In My Head

This article is about the song from *Thank U, Next*. For the song removed from *Positions, see All In My Head.*

## General information

### Length

3:42
 3:59 (Demo)

### Writers

Andrew Wansel, Ariana Grande, Nathan Perez, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Denisia Andrews, Lindel Deon Nelson Jr., Jameel Roberts

## Music video

"**In My Head**" (stylized in all lowercase) is the ninth track from Y/N's first studio album and Ariana Grande's fifth studio album, *Thank U, Next*. It was released on February 8, 2019 through Republic Records and Dream Records.

A live version of the interlude using the famous song is featured on *K Bye For Now (SWT Live)*, which was released on December 23, 2019.

On “in my head,” Y/N talks about how she fell in love with a version of someone she created in her head, to later find out that, in reality, that is not at all how that person is.

Demo (Pro Tools): ( listen)

## Background

Y/N confirmed the song via Twitter on December 13, 2018.

When Y/N was asked what this song was about on January 23, 2019, she answered it's about "being in love w[ith] a version of somebody you've created in your head. Falling for someone that they are not."

The song features a voicemail of one Y/N's closest friends, Doug Middlebrook, which was found after the song had been produced. Y/N said she used this because "Doug was such an incredible friend to [her] in that time". Originally Y/N wanted a quote from *The Shining* in which Jack Nicholson says "You seem to have things strangely confused in your mind", but she couldn't due to legal reasons and the demo also included a longer outro.

## Chart performance

On the week ending February 23, 2019, the song got debuted at number 38 on the US *Billboard* Hot 100.

## Music video

There are two music videos for In My Head - the first being a *Vogue* music video of the song that was attached to Vogue's August 2019 publication. The video premiered on *Vogue’*s YouTube channel on July 9, 2019. It was directed by Bardia Zeinali. In the music video, Zeinali "captures the creative claustrophobia of being Y/N."

The other music video has played every night at the Sweetener World Tour as an interlude between set 3 and 4. It has yet to be officially released.

Ariana Grande - in my head (Audio)ARIANA GRANDE - in my head -Interlude- - everytime -Live at Albany Sweetener World Tour 2019-

## Trivia

* This is one of Nonna Grande's favorite tracks from *Thank U, Next*, along with "Imagine" and "7 Rings".
* On November 14, 2019, Grande posted an a cappella outtake from the Vogue music video, reading: "@voguemagazine ‘in my head’ outtake courtesy of @bardiazeinali 🤍💿".
* This song is rumored to be about Grande's ex-fiancé, Pete Davidson.
* The line "Caught in the moment, tangled up in your sheets" could be a reference to "In The Moment" but wasn’t recorded in-tell nearly 2 year later.

## Lyrics

**[Intro: Doug Middlebrook]**

Here's the thing: you're in love with a version of a person that you've created in your head, that you are trying to but cannot fix. Uh, the only person you can fix is yourself. I love you, this has gone on way too long. Enough is enough. I'm two blocks away, I'm coming over.​

**[Verse 1: Y/N]**

Painted a picture, I thought I knew you well

I got a habit of seeing what isn't there

Caught in the moment, tangled up in your sheets

When you broke my heart, I said you only wanted half of me

**[Pre-Chorus: Y/N]**

My imagination's too creative

They see demon, I see angel, angel (Angel), angel

Without the halo, wingless angel

**[Chorus: Y/N]**

Falling, falling, but I never thought you'd leave me

Falling, falling, needed something to believe in, oh

I thought you were the one

But it was all in my head (head)

It was all in my head (head) (Skrrt, skrrt)

**[Post-Chorus: Y/N]**

Yeah, look at you (You), boy, I invented you

Your Gucci tennis shoes, runnin' from your issues

Cardio good for the heart (For the heart)

I figure we could work it out, mmm

**[Verse 2: Y/N]**

Painted a picture, I thought I drew you well

I had a vision, seeing what isn't there

Caught in the moment, tangled up in your sheets

When you broke my heart, said you only wanted half of me

**[Pre-Chorus: Y/N]**

My imagination's too creative

They see Cain and I see Abel (Abel), Abel (Abel), Abel

I know you're able, willin' and able

**[Chorus: Y/N]**

Falling, falling, but I thought that you would need me

Falling, falling, needed something to believe in, oh

Mmm, I thought that you were the one

But it was all in my head (head)

It was all in my head (head) (Skrrt, skrrt)

**[Post-Chorus: Y/N]**

Yeah, look at you (You), boy, I invented you

Your Gucci tennis shoes, runnin' from your issues

Cardio good for the heart (For the heart)

I figure we could work it out, mmm

**[Bridge: Y/N]**

Wanted you to grow, but, boy, you wasn't budding

Everything you are made you everything you aren't

I saw your potential without seeing credentials

Maybe that's the issue (Yeah)

Said maybe that's the issue (Ah)

Can’t hold that shit against you (Yeah)

Guess I did it to myself, yeah

Thought you were somebody else, you

**[Outro]**

*Thought you were somebody else, you (You)*

*Thought you were somebody else, you*

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