Just when we thought nothing could top Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” and its nostalgia-inducing music video, she drops her new single “7 Rings” and its video in one fell swoop late Thursday.
It’s glorious.
Grande first teased “7 Rings” on the “Thank U, Next” video. Fans heard a snippet of the song at the beginning of the clip and spotted the title on the license plate of a convertible in the Legally Blonde segment, leading them to guess that “7 Rings” is a track in her upcoming album. Grande confirmed their theory in response to a fan’s tweet, saying she wrote the song after getting tipsy at Tiffany’s, where she ended up buying rings for herself and her friends.
well …………. ‘twas a pretty rough day in nyc. my friends took me to tiffany’s. we had too much champagne. i bought us all rings. 💍 it was very insane and funny. & on the way back to the stu njomza was like ‘bitch, this gotta be a song lol’. so we wrote it that afternoon. https://t.co/CoczmPj1Fo
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 1, 2018
Fans have been waiting for it since, and Grande herself expertly hyped up the release with teasers and a countdown this week.
七つの指輪「7 Rings」♡ 金曜日 🌫 friday pic.twitter.com/VpJKQOsP7s
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 14, 2019
七つの指輪「7 Rings」♡ 🌪 💎 midnight est / 9pm pst pic.twitter.com/qoTr7fTcut
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 17, 2019
🖤🌪 2️⃣ 💎 pic.twitter.com/Idf38u2oud
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1086018668528427008
The bright pink and blingy music video directed by Hannah Lux Davis pretty much gives us the visuals on what went down that day at Tiffany’s, which led to a cacthy beat that will get us through this Friday.
The melody borrowed a riff from The Sound of Music classic “My Favorite Things,” and Grande updated the lyrics with all the luxurious things she likes and got for herself.
“Yeah, breakfast at Tiffany’s and bottles of bubbles
Girls with tattoos who like getting in trouble
Lashes and diamonds, ATM machines
Buy myself all of my favorite things, yeah”
Naturally, the lyrics and video got everyone feeling broke—and the Twitter memes have rolled in.
“Ariana is basically dragging us broke b*tches with this song and I love it,” tweets @ksjcherry.
https://twitter.com/ksjcherry/status/1086146305146212352
https://twitter.com/IWriteAllDay_/status/1086142697096720385
Ariana really just told us all we’re broke AND depressed to the tune of “My Favorite Things” #7rings pic.twitter.com/jDp0dCn0dC
— poetic peen (@JambaJuJu) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/Stripes203/status/1086139902067118082
My $8.10 in my bank account watching me dance to #7Rings pic.twitter.com/rFoASi3kVZ
— Sang Blondie (@sangblondie) January 18, 2019
Me listening to Ariana call me a broke bitch for 3 minutes #7rings pic.twitter.com/vAEWfU8984
— WHATITDOBABYYYYY (@bigbanksv) January 18, 2019
Me listening to #7rings knowing my bank account is empty 💅🏻🔥 pic.twitter.com/AcET1IIZ6u
— 🌹 (@hurticantshake) January 18, 2019
me listening to #7Rings and singing “I got my receipts, be lookin' like phone numbers” like I don’t have a grand total of $6.47 in my savings account pic.twitter.com/EwApTk3NLV
— Sarah McGonagall (@sarahmcgphoto) January 18, 2019
ariana called all of us broke and we’re not complaining #7Rings pic.twitter.com/07pWgs1s1B
— chaela (@myforeheadsdark) January 18, 2019
People are especially triggered by this line: “’Whoever said money can’t solve your problems, must not have had enough money to solve ’em’ …. I feel attacked,” wrote @iamnivenshi.
https://twitter.com/iamnivenshi/status/1086137216437432320
“whoever said money can't solve your problems? must not have had enough money to solve 'em” #7Rings pic.twitter.com/fyqKa95qS3
— Rain On Me ☔️ (@BaraTiddys) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/Dangerousm8/status/1086130909307392001
#7Rings
ArianaGrande: "whoever said money can't solve your problems, must not have enough money to solve 'em."Everyone with 0 dollars in your bank account pic.twitter.com/Lj6oFVGpsu
— Shan (@shanuddin889) January 18, 2019
"Who ever said money can't solve your problems
must not have had enough money to solve them"
My broke ass:#7Rings pic.twitter.com/EAEQr622Tw— Devin 🐺 (@GeauxDevin) January 18, 2019
The song’s got them feeling the complete opposite: “This song has me about to make some really irresponsible financial decisions,” quips @lmlyuh.
this song has me about to make some really irresponsible financial decisions #7Rings pic.twitter.com/rOCk3KOLcy
— jess (@zendniaz) January 18, 2019
Ariana: "I see it , I want it.."
me with 5$ on my bank account: "I GOT IT"#7Rings pic.twitter.com/PhKDm8P5DO
— a boy has no name (@birthinreverse9) January 18, 2019
me dancing to #7rings even though my bank account is literally -$516 pic.twitter.com/mIVoqCJr5s
— bIm (@bIushbby) January 18, 2019
listening to 7 rings while having $13.67 in my bank account #7Rings pic.twitter.com/gq8CcHI2Mc
— 「 tiny dani™⁷ 」 is seeing bts (@monostalgics) January 18, 2019
#7rings #ArianaGrande
ariana:
i want it i got it
i want it i got it
i want it i got it
i want it i got it
i want it i got itme knowing damn well i’m poor: pic.twitter.com/UVJd6Tkv3e
— mar (@AdMiREtHeliES) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/pettyminajjj/status/1086163998402240517
#7RINGS me listening to 7 rings knowing damn well I only have a few cents to my name pic.twitter.com/58lYyZ8tDD
— Dakota (@littleliegrande) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/MayaAallen/status/1086136275294449665
My only mood after #7Rings. This the energy that will carry me through 2019. pic.twitter.com/98ipMKSB05
— kaylee (@kaylee_bassett) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/robinsohorny/status/1086132614589751296
We have come to expect Grande’s new songs and videos to cause Twitter to unleash a wealth of memes, and boy, users did not disappoint:
tomorrow when I get paid pic.twitter.com/rqXRDjKv38
— m a r t i n ✨ (@MartinNotMarvin) January 18, 2019
You like, my hair? Gee thanks, just bought it 💕 #7rings #ssbu pic.twitter.com/9z9hMRKcBA
— Plant Pkmn Gay (@Gaymerfab) January 18, 2019
You like my hair ? Gee, thanks, just bought it #7Rings pic.twitter.com/yEBfILA36H
— nicole (@targaryenf) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/emilyrgxo/status/1086138637505433600
https://twitter.com/itsgastt/status/1086151633069719554
https://twitter.com/saraxtoulouse/status/1086138395200548865
Fans love the song so much, they think the Grammy-nominated singer’s about to give rappers a run for their money:
#7Rings
Ariana Grande : *makes 7 Rings*Every other rapper : pic.twitter.com/Dxc8TDgo4v
— Chris S. (@heyitschris_s) January 18, 2019
ARIANA GRANDE writes her own raps now and CARDI B still doesnt know how to hold a pen #7Rings pic.twitter.com/1U8FPHNg70
— salwa (@salyonce) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/cyphersoty/status/1086134469747105793
“7 Rings” is definitely the perfect anthem to celebrate this weekend with your friends, but it should come with a warning: Hang on to your wallets. (Also, maybe don’t get drunk at Tiffany’s.)