Sweetener and TUN feel like the same era to me. I don’t think TUN would’ve had the same success if sweetener didn’t pave the way for it. They bled into each other and they’re definitely two sides of the same coin. Borderline toxic positivity on sweetener gets a reality check with TUN
Idk… I guess for me it feels very different because I was in two very different places in my life when both albums were released. I get why it would feel that way for some people though considering both albums came out not too long after each other.
They're definitely yin and yang in terms of quality as well bc TUN was a no skip album for me but I just don't like a lot of the Pharrel songs in sweetener
I agree. The same way My Everything and Dangerous Woman felt like they were both within Ari’s diva era, Sweetener and TUN feel within the same era as well
I think thank u, next was one of those you just had to be there moments. the whole sweetener era was so fun and arguably her best, and for her to turn around about a month or two after breathin was a moment I'll always remember. I'm so excited for eternal sunshine but I hope she does more promo for it and releases a second single before the album
Thank U Next was definitely a real time era that like was so fun to be part of! Sweetener was a more calculated and curated rollout even visually and I adore that one too but I’m hoping ES definitely gets more a real platformed release, I think Yes And? dropping off early is kinda a sign, it’s time to drop the next song preferably soon
People will never understand the emotional turmoil and whiplash and HEALING both Sweetener and TUN gave not only Ari but a lot of her fans. I can never listen to one without the other. They really are two sides of the same coin.
@@EljohnMacaranas it was literally like experiencing a marvel movie trilogy in real time. There has yet to he a moment in time like that for another pop star. Ari was truly in a league of her own. Grammy’s and awards well deserved to boot…it was also the era I fell in love with Ariana’s discography.
gosh i remember ariana ruled 2019 from this album alone she was everything which is ironic bc usually pop star who reach that imperial album era period before her are at every award show performing their biggest hits and have at least multiple singles released but ariana released 3 singles and one televised award show performance that year (it was gonna be the grammys but they were on their BS that year) i think that shift began with beyonce with self titled and then was picked up by ariana with thank u next, where your A-list supertar cultural icon status name carries you through
I genuinely think there’s a level of mystery artists should consider if they have the clout to do that! I miss big promo cycles for sure but the reality of a streaming world and etc.
Ariana should have definitely dropped her singles month's apart instead of a month or two apart so she could have really stretched the era out and reached maximum success like katy perry did with teenage dream or how taylor did with 1989 with both those album cycles being close to two year's were juggernaut era's artists now just abandon the album after 6 month's
i think her releasing them so close was one of the reasons thank u next era was so successful. all eyes were on her and then she jumped to tour. i think her rushing through the era really defined it, if that makes sense? hope i don’t sound dumb 😭😭
@@leila_6740 i think you explained it perfectly. With the two albums being released so close together it felt more like we were going on the journey with her in real time as opposed to waiting to hear months to see how everything was impacting her in the long run. I personally didn't feel like it was rushed and wish more artist with put music out quicker after that.
AND THE FACT THAT SHE ONLY RELEASED 3 SINGLES! There’s not ONE massive smash album that I know of that has THAT little singles… It’s insane. It would EASILY exceed 1989 and Teenage Dream if it had more singles like other peak albums.
I think it could have matched those two in terms of quantity of Top 10s even with streaming being a whole obstacle (the landscape was a bit different where sometimes it played against charting), I feel like Ari did want a break and to close out both SWT and TUN
@@EljohnMacaranas I think it would’ve passed the overall units of 1989 lol, bad idea, bloodline and in my head not being singles ruined A LOT for the era.
@@EljohnMacaranas i think, for the most part Sweetener was supposed to have more singles b4 tragedy and w that in mind Thank U, Next was always supposed to be a quick and short era and i think Ari mentioned her desire to release music like that. But also based on the leaks there were a bunch of sessions between January and April 2019 that werent for positions and likely for a Thank U, Next deluxe (i have not listened to the leaks but i'm aware of the dates) and MONOPOLY was during that time, so i do wonder if MONOPOLY was meant as the next single from the album as a lead to the deluxe and i wonder if Boyfriend was meant as a second single and then she eventually shelved those plans bc she felt no need to continue that era.
The fact that you not talking about ghostin too much made me realize that I never heard it enough, and now I’m just sobbing on my way to work… I think I just needed an excuse to cry haha
BEYOND excited because I genuinely have NO idea what to expect. While I doubt that it'll top Sweetener or TUN, I hope that it's a departure from the sound she's established in Positions even though that's the one she's most comfortable in but I digress....
Thank U, Next might be my favorite AG album and is definitely one of my favorites of all time. Thank U, Next was an imperial era like no other and in sense that this imperial era wasn´t milked completely. I think there should´ve been more singles, Bloodline and Bad Idea were hit material songs, in remix with popular rapper at the time they could´ve achieve really big numbers, personally i would go for Drake and Travis Scott collaborations cause they were huge in 2019, get them on these songs would quite guarantee success. If I was the one planning the rollout it would go like this: Lead Single: Thank U, Next (November 3, 2018) Promotional Single: Imagine (December 14, 2018) 2nd Single: 7 Rings (January 18, 2019) 3rd Single: Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I´m Bored (February 8, 2019) Album Release: February 8, 2019 Non-Album Single: Monopoly (with Victoria Monét) (April 1, 2019) 4th Single: Bloodline (Remix, featuring Drake) (May 3, 2019) Non-Album Single: Boyfriend (with Social House) (August 2, 2019) 5th (Last) Single: Bad Idea (Remix, featuring Travis Scott) (4th October, 2019) K Bye For Now (SWT Live Album): December 23, 2019 Thank U, Next (Complete Edition) - February 8, 2020 - in honor of 1 year anniversary - it would include 12 standard edition tracks, Monopoly, Boyfriend, Bloodline (Remix with Drake), Bad Idea (Remix with Travis Scott), 7 Rings (Remix with 2 Chainz) and maybe 3 bonus tracks) - it would be a perfect end to the era.
I agree with you that it wasn’t “milked” at all, like it felt light and breezy still an imperial era that really drew the oxygen out but never bloated or aware it was this big thing. It seemed effortless and yes omg I am shocked they never did remixes or pushed at least Bad Idea out!
i wanted this video to be longer, like going into the rollout and stuff. the way you format this video was so good omg. the other vids going over it aren’t this good 😭😭
This was meant to be like part of a mega Sweetener video but I ran out of time (was moving mid recording) haha but noted, I plan to increase the length and detail moving forward
This album is absolutely her best album atm imo and considering its been a while since she dropped an album it makes me so excited for eternal sunshine and tbh thinking about 2019 in terms of releases it felt like lots of people dropped that year and i feel like interestingly like 2024 is gonna be like that cause it feels like everybody and their mom is dropping this year lol😂
I want a competitive year where everyone’s throwing out records even if it’s not their best or whatever, like last year was a cool year but sorta dry in the sense we didn’t have a super album every few months
@@EljohnMacaranas literally feels like that's about to happen literally im pretty sure the artists that I can name off the top of my head that are rumored or confirm to be dropping albums is like ari (obv), taylor, megan thee stallion, ice spice, conan gray, charli xcx, even ava max and Ik theirs so much more im missing lol
@@inklingboy2583 Lil Nas X is returning too, so is Justin Timberlake, Billie Eilish probably will, Sia is, Kacey Musgraves is, Tierra Whack is and more (i'm just adding on to ur list)
I genuinely think True Story could be a big hit but it’s likely going to do as well as Positions tbh like if they are smart they can release a proper deluxe around Wicked’s release
@@EljohnMacaranas i think this year as well as the next will be huge for her considering pt. 1 is coming in November and Pt. 2 next year. I know she doesn’t want to tour and things like that but there’s gonna be such a huge demand for Ari these next few years! I don’t know much about “true story” since it’s a leak and I tend to avoid those! I did hear and live “fantasize” tho lol
@@EljohnMacaranas it’s nice to see Ariana cementing / having cemented her place in pop superstardom as someone who followed her for soo long. I hope that the next pop divas give us everything we need and more. And I hope that talent is still put on a pedestal vs just looks . Can’t wait for the future !! And thanks for responding , I truly appreciate it ❤️
The way this era had the internet ON CHOKEHOLD,i was in the middle school when this album came out,now I'm in the second year of university the same year ethereal sunshine is released now 😭
I think the reason of the songs order has to do with the upside down concept - cover and tracks the tracks at the beginning would have been normally the last ones in a “standard” album and the 3 singles at the beginning
Sweetener has some sadness to it, but overall I loved the fun vibe and the healing aspect of it when it was first released. Thank u next was amazing in the sense that it didn't sugarcoat or run away from the sadness, like in Imagine and Ghostin. I love both albums, but realized it's "easier" to listen to Sweetener. I need to be in a certain down mood to listen to Thank u next.
I will never feel as good as I did in this era! Even though it was the worst time in my life. Them two albums absolutely saved me and I don’t know who I would be as a person now without them. Anyways Eternal Sunshine comes out on my birthday so I can’t top that!
Okay but positions has six thirty, west side, nasty, safety net, positions, obvious and POV. Which those songs will ALWAYS be too tier songs in my mind and way better than a lot of music that’s out there. Then obviously the classics of positions and 34+35, that album slaps. Certified bangers on thank u, next would be imagine, needy, fake smile, bad idea, make up, ghostin, in my head, 7 rings and thank u next. Really I like bloodline and NASA but they’re a little cliche to me even though they’re original. Break up with your girlfriend is a banger but for some reason in my mind it’s like a single and not in the era idk why
I think BUWYG came out as the album did and never really got the same push the others did and also sonically sounds a bit different from TU,N in some ways. But yah, Positions really had some hits on it and it’s a shame it never really gets its flowers beyond the singles with general public.
What I find so strange is that, despite being two eras on now, I kind of feel like thank u next just wasn’t that long ago. It’s been 5 years, and I can’t shake the feeling that we’re only just out of it. That probably speaks just to the cultural dominance it had, plus the fact that it was pretty timeless, but I feel like thank u next just hasn’t been out for half a decade. How have I been listening to these songs religiously for so long without realising? Maybe I’m just refusing to let it go.
I think both TUN and 7 Rings had been so dominant in charts (and both sometimes do still come on the radio) to the point they never quite left! I genuinely still feel like parts of 2019 were yesterday either out of a forced sense of nostalgia (since time moved very weird after due to the pandemic) or just a true love of that time period (it’d been a v eventful year for me.) Positions for all of its solidness never quite felt like a proper era to me without a tour or proper promo. I’m hoping Eternal Sunshine actually does follow through.
I do and have always felt though that while yours truly and my everything were very popular, that dangerous woman is what really catapulted ari into the start of super stardom. Dangerous woman was when i really started seeing her everywhere.
Well, Dangerous Woman itself was punctuated by the tragedy of Manchester which really did bring people who were not remotely interested in Ari into the fold. I recall some of my older friends who dismissed her as another ex-Nick star who never even gave her mature music a shot finally caved and listened after that. Particularly around the SWT era. I always felt DW as an era was cursed in that it suffered initially due to Scooter blackballing her first single due to temporarily being fired as her manager.
@EljohnMacaranas i get that and i respect your opinion😊😁. Speaking on her super star status, i was moreso referring to the reach DW had worldwide, not what happened with it in the US
Just here to say you've done it again. Great job! :) Also liked your chaotic Grammy's video. I'd be into you doing a short form podcast. Something for me to listen to on the train that I don't need reception for or to watch along with. :) Hope you're having a great February
I love Ariana's music and her as an artist and TUN (and SWT) really felt like her coming into her sound and leaving the manufactured pop behind. Ariana seems to not like being perceived by the public? You hardly see her out, we dont see a lot of PR from her, she seems like a homebody etc. Idk if she cares to really chart or dominate a genre ike Taylor Swift for example. A great example is Yes and? it doesnt feel like a big single but she said its her favorite song she wrote and one of her favorites ever and she decided to let that be the lead for this new era. I feel like In My head (which is def about Pete lol) could have been a big song maybe as the 4th single it's a cult favorite on the album anyway.
I think some people just grow apart from the system and being a part of it, they explore different avenues and maybe one day come back to it when they’re ready or never at all (Rihanna)
@@EljohnMacaranas Ariana didn't attend that year because she had a disagreement with the Grammys over her performance. She wanted to perform 7 rings and they refused. I think that has a little bit to do with it. She ended up not performing because they didnt let her perform what she wanted. She recently had a leak too of some outros from a song (called 95 million) where she literally says 'f*ck the Grammys" 😭
As much as I dont like Scooter I'm glad he pushed for Ghostin to be on this album because I think it really elevates it artistically... and the song has been helpful to me as well so sharing something so personal might be difficult but it can pay off massively Moral of the story a broken clock is still right twice a day
So true! Scooter definitely pushed his clients to the brink, the stories about Demi, Justin and Ari who were at one point his trifecta of clients make me a bit sad. But Ghostin not coming out would have been a loss artistically for the record and fans at large
Sweetener never yielded a number 1 though, granted NTLTC had two peak Drake songs to contend with but I felt Sweetener Ari image wise never quite permeated the veil of first picture of Ari fans have nowadays. Like most fans would imagine 7 Rings Ari or TU,N Ari before Breathin or like NTLTC
@@EljohnMacaranas I find all her stuff overrated. Just my opinion though. Mind you I grew up with the Whitney's and Mariah's... Ariana feels so watered down to me in comparison. She is one of the best singers now... but no one can really sing today, or at least cares to. She wastes her talent on songs like 7 Rings, when she should really be making more tracks like Off The Tabel that show off her voice and push her to vocal limits.
Happy 5 years to Thank U, Next! What songs did you like the most off the record?!
in my head🖤
My favorite off of this album is Fake Smile I love that song so much
NASA let’s fucking goooooo
Bad Idea, Fake Smile, TUN, and Bloodline
Bad Idea, Bloodline Break Up With Your Girlfriend I'm Bored, In My Head And Thank U Next
Sweetener and TUN feel like the same era to me. I don’t think TUN would’ve had the same success if sweetener didn’t pave the way for it. They bled into each other and they’re definitely two sides of the same coin. Borderline toxic positivity on sweetener gets a reality check with TUN
That’s a great way to see it! Toxic positivity of SWT down to how artificial the title is was clever
Yes, I constantly get confused about which songs are on which album. Sweetener is my fave though
Idk… I guess for me it feels very different because I was in two very different places in my life when both albums were released. I get why it would feel that way for some people though considering both albums came out not too long after each other.
They're definitely yin and yang in terms of quality as well bc TUN was a no skip album for me but I just don't like a lot of the Pharrel songs in sweetener
I agree. The same way My Everything and Dangerous Woman felt like they were both within Ari’s diva era, Sweetener and TUN feel within the same era as well
life was so good during the thank u next era 😭
Literally I had no worries then, rent was low, pop was on top
now it's just taylor taylor.... I am tired of it
@@simpsonslifeline to be fair… back then there was only ariana everywhere
@@viktorsciortino exactly
@@simpsonslifelinewhat exactly wrong with Taylor everywhere? Her domination has been a long time coming and no one should be surprised
I think thank u, next was one of those you just had to be there moments. the whole sweetener era was so fun and arguably her best, and for her to turn around about a month or two after breathin was a moment I'll always remember. I'm so excited for eternal sunshine but I hope she does more promo for it and releases a second single before the album
Thank U Next was definitely a real time era that like was so fun to be part of! Sweetener was a more calculated and curated rollout even visually and I adore that one too but I’m hoping ES definitely gets more a real platformed release, I think Yes And? dropping off early is kinda a sign, it’s time to drop the next song preferably soon
ugh i feel bad for anyone who was not there omg
ari's confirmed while more singles are dropping she won't be dropping any new singles prior to the albums release already
@paintingdreams290 post-album singles... oh we're so BACK
People will never understand the emotional turmoil and whiplash and HEALING both Sweetener and TUN gave not only Ari but a lot of her fans. I can never listen to one without the other. They really are two sides of the same coin.
Most people I know conflate the two eras 😭 for good thematic reasons
@@EljohnMacaranas it was literally like experiencing a marvel movie trilogy in real time. There has yet to he a moment in time like that for another pop star. Ari was truly in a league of her own. Grammy’s and awards well deserved to boot…it was also the era I fell in love with Ariana’s discography.
In My Head still has a chokehold onto me til this day like the song is just way too good 🔥
The way it sounds… probably the track that’s aged the best! So futuristic
Thank U Next legit turned me into an Arianator. I've never been so inspired by an album before
It’s probably her opus culturally
gosh i remember ariana ruled 2019 from this album alone she was everything which is ironic bc usually pop star who reach that imperial album era period before her are at every award show performing their biggest hits and have at least multiple singles released but ariana released 3 singles and one televised award show performance that year (it was gonna be the grammys but they were on their BS that year) i think that shift began with beyonce with self titled and then was picked up by ariana with thank u next, where your A-list supertar cultural icon status name carries you through
I genuinely think there’s a level of mystery artists should consider if they have the clout to do that! I miss big promo cycles for sure but the reality of a streaming world and etc.
Ariana should have definitely dropped her singles month's apart instead of a month or two apart so she could have really stretched the era out and reached maximum success like katy perry did with teenage dream or how taylor did with 1989 with both those album cycles being close to two year's were juggernaut era's artists now just abandon the album after 6 month's
I think to a degree she got very lucky though considering stretching would have bled into the pandemic but I do agree era last too short!
i agree big time, nasa and bad idea could have been smashes even bloodline omfg
i think her releasing them so close was one of the reasons thank u next era was so successful. all eyes were on her and then she jumped to tour. i think her rushing through the era really defined it, if that makes sense? hope i don’t sound dumb 😭😭
@@leila_6740 i think you explained it perfectly. With the two albums being released so close together it felt more like we were going on the journey with her in real time as opposed to waiting to hear months to see how everything was impacting her in the long run. I personally didn't feel like it was rushed and wish more artist with put music out quicker after that.
life was so good when sweetner dropped in august and we had thank u next MV by december
I miss when eras fell out of the sky like a surprise
I remember the day the TUN single dropped, those opening notes are so iconic
Life changing tbh like I knew it was a hit 20 seconds in
thank you next really is her magnum opus
I slightly prefer Sweetener but this is pop Ariana at her most refined!
I think that’s going to change
the sweetener / thank u, next era was unlike any other 🥹🤍
Very rarely do we get two back to back pop eras months after another
AND THE FACT THAT SHE ONLY RELEASED 3 SINGLES! There’s not ONE massive smash album that I know of that has THAT little singles… It’s insane. It would EASILY exceed 1989 and Teenage Dream if it had more singles like other peak albums.
I think it could have matched those two in terms of quantity of Top 10s even with streaming being a whole obstacle (the landscape was a bit different where sometimes it played against charting), I feel like Ari did want a break and to close out both SWT and TUN
@@EljohnMacaranas I think it would’ve passed the overall units of 1989 lol, bad idea, bloodline and in my head not being singles ruined A LOT for the era.
no, it would have to multiply its sales by 4@@allthingspage1498
@@EljohnMacaranas i think, for the most part Sweetener was supposed to have more singles b4 tragedy and w that in mind Thank U, Next was always supposed to be a quick and short era and i think Ari mentioned her desire to release music like that. But also based on the leaks there were a bunch of sessions between January and April 2019 that werent for positions and likely for a Thank U, Next deluxe (i have not listened to the leaks but i'm aware of the dates) and MONOPOLY was during that time, so i do wonder if MONOPOLY was meant as the next single from the album as a lead to the deluxe and i wonder if Boyfriend was meant as a second single and then she eventually shelved those plans bc she felt no need to continue that era.
The fact that you not talking about ghostin too much made me realize that I never heard it enough, and now I’m just sobbing on my way to work… I think I just needed an excuse to cry haha
Literally I had a whole analysis about it I was gonna record but it made me so profoundly sad like…
Great video! “Bad idea” is my everything, and NASA. The guitars on her songs throughout her career are Prince level good.
The guitars make me wish Ari would return to the sorta sound like DW but with more refinement
Another great video! I preferred Sweetener to Thank U Next but they are both quality releases from a queen!
I totally agree! I feel like Sweetener did carry this record and set up the foundations!
Who is excited about Eternal Sunshine?!
BEYOND excited because I genuinely have NO idea what to expect. While I doubt that it'll top Sweetener or TUN, I hope that it's a departure from the sound she's established in Positions even though that's the one she's most comfortable in but I digress....
this is gonna be her best album i think or one of her best
@@bratzscene3131ITS DEFINITELY topping TUN & SWT.
I love love love love love love love ghostin❤❤❤ Its sad but its the melody and harmony are everything I need at times.
It’s possibly her greatest song of her discography
LEAVING OUT MONOPOLY W VICTORIA IS CRIMINALLLLL.. that song madeeeee my 2019
Thank U, Next might be my favorite AG album and is definitely one of my favorites of all time. Thank U, Next was an imperial era like no other and in sense that this imperial era wasn´t milked completely. I think there should´ve been more singles, Bloodline and Bad Idea were hit material songs, in remix with popular rapper at the time they could´ve achieve really big numbers, personally i would go for Drake and Travis Scott collaborations cause they were huge in 2019, get them on these songs would quite guarantee success.
If I was the one planning the rollout it would go like this:
Lead Single: Thank U, Next (November 3, 2018)
Promotional Single: Imagine (December 14, 2018)
2nd Single: 7 Rings (January 18, 2019)
3rd Single: Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I´m Bored (February 8, 2019)
Album Release: February 8, 2019
Non-Album Single: Monopoly (with Victoria Monét) (April 1, 2019)
4th Single: Bloodline (Remix, featuring Drake) (May 3, 2019)
Non-Album Single: Boyfriend (with Social House) (August 2, 2019)
5th (Last) Single: Bad Idea (Remix, featuring Travis Scott) (4th October, 2019)
K Bye For Now (SWT Live Album): December 23, 2019
Thank U, Next (Complete Edition) - February 8, 2020 - in honor of 1 year anniversary - it would include 12 standard edition tracks, Monopoly, Boyfriend, Bloodline (Remix with Drake), Bad Idea (Remix with Travis Scott), 7 Rings (Remix with 2 Chainz) and maybe 3 bonus tracks) - it would be a perfect end to the era.
I agree with you that it wasn’t “milked” at all, like it felt light and breezy still an imperial era that really drew the oxygen out but never bloated or aware it was this big thing. It seemed effortless and yes omg I am shocked they never did remixes or pushed at least Bad Idea out!
this analysis was soo so so good. opened my eyes
Thank u 🥰🥰🥰
also cant forget tayla parx! she was also a big part of thank u next
Darn, I forgot to namedrop! She recently cowrote my favorite Troye song, Got Me Started!
i wanted this video to be longer, like going into the rollout and stuff. the way you format this video was so good omg. the other vids going over it aren’t this good 😭😭
This was meant to be like part of a mega Sweetener video but I ran out of time (was moving mid recording) haha but noted, I plan to increase the length and detail moving forward
@@EljohnMacaranas i can’t wait to see you cover other albums your channel is pure gold
TUN is my favorite album by her, just the perfect combination of crying and shaking ur ass.
Also, as much as I love her, I also don't buy the Break up with ur girlfriend video 🤭
The video’s insanely funny tbh like
Idk if anyone's told you this but you should definitely have a podcast
Haha, it’s in the works!
Who's here before eternal sunshine?
I’m so excited for that one!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Her flop album is coming
@@simeonfrancis6751 yes and flop=imperial reborn
@@itzag3561It is pretty amazing. I think it is a new age of music. Things will never be the same.
i already loved tun but this video made me realize how brilliant and amazing the storyline really is...great analysis!!
Thanks! I had fun compiling it into a story!
THIS TAKE IS AMAZING, IMPECCABLE.
Thank u 🥰
omg this was her black era
I-
This wasn’t her black era imo but to each their own own lol.
@@EljohnMacaranasRight lol.
Well yes
@@briannaaudain928 to me it was but as u said to each their own. for me 2016-2020ish was her black era and 2021-22 was her asian era
This album is absolutely her best album atm imo and considering its been a while since she dropped an album it makes me so excited for eternal sunshine and tbh thinking about 2019 in terms of releases it felt like lots of people dropped that year and i feel like interestingly like 2024 is gonna be like that cause it feels like everybody and their mom is dropping this year lol😂
Honestly there is so much new music coming this year it's so crazy
I want a competitive year where everyone’s throwing out records even if it’s not their best or whatever, like last year was a cool year but sorta dry in the sense we didn’t have a super album every few months
@@EljohnMacaranas literally feels like that's about to happen literally im pretty sure the artists that I can name off the top of my head that are rumored or confirm to be dropping albums is like ari (obv), taylor, megan thee stallion, ice spice, conan gray, charli xcx, even ava max and Ik theirs so much more im missing lol
Supposedly Lorde too 😭
@@inklingboy2583 Lil Nas X is returning too, so is Justin Timberlake, Billie Eilish probably will, Sia is, Kacey Musgraves is, Tierra Whack is and more (i'm just adding on to ur list)
TY for this video. :)
TY for watching 🥰
Love how you broke this down, I wonder how Eternal Sunshine is gonna do
I genuinely think True Story could be a big hit but it’s likely going to do as well as Positions tbh like if they are smart they can release a proper deluxe around Wicked’s release
@@EljohnMacaranas i think this year as well as the next will be huge for her considering pt. 1 is coming in November and Pt. 2 next year. I know she doesn’t want to tour and things like that but there’s gonna be such a huge demand for Ari these next few years! I don’t know much about “true story” since it’s a leak and I tend to avoid those! I did hear and live “fantasize” tho lol
One of the last iconic pop divas. She’ll always have a place in my heart
I have faith in the future of divas, it’ll take time but Ari is truly one of the definitive 2010’s idols we will be writing about 100 years from now.
@@EljohnMacaranas it’s nice to see Ariana cementing / having cemented her place in pop superstardom as someone who followed her for soo long. I hope that the next pop divas give us everything we need and more. And I hope that talent is still put on a pedestal vs just looks . Can’t wait for the future !!
And thanks for responding , I truly appreciate it ❤️
thank u, next was a cultural reset for society
Seriously, THE moment to close out the 2010s
@@EljohnMacaranas FR
we want blackiana back
😭😭😭
oof aaaaand eternal sunshine walks in the room and knocks everyone out
Oh yeah musically I spoke too soon
The way this era had the internet ON CHOKEHOLD,i was in the middle school when this album came out,now I'm in the second year of university the same year ethereal sunshine is released now 😭
NASA is one of her all time goat songs seriously the best song for detached girlies like me
Exactlyyyy
And then EVERY Ariana TOP 1 singles (Except The Weekend remix) Are ALL TOP 1 DEBUT
That’s kinda crazy she’s consistently able to do that
I think the reason of the songs order has to do with the upside down concept - cover and tracks the tracks at the beginning would have been normally the last ones in a “standard” album and the 3 singles at the beginning
Wait that does make sense bc Imagine would have closed any other person’s record if they did it!
Are you planning on analyzing Sweetener?
Yes! For sure before the upcoming new record!
@EljohnMacaranas ooh I hope you do DW it's personally my favourite of her's
DW will get one eventually! Likely with My Everything
"THANKS U NEXT" IT'S ON OF THE BEST POP GIRLIES ERAS EVER !😊❤
For sure!
Need more content like this in my life! Just subscribed 💗 love this
Sweetener is coming this weekend!
@@EljohnMacaranas consider me patiently waiting 🤣
Sweetener had great singles
Thank U, Next had great Deep Cuts
I think TU,N had tracks that really all could have been singles with some push.
Make up is one of my favorite songs by her i dont understand the hate lol
They don’t get the vibe she was putting out!
I like Makeup but it’s still my least favorite on the album I just like the other songs better lol
Sweetener has some sadness to it, but overall I loved the fun vibe and the healing aspect of it when it was first released. Thank u next was amazing in the sense that it didn't sugarcoat or run away from the sadness, like in Imagine and Ghostin. I love both albums, but realized it's "easier" to listen to Sweetener. I need to be in a certain down mood to listen to Thank u next.
I think it’s one of the heaviest records in the pop world even if it comes off as bubbly and sweet
Ghostin is my favorite song of the album I’m so happy she released it it so good
One of the few things Scooter got right in his greed
@@EljohnMacaranas Fr like scooter sucks but we will have to live with that he works with Ariana and hopefully she can see that he is evil Yk
@@Blade16produtionsshe actually fired him for a short period in 2017 if I’m not mistaken lol
@@taegan1831 who
@@Blade16produtions Scooter
I will never feel as good as I did in this era! Even though it was the worst time in my life. Them two albums absolutely saved me and I don’t know who I would be as a person now without them. Anyways Eternal Sunshine comes out on my birthday so I can’t top that!
Aaaah! May Eternal Sunshine and your birthday be amazing!
I just got into a bus and they're playing breathin as I'm watching this
The power of Ari 😭
The Pete Davidson Tostitos ad before this video feels like a crime on yt part
NOOOOO 😭
I wish she would mix Bad Idea, In My Head and the Dangerous Woman Era into an album and add the strings and guitars 🎉❤
Her with Strings and Guitars… she sounds amazing!
@@EljohnMacaranasagreed ❤❤❤
Thank u next should be one of those albums that never exit the billboard 200
I feel like if you have an immortal hit that still streams well, you just never do
For me, My Everything era will never be topped 💝
Oh that was a great era omfg
Okay but positions has six thirty, west side, nasty, safety net, positions, obvious and POV. Which those songs will ALWAYS be too tier songs in my mind and way better than a lot of music that’s out there. Then obviously the classics of positions and 34+35, that album slaps. Certified bangers on thank u, next would be imagine, needy, fake smile, bad idea, make up, ghostin, in my head, 7 rings and thank u next. Really I like bloodline and NASA but they’re a little cliche to me even though they’re original. Break up with your girlfriend is a banger but for some reason in my mind it’s like a single and not in the era idk why
I think BUWYG came out as the album did and never really got the same push the others did and also sonically sounds a bit different from TU,N in some ways. But yah, Positions really had some hits on it and it’s a shame it never really gets its flowers beyond the singles with general public.
What I find so strange is that, despite being two eras on now, I kind of feel like thank u next just wasn’t that long ago. It’s been 5 years, and I can’t shake the feeling that we’re only just out of it. That probably speaks just to the cultural dominance it had, plus the fact that it was pretty timeless, but I feel like thank u next just hasn’t been out for half a decade. How have I been listening to these songs religiously for so long without realising? Maybe I’m just refusing to let it go.
I think both TUN and 7 Rings had been so dominant in charts (and both sometimes do still come on the radio) to the point they never quite left! I genuinely still feel like parts of 2019 were yesterday either out of a forced sense of nostalgia (since time moved very weird after due to the pandemic) or just a true love of that time period (it’d been a v eventful year for me.)
Positions for all of its solidness never quite felt like a proper era to me without a tour or proper promo. I’m hoping Eternal Sunshine actually does follow through.
Dangerous woman is hands down top 3
For sure!
4:05 “break up with your boyfriend”😭
i’m so gay… like
@@EljohnMacaranasit’s ok so am i
Yaaaas
Into you 😍
Literally a pop magnum opus that deserved WAY better.
“break up with your boyfriend” 😭😭😭
my subconscious
I do and have always felt though that while yours truly and my everything were very popular, that dangerous woman is what really catapulted ari into the start of super stardom. Dangerous woman was when i really started seeing her everywhere.
Well, Dangerous Woman itself was punctuated by the tragedy of Manchester which really did bring people who were not remotely interested in Ari into the fold. I recall some of my older friends who dismissed her as another ex-Nick star who never even gave her mature music a shot finally caved and listened after that. Particularly around the SWT era. I always felt DW as an era was cursed in that it suffered initially due to Scooter blackballing her first single due to temporarily being fired as her manager.
@EljohnMacaranas i get that and i respect your opinion😊😁. Speaking on her super star status, i was moreso referring to the reach DW had worldwide, not what happened with it in the US
Just here to say you've done it again. Great job! :) Also liked your chaotic Grammy's video. I'd be into you doing a short form podcast. Something for me to listen to on the train that I don't need reception for or to watch along with. :) Hope you're having a great February
Aaaah thank you so much! I’ll definitely dabble more into it! 🥰🥰🥰
I love Ariana's music and her as an artist and TUN (and SWT) really felt like her coming into her sound and leaving the manufactured pop behind. Ariana seems to not like being perceived by the public? You hardly see her out, we dont see a lot of PR from her, she seems like a homebody etc. Idk if she cares to really chart or dominate a genre ike Taylor Swift for example. A great example is Yes and? it doesnt feel like a big single but she said its her favorite song she wrote and one of her favorites ever and she decided to let that be the lead for this new era. I feel like In My head (which is def about Pete lol) could have been a big song maybe as the 4th single it's a cult favorite on the album anyway.
I think some people just grow apart from the system and being a part of it, they explore different avenues and maybe one day come back to it when they’re ready or never at all (Rihanna)
ETERNAL SUNSHINE ALBUM OF ARIANA GRANDE ON MARCH 8!!!
We will be seated!
i still will never forgive for thank u next and nfr not winning. makes me so mad. ariana shouldve won all those grammies (scammies)
TU,N not getting a single award is still a shocker to me.
don’t know if u used the word imperial right but great video
For 2018-19, I do think it’s the closest we’ve gotten (though last year was basically a conventional one for Swift)
Do planet her by doja cat next ❤❤
Doja’s def getting a recap of sorts for sure
It was nominated for a Grammy just never won cause they’re stupid! Billie was amazing but she deserved at least one for this record!
She deserved Best Pop Vocal at the very least!
Even Billie knew that, with in one of her acceptance speeches she said that ariana deserved it because TUN was just.... so good
I feel like there was some weird political stuff internally, love Billie but it was weird Ariana got completely snubbed
@@EljohnMacaranas Ariana didn't attend that year because she had a disagreement with the Grammys over her performance. She wanted to perform 7 rings and they refused. I think that has a little bit to do with it. She ended up not performing because they didnt let her perform what she wanted. She recently had a leak too of some outros from a song (called 95 million) where she literally says 'f*ck the Grammys" 😭
I would never understand wtf ariana didn't promote the pov. Wtf that song would have been on charts for so long. No mv. Wtf ariana??
In my opinion Thank u next it's arianna's best album followed by Dangerous woman
DW really is a solid record like
Motivation wasn't Normani's debut single tho....
Debut solo single
As much as I dont like Scooter I'm glad he pushed for Ghostin to be on this album because I think it really elevates it artistically... and the song has been helpful to me as well so sharing something so personal might be difficult but it can pay off massively
Moral of the story a broken clock is still right twice a day
So true! Scooter definitely pushed his clients to the brink, the stories about Demi, Justin and Ari who were at one point his trifecta of clients make me a bit sad. But Ghostin not coming out would have been a loss artistically for the record and fans at large
Technically The Sweetener Era and Thank U Next Era took place at the same time but who cares
not you getting rear ended to needy 😭 me and my friend got rear ended to nasty lmfao
I got side swiped lmaoooo
@@EljohnMacaranas ariana needs to start covering car insurance..
Positions could have also got tun success if got enough promotion. Her team sucks 😭
POV could have been a quick Top 5 hit with longevity but they delayed on it!
You talked to soon about eternal sunshine it's better than tun although my number 1 album was tun eternal sunshine replaced it😂
Oh from a just music standpoint I’d agree but I need to see the era play out in full first
Do meghan trainor please all of her albums ❤❤
I may do a video about her career a la Ava’s
no mention of positions, her actual best album so far imo :(
This video is about TUN lmao chronologically it’d never be covered
sorry but DW is the one for me
I get that… Martin’s work was next level
Naw! Sweetener was her “confessions” or imperial era
Sweetener never yielded a number 1 though, granted NTLTC had two peak Drake songs to contend with but I felt Sweetener Ari image wise never quite permeated the veil of first picture of Ari fans have nowadays. Like most fans would imagine 7 Rings Ari or TU,N Ari before Breathin or like NTLTC
A proper Video essay should be 40min at least
a proper video essay should be… ur mom lol
Why is almost everything so overrated today.
The same reason why Marvel movies for a time kept getting away with being mid but making a billion dollars: people crave familiarity and comfort
@@EljohnMacaranas I find all her stuff overrated. Just my opinion though.
Mind you I grew up with the Whitney's and Mariah's... Ariana feels so watered down to me in comparison. She is one of the best singers now... but no one can really sing today, or at least cares to. She wastes her talent on songs like 7 Rings, when she should really be making more tracks like Off The Tabel that show off her voice and push her to vocal limits.
I would never understand wtf ariana didn't promote the pov. Wtf that song would have been on charts for so long. No mv. Wtf ariana??
She did a vevo performance but that’s it 😭
@@EljohnMacaranas yes after a year right??