"Yes, And?" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on January 12, 2024, as the lead single from her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine (2024). Written and produced by Grande, Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, the song is a house, pop, and dance track with ballroom elements. Lyrically, it focuses on self-confidence and preservation, overcoming negativity, while also addressing a range of negative press Grande received between 2020 and 2023.
Music critics complimented the song's production and noted inspiration from Madonna's 1990 single "Vogue". In the United States, "Yes, And?" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's sixth number-one debut and eighth overall number-one single, as well as her 21st top-ten on the chart. It additionally earned Grande her third number-one single on the Billboard Global 200 chart. Elsewhere, it peaked at number one in 10 more countries, and reached the top-ten in another 28 countries.
An accompanying music video for "Yes, And?" was directed by Christian Breslauer and released on YouTube simultaneously with the single. The video drew inspiration from that of Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted" (1989) and depicts Grande staging a performance for a group of disapproving critics and winning them over. A remix of the song with American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey was released on February 16, 2024. "Yes, And?" received a nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
Background and promotion On January 4, 2024, Ariana Grande was photographed in public wearing a custom sweatshirt that read "yes, and?" to tease the lead single's title, which she had previously done for her Sweetener lead single "No Tears Left to Cry" (2018). Grande later officially announced the song via her social media. Jem Aswad of Variety opined that the phrase "yes, and?" was a successor to "thank u, next", the title of her fifth studio album (2019) and its lead single (2018). Grande revealed that she chose to release "Yes, And?" as the lead single of her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, because she saw it as "an all-encompassing, like, 'What the f---?'", and "it [gave] us a lot of a place to go". She said: "it's kind of like the 'Thank U, Next' formula [...] 'cause it's like, 'Thank U, Next' came first because it had to".
Links to pre-save "Yes, And?" on streaming platforms and pre-order the 7-inch vinyl and CD single were first shared on the Sweetener Instagram page. Additionally, the track was issued via cassette. 14 iterations of the song were made available for digital download and on streaming services: its original version, an edit, an extended mix, an a cappella version and slowed and sped up mixes, each in clean and explicit options, as well instrumental and extended mix instrumental versions. On February 16, 2024, a remix with American singer Mariah Carey was released. Three more remixes of the song by The Blessed Madonna's Godsquad, Jonas Blue, and Felix Jaehn, respectively, followed on February 20, 2024. On January 2, 2026, the single was released as a Target exclusive 4-inch vinyl.
Cover artwork The cover artwork for "Yes, And?" was first teased in December 2023 with a defocused close-up of Grande's red lips in R.E.M. Beauty packages sent to fans alongside a note: "See you next year." Grande revealed the full artwork via her social media on January 7, 2024. Photographed by Katia Temkin, it is a blurry shot of the left side of her face. In it, Grande is seen wearing a plain gold earring, black eyeliner, and her brand R.E.M. Beauty's "On Your Collar" lipstick in the red shade "Attention". Refuting speculation that the album was titled Yes, And?, Grande clarified that the image released to promote the single was actually one of several album cover variants. The digital maxi single version of "Yes, And?" features an alternative cover artwork of Grande with her hand on the side of her face.
Composition
"Yes, And?" is three minutes and 34 seconds long. It was written and produced by Grande, Martin, and Ilya Salmanzadeh. Martin and Salmanzadeh programmed and provided background vocals, drums, keyboards, bass, and piano to the song. Sam Holland and Lou Carrao served as engineers with assistance from Eric Eylands and Rob Sellens. The song was mastered by Randy Merrill and mixed by Serban Ghenea, with assistance from Bryce Bordone.
"Yes, And?" was described as a house, pop, and dance song referencing ballroom culture and drawing inspiration from Madonna's 1990 single "Vogue". It has also been likened to Beyoncé's 2022 studio album Renaissance, particularly its lead single "Break My Soul", and Lady Gaga's 2020 song "Babylon". Lyrically, the song addresses the influence of others' opinions on one's own self. Grande uses profanity over the lyrics, which encourage listeners to overcome negativity. She also denounces criticisms of her personal life: "Don't comment on my body, do not reply / Your business is yours and mine is mine / Why do you care so much whose dick I ride?".
Critical reception "Yes, And?" received positive reviews from music critics upon its release. In a review for NME, Sophie Williams described the song as "a melodic discourse that responds to a rumour mill in overdrive" and stated that it "presents Grande in her truest form: a flawed but honest human being, seeking to own her narrative and move forward". Writing for Pitchfork, Anna Gaca described the song as a "lightweight dance shuffle with a few barbed words for the critics", and suggested that the track's "theater catchphrase" title is a response to criticism of Grande's then-ongoing relationship with her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater.
Amrit Virdi of Clash stated that, "On 'yes, and?', her controlled harmonies and whistle tones lace through the dance breaks while layered production helps to add strong ad-libs towards the end of the track […] And the song's chorus is incredibly catchy – it's definitely something I can see being played and appreciated in the club." Helen Brown of The Independent wrote that the singer's voice "takes a sweet, light shimmery tone" and is "soft and glancing"; she also noted the "'Vogue' formula in the track's structure", with "a spoken word, bell tolling and handclap-backed section".
Some music critics likened the song to the ballroom atmosphere of Renaissance, particularly the lead single "Break My Soul" (2022). In a review for Vulture, Quinn Moreland wrote that "the track embraces a disco-lite groove punctuated by the occasional sparkly, cascading synth line that will likely dominate pop music post-Renaissance." Laura Snapes of The Guardian praised the "irresistibly effervescent and lithe" production, with a "conscious echo of Madonna's 'Vogue' as delicious as an illicit donut", and "a sign, post-Renaissance, that mainstream pop is embracing house in its purest form".
Commercial performance Billboard Global charts Following its release, "Yes, And?" debuted at number one on both the Billboard Global 200 and the Global Excl. US chart issues dated January 27, 2024. On the Global 200, it became Grande's third number-one single following "Positions" (2020) and the remix of "Save Your Tears" (2021), and achieved 94.4 million streams and 67,000 sold worldwide. On the Global Excl. US, the song became Grande's second number-one single after "Positions", earning 68 million streams and 26,000 sold outside the United States. It spent two consecutive weeks atop both the Global 200 and the Global Excl. US charts. Following the release of the Mariah Carey remix and three additional DJ mixes, "Yes, And?" re-entered the top ten on both charts in its sixth week, surging six and five spots up from number 14 and number 12 to numbers 8 and 7 on the Global 200 and Global Excl. US, respectively. In the chart issue dated March 23, 2024, the track again re-entered the top ten region for a week on both charts, at number 7 on each tally; after the release of Eternal Sunshine.*
North America In the United States, industry personnel projected the song to debut atop the US Billboard Hot 100, displacing Jack Harlow's "Lovin on Me" (2023) at the top spot. However, Billboard noted a tight chart battle for the number-one position as despite remaining atop Spotify's daily top songs chart, streams for the song on other platforms were becoming unstable, while digital sales were expected to be particularly strong. "Yes, And?" officially debuted atop the Hot 100 chart for the issue dated January 27, 2024, marking Grande's eighth number-one single in the nation and third consecutive, following the remixes of "Save Your Tears" (2021) and "Die for You" (2023). With this feat, Grande tied Beyoncé for the eighth-most Hot 100 number one singles among solo women, while tying Taylor Swift as the female artist with the most number one debuts in history, with six. Grande also extended her record for being the first artist to debut within the top 10 positions of the Hot 100 chart with every lead single—"The Way", "Problem", "Dangerous Woman", "No Tears Left to Cry", "Thank U, Next", "Positions", and "Yes, And?"—of her first seven studio albums. Following the release of Eternal Sunshine, the song rebounded 21 spots, from number 31 to number 10, on the chart issue dated March 23, 2024 — with gains in streaming.
Opening with sales of 53,000 sold in its first week of availability, 41,000 of which were digital downloads, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Digital Songs chart earning Grande her ninth chart topper there, while achieving the largest digital sales figure for any song in 2024, at the time, according to Luminate. "Yes, And?" additionally debuted at the top slot on the Streaming Songs chart with 27.2 million US streams, marking her fifth number-one there, while lodging 24.8 million radio audience impressions on the tracking week ending January 18, 2024, causing it to chart on Billboards Radio Songs at number 28. The song eventually peaked at number 19 on the chart issue dated February 17, 2024. It also debuted at number one on Billboards Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and spent six non-consecutive weeks at the top. It became Grande's first solo entry to reach the summit of the chart and third overall following "Break Free" with Zedd in 2014 (nine weeks atop the chart), and "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga in 2020 (two weeks). On the Billboard Pop Airplay chart, which monitors pop radio stations, "Yes, And?" debuted at number 18 as the highest entry of the week, as well as the strongest entrance of her career on the chart, besting "Bang Bang" which started at number 19 in August 2014. It peaked at number ten. The single additionally debuted at number 17 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart; and reached number 9 on the issue dated March 9, 2024. On the Adult Contemporary chart, which monitors adult contemporary radio formats, "Yes, And?" reached number 23.
In Canada, "Yes, And?" debuted at the summit of the Canadian Hot 100 on the chart issue dated January 27, 2024, earning Grande her seventh number one single in the nation, 22nd top-ten entry, and her milestone 75th overall charting entry of her career. It also debuted atop the Canadian Digital Songs Sales, her seventh leader on the chart and first since "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga in 2020.
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