Bye (Ariana Grande song)

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"Bye"
Song by Ariana Grande
from the album Eternal Sunshine
ReleasedMarch 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)
Studio
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Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ariana Grande
  • Max Martin
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh
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"Bye" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande from her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine (2024). She wrote and produced the track with Swedish producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. It is an uptempo dance-pop and disco-funk song sonically inspired by 1970s music. The song, rooted in self-awareness and accountability, sees Grande bidding farewell to her partner.

Contents

Background and composition

"Bye" is two minutes and 45 seconds long. [2] The song is a lavish and retro-inspired dance-pop, [3] disco, [4] and disco funk [5] song with elements of Philadelphia soul echoing the sound of 1970s pop music. [6] "Bye" features strings, adding in the disco influences throughout the song. Lyrically, Grande sings about how she is prepared to leave her partner, with her friend ready to pick her up. [6] Taking place in the album's track list after "Intro (End of the World)", the song follows the theme of having accountability and self-awareness in a relationship. [7]

Critical reception

Upon release, the song received positive reviews from music critics. Kyle Denis of Billboard called the song "fantastic", ranking it at number three in the parent album's track ranking. Denis praised the song's pre-chorus and the usage of funk and disco influences. [3] Nick Levine, a writer at NME deemed the song an album highlight, saying Grande is "playing disco diva". [8] In a review of the parent album, Rolling Stone and Variety likened the song to "seventies pop" [6] with the latter publication likening the song's sound to Gamble and Huff and Beyoncé. [9]

Credits

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Eternal Sunshine. [1]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Bye"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 19
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100) [11] 72
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 21
France (SNEP) [13] 59
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [14] 12
Greece International (IFPI) [15] 13
Lithuania (AGATA) [16] 73
Malaysia ( Billboard ) [17] 23
Malaysia International (RIM) [18] 20
MENA (IFPI) [19] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [21] 20
Philippines ( Billboard ) [22] 20
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [23] 68
Portugal (AFP) [24] 24
Singapore (RIAS) [25] 30
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [26] 99
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [27] 91
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [28] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [29] 13
US Billboard Hot 100 [30] 25

Certifications

Certifications for "Bye"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [31] Gold20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [32] Gold40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Eternal Sunshine (liner notes). Ariana Grande. Republic Records. 2024.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Grande, Ariana (March 8, 2024). "eternal sunshine". Apple Music (US). Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Denis, Kyle (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked". Billboard . Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Snapes, Laura (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024. a lavish orchestral-disco showstopper that soundtracks our heroine's freedom.
  5. ↑ Brown, Helen (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine review: Clues and confessions bubble up from the slow-fizz pop". The Independent . Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024. Although there's a gently retro disco-funk sound to "Bye", its conscious uncoupling vibe can't quite take the song into pose-striking "I Will Survive" territory.
  6. 1 2 3 Spanos, Brittany (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande is Gorgeously Exposed on 'Eternal Sunshine'" . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ariana Grande - "eternal sunshine" Track By Track Breakdown [Part 2]". Zach Sang Show . March 12, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024– via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Levine, Nick (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande – 'Eternal Sunshine' review: a compelling mood piece". NME . Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ Aswad, Jem (March 8, 2024). "Ariana Grande Returns, Older and Wiser, With the Sparkling, Sarcastically Titled 'Eternal Sunshine': Album Review". Variety . Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Brasil Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Top Singles (Week 11, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) (Week: 11/2024)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  16. ↑ "2024 11-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Malaysia Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  18. ↑ "TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 11 (08/03/2024-14/03/2024)". RIM. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Facebook.
  19. ↑ "The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 08/03/2024 to 14/03/2024". theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Ariana Grande – Bye" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  21. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Philippines Songs - Week of March 23, 2024". Billboard . Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  23. ↑ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 08.03.2024–14.03.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Ariana Grande – Bye". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  25. ↑ "RIAS Top Charts Week 12 (15 - 21 Mar 2024)". RIAS. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  26. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 11. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Top 100 Songs – Week 11". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  31. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Ariana Grande – Bye" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Ariana Grande – Bye". Music Canada . Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  33. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Ariana Grande – Bye". Radioscope. Retrieved August 8, 2025.Type Bye in the "Search:" field.
  34. ↑ "British single certifications – Ariana Grande – Bye". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 9, 2025.
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