Hard to judge anything off just a title but I’m cautiously interested. I like Ariana best when she’s doing upbeat, happy pop so I’m not sure what to expect with a title like that
She has a few good ballads, but not excited that the lead single will be one. That said, the Manchester attack would change anyone; hard to imagine a more impactful thing to sing about.
Plenty of songs that are extremely sad lyrically end up being very upbeat musically. After Laughter and Gossamer by Passion Pit are good examples. This could very well be a ballad but I wouldn't jump to that conclusion immediately.
It could be a Max Martin pop song, it could be a very touching ballad, both have potential to be great I'd really like to hear something just totally out of left field, just full experimental, more along the lines of Blonde or something. I don't think that'll be this album based on having Max Martin and Pharrell, but I do think she has the capacity for that kind of album.
The title has been going around for a few days and the person who initially leaked it said it wasn’t a ballad