7 Rings
"7 Rings" (stylized as 7 rings) is a song by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on January 18, 2019 by Republic Records as the second single from her fifth studio album Thank U, Next (2019).[1] The song was written by Grande, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx, Njomza, and Kaydence, alongside its producers Tommy Brown, Charles Anderson, and Michael Foster, with additional writing credits going to Rodgers and Hammerstein for an interpolation of their showtune "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.
This article is about the Ariana Grande song. For the Middle-earth rings, see Seven Rings."7 Rings"
January 18, 2019
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- Tommy Brown
- Charles Anderson
- Michael Foster
"7 Rings" broke numerous streaming records upon release. It debuted at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's second consecutive number-one in the United States. The single ultimately became her top-performing song on the chart, spending eight weeks at number one and 33 weeks on the chart overall. It has been certified as nine-times platinum by the RIAA. Globally, the song reached the number one spot on record charts in over 28 countries, as well as the top ten in 10 other countries. With sales of over 13.3 million copies worldwide as of December 2019, "7 Rings" is one of the best-selling songs in digital history.
The song received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Its accompanying music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was critically acclaimed and won Best Art Direction at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. A remix of the song, featuring American rapper 2 Chainz, was released on February 1, 2019.
Background and release[edit]
A few weeks prior to the track's release, Republic Records contacted Imagem/Concord Music, who owns the Rodgers & Hammerstein publishing rights, and agreed to give them 90 percent of the song's songwriting royalties, in order to acquire the rights to release the song.[2][3] Grande first teased the track in the music video for "Thank U, Next", in which the first few seconds of the instrumental are used in the opening sequence, and the license plate of the car she drives reads "7 RINGS".[4] The day after the video was released, Grande confirmed the existence of "7 Rings" and revealed the moment that inspired it on Twitter.[5]
The singer described the song as "a friendship anthem", later posting the single's artwork on Instagram along with its release date, January 18.[6]
Music video[edit]
Background and reception[edit]
Grande shared a preview of the music video on January 14, 2019.[42] The video itself premiered on January 18, 2019, on Grande's YouTube channel. The video features many of Grande's close friends, with whom a shopping trip inspired the song.[43]
The music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis, who also directed the music videos for Grande's previous singles, "Breathin" and "Thank U, Next".[44]
Billboard magazine called the pink-colored video "sassy", as Grande and her friends flash their diamond rings at a luxurious party in a "mansion that's decked with diamonds, graffiti, and a champagne tower".[12] Digital Journal gave it an A rating, calling it "distinct and remarkable. It is creative and artistic and it will resonate with her fans."[19] The "7 Rings" music video earned 23.6 million views in its first 24 hours.[45] On June 1, 2021, it surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube, making it Grande's 6th music video to achieve the milestone since "No Tears Left To Cry". It has also exceeded 1.9 billion streams on Spotify.
Credits adapted from Tidal and Thank U, Next's liner notes.[62][63]
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