"7 Rings" (stylised in

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) is a song by American singer

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, from her fifth studio album ''

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''. It was released as the album's second single on January 18, 2019, through

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. The song was written by Grande,

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, Njomza Vitia and Kaydence, alongside its producers Tommy Brown, Charles Anderson and Michael Foster. The song features Grande singing an

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of " My Favorite Things" by

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and

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the hook and final verse over a trap beat. "7 Rings" debuted at number-one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, earning Grande her second number one single (and second number one debut). It spent eight non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, and 33 weeks overall. "7 Rings" was ranked in ''Billboard'''s decade-end chart of its best-performing tracks throughout the 2010s decade. It broke several streaming records upon release, and reached massive commercial success overseas; topping charts in 23 countries including Australia, Finland, Hungary, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States; as well as reaching the top ten in 10 countries. "7 Rings" was the fifth best-selling song for 2019 worldwide, with over 13.3 million units, and is one of the best-selling songs in digital history. "7 Rings" was met with mixed to positive reviews from music critics. It received nominations for

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and

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at the

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, and was included in ''Billboard'''s year-end best-songs list of 2019. Its accompanying music video, directed by

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, received critical acclaim and won Best Art Direction at the

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. A remix of the song, featuring American rapper

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, was released on February 1, 2019.

Background and release

A few weeks prior to the track's release, Republic Records contacted

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, 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. Grande first teased the track in the music video for "

", 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". The day after the video was released, Grande confirmed the existence of "7 Rings" and revealed the moment that inspired it on

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. The singer described the song as "a friendship anthem", later posting the single's artwork on

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along with its release date, January 18.

Composition and lyrics

"7 Rings" is a

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- pop song with elements of hip hop and R&B that runs for 3 minutes. It features a heavy bass and sees Grande discuss "how global success has allowed her to enjoy the finer things". ''Billboard'' magazine noted it's "the most hip-hop-leaning song Grande has released in the post-''

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'' era yet, with Grande almost rapping the song's verses". The song channels the melody of ''

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''s " My Favorite Things" in the verses: " 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". The song also interpolates

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's "Gimme the Loot" in the bridge. Grande and her team agreed to sign away 90% of the track's songwriting royalties at the request of the Concord music company. Grande described the song as a "friendship anthem" that "evolves" from previous single "Thank U, Next", while embracing a new chapter. She opens up about how her break-up with

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led her to "treating her friends instead". "7 Rings" is written in the key of C# minor in

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with a

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of 140 beats per minute. The song contains rapping segments however in the singing parts, Grande's vocals spans from G₃ to E₅.

Critical reception

The song received mixed to positive reviews. ''

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''s Brittany Spanos review of "7 Rings" was positive, calling it "dangerously fun, and as deliriously intoxicating as the champagne at Tiffany’s with all your best bitches." Markos Papadatos from ''Digital Journal'' praised Grande's vocals as "smooth and crystalline with a retro vibe to it" and said Grande has shown "consistency with the radio singles that she has put out, and each song stands out from a sonic and lyrical standpoint. "7 rings" is no different." Jamieson Cox from ''

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'' was mixed in her review and said the song " sa letdown given all of the hype. This is ''The Sound of Music''s 'My Favorite Things' as flipped by Regina George, and its sneering tone is a far cry from ''Sweetener''s benevolence..." ''

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''s editor, Spencer Kornhaber, criticized the song, writing:

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is raising hackles because it regresses to a more cartoonish, and imitative, use of black music than she's done before (not to mention the video's evocation of Japanese
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). She's wearing the culture as a costume—or even as a joke—not unlike white frat guys putting on fake grills for a "ratchet" party.

Year-end list

Accolades

Commercial performance

"7 Rings" earned over 14,9 million plays in its first 24 hours on Spotify, breaking the platform's all-time counter record. However, only 8.5 million of these counted towards Spotify's Top 200 chart dated January 18, 2019. The song also broke the Spotify weekly record with over 70 million streams in its first week on the platform. In the United States, "7 Rings" debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 issue dated February 2, 2019, becoming Grande's second number-one single, following "

", and the 33rd song to do so. With this, Grande joined Carey (3) and

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(2) as the only female artists with multiple number-one debuts; and at the time she was overall the fifth artist after

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and

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. She later broke the overall record with the number one debuts of "

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" and " Rain on Me". Grande also became the first artist to have their first two number-ones debut at the top spot. Among component charts, "7 Rings" debuted at the top of the

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chart with 85.3 million US streams in the week ending January 24, 2019, according to

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; the sum marked the second-biggest streaming week ever for a song by a female artist (after the aforementioned "Thank U, Next"). It also debuted at number one on the

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chart with 96,000 downloads. As the second single to her fifth album ''

'', Grande had two singles that debuted at number one on the chart, making Grande the third artist in history to have an album with two songs that debuted at number one on the Hot 100, after Drake's ''

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'' in 2018 and Mariah Carey's ''

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'' in 1995. "7 Rings" held the top spot for a fourth week following the release of her album ''

'', blocking her singles "

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" (which debuted at number two), and "

" (which rose up to number three). With three songs in the top 3, Grande became the first artist in history since

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in 1964 to occupy the top 3 spots on the chart and the first and only solo artist to ever achieve this record. "7 Rings" remained atop the Hot 100 for eight non-consecutive weeks until it was unseated by "

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" by

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and descended to number three on April 13, 2019. It remained in the top ten for its first 16 weeks until it fell to number 11 on May 25, 2019. In the UK, "7 Rings" became Grande's fourth number one in the country. The single sold 126,000 units, becoming Grande's biggest opening week. It also set the record for the most streams of a song in a week with 16.9 million streams. On the issue dated 21 February 2019, "7 Rings" was replaced by "

", making Grande the second female artist to occupy the top two positions on the

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and the first female artist to self-replace on the top of the chart. The song reclaimed the summit position the following week, pushing "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" down to number two, and thus making Grande the first artist in the chart's history to self-replace for two consecutive weeks. As of March 2021, "7 Rings" is Grande's third most-streamed song in the United Kingdom and overall 18th most-streamed song by a female artist in the country. In Australia, the song debuted at number one, becoming Grande's 3rd number one single.

Music video

Background and reception

Grande shared a preview of the music video on January 14, 2019. The video itself premiered on January 18, 2019, on Grande's

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channel. The video features many of Grande's close friends, with whom a shopping trip inspired the song. The music video was directed by

, who also directed the music videos for Grande's previous singles, "

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" and "

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'' 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". ''Digital Journal'' gave it an A rating, calling it "distinct and remarkable. It is creative and artistic and it will resonate with her fans." The "7 Rings" music video earned 23.6 million views in its first 24 hours. On June 1, 2021, it surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. It has also exceeded 1.8 billion streams on Spotify. In June 2021, The music video has achieved over 1 billion views making it Grande's 6th music video to achieve a big milestone since No Tears Left To Cry.

Synopsis

The video begins outside a house with many women posing on cars and caressing each other. Next, the title appears, reading out "7 Rings" (and written in Japanese as "七つの指輪"). The song then begins with Grande outside showing a far shot showing Grande and many other women, which then transitions to Grande in the kitchen with added pink LED lights around her. She is shown wearing jewellery around her neck, ears and some on her hair. She also sports pink hair extensions. The scene then moves to a party that shows Grande and backup dancers dancing, and drinking wine. Afterwards, the next scene depicts Grande in front of a tower of plastic-glass cups that are all filled with water. The scene after shows Grande pouring a wine bottle over them and also showing Grande's real life friends including Alexa Luria and singer/songwriter

(who also contributed songwriting to the track). The next scene then shows Grande laying down on the staircase with

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-inspired ponytail, also signifying her ex-boyfriend

's apartment. While also still showing scenes earlier in the video, a scene also shows Grande pouring a wine bottle over the tower of cups which end up falling down. The next scene involves a

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-inspired house showing Grande in a pink latex outfit (similar to ''Dangerous Woman''). It then shows Grande ripping the wallpaper giving availability for her to peek inside. The final change is of Grande in a room with green lights giving resemblance to ''Wicked''. The final scenes are of Grande outside with all her friends and backup dancers including her dog Toulouse. In conclusion it shows Grande saying "My bitches right here" which leads to the ending of the music video.

Controversies

2 Chainz at Pretty Girls Like Trap Music Tour

Grande was accused by American rapper

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for plagiarism of her song "Mine". American rappers

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and

also accused Grande of plagiarizing their respective songs "

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" and " Spend It". However, after severe backlash from fans, Princess Nokia deleted the video accusing Grande around the same time the remix with 2 Chainz was released. Grande would later appear on the track " Rule the World" from 2 Chainz's fifth studio album '' Rap or Go to the League'' (2019). Grande was subject to criticism and some ridicule after getting a tattoo commemorative of the song which read 「七輪」(''Shichirin'') in Japanese. While the

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that comprise the word literally translate to "seven" and "ring" respectively,

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commonly refers to a specific type of small barbecue grill or brazier. A later attempt to fix the tattoo by the addition of the character ''yubi'' (指, lit. "Finger") beneath 「七」, to give 「七指輪」''Shichi yubiwa'' (''yubiwa'' meaning "ring", as in the piece of jewelry) only drew further criticism.

Track listing

* Music download, Digital download #"7 Rings" – 2:58 *Digital download – Remix #"7 Rings (Remix)" featuring

– 2:58 *

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#"7 Rings" (Explicit) – 2:58 #"7 Rings" (Edited) – 2:58

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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and ''Thank U, Next''s

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. Recording * Recorded at

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) * Mixed at MixStar Studios (

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) * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Management * Published by Universal Music Group Corp. (

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), GrandAri Music (ASCAP), Victoria Monét Music Publishing (ASCAP), Taylor Monét Music/Warner Chappell ( BMI), OWSLA (ASCAP) and District 1-12/Avex Music Publishing (ASCAP) * Contains a sample from " My Favorite Things", written by

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, published by Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP) Production *

– vocals, songwriter, vocal producer *

– backing vocals, songwriter, vocal producer *

– backing vocals, songwriter * Njomza Vitia – songwriter * Kimberly Krysiuk – songwriter * Tommy Brown – songwriter, producer, programming * Michael Foster – songwriter, producer, programming * Charles Anderson – songwriter, producer, programming *

– songwriter *

– songwriter * Billy Hickey –

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* Brendan Morawski – recording * Sean Klein – recording assistant *

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– mixing * John Hanes – mixing engineer * Calabasas Sound – mastering *

– featured artist * Finis "KY" White – vocal mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Remix

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References