Ariana Grande's 'Yes, And?' Lyrics + Music Video

Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?" officially ushers in a brand new era from the pop star, and she's taking us straight to the dance floor.

Released on Friday (Jan. 12), Grande's new single marks the first taste of her seventh studio album, speculated (though unconfirmed as of publishing) to be be titled Eternal Sunshine. (In an Instagram Story posted on Jan. 8, Grande confirmed the album is not titled after the lead single, as previously speculated.)

The song is a euphoric, upbeat house track featuring flashes of '80s disco-pop, and sees Grande celebrating being her most authentic self and embracing her truth no matter what people may speculate about her.

Listen to Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?" below:

The album, due out this year, will be Grande's first record since she released Positions in 2020.

See the official single artwork for "Yes, And?" below.

"Yes, And?" was produced by pop heavyweights Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh.

Grande previously worked with Salmanzadeh on her albums My Everything, Dangerous Woman, Sweetener and Thank U, Next, while Martin has produced many of Grande's career-spanning hits, including "Problem," "God Is a Woman" and "Break Free."

Grande first teased her new single on Jan. 4, when she wore a sweatshirt with the phrase "Yes, And?" splayed across her chest.

On Jan. 7, she confirmed "Yes, And?" to be the title of her new single and announced the song's release date alongside the official single artwork.

Prior to its release, fans online speculated the song interpolates Madonna's hit 1990 single "Vogue."

Watch Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?" Music Video:

What Is Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?" About?

"Yes, And?" is an ode to owning one's truth and self of autonomy in the face of speculation and criticism.

An upbeat kiss-off to haters, the song sees Ariana Grande telling listeners to be their own best friend and embrace their own truth no matter what other people say, and is likely in reference to tabloid rumors surrounding Grande's much-speculated personal and love life.

A few weeks prior to its release, Grande shared a heartfelt message to fans reflecting on the "challenging" and "special" year she had in 2023.

"One of the most transformative, most challenging and yet happiest and most special years of my life. There were so many beautiful yet polarizing feelings. I’ve never felt more at the mercy of and in acceptance of what life was screaming to teach me," she wrote in an Instagram Story on Dec. 29.

Grande also admitted she felt "misunderstood" by the public.

"I have never felt more pride or joy or love while simultaneously feeling so deeply misunderstood by people who don’t know me, who piece whispers together and make what they want out of me and their assumptions of my life. I have learned how much more important one of those things is than the other," she added.

Check out Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?" lyrics, below, courtesy of Genius:

[Verse 1]
In case you haven't noticed
Well, everybody's tired
And healin' from somebody
Or somethin' we don't see just right

[Pre-Chorus]
Boy, come on, put your lipstick on (No one can tell you nothin')
Come on and walk this way through the fire (Don't care what's on their mind)
And if you find yourself in a dark situation
Just turn your light on and be like

[Chorus]
"Yes, and?"
Say that s--t with your chest, and
Be your own f---in' best friend
Say that s--t with your chest
Keep moving like, "What's next?"
"Yes, and?"

[Verse 2]
Now, I'm so done with caring
What you think, no, I won't hide
Underneath your own projections
Or change my most authentic life

[Chorus]
"Yes, and?"
Say that s--t with your chest, and
Be your own f---in' best friend
Say that s--t with your chest
Keep moving like, "What's next?"
"Yes, and?" (Yeah)

[Bridge]
My tongue is sacred, I speak upon what I like
Protected, sexy, discerning with my time (My time)
Your energy is yours and mine is mine (It's mine, it's mine)
What's mine is mine
My face is sitting, I don't need no disguise (I don't need no disguise)
Don't comment on my body, do not reply
Your business is yours and mine is mine
Why do you care so much whose d--k I ride?
Why?

[Chorus]
"Yes, and?" (Yes, and?)
Say that s--t with your chest, and (Say that s--t with your chest)
Be your own f---in' best friend (Oh, be your own, be your own)
Say that s--t with your chest (Say that s--t with your chest)
Keep moving like, "What's next?"
"Yes, and?"
"Yes (Ooh), and?"
Say that s--t with your chest (Ooh), and
Be your own f---in' best (Be your own) friend
Say that s--t with your chest
Keep moving like, "What's next?"
"Yes, and?" (Yeah)