Yes, And?

"**Yes, And?**" (stylized all in lowercase) is a song by Ariana Grande, which is the first and lead single off of her upcoming 7th studio album *Eternal Sunshine*. It was released on 12th January 2023.

## Background

Ariana teased the song the first time in a Yours Truly 10th anniversary Q&A video by saying "[...] say it with my chest", referring to a line in the song's chorus.

On December 27, 2023, through R.E.M. Beauty packages sent to fans with the message "see you next year ♡" on photocards with a blurred close-up of Grande's lips partially revealing the cover art, as well as a red lipstick as a gift.

On January 4, 2024, Grande was spotted wearing a crew neck sweatshirt with the song's title on it. The same day, Joan Grande liked some tweets about it being the lead single of Grande's upcoming album, seemingly confirming its existence.

On January 7, 2024, it was announced via Instagram that it was going to be the lead single of *Eternal Sunshine*. The same day, Grande shared a link for the pre-sales of the CD, and the Sweetener Instagram account posted a few new sections of the cover, revealing a new picture. An email was also sent with the title "💋 " with a new section of the cover as well. Ariana reposted Doug Middlebrook's post on her Instagram story that said "say that shit with your chest", teasing some the lyrics.

On January 11, 2024, Grande shared on YouTube a trailer for the music video, which was released the following day, on January 12, 2024.

## Meaning

### Cover art meaning

There are many theories behind the meaning of the cover. First of all, the blurred effect and the cropped image of Ariana's face might represent the desire to maintain anonymity and incomplete perception of what the publicity sees and how she is being judged by people who don't discover what lies beneath. The only thing that is not blurred in the cover is Ariana‘s eye which may stand for a loss of identity, incompleteness and emotional impact. In the cover Grande also wears a red lipstick which is possibly the shade "Attention" of R.E.M. Beauty that she teased at the beginning of the year. That lipstick might stand for her wanting to get attention or the attention she is getting.

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### Music video meaning

The music video opens with critics judging Ariana, such as not being a singer anymore and not wanting her to be happy. The critics then walk into a warehouse where there are concrete statues of Ariana and her back up dancers featured in the video. As the critics take a seat, the statues fall apart and break, revealing Ariana and her dancers as they give a performance to the critics. Slowly throughout the video, the critics begin to enjoy the song, eventually some of them joining Ariana at the end of the song to dance. The video ends with Ariana and the dancers turning back into statues, and a new group of critics walking inside the warehouse.

### Song meaning

Ariana talks about how she don´t care about what people say about her. She´s trying to redirect us and to don´t believe what news says about her.

## Versions

Ariana have released several versions to promote and support the song.

1. standart version (including explicit and clean a capellas & instrumental)
2. extended version (including explicit and clean a capellas & instrumental)
3. slowed-down version
4. sped-up version
5. edited version

## Videos

### Official Audio

The official audio was released on January 12, 2024 via her YouTube channel.

### Official Music Video

The official music video was released on January 12, 2024 via her YouTube channel.

### Official Lyrics Video

The official lyrics video was released on January 14, 2024 via her YouTube channel.

### Studio Footage

3 minute part of the studio footage was released on January 13, 2024 via her TikTok channel.

5 minute part of the studio footage of Ariana vocal arranging the song was released on January 14, 2024 via her TikTok channel.

## Trivia

* The song was written by Ariana entirely.
* When the song was announced, it´s pre-save have crashed.
* This is the first solo song that Ariana have released since December, 2021.
* This is the only single that Ariana have released without sharing any snippet beforehand.
* Ariana was first seen promoting the song by wearing a crewneck with the single's title in it.
* The music video was filmed on December 19, 2023 in the Powerhouse Arts building on Brooklyn, New York.
* The music video poses references to her studio album´s covers (Yours Truly, My Everything & Thank U, Next).
* In the song there are few hints on her next album ("bad baby" and "yellow fever")
* Line "say that shit with your chest" is reference to Mac Miller´s song "Jet Fuel".
* Line "turn on your light" is reference to her song "The Light Is Coming".
* Line "what´s next" is reference to her song "Thank U, Next".