Something I never really mention on my blog is how much I love Ariana Grande. Sounds odd, but I’m serious. My first actual concert was the Honeymoon Tour back in 2015. That’s when I just fell in love with her music. From someone who you can usually find listening to something alternative or an indie band, Ariana is pretty much the only pop girl I still listen to from my childhood. It’s been really cool growing up with her within these five or six years. Before I even saw her on the Honeymoon Tour, I had watched her on Victorious and Sam & Cat. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’ve loved her for a while.
I’ve also been to the Dangerous Woman Tour on Valentine’s Day of 2017 and I have tickets for the upcoming Sweetener World Tour that I’m going to in June. You could say I’m sort of committed by this point.
Anyway, on February 8th, 2019, Ariana’s 5th studio album “Thank U, Next” was released and I’m absolutely in love with it. Without further ado, here is my ranking of the songs on the album! (Worst to best).
12. Make Up: 2/10
11. Imagine: 4/10
10. In My Head: 4/10
9. Bloodline: 5/10
8. NASA: 5/10
7. Needy: 6/10
6. Thank U, Next: 6/10
5. 7 Rings: 7/10
4. Ghostin: 8/10
3. Bad Idea: 9/10
2. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored: 9.9/10
1. Fake Smile: 10/10
Total Average Score: 6.3/10
What are my thoughts?
It was a little bit difficult ranking some of the singles like 7 Rings and Imagine because they were obviously released before the album came out and I’ve listened to them a bunch since then. I remember listening to Imagine while studying for my midterms, so it’s been a while. If it had come out with the rest of the album, it would probably have gotten a lower rank; I’m just used to it.
I know a lot of people love In My Head but I just don’t understand it. I think it’s good, yeah, but it’s definitely not one of my favorites. I love all these songs, but I really can’t tell why people like that one so much. It just doesn’t do it for me.
Make Up is by far my least favorite on the album; I just don’t like the message. I still find it stuck in my head a lot, and I’m honestly pretty annoyed by that. I can’t tell you why I dislike it so much, but Twitter seems to agree with me.
I’m a little bit disappointed that the album got a 6.3/10, I feel like it should be a lot higher. Even though I’m biased towards her, I rated them how I genuinely felt. There are some great songs on the album, but I suppose some of them are just fillers. Her vocals and her writing ability are actually incredible, so I still love this album.
A lot of people don’t like the message behind Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored and I totally get that, but I still love the song. It’s crazy how much I love this song. I literally don’t even have a ‘crush’ right now, but I feel like I want to throw an imaginary boyfriend out my window. Why does this song make me feel this way? I have no idea. It gives me a false sense of power and security. I feel invincible while listening to this song. I have no idea why.
Fake Smile is my #1 just because of how honest it feels. It really opens her up to her emotions. I could say the exact same thing about Ghostin but Fake Smile just really does it for me. I love the beat in Fake Smile and how the rhythm flows. Is that too cheesy? While I’m here, I will bawl my eyes out while listening to Ghostin because of how sad it makes me.
Thank U, Next MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl1aHhXnN1k
7 Rings MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYh6mYIJG2Y
Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH4Y1ZUUx2g
(Original cover art for “Thank, U Next” with the C6 filter added with VSCO).