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.
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1068931259043205120
Fans have been waiting for it since, and Grande herself expertly hyped up the release with teasers and a countdown this week.
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1084888069700968448
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1085975275609845765
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1085401569720442880
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
— JOTUS (@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
https://twitter.com/bigbanksv/status/1086134015759974403
Me listening to #7rings knowing my bank account is empty 💅🏻🔥 pic.twitter.com/AcET1IIZ6u
— beep beep (@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 (@gothspiderbitch) January 18, 2019
ariana called all of us broke and we’re not complaining #7Rings pic.twitter.com/07pWgs1s1B
— chaela (@fruitaart) 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
— Cowboy Luis ☆ (@BaraTiddys) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/Dangerousm8/status/1086130909307392001
#7Rings
— Shan (@shanuddin889) January 18, 2019
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
"Who ever said money can't solve your problems
— Devin 🐺 (@GeauxDevin) January 18, 2019
must not have had enough money to solve them"
My broke ass:#7Rings pic.twitter.com/EAEQr622Tw
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
— aphrodite 𓊍 (@zendniaz) January 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/birthinreverse9/status/1086171752751865857
me dancing to #7rings even though my bank account is literally -$516 pic.twitter.com/mIVoqCJr5s
— SCORPIOS RULE (@lilcutiekris) January 18, 2019
listening to 7 rings while having $13.67 in my bank account #7Rings pic.twitter.com/gq8CcHI2Mc
— 『 tiny dani⁷ 』 (@monostalgics) January 18, 2019
#7rings #ArianaGrande
— ^ – ^ (@admirethelies) January 18, 2019
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 it
me knowing damn well i’m poor: pic.twitter.com/UVJd6Tkv3e
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 (@fiIItergrande) 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:
https://twitter.com/BhaddieLaBelle/status/1086133859547299840
You like, my hair? Gee thanks, just bought it 💕 #7rings #ssbu pic.twitter.com/9z9hMRKcBA
— Style Savant✨ (@Gaymerfab) January 18, 2019
You like my hair ? Gee, thanks, just bought it #7Rings pic.twitter.com/yEBfILA36H
— Nicole #QueenofTears 🍀 (@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
— 𝔠𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔰 (@heyitschris_s) January 18, 2019
Ariana Grande : *makes 7 Rings*
Every other rapper : pic.twitter.com/Dxc8TDgo4v
https://twitter.com/salyonce/status/1086142281470623745
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.)