Bye (Ariana Grande song) explained

Bye
Type:song
Artist:Ariana Grande
Album:Eternal Sunshine
Genre:
Length:2:45
Label:
Producer:
  • Ariana Grande
  • Max Martin
  • Ilya

"Bye" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande from her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine (2024). The song was written and produced by Grande, Max Martin, and Ilya Salmanzadeh. It is an uptempo dance-pop and disco-funk song sonically inspired by 1970s music. The song, rooted in self-awareness and accountability, sees Grande bidding farewell to her partner.

Background and composition

"Bye" is two minutes and 45 seconds long.[1] The song is a lavish and retro-inspired dance-pop, disco,[2] and disco funk[3] song with elements of Philadelphia soul echoing the sound of 1970s pop music. "Bye" features strings, adding in the disco influences throughout the song. Lyrically, Grande sings about how she is prepared to leave her partner, with her friend ready to pick her up. Taking place in the album's track list after "Intro (End of the World) ", the song follows the theme of having accountability and self-awareness in a relationship.[4]

Critical reception

Upon release, the song received positive reviews from music critics. Kyle Denis of Billboard called the song "fantastic", ranking it at number three in the parent album's track ranking. Denis praised the song's pre-chorus and the usage of funk and disco influences.[5] Nick Levine, a writer at NME deemed the song an album highlight, saying Grande is "playing disco diva".[6] In a review of the parent album, Rolling Stone and Variety likened the song to "seventies pop"[7] with the latter publication likening the song's sound to Gamble and Huff and Beyoncé.[8]

Credits

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Eternal Sunshine.[9]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 19
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[11] 72
France (SNEP)[12] 59
Greece International (IFPI)[13] 13
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 73
Malaysia (Billboard)[15] 23
Malaysia International (RIM)[16] 20
MENA (IFPI)[17] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 20
Philippines (Billboard)[19] 20
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[20] 68
Singapore (RIAS)[21] 30
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] 91
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grande . Ariana . Ariana Grande . March 8, 2024 . eternal sunshine . March 8, 2024 . Apple Music (US).
  2. News: Snapes . Laura . March 8, 2024 . Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308092534/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/08/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review . March 8, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . . 0261-3077 . a lavish orchestral-disco showstopper that soundtracks our heroine’s freedom..
  3. News: Brown . Helen . March 8, 2024 . Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine review: Clues and confessions bubble up from the slow-fizz pop . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308094422/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-ethan-slater-b2508570.html . March 8, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . . Although there’s a gently retro disco-funk sound to “Bye”, its conscious uncoupling vibe can’t quite take the song into pose-striking “I Will Survive” territory..
  4. Web site: March 12, 2024 . Ariana Grande - "eternal sunshine" Track By Track Breakdown [Part 2] ]. July 11, 2024 . . YouTube.
  5. Denis . Kyle . 2024-03-08 . Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked . 2024-03-09 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: Levine . Nick . March 8, 2024 . Ariana Grande – 'Eternal Sunshine' review: a compelling mood piece . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308092649/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-lyrics-tracklist-3598038 . March 8, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . NME.
  7. Spanos . Brittany . March 8, 2024 . Ariana Grande is Gorgeously Exposed on 'Eternal Sunshine' . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308092533/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review-1234983313/ . March 8, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . Rolling Stone.
  8. Aswad . Jem . March 8, 2024 . Ariana Grande Returns, Older and Wiser, With the Sparkling, Sarcastically Titled 'Eternal Sunshine': Album Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308093035/https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/ariana-grande-endless-sunshine-album-review-1235934674/ . March 8, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . Variety.
  9. . liner notes . . 2024 . Republic Records.
  10. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 18, 2024. March 17, 2024.
  11. Ariana Grande Chart History (Brasil Hot 100). Billboard. March 24, 2024.
  12. Web site: Top Singles (Week 11, 2024). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. March 24, 2024.
  13. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) (Week: 11/2024). IFPI Greece. May 23, 2024. March 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240324125221/https://ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. dead.
  14. Web site: 2024 11-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. March 15, 2024. March 24, 2024.
  15. Ariana Grande Chart History (Malaysia Songs). March 24, 2024. Billboard.
  16. Web site: TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 11 (08/03/2024-14/03/2024). RIM. March 23, 2024. March 30, 2024. Facebook.
  17. Web site: The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 08/03/2024 to 14/03/2024. theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. March 24, 2024. March 19, 2024. https://archive.today/20240319213938/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. live.
  18. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 24, 2024. March 15, 2024.
  19. Philippines Songs - Week of March 23, 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240319210602/https://www.billboard.com/charts/philippines-songs-hotw/2024-03-23/ . March 19, 2024 . July 5, 2024 . Billboard.
  20. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. March 21, 2024. Select week 08.03.2024–14.03.2024..
  21. Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 12 (15 - 21 Mar 2024). RIAS. March 26, 2024. March 26, 2024. https://archive.today/20240326085344/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/.
  22. Web site: Top 100 Songs – Week 11. Productores de Música de España. El Portal de Música. March 24, 2024.
  23. Web site: https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2024&dspp=11publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan] Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11]. March 24, 2024.

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