"7 Rings" | ||||
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from the album Thank U, Next | ||||
Released | January 18, 2019 | |||
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Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
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"7 Rings" on YouTube |
"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.
"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.