Everything to know about Ariana Grande's 7th album 'Eternal Sunshine'
It's been certified Platinum! 🎶
Last updated 5th Nov 2025
Ariana Grande released her seventh album 'Eternal Sunshine' in March 2024, featuring hit singles 'we can't be friends' and 'yes, and ?' — which was later recorded as a duet with pop icon Mariah Carey. Ari then released a deluxe edition of 'Eternal Sunshine' just after the album's first anniversary, along with a short film called Brighter Days Ahead.
Six new tracks featured on the deluxe album, including a song that was inspired by her time living in London, while working on the Wicked films. Here's everything there is to know about 'Eternal Sunshine' and its deluxe edition, including its inspiration, biggest songs - and upcoming tour...
When was Ariana Grande's 7th album released?
Ariana Grande's seventh album is called 'Eternal Sunshine' and was released on 8th March 2024.
Ariana opens up about making 'Eternal Sunshine'
The release came after the singer spoke to broadcaster, Zach Sang, at the end of February 2024, revealing that she hadn't initially planned to record an album.
She said: "I did not plan to. I didn’t have the goal to make an album. I actually was really opposed to coming out with music until after Wicked. I wasn’t sure how it would feel. But as soon as the strike began, I came to New York just for fun to see how it would feel. Max Martin came to spend a week with me at Jungle City Studios and it all just kind of started pouring out.
"After our first week together, I kept coming to the studio everyday by myself and it kept organically happening that way so I just decided to react and listen to that. And I thought, ‘Maybe it should come out’ if it’s coming out of me this way. Maybe it should be shared this way?’"
The singer then released her seventh album which serves as the follow-up to 2020's 'positions' on 8th March 2024, AND put out a "slightly deluxe" version too.
Where did it come in the charts?
'Eternal Sunshine' hit the top spot in the charts in over 10 countries - including the UK and the US. In May 2024, it was certified Gold by the BPI, translating to over 100,000 album sales in the UK alone.
On 10th September 2024, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album Platinum in the US, and it was later certified Platinum in the UK a year later in September 2025.
Ariana took to social media to address the achievement, writing: 'this is quite insane to me 🥺🥺🥹 just wanted to say thank you and i love you so very much. this album is my favorite. i am moved and deeply grateful. @riaa_awards'. (sic)
As well as the album, tracks 'the boy is mine' and 'we can’t be friends (wait for your love)' were also certified by the RIAA.
'we can't be friends (wait for your love)' is certified 2x Platinum, whilst 'the boy is mine' is certified Platinum in the US.
Ariana become the first artist with three RIAA Platinum singles released in 2024. Meanwhile, 'Yes, and?' was certified Platinum in the UK by the BPI.
Did it win any awards?
'Eternal Sunshine' was nominated for a Grammy in 2025, going up against albums by Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and Billie Eilish, for Best Pop Vocal Album. The award went to Sabrina for 'Short n' Sweet'.
What is the tracklist?
- 'intro (end of the world)'
- 'bye'
- 'don’t wanna break up again'
- 'saturn returns interlude'
- 'eternal sunshine'
- 'supernatural'
- 'true story'
- 'the boy is mine'
- 'yes, and?'
- 'we can’t be friends (wait for your love)'
- 'i wish i hated you'
- 'imperfect for you'
- 'ordinary things (feat. nonna)'
After the release of the incredible 'yes, and?' which was released in January 2024 and marked Ari's first solo music in three years, she then delighted fans by dropping a remix of the track - featuring none other than global superstar Mariah Carey!
It was released on 16th February 2024, with Ari sharing a heartfelt post to Instagram to celebrate working with the global icon that is Mariah Carey - citing her as the 'queen of my heart and lifelong inspiration'.
LISTEN: Ariana Grande - 'yes, and?' with Mariah Carey:
Will Ariana Grande tour her album 'Eternal Sunshine'?
She certainly is! Ari will be heading out on the 'Eternal Sunshine Tour' in June 2026, with five dates confirmed for the UK.
She teased a tour when speaking on a podcast in July 2024. Saying said she'd love to "trickle" some shows in between her Wicked filming schedule, Ari said they'd most likely be more intimate performances.
"It’s definitely, for a multitude of reasons, not going to be a tour in the way I used to tour," she clarified. "It’d be a mini little sampling of shows. I do think it’d be really nice to do that. It’s something that me and my team are working on."
Adding: "They did the Brighter Days memory erasure treatment to me, so I’m having trouble remembering the details, they’re foggy."
Is there a deluxe edition of 'Eternal Sunshine'?
Yes, there is a deluxe edition of her album. Just hours after teasing what many thought was a deluxe version in March 2025, she posted another photo with the caption: 'eternal sunshine deluxe ♡ 📦 3.28'.
It followed a cryptic video shared just after the first anniversary of the album's release, showing a cuddly teddy bear, engulfed in a fire, which is from the music video for 'We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)'.
The video was also shared as a collab post with an account called Brighter Days. At the same time as this, a pre-save option appeared on streaming services.
Despite not explicitly confirming a deluxe edition at the time, many believed that was in store, with one fan writing: 'WE’RE READY!!!! 😍😍😍', another commented: 'Aaahhhhhhh i’m so so excited!!!!😍😍'. (sic)
Ari previously discussed a deluxe edition of the album, speaking to reporters at the Oscars, she told them: "It must come out."
When asked if it would be out soon, she responded: "Soon means ten days or less. I’m not allowed to use this word at the moment. I’m not going to use that word today. I’ll say that."
The deluxe edition was released on 28th March 2025, and the singer shared the artwork celebrating the release, writing: 'eternal sunshine deluxe ♡ out now 📦'. (sic)
What were the new tracks on the deluxe edition?
In the week before the deluxe edition's release, Ariana confirmed there would be six new tracks on the album, called: 'Intro (End of the World) extended', 'Twilight Zone', 'Warm', 'Dandelion', 'Past Life' and 'Hampstead'.
After Ariana made this announcement, fans were left very excited, with one writing: 'Hampstead! Twilight Zone and Dandelion?! But intro extended IS EVERYTHING 😭😭', another said 'i’ll take hampstead for 500', (sic), with a third writing: 'INTRO EXTENDED OMGGGG'. (sic)
What is the deluxe edition tracklist?
- 'intro (end of the world)'
- 'bye'
- 'don’t wanna break up again'
- 'Saturn Returns' Interlude
- 'eternal sunshine'
- 'supernatural'
- 'true story'
- 'the boy is mine'
- 'yes, and?'
- 'we can’t be friends (wait for your love)'
- 'i wish i hated you'
- 'imperfect for you'
- 'ordinary things' (feat. Nonna)
- 'intro (end of the world)' - extended
- 'twilight zone'
- 'warm'
- 'dandelion'
- 'past life'
- 'hampstead'
How did Ariana celebrate one year of 'Eternal Sunshine'?
The singer celebrated the album by sharing clips from the music video shown on a TV, with the caption: 'happy one year of eternal sunshine ｡˚📦 ♡ 🧸♾️ i love you all so much'.
The post was shared as a collab post with an Instagram account called Brighter Days - the name of the clinic in her music video for 'We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)'.
'Eternal Sunshine (slightly deluxe)'
After the release of her seventh album on 8th March 2024, Ari put out a 'slightly deluxe' version two days later, which features four additional tracks: 'supernatural' (featuring Troye Sivan), 'imperfect for you (acoustic)', 'true story (acapella)', and the previously released version of 'yes, and?' featuring Mariah Carey.
What is the album artwork?
The cover image for 'Eternal Sunshine' shows the back of Ariana's head and ponytail, leaning against what appears to be another version of her. She's wearing a white button-up dress and her neck tattoo is on show.
She was busy sharing posts on Instagram in the lead up to the release, culminating in her post on the day of the album's release, announcing that the album was out along with the album artwork and the caption: '˚❀·ꕤ. eternal sunshine out now ｡˚❀·ꕤ.'
Ariana explained how her role in Wicked impacted her seventh album
Having been busy filming the Wicked movie, Ariana also revealed that playing the role of Glinda had a powerful impact on her own relationship with music, allowing her to 'fall in love' with it again.
She explained: “My relationship to music changed and healed a lot through taking space from it. I think I learned so much from Glinda, and through Glinda I healed a lot of parts of myself, alongside and through her.
"It actually helped me heal a lot of my own personal, weird stuff that I had with my relationship to music and being an artist, and to that persona… and I was able to come home and address it, sit with it and change the things that weren’t working, and fall in love with it again. It all happened absolutely how it was meant to be.”
'Eternal Sunshine' is her "favourite" album
Revealing that she thinks 'Eternal Sunshine' is her "favourite" album, Ariana added: “I definitely did several passes at all of the songs just to kind of be protective, because I wrote some of them when I was very emotional. And then there are bops that are more fun. Actually, even some of the bops I cried writing.
"The thing that was beautiful about it was, when I was writing, it was with no intention for the world to hear it. It was, ‘Let’s just go and see what comes out’, and then when I was done, I remembered that people will hear it and how sometimes people can sensationalise things and assign meaning to certain things."
What is 'Eternal Sunshine' about?
She continued: "I wanted to make sure that it was what I intended, which, even at my most heartbroken or pained moments of the past few years, there was so much kindness, there was so much love, there was so much honesty, transparency and respect.
"So even at the hardest moments of the loss and the grief that you hear on some of the album, there was so much love and transparency. That was something that I really wanted to make sure was captured.
“If we’re making it sound like hell, it’s not! (The album) is very boppy. It’s so fun sounding and feeling, but the emotional context is like, ‘woah’. I think it’s my favourite album as well...I’m sure it is actually."
What's the meaning of the title?
'Eternal Sunshine' pays homage to the 2004 movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which stars Jim Carrey, Kirsten Dunst and Kate Winslet. Like the movie, the title track centres around the idea of erasing memories of a former relationship.
The lyrics include: 'So I try to wipe my mind / Just so I feel less insane / Rather feel painless / I'd rather forget than know, know for sure / What we could've fought through behind this door, mm / So I close it and move, yeah, yeah.
'So now we play our separate scenes / Now, now he's in your bed, and layin' on my chest / Now I'm in my head, and wonderin' how it ends, ends, ends.
'I'll be the first to say, "I'm sorry" / Now you got me feelin' sorry / I showed you all my demons, all my lies / Yet you played me like Atari / Now it's like I'm lookin' in the mirror / Hope you feel alright when you're in her / I found a good boy and he's on my side / You're just my eternal sunshine, sunshine.'
The album was written not long after Ariana's divorce from Dalton Gomez, leading many to believe it was THAT relationship she was keen to forget about. And could the line 'I found a good boy' refer to her new beau and Wicked co-star, Ethan Slater?!
The singer revealed on social media, after an early premiere of her album: 'I wanted to share with you that this is kind of a concept album because it’s all different heightened pieces of the same story of the same experience.'
What hints did Ariana drop ahead of her seventh album?
May 2022
Ari posted a Q&A on her R.E.M Beauty channel, in which she replied to a fan question about a seventh album. She said: "This is a question I’m nervous to answer, but I feel like I want to have a little bit of transparency and honesty with my fans.
"The truth is, I have not begun an album. I hear through the grapevine that you have a lot of theories and expectations in that department."
She added that after releasing 'positions', she was busy working as a coach on The Voice as well and confirmed that Wicked had taken up her world: "I started hearing murmurs about a Wicked audition coming soon, so I went into full preparation mode while I was also shooting The Voice.
"I was shooting and then also doing lessons every day ’cause I just wanted to be prepared. I know that I know the material like the back of my hand, but I have so much to learn and I want to be prime condition, so I went pretty hard getting ready."
Adding that taking part in the film was a childhood dream come true, she said: "That is going to have every piece of me, every minute, every ounce of my heart, my time, my soul, my everything that I can give it. My hands are quite full with a lot of other ‘thrillifying’ work at the moment. I am spending all of my time with Glinda, I just was not ready."
August 2023
Ari re-released her debut album 'Yours Truly' to celebrate its 10th anniversary, featuring all the original tracks plus six live performances she'd re-recorded in London recently. These were: 'Honeymoon Avenue', 'Daydreamin’', 'Baby I', 'Tattooed Heart', 'Right There' and 'The Way'. But still no word on another album of fresh songs at the time...
October 2023
Ariana didn't address her seventh album directly in October 2023, however she did share a photo dump of pics including some with Swedish producer Max Martin. Max has produced a number of huge hits for Ariana, along with other artists, and it looked like they could have been working together again.
Later that month, Ari posted a series of photos - mostly of herself and her mum, Joan Grande, frolicking with some super cute goats! She captioned the post: 'ag7: goat mother', which piqued the interests of fans all over the world.
Scrolling through the photos, Ari also shared yet another photo of Max Martin featuring Norbert Leo Butz seemingly serenading him with a guitar. Norbert originated the role of Fiyero in Wicked, winning a Tony award for his performance.
Fans flocked to the comments to share their excitement, with one writing: '🎶 You believe Goat is a womaaaan and I 🎶', as another added: 'This is my favorite version of you ❤️ I wanna play with goats now !!!' and one other commented: 'track 5: fml ft Joan Grande.'
She also shared a snap of herself alongside Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo to show that she's still working on the picture.
December 2023
In December, Ariana shared a series of silent videos and photos from a recording studio, where it looks like she's working on new music. This Instagram post has sparked a lot of excitement amongst fans and other artists, with Billie Eilish commenting: 'UN MUTE PLS', (sic) and Selena Gomez saying: 'FINALLY'.
Ty Dolla $ign also wrote: 'She backkkk'. (sic)
However, it was Ariana's Wicked co-star's comment which attracted a lot of attention, as Cynthia Evrio wrote: 'Love you sweetheart, no one is ready, I’m so freaking proud of you!! This project is so freaking special!!!❤️ '.
Excitement then built even further when Ari shared even more clips of her singing into the mic in the recording studio, however the videos were still muted so that no music was teased.
Desperate to hear new material from the singer at that time, fans flooded the comments with messages of excitement. Make-up influencer Matt Bernstein even exclaimed: 'girl if you don’t unmute' (siC), with Hailey Bieber writing: 'Thank GOD!!!' (sic)
Which other albums has Ariana released?
'Yours Truly' (2013)
Ariana Grande's debut album 'Yours Truly' was released in September 2013, peaking at Number 1 in the US and Number 7 in the UK. The track listing of the album is: 'Honeymoon Avenue', 'Baby I', 'Right There' (featuring Big Sean), 'Tattooed Heart', 'Lovin' It', 'Piano', 'Daydreamin'', 'The Way' (featuring Mac Miller), 'You'll Never Know', 'Almost Is Never Enough' (with Nathan Sykes), 'Popular Song' (with Mika) and 'Better Left Unsaid'.
Of the album, Ariana told SheKnows: "They can expect a lot of honesty. It's like a direct... you know, it's like it used to be pages from my diary, instead of keeping diary, I would write songs about what was happening in my life. So it's really personal. It's a Motown throwback and pop at the same time, so it's '50s and '60s inspiration mixed with today."
'My Everything' (2014)
Her follow-up 'My Everything' was released in August 2014, again peaking at Number 1 in the US and this time going to Number 3 in the UK. As of August 2024, the album was certified 2x Platinum in the UK. The track listing of the albums is: 'Intro', 'Problem' (featuring Iggy Azalea), 'One Last Time', 'Why Try', 'Break Free' (featuring Zedd), 'Best Mistake' (featuring Big Sean), 'Be My Baby' (featuring Cashmere Cat), 'Break Your Heart Right Back' (featuring Childish Gambino), 'Love Me Harder' (with The Weeknd), 'Just a Little Bit of Your Heart' (written by Harry Styles), 'Hands on Me' (featuring A$AP Ferg) and 'My Everything'. The deluxe version also included 'Bang Bang' featuring Jessie J and Nicki Minaj.
She told Rolling Stone of the record: "It's an album that I want to do a little bit different. I don't want it to sound like an extension of Yours Truly. I want it to sound like an evolution. I want to explore more sounds and experiment a little bit. I have a bunch of ideas I'm very excited about and a lot of stuff cooking."
'Dangerous Woman' (2016)
Ari's third album 'Dangerous Woman' was released in May 2016, once again going to Number 1 in the US, and this time, also scoring the top spot in the UK. The track listing is: 'Moonlight', 'Dangerous Woman', 'Be Alright', 'Into You', 'Side to Side' (featuring Nicki Minaj), 'Let Me Love You' (featuring Lil Wayne), 'Greedy', 'Leave Me Lonely' (featuring Macy Gray), 'Everyday' (featuring Future), 'Bad Decisions' and 'Thinking Bout You'.
The album was nearly titled 'Moonlight', and Ariana explained the decision to change it: "'Moonlight' is a lovely song, and it's a lovely title. It's really romantic, and it definitely ties together the old music and the new music, but 'Dangerous Woman' is a lot stronger. To me, a dangerous woman is someone who's not afraid to take a stand, be herself and to be honest."
'Into You' has since been certified 3x Platinum.
'Sweetener' (2018)
Ariana's fourth album 'Sweetener' was released in August 2018, topping the charts in 27 countries including the UK and US. The track listing is: 'Raindrops (An Angel Cried)', 'Blazed' (featuring Pharrell Williams), 'The Light Is Coming' (featuring Nicki Minaj), 'R.E.M.', 'God Is a Woman', 'Sweetener', 'Successful', 'Everytime', 'Breathin', 'No Tears Left to Cry', 'Borderline' (featuring Missy Elliott), 'Better Off', 'Goodnight n Go', 'Pete Davidson' and 'Get Well Soon'.
'Sweetener' was Ariana's first record since the devastating attack in Manchester. Many fans and non-fans around the world praised her for her approach to the album - ensuring that what happened was in the bones of the record, but that it wasn't defining her.
thank u, next (2019)
Less than six months after the release of 'Sweetener', Ari released 'thank u, next'. It went to Number 1 in both the UK and the US, and the track list is: 'Imagine', 'Needy', 'NASA', 'Bloodline', 'Fake Smile', 'Bad Idea', 'Make Up', 'Ghostin', 'In My Head', '7 Rings', 'Thank U, Next', 'Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored'.
The title track was hugely popular, partly thanks to the incredible music video in which Ari paid homage to many Noughties chick flicks. It also dealt with the death of her ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, and her split from ex-fiancé Pete Davidson. Ariana promoted both 'Sweetener' and 'thank u, next' on her 'Sweetener World Tour' in 2019.
She said of the album to Billboard: "I feel like there are certain standards that pop women are held to that men aren't. We have to do the teaser before the single, then do the single, and wait to do the pre-order, and radio has to impact before the video, and we have to do the discount on this day, and all this, and it's just like, 'Bruh, I just want to talk to my fans and sing and write music and drop it the way these boys do. Why do they get to make records like that and I don't?' So I do and I did and I am, and I will continue to."
'positions' (2020)
After bagging a Grammy Award alongside Lady Gaga, the singer released her sixth album 'positions'. Ariana announced in mid-October that her sixth album would dropping that month, casually writing on Twitter: 'i can't wait to give u my album this month.'
She then released 'positions' on Friday 30th October 2020, made up of the tracklist: 'shut up', '34+35', 'motive' feat. Doja Cat, 'just like magic', 'off the table' feat. The Weeknd, 'six thirty', 'safety net' feat. Ty Dolla $ign, 'my hair', 'nasty', 'west side', 'love language', 'positions', 'obvious', 'pov'.
The record hit the top spot in both the UK and US album charts, and was in the Top 3 positions in 17 other countries. So far, it's been certified 2x Platinum in the UK by the BPI.
'Yours Truly' Deluxe Edition Re-Release (2023)
Ari re-released her debut album 'Yours Truly' in 2023 to mark its 10th birthday, made up of the original tracklist plus six tracks that were re-recorded in 2023 live in London studios: 'Honeymoon Avenue', 'Daydreamin'', 'Baby I', 'Tattooed Heart', 'Right There' and 'The Way'.
'Eternal Sunshine' (2024)
Ari's seventh album 'Eternal Sunshine' was released on 8th March 2024! She somehow found time to write, record and release a whole entire album while still working on the Wicked musical movie adaptations. It went to Number 1 in both the UK and the US, plus plenty of other countries around the world too, and so far has been certified Platinum in the UK by the BPI - translating to roughly 300,000 album sales. It's also Platinum in the US, too.
The tracklist for the record is made up of: 'intro (end of the world)', 'bye', 'don't wanna break up again', 'saturn returns interlude', 'eternal sunshine', 'supernatural', 'true story', 'the boy is mine', 'yes, and?', 'we can't be friends (wait for your love)', 'i wish i hated you', 'imperfect for you' and 'ordinary things (feat. nonna)'. Although Ari is hugely busy working on the Wicked films, she has teased a tour could be on the way to take her most recent album on the road - watch this space!
In October 2024, to celebrate seven months since the release of her seventh album, Ariana released a live version of the record. Titled 'Eternal Sunshine Slightly Deluxe and Also Live', the album contained live recordings of seven songs from the original tracklist - with the singer also releasing accompanying videos alongside a group of talented musicians. The tracks included: 'Intro (End of The World)', 'Eternal Sunshine', 'Don't Wanna Break Up Again', 'Supernatural', 'Yes, And?', 'We Can't Be Friends' and 'Imperfect For You'.
In March 2025, Ari dropped 'Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead' with six bonus tracks.
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