Written by Grande, and its producers and , it was released by as the album's lead single on April 20, 2018, alongside its music video. The song is a and song with a beat. It became her third single to top the US airplay chart. Internationally, the song has topped the charts in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, and Slovakia, while reaching top ten in most other territories including Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Finland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The song is also set to be featured on the game. Following the at Grande's show in May 2017, the singer became reluctant to record new music, preferring to spend time with her loved ones because of the emotional impact the tour had on her. The title appeared on billboards across the US and featured on grey sweatshirts worn on social media by Grande, her half-brother and then-boyfriend. A listening party in London was also held. The song premiered worldwide at midnight on April 20, 2018, as the from Grande's upcoming fourth studio album,. The grey sweatshirts were made available for purchase on Grande's website the following day, bundled with a digital copy of the track. Meaghan Garvey of said it is a musical progression for Grande and her vocals surpass those of her peers. Joel Golby, also from The Guardian, found the song expansive and appropriate, complimenting Grande's high notes and unconventional adlibs. Matt Mellis of noted Grande's skill in cadence change and a lasting relevancy through hope and resilience. Most glorious are the keyboards: The progressions verge on jazziness, with each chord stabbed out in a manner that evokes someone touching a hot surface. The lyrics describe being all cried out, but the arrangement clearly suggests a flood of tears on the dance floor. What happened is part of the song, but the song is not about what happened. The track drew in 36. The song also marked her sixth top 10 debut, thus tying Grande with and in sixth among acts with. In October 2018, the single was certified triple by the for shipments of over 3 million units in the United States. The song has also peaked at number four on the , number 12 on the chart, and number 17 on the chart. On the Billboard , it reached number-one in the magazine's June 23, 2018 issue, becoming her second number-one hit on the chart and first as lead artist. She also became the first female artist ever to have two number one hit songs on the chart. The track was later certified platinum by for shipments of 80,000 units. The single was later certified platinum by the ARIA for exceeding the 70,000 sales limit in June 2018. In New Zealand, it entered the at number four, becoming her sixth top-ten single there, as well as being certified gold for shipments exceeding 15,000 units there. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number two on the for the issue dated May 3, 2018 with first-week sales of 74,290 units, marking Grande's sixth top-ten single in the territory. The track was certified gold by the BPI for selling 600,000 units. In Ireland, the song debuted on the at number one becoming Grande's first number one single and her fourth top-ten entry in the country. Across Europe, the song topped the charts in Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, Portugal and Slovakia reached the top five in Austria, Germany, Finland, Netherlands , Poland and Switzerland, and the top ten in Belgium Flanders , Denmark, Italy, Spain and Sweden. It also debuted at number six on the Japanese Hot Overseas chart, and reached number one in its fifth week. A revolving hallway was created for the video above , which allowed Grande to move on walls and ceilings. It explores a concept of disorientation in life, and the complexities and disillusionment of the world. Grande was filmed in front of screens to locations in. Referencing dancer , a revolving hallway was built to allow Grande to walk on ceilings and walls. Other stunts involved her harnessed to a rotating stairway and jumping through a. Grande's face was covered in a green substance and bandaged for 30 minutes to create masks of her face. The music video premiered on at midnight ET on April 20, 2018. Three videos were released on April 23, April 27, and May 25, 2018, respectively. Synopsis Grande wears six different outfits in the music video, including a voluminous green gown, satin minidress and platform shoes. She also eschews her signature high ponytail for styles such as a braided and low ponytail. The video begins with an extended choral introduction and an evening of a of skyscrapers sideways, overhead and underfoot. Grande is first shown reclining on a window-lined hallway before walking on its walls and ceiling in an. She then falls through the floor into a wall with , and is shown swinging from the banister of a fire escape overlooking the city. In another scene, the singer and a troupe of suited dancers perform with umbrellas from the sides of a skyscraper. Grande then falls through the sky ahead of an interlude featuring a of her face. The next segment shows Grande seated on a floor removing her face like a mask while also surrounded by multiple versions of her face showing multiple expressions and singing. In the last scene, Grande sits in a field at sunrise, playing with her dog, Toulouse. The video concludes with a flying off screen, one of the. Reception The video received critical acclaim. The dark muted video feels like sadness, while Ariana's voice sounds like triumph. Spencer Kornhaber wrote in : The video... The music video won the award at the and was nominated for , and. On May 1, 2018, she gave her first televised performance of the song on. 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