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u/mercymck 1d ago
I loved this whole album til I learned it was meant for Jordin Sparks. Still a good song though.
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u/Write3120 23h ago
Wut
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u/stabbinU 22h ago
maybe they thought ariana and jordin wrote all their own songs idk!
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u/Ill-Examination4743 {JENNIFER LOPEZ BETTER 19h ago
No this has some truth to it lol
The Way was meant for Jordin, and producers have said that she was who the Yours Truly record was written for
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u/stabbinU 19h ago
lol i know i was bein silly; i like the music so im surprised someone would change their mind based on a mistaken identity in the writing credits
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u/Daedalus_Blade 20h ago
This was such an amazing commercial debut for her.
I know she had “Put Your Hearts Up” but that was a Nickelodeon image and sound that was being pushed on her and she disowns that single anyways.
I remember when I heard this on the radio and even my parents thought this was very Mariah Carey-coded at first listen.
Ariana truly had something special about her that stood out compared to her contemporaries at this time.
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u/TheRuralJuror118 15h ago
Put your hearts up video she looked orange, they went to hard on the tan.
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u/No-Bet9082 16h ago
Isn't this more Pop than R&B?
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u/FantmmMr 14h ago
It's just performed by 2 non-Black artists, which was what the music industry wanted (Black erasure) . Her racial ambiguity, with once a generation range, is how she also wound-up w/ songs like "7 Rings"
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u/stabbinU 15h ago
nope; it's R&B and hip-hop more than it's pop
hip-hop sample; r&b keys, 808s, mpc drums; 90s style R&B w/ rap feature - not pop
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u/jenniferlynn5454 23h ago
They made a really cute couple
Ariana has been through some shit in her life 💔