Eternal Sunshine (song) explained

Eternal Sunshine
Type:song
Artist:Ariana Grande
Album:Eternal Sunshine
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Length:3:30
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"Eternal Sunshine" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on March 8, 2024 through Republic Records from her seventh studio album of the same name (2024). It is the fifth track from the album, following "Saturn Returns Interlude". The song was written and produced by Grande, Max Martin, Shintaro Yasuda, Davidior, with additional production from Ilya. The R&B and trap song, deriving its title from the American film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), features many lyrical references to the film, including Grande "wiping her mind" of memories.[1] [2]

Composition

"Eternal Sunshine" is three minutes and thirty seconds long. The song is described as a "skittering" and "comforting" mid-tempo R&B and trap song.[3] [4] [5] Grande wrote the song herself and worked alongside Max Martin, Shintaro Yasuda, and David Park with its composition. Yasuda also worked on "Intro (End of the World)" and "The Boy Is Mine", with Park also working on the latter track.[6] Ilya, a long time collaborator of Grande, is featured in the song's production, as well as programming and instrumentation. In an interview for the parent album, Grande mentioned that this was one of the first two songs she wrote for the album's track list, along with the opening track "Intro (End of the World)".

The song transitions from "Saturn Returns Interlude", which ends with the words "wake up" being repeated, alluding to increased mental clarity, presumably from a relationship.[7] Lyrically, Grande is coming to terms with the fate of a past relationship, listing her personal grievances to an ex, and alluding to having wiping her mind of the relationship.[8] There are many references to the film of the same name with Grande labeling her ex as her own "eternal sunshine". The song's lyrics also mentions the Atari video game console, including an 8-bit sound effect in the production.[9]

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Recording

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 22
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[11] 81
France (SNEP)[12] 75
Greece International (IFPI)[13] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 25
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[15] 85
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 13
UK Streaming (OCC)[17] 25

Notes and References

  1. News: Snapes . Laura . 2024-03-08 . Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless . 2024-06-19 . . en-GB . 0261-3077 . The title track alludes to Michel Gondry’s 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the impossibility of easily forgetting.
  2. Web site: Cinquemani . Sal . 2024-03-08 . Ariana Grande 'Eternal Sunshine' Review: Well-Sung Woes . 2024-06-19 . . en-US . Grande sings on the title track, directly invoking the film’s plot but only vaguely acknowledging that some memories are irreversible..
  3. News: Zoladz . Lindsay . March 8, 2024 . Ariana Grande Spins Heartbreak Into Gold on 'Eternal Sunshine' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308170557/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/08/arts/music/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review.html . March 8, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . . “I try to wipe my mind, just so I feel less insane,” Grande, 30, sings on its skittering, mid-tempo title track. The potent melancholy that suffuses the song, and much of the album, tells you about how well that went..
  4. Web site: Yeung . Neil Z. . March 8, 2024 . Eternal Sunshine - Ariana Grande Album . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240309225835/https://www.allmusic.com/album/eternal-sunshine-mw0004196163 . March 9, 2024 . March 9, 2024 . . It's anything but boring; rather, these tracks hypnotize, comfort ("Eternal Sunshine"), and nourish the soul like the titular rays of light..
  5. Denis . Kyle . 2024-03-08 . Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked . 2024-06-28 . . en-US.
  6. Ariana Grande: 'eternal sunshine', Wicked & Tour Apple Music . 2024-03-07 . . 2024-06-25 . “The first two things that I wrote were “End of the World” and “Eternal Sunshine”, those were both Shintaro’s as well.” . YouTube.
  7. Hé . Kristen S. . March 15, 2024 . Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked: Critic's Picks . March 25, 2024 . . en-US.
  8. Hé . Kristen S. . 2024-03-15 . Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked: Critic's Picks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240401054830/https://www.billboard.com/lists/ariana-grande-songs-ranked-best-songs/ . 1 April 2024 . 2024-06-19 . . en-US.
  9. Cobbald . David . March 8, 2024 . Ariana Grande matures alongside Eternal Sunshine's slick pop . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308144217/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-matures-slick-pop . March 8, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . . Little touches like the rings sound effect from Sonic The Hedgehog on the title track after she sings “Atari” are what take the record up a notch..
  10. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 18, 2024. March 15, 2024.
  11. Ariana Grande Chart History (Brasil Hot 100). Billboard. March 22, 2024.
  12. Web site: Top Singles (Week 11, 2024). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. March 18, 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: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 18, 2024. March 15, 2024.
  15. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. March 21, 2024. Select week 08.03.2024–14.03.2024..
  16. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11. Sverigetopplistan. March 16, 2024.
  17. Web site: Official Streaming Chart Top 100 . . March 15, 2024.

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