We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) is a song by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on March 8, 2024, as the second single from her seventh studio album Eternal Sunshine (2024). It is written and produced by Grande, Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. A synth-pop song, its lyrics dually refer to the demise of a romantic relationship as well as Grande’s relationship with the press.
“We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100, marking Grande’s ninth number-one single and her second from Eternal Sunshine after “Yes, And?”. The song marked her seventh number-one debut, making her the female artist with the most number-one debuts in history, as well as her 22nd top-ten on the chart.
It earned Grande her fourth number-one single on the Billboard Global 200 chart and reached number one in Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. Elsewhere, the song peaked within the top ten in 22 other countries, including Australia, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) (2024)
I didn’t think you’d understand me
How could you ever even try?
I don’t wanna tiptoe, but I don’t wanna hide
But I don’t wanna feed this monstrous fire
Just wanna let this story die
And I’ll be alright
We can’t be friends
But I’d like to just pretend
You cling to your papers and pens
Wait until you like me again
Wait for your love
Love, I’ll wait for your love
Me and my truth, we sit in silence
Baby girl, it’s just me and you
‘Cause I don’t wanna argue, but I don’t wanna bite
My tongue, yeah, I think I’d rather die
You got me misunderstood, but at least I look this good
We can’t be friends
But I’d like to just pretend
You cling to your papers and pens
Wait until you like me again
Wait for your love
Love, I’ll wait for your love
I’ll wait for your love
Love, I’ll wait for your love
Know that you made me
I don’t like how you paint me, yet I’m still here hanging
Not what you made me
It’s something like a daydream
But I feel so seen in the night
So for now, it’s only me
And maybe that’s all I need
We can’t be friends
But I’d like to just pretend
You cling to your papers and pens
Wait until you like me again
Wait for your love
Love, I’ll wait for your love
I’ll wait for your love
Love, I’ll wait for your love
I’ll wait for your love
I’ll wait for your love
I’ll wait for your love
I’ll wait for your love
I’ll wait for your love
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