It’s been a few days since Ariana Grande released what is already one of the year’s most acclaimed albums, Eternal Sunshine, on March 8, meaning fans have had ample time to pick their favorite song on the project.
Marking the pop star’s seventh studio record, the 13-track, Max Martin-produced LP is just 35 minutes long. Even so, Grande was able to deliver one of her most rich, vulnerable bodies of work to date, jam-packed with gut-punch lyrics about love lost and found that will have you crying and dancing at the same time.
As hinted at by the title, the new effort is partially a concept album inspired by Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet’s classic 2004 sci-fi romantic drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In the music video for “We Can’t Be Friends” — the Victorious alum’s second single this cycle, following the Billboard Hot 100-topping “Yes, And?” — the singer puts her own spin on the film’s premise, undergoing brain surgery to remove all memories, both good and bad, of her former love.
From songs about the end stages of a broken relationship (possibly shedding light on Grande’s split from ex-husband Dalton Gomez) to finding new, cosmos-disrupting love in the face of pain (ahem, Ethan Slater), the undercurrent of Eternal Sunshine is self-love driven by brutal honesty, growth and holding dear one’s own worth. Billboard has already revealed our favorite tracks — see the official ranking here — but now, it’s your turn to decide.
Cast a vote for your favorite song on the album below.
