Eternal Sunshine (song)

"Eternal Sunshine"
Song by Ariana Grande
from the album Eternal Sunshine
ReleasedMarch 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)
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"Eternal Sunshine" on YouTube

"Eternal Sunshine" is a song by American singer-songwriter 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-pop 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)".[6]

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".[1][2] The song's lyrics also mentions the Atari video game console, including an 8-bit sound effect in the production.[9] The bridge of the song interpolates "Just for Now" by Imogen Heap.[10]

Credits

Recording

  • Mixed at Mixstar Studios (Virginia Beach)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

  • Ariana Grande – vocals, lyrics, composition, production
  • Max Martin – production, composition, drums, keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh – production, composition, drums, keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals
  • Shintaro Yasuda – production, composition, keyboards, drums, programming
  • Davidior – production, composition, drums, programming
  • 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

Chart performance for "Eternal Sunshine"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 22
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[12] 81
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 23
France (SNEP)[14] 75
Global 200 (Billboard)[15] 13
Greece International (IFPI)[16] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 25
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[18] 85
Portugal (AFP)[19] 35
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 13
UK Streaming (OCC)[21] 25
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 23

Certifications

Certifications for "Eternal Sunshine"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[23] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Snapes, Laura (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 19, 2024. The title track alludes to Michel Gondry's 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the impossibility of easily forgetting
  2. ^ a b Cinquemani, Sal (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande 'Eternal Sunshine' Review: Well-Sung Woes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2024. Grande sings on the title track, directly invoking the film's plot but only vaguely acknowledging that some memories are irreversible.
  3. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande Spins Heartbreak Into Gold on 'Eternal Sunshine'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved 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. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. (March 8, 2024). "Eternal Sunshine - Ariana Grande | Album". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved 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 (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Ariana Grande: 'eternal sunshine', Wicked & Tour | Apple Music. Apple Music. March 7, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube. "The first two things that I wrote were "End of the World" and "Eternal Sunshine", those were both Shintaro's as well."
  7. ^ Hé, Kristen S. (March 15, 2024). "Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Hé, Kristen S. (March 15, 2024). "Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Cobbald, David (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande matures alongside Eternal Sunshine's slick pop". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved 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. ^ "Imogen Heap – Just for Now Samples". Genius. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Brasil Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Top Singles (Week 11, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) (Week: 11/2024)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  17. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  18. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 08.03.2024–14.03.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  19. ^ "Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  20. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  21. ^ "Official Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  22. ^ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  23. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved August 13, 2024.