we can't be friends (wait for your love)

"“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" is the second single for Ariana Grande’s seventh studio album, eternal sunshine. The Europop-infused anthem traverses waves of emotion that come with a forbidden relationship.

A music video accompanied the single, taking the form of a short film heavily inspired by the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”.

Cumulatively, the song, while upbeat, touches on the downhearted aspects of a romantic relationship while acknowledging the idea of blissful ignorance.

The song 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 21 other countries, including Australia, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.