening up an insecure part of themselves to someone they love.

## Background

The song was officially confirmed as the album's eighth track on October 24, 2020.

In her interview with Zach Sang, Grande states how her hair is a part of her identity and journey through chapters of her life, as well as how her husband, Dalton, appreciates her natural curly hair.

## Critical Reception

According to *Time* magazine, Maura Johnston, describes the track as "bringing R&B ideals from the past right into the present. “my hair” is a 2020 reinvention of old-school soul that flips its first verse from a double entendre into an invitation for someone to run their fingers through her tresses. Y/N’s whistle range acts as a counterpoint to her understated flirtation, floating above the song’s flinty guitar lines as she revels in revealing a new part of herself to a new person."

## Chart performance

"My Hair" debuted at #65 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 during the chart week of November 14, 2020.

## Live performances

A live performance of the song was released on July 14, 2021. It is a Vevo Original Live.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]**

Said I'm gon' give you some instructions

That you can't be scared to try

I want you to touch it softly

Like the way you do my mind

I got body and it's smooth to touch

The same way as my skin

But don't you be scared

**[Chorus: Ariana Grande]**

To run your hands through my hair

Baby, 'cause that why it's there

Come run your hands through my hair

Oh, baby, said don't you be scared

So come run your hands through my hair

**[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]**

It's been way long overdue

Just like these inches down my back

Usually don't let people touch it

But tonight, you'll get a pass

Spend my dimes and spend my time

To keep it real, sometimes it's tracks

But I don't care, mmm

**[Chorus: Ariana Grande]**

So run your hands through my hair

Baby, 'cause that why it's there

Come run your hands through my hair

Oh, baby, said don't you be scared

So come run your hands through my hair

**[Bridge: Y/N]**

Know this ain't usually mе

But I might let it down for ya (Mmm)

This ain't usually me (Usually me)

But I might lеt it down for ya

**[Chorus: Y/N]**

So run your hands through my hair

Baby, 'cause that why it's there

So come run your hands through my hair

Oh, don't you be scared

Come run your hands through my hair

**[Outro: Y/N]**

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

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