Imperfect for You explained
"Imperfect for You" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande, taken from her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine (2024). It was released with the album on March 8, 2024, through Republic Records. The song with written and produced by Grande, Max Martin, and Ilya Salmanzadeh, with Peter Kahm receiving writing credits. An acoustic version was released on March 10, 2024, as part of the "Slightly Deluxe" edition of Eternal Sunshine.
Background and composition
"Imperfect for You" runs for a total duration of three minutes and two seconds.[1] As the twelfth track on the album, Grande told Zane Lowe in an interview that "Imperfect for You" was an ode to friends, family, and loved ones who are "accepting and real", and that it was an important song which "demands room for nuance and humanness."[2] The song has been described as alternative rock,[3] as well as a ballad.[4] In an interview with Zach Sang, Grande mentioned how the song was the last to be finished, deeming it one of her own favorites from the album.[5]
Grande sings about accepting the imperfections of a relationship,[6] which is described as a love story eventually becoming a "happy disaster" by Billboard.[7]
Live performance
"Imperfect for You" was performed live for the first time on March 9, 2024, during an episode of Saturday Night Live with her mother Joan introducing the performance, alongside Eternal Sunshines second single, "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)".[8] [9]
Credits and personnel
Recording
- Mixed at Mixstar Studios (Virginia Beach)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)
Personnel
- Ariana Grande – vocals, lyrics, composition, production
- Max Martin – lyrics, production, composition, guitar, drums, keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals
- Ilya Salmanzadeh – production, composition, guitar, drums, keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals
- Peter Kahm – composition
- Sam Holland – engineering
- Lou Carrao – engineering
- Eric Eylands – engineering assistance
- Rob Sellens – engineering assistance
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Grande. Ariana. Ariana Grande. eternal sunshine. Apple Music. March 25, 2024.
- Ahlgrim. Callie. Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' isn't her best album, but it's a solid collection of bops. Business Insider. March 8, 2024. March 25, 2024.
- Web site: Tafoya. Harry. eternal sunshine. Pitchfork. March 11, 2024. March 25, 2024.
- Rigotti. Alex. Watch Ariana Grande perform two new 'Eternal Sunshine' songs on 'SNL'. NME. March 10, 2024. March 25, 2024.
- Web site: March 12, 2024 . Ariana Grande - "eternal sunshine" Track By Track Breakdown [Part 2] ]. March 28, 2024 . . YouTube.
- Allaire. Christian. 29 Thoughts I Had Listening to Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine. Vogue. March 8, 2024. March 25, 2024.
- Denis. Kyle. Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked. Billboard. March 8, 2024. March 26, 2024.
- Peters . Mitchell . March 10, 2024 . Ariana Grande Powerfully Delivers Two New Eternal Sunshine Songs on SNL: Watch . March 25, 2024 . Billboard.
- Web site: 2024-03-10 . Ariana Grande Performs "Imperfect for You" and "We Can't Be Friends" on Saturday Night Live - Watch . 2024-03-27 . NBC Insider Official Site . en-US.
- The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 18 March 2024. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1776. 4. March 18, 2024.
- Web site: Top Singles (Week 11, 2024). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. March 18, 2024.
- 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.
- Web site: Official Streaming Chart Top 100 . . March 15, 2024.
