34+35#Remix
{{short description|2020 single by Ariana Grande}}
{{Infobox song
| name = 34+35
| cover = Ariana Grande - 34+35 (Official Live Performance).png
| alt = Cover art for the official live performance of "34+35": Ariana Grande singing with a microphone, surrounded by a blue circular frame
| caption = Official live performance artwork
| type = single
| artist = Ariana Grande
| album = Positions
| released = {{Start date|2020|11|3}}
| recorded =
| studio = Champagne Therapy (Los Angeles)
| genre =
| length = 2:53
| label = Republic
| composer =
- Tommy Brown
- Steven Franks
- Peter Lee Johnson
- Courageous Xavier Herrera
- Albert Stanaj
| lyricist =
- Ariana Grande
- Tayla Parx
- Victoria Monét
- Scott Nicholson
| producer =
- Peter Lee Johnson
- Tommy Brown
| prev_title = Positions
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Oh Santa!
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|B6_iQvaIjXw|"34+35"}}}}
}}
"34+35" (pronounced "thirty-four thirty-five") is a song by American singer Ariana Grande, released on November 3, 2020, by Republic Records as the second official single from her sixth studio album Positions (2020). Written by Grande, Albert Stanaj, Courageous Xavier Herrera, Scott Nicholson, Steven Franks, Tayla Parx, Victoria Monét, and its producers Peter Lee Johnson and Tommy Brown, the song has a title and chorus that both reference the 69 sex position, while the rest of its lyrics feature several sexual puns, double entendres, and sex jokes.
"34+35" debuted at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's 18th top ten single, and later rose to reach a peak of number two for two non-consecutive weeks, becoming her 12th top-five single. It also debuted at number five on the Billboard Global 200, becoming Grande's second top ten single on the chart; it later reached a peak of number two there. Additionally, "34+35" peaked within the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, becoming Grande's 19th top ten single in the latter.
Its music video, directed by Director X, premiered on November 17, 2020. A remix of the song, featuring American rappers Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion, was released on January 15, 2021. A live performance music video of "34+35" was released on July 15, 2021.
Background and promotion
{{Blockquote|text=I just think it's ridiculous, so funny and stupid. We heard the strings that sounded so Disney and orchestral, and full and pure. And I was just like, "Yo, what's the dirtiest possible, most opposing lyric that we could write to this?"|author=Grande|source=during an interview on the Zach Sang Show.}}
"34+35" was first revealed when Grande announced the track list of Positions via social media on October 24, 2020.{{cite magazine|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=October 24, 2020|title=Ariana Grande unveils 'Positions' track list|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9472449/ariana-grande-positions-track-list/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024235455/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9472449/ariana-grande-positions-track-list/|url-status=live}} Grande started working on the song in 2019, and finished it in September 2020 after she decided it was going to be on the album.{{cite news|last=Skelley|first=Jemima|date=November 1, 2020|title=Ariana Grande reveals the making of the 'dirtiest' song on her album Positions|url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/ariana-grande-positions-dirty-song-nervous/b057bc6c-116d-488b-ae1d-981d410a2ac8|work=Nine.com.au|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127115020/https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/ariana-grande-positions-dirty-song-nervous/b057bc6c-116d-488b-ae1d-981d410a2ac8|url-status=live}} It was originally intended to be the lead single of the album before being replaced by title track "Positions", after Grande decided that it was more appropriate as it gave a more accurate representation of the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=465&v=5ahkLW00XTI|title=Ariana Grande – 34+35 Remix (Countdown to Premiere)|last=Grande|first=Ariana|author-link=Ariana Grande|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021|via=YouTube|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621173758/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=465&v=5ahkLW00XTI|url-status=live}} Given the explicit nature of the song,{{cite news|last=Garcia|first=Kelsey|date=October 30, 2020|title=The Title of Ariana Grande's '34+35' Is a Real 'I See What You Did There' Moment|url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/ariana-grande-3435-song-title-meaning-47931001|work=PopSugar|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101111656/https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/ariana-grande-3435-song-title-meaning-47931001|url-status=live}} which has been compared to Grande's past works such as "Side to Side" and "Dangerous Woman",{{cite news|last=Emmanuele|first=Julia|date=October 31, 2020|title=Ariana Grande Fans Are Freaking Out After Solving The NSFW Math Problem On '34 +35'|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/ariana-grandes-3435-lyrics-from-positions-have-twitter-in-shock|work=Bustle|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621173752/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/ariana-grandes-3435-lyrics-from-positions-have-twitter-in-shock|url-status=live}} Grande said that she was "very nervous" about the song initially, fearing that it would "distract from the vulnerability and the sweetness that is the rest of the album". She stated that it was sonically "one of [her] favorite things [she and her team have] ever done", adding: "it deserve[d] a home on the album for sure...I think that everything I do has a little bit of humor, and the people know that I'm not really sitting here 'til dawn."{{cite news|last=Jokic|first=Natasha|date=October 31, 2020|title=Ariana Grande Said She Felt 'Nervous' About The Song '34+35,' And Gave A Ton Of Behind-The-Scenes Info|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/ariana-grande-3435-song-meaning|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101005127/https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/ariana-grande-3435-song-meaning|url-status=live}}
To promote the song, Grande released a "34+35 dad hat" on her official merchandise store, which features "34+35" graphics embroidered on the front of a baseball cap.{{cite web|url=https://shop.arianagrande.com/collections/merch/products/34-35-dad-hat|title=34+35 dad hat|date=October 30, 2020|website=Ariana Grande Shop|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106205121/https://shop.arianagrande.com/collections/merch/products/34-35-dad-hat|url-status=dead}} "34+35" was sent to contemporary hit radio in Australia and the United States on October 30 and November 3, 2020, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1313/1313-singles-to-radio/|title=Singles to Radio|website=The Music Network|date=October 30, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124170237/https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1313/1313-singles-to-radio/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101102748/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=November 1, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|work=All Access}} It was later sent to hot adult contemporary radio on January 19, 2021. A lyric video was released on YouTube on October 30, 2020.{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Rachel|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande releases very horny lyric video aptly titled '34+35' (nice)|url=https://mashable.com/video/ariana-grande-34-35-video/|work=Mashable|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105053118/https://mashable.com/video/ariana-grande-34-35-video/|url-status=live}}
Composition
"34+35" is an uptempo pop song with influences of R&B and an instrumentation utilizing violins, plucked strings, and elements of trap music.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-29 |title=Review: Ariana Grande's 'Positions' Is A Bit Of A Letdown |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2104172/ariana-grande-positions-review/reviews/premature-evaluation/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Stereogum |quote=It’s not symphonic music or chamber-pop by any stretch, and the violins and such don’t appear on every single track, but they’re definitely a recurring flourish — lending an air of luxuriant sophistication to an explicit sex romp called “34+35.”}}{{Cite magazine |last=Hé |first=Kristen S. |date=2021-03-11 |title=Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked: Critic's Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/ariana-grande-every-song-ranked-8390286/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530015818/https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/ariana-grande-every-song-ranked-8390286/ |archive-date=2022-05-30 |access-date=2022-08-19 |magazine=Billboard |quote=A pop song this funny and whimsical is a rare treat — if only she didn’t spell out the titular equation right at the end…}}{{Cite web |last=Oldenburg |first=Tara |date=2020-10-30 |title=Album review: Ariana Grande showcases more mature sound and lyrics in 'positions' |url=https://dailybruin.com/2020/10/30/album-review-ariana-grande-showcases-more-mature-sound-and-lyrics-in-positions/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Daily Bruin |quote=But the decidedly more pop-influenced “34+35” is chock-full of innuendo and auto-tuned ad-libs that awkwardly stray into overly-predictable runs and soft synths seen too often in Grande’s repertoire.}}{{Cite web |title=REVIEW: Ariana Grande drops new R&B-influenced album "Positions," showcases new sound |url=https://themaneater.com/review-ariana-grande-drops-new-rb-influenced-album-positions-showcases-new-sound/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=The Maneater |date=12 November 2020 |quote=The trap beat layered beneath some light orchestral samples embodies the heart of R&B, a simple compliment to the steamy vocals of the artist as they speak of love and life.}} The song is written with a tempo of 110 beats per minute in the key of F major, while Grande's vocals range from a low note of G3 to a high note of F5.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0221835#ProductDetails|title=Ariana Grande '34+35' Sheet Music in F Major|date=October 30, 2020|website=Musicnotes|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124170333/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0221835#ProductDetails|url-status=live}} The song's lyrics include sexual puns, double entendres, and sex jokes, while the song's title (which, as a mathematical expression, evaluates to 69) and chorus reference to the 69 sex position, with the outro's lyrics including "Means I wanna 69 witcha".{{cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande's 'Positions' Is Solidly in the Sexy Quiet-Storm Tradition: Album Review|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/ariana-grande-positions-album-review-1234819673/|website=Variety|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030221300/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/ariana-grande-positions-album-review-1234819673/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Gonzales|first=Erica|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande Gets Cheeky on Her New Positions Song, '34+35'|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a34527905/ariana-grande-34-35-lyrics-meaning/|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101020925/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a34527905/ariana-grande-34-35-lyrics-meaning/|url-status=live}} Other lyrics include explicit sexual references, such as "Can you stay up all night?/Fuck me 'til the daylight/Thirty-four, thirty-five” and “Yeah, we started at midnight/Go ‘til the sunrise/Done at the same time”.{{cite web|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande – 'Positions' review: lots of banging, fewer bangers|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/ariana-grande-positions-album-review-2805145|website=NME|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031171200/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/ariana-grande-positions-album-review-2805145|url-status=live}} The song was written about Grande's sex life with her then-boyfriend and now ex-husband Dalton Gomez.{{cite news|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|date=October 30, 2020|title=Yes, Ariana Grande's '34+35' Lyrics Are All About Her Sex Life With Her Boyfriend Dalton Gomez|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a34532207/ariana-grandes-3435-lyrics-meaning-dalton-gomez-sex/|work=Elle|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101000538/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a34532207/ariana-grandes-3435-lyrics-meaning-dalton-gomez-sex/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Burgos|first=Jenzia|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande's '34+35' Lyrics Are So Steamy & They're All About Dalton Gomez|url=https://stylecaster.com/ariana-grande-34-35-lyrics-meaning/|work=StyleCaster|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126014440/https://stylecaster.com/ariana-grande-34-35-lyrics-meaning/|url-status=live}} According to Grande, the line, "Just gimme them babies" was suggested by songwriter Scott Nicholson as a joke to complete the first verse, on the night they started writing the song, but she liked it so much that it ended up in the final version. The earthquake referenced in the third verse ("Got the neighbours yellin' "Earthquake!"/4.5 when I make the bed shake") was based on an actual earthquake of magnitude 4.5 that occurred in Southern California in September 2020.{{cite news|last=Adejobi|first=Alicia|date=November 1, 2020|title=Ariana Grande wanted 'dirtiest' lyrics on steamy song 34+35 but was 'nervous' about releasing it|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/01/ariana-grande-wanted-dirtiest-lyrics-3435-song-13516509/|work=Metro|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621173753/https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/01/ariana-grande-wanted-dirtiest-lyrics-3435-song-13516509/|url-status=live}} Grande wrote the bridge together with songwriters Tayla Parx and Victoria Monét.{{cite web|url=https://honey.nine.com.au/videos/celebrities/ariana-grande-talks-about-34-35-the-dirtiest-song-on-her-album/ckgyjpkg5000q0hmn5rgowzy8|title=Ariana Grande talks about 34+35, the 'dirtiest' song on her album|website=Nine.com.au|access-date=November 3, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Mary Siroky of Consequence of Sound called the track "overwhelmingly playful" and "no-holds-barred",{{cite web|last=Siroky|first=Mary|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande's Positions Is a 2020 Pop Fairytale: Review|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/album-review-ariana-grande-positions/|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101000204/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/album-review-ariana-grande-positions/|url-status=live}} with Heather Taylor-Singh of Exclaim! writing that it featured an "overt sexiness".{{cite web|last=Taylor-Singh|first=Heather|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande Delivers Quality and Quantity on 'Positions'|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ariana_grande_positions_album_review|website=Exclaim!|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101081557/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ariana_grande_positions_album_review|url-status=live}} Adam White of The Independent called the song's lyrics "dirty-minded" and "cutely tongue-in-cheek",{{cite web|last=White|first=Adam|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande's Positions is woozy and flirtatious but lacking in surprise|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ariana-grande-positions-review-new-album-doja-cat-weeknd-lyrics-b1446712.html|website=The Independent|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031171201/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ariana-grande-positions-review-new-album-doja-cat-weeknd-lyrics-b1446712.html|url-status=live}} while Brenton Blanchet of Clash regarded "34+35" as "Grande's most sexually explicit track yet".{{cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brendon |date=October 30, 2020 |title=Ariana Grande - Positions |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ariana-grande-positions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101020936/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ariana-grande-positions |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |website=Clash}} Similarly, Natalie Morin of Refinery29 named the song "Grande's sex magnum opus".{{cite web|last=Morin|first=Natalie|date=October 30, 2020|title=Breaking Down Ariana Grande's Horniest Positions Lyrics|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/10/10136305/ariana-grande-positions-lyrics-sex-horny-album|website=Refinery29|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124170432/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/10/10136305/ariana-grande-positions-lyrics-sex-horny-album|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
On his ranking of every song on Positions, where "34+35" was positioned at number two, Jason Lipshutz of Billboard praised Grande for being one of the "few artists working today [who] could release an explicit sex track that sounds this luxurious and ornately detailed", describing the song as "unapologetic and dizzyingly fun, with Grande shrugging off the need for euphemism and rightfully confident in her approach".{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=October 30, 2020|title=Every Song Ranked on Ariana Grande's 'Positions': Critic's Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9475738/ariana-grande-positions-songs-ranked-critics-picks/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101053554/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9475738/ariana-grande-positions-songs-ranked-critics-picks/|url-status=live}} Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Ross Horton identified "34+35" as the best song on and the "mission statement" for the album, writing that "the amount of puns, double entendres and jokes littered throughout is staggering".{{cite web|last=Horton|first=Ross|date=October 30, 2020|title=Positions is Ariana Grande's most carefree, playful, and mature work to date|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/ariana-grande-positions-album-review|website=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101002540/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/ariana-grande-positions-album-review|url-status=live}}
Variety{{'}}s Chris Willman remarked that "34+35" was "a little bit on the schoolgirl-sniggering side" and that the outro's literalization of the song's 69 joke was "unnecessary".{{cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=October 30, 2020|title=Ariana Grande's 'Positions' Is Solidly in the Sexy Quiet-Storm Tradition: Album Review|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/ariana-grande-positions-album-review-1234819673/|website=Variety|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030221300/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/ariana-grande-positions-album-review-1234819673/|url-status=live}} Shaad D'Souza of The Fader referred to the song as a "hammy ode to 69-ing" which "makes no attempts at even the most vaguely clever innuendo".{{cite web |last1=D'Souza |first1=Shaad |title=Positions is the first real miss of Ariana Grande's career |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/10/30/ariana-grande-positions-new-album-review-essay-2020 |website=The Fader |access-date=November 12, 2020 |language=en |date=October 30, 2020 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101051148/https://www.thefader.com/2020/10/30/ariana-grande-positions-new-album-review-essay-2020 |url-status=live }} Slant Magazine{{'}}s Alexa Camp considered the song's lyrics "a lot of empty pillow talk and plentiful dog whistles."{{cite web |last1=Camp |first1=Alexa |title=Review: Ariana Grande's Positions Too Often Defaults to a Familiar Pose |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-ariana-grande-positions-too-often-defaults-to-a-familiar-pose/ |website=Slant Magazine |access-date=November 12, 2020 |language=en |date=October 29, 2020 |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030081531/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-ariana-grande-positions-too-often-defaults-to-a-familiar-pose/ |url-status=live }} Emma Madden of Entertainment Weekly criticized the song's lyrics, writing, "Grande sings that she was 'never good' in math class on '34+35,' and it seems she might be equally bad at math-related wordplay."{{cite magazine |last1=Madden |first1=Emma |title=Ariana Grande hides the emotional stakes on 'Positions' |url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/ariana-grande-positions-review/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 12, 2020 |language=EN |date=November 2, 2020 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113001515/https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/ariana-grande-positions-review/ |url-status=live }}
=Year-end lists=
Uproxx ranked "34+35" as the 9th best song of 2020, with Caitlin White commenting that the song is more carefree and funnier than the lead single "Positions", and that it "has all the makings of a late album hit, and will go down in Ari's catalogue as one of her most clever offerings".{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-songs-2020-list/|title=The best songs of 2020|work=Uproxx|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207161831/https://uproxx.com/music/best-songs-2020-list/|url-status=live}} LaTesha Harris from NPR ranked "34+35" as the 8th best song of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/04/942133359/the-best-music-of-2020-npr-staff-picks|title=The Best Music Of 2020: NPR Staff Picks|date=December 4, 2020|work=NPR|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208230101/https://www.npr.org/2020/12/04/942133359/the-best-music-of-2020-npr-staff-picks|url-status=live}} Tidal ranked "34+35" as the 32nd best pop song of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/0d68e058-fe9c-444d-adf7-76d6e2138885|title=Best of Pop 2020|publisher=Tidal|access-date=December 11, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211131203/https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/0d68e058-fe9c-444d-adf7-76d6e2138885|archive-date=December 11, 2020}} Jessica McKinney of Complex ranked "34+35" as the 42nd best song of 2020. Calling its production "immaculate", she commented that the song is "sexually explicit, seductive, luxurious, and elegant, guided by Grande's sultry vocals".{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-2020/|title=The Best Songs of 2020|website=Complex|last=McKinney|first=Jessica|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217053852/https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-2020/|url-status=live}}
Accolades
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| International Song of the Year | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://gaffa.se/priset/r%C3%B6stning|title=GAFFA-PRISET '21: Vilka är dina favoriter? RÖSTA NU!|work=Gaffa|language=sv|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212133348/https://gaffa.se/priset/r%C3%B6stning|archive-date=12 February 2021}} |
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scope="row"| 2021
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Commercial performance
=United States=
Following the release of Positions, "34+35" debuted at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart issue dated November 14, 2020, drawing in 21.7 million streams, 5.7 million airplay audience impressions and 3,000 digital downloads sold within its first tracking week. It became Grande's eighteenth top ten single,{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=November 9, 2020|title=24kGoldn & Iann Dior's 'Mood' Swings Back to No. 1 on Hot 100; Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez Debut in Top 10|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9480738/24kgoldn-iann-dior-mood-number-one-third-week/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110151700/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9480738/24kgoldn-iann-dior-mood-number-one-third-week/|url-status=live}} tying her with Beyoncé for the eighth-most among women in the chart's 62-year history.{{cite magazine|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=November 9, 2020|title=14 'Positions': Ariana Grande Charts Every Track From New Album on Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9480962/ariana-grande-charts-every-positions-track-on-hot-100/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109222415/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9480962/ariana-grande-charts-every-positions-track-on-hot-100/|url-status=live}} Since earning her first top-ten hit with "The Way" in April 2013, no other female artist has earned as many Hot 100 top ten hits as Grande. The remix of "34+35" with Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion soared to a new peak of number two on the Hot 100; several weeks later, the original version also reached the same position.{{Cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=2021-01-25|title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' No. 1 on Hot 100 for 2nd Week, Ariana Grande's '34+35' Bounds to No. 2|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9515956/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-second-week-hot-100/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125213933/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9515956/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-second-week-hot-100/|archive-date=2021-01-25|access-date=2021-01-25|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} Helped by the release of the music video of the remix, "34+35" re-peaked at number two on the chart dated February 27, 2021, drawing in 18.1 million streams, 60.2 million airplay audience impressions and 16,000 digital downloads sold within its 16th tracking week. This time Grande was solely credited on the chart. It marked Grande's twelfth top-five hit on the Hot 100, and the second track off of Positions to do so after its title track.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=February 22, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Leads Hot 100 For 6th Week, Lil Tjay's 'Calling My Phone' Dials Up No. 3 Debut|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-sixth-week-hot-100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222224937/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9529511/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-sixth-week-hot-100|url-status=live}}
On the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart, "34+35" peaked at number one on the issue dated February 13, 2021, becoming the second consecutive chart topper from the parent album Positions and earning Grande her eighth number one single and 18th overall top ten single. It replaced Grande's own "Positions" which dominated the chart for seven consecutive weeks, making Grande the first artist to succeed herself at number one as the only act credited on both tracks. Joining Mariah Carey, Outkast, Iggy Azalea and Halsey, Grande also became just the fifth artist in Billboard history to replace themselves on the Pop Songs airplay chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ariana-grande-34-35-tops-pop-airplay-chart|title=Ariana Grande Replaces Herself Atop Pop Airplay Chart as '34+35' Dethrones 'Positions'|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=February 8, 2021|archive-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211002614/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9522731/ariana-grande-34-35-tops-pop-airplay-chart|url-status=live}} It remained at number one for a second consecutive week. The same week Grande simultaneously occupied the top two of pop airplay chart with "34+35" and "Positions", making Grande the first artist to simultaneously occupy the top two with two solo songs. Joining Mariah Carey, Outkast, Pharrell Williams, Iggy Azalea and Halsey, Grande also became just the sixth artist in Billboard history to simultaneously occupy the entire top two of Pop Songs airplay chart.{{Cite magazine|title=Billboard Pop Airplay Chart (Week of February 20, 2021)|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2021-02-20|access-date=February 17, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303092657/https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2021-02-20|url-status=live}} It remained at number one for three consecutive weeks.{{Cite magazine|title=Billboard Pop Airplay Chart (Week of February 27, 2021)|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2021-02-27|access-date=February 23, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316004218/https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2021-02-27|url-status=live}} It also peaked at number one on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 airplay chart on the issue dated March 13, 2021, becoming Grande's third number one hit and 13th overall top ten single on the rhythmic airplay chart.{{Cite magazine|date=March 9, 2021|title=Ariana Grande Rhythmic Airplay Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ariana-grande/chart-history/tfc/|url-status=live|access-date=March 9, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301200146/https://www.billboard.com/music/ariana-grande/chart-history/TFC}}
On April 6, 2021, "34+35" was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for moving 2 million units in the United States.
=Other territories=
Globally, "34+35" debuted at number five on the Billboard Global 200 chart issue dated November 9, 2020, becoming Grande's second top ten hit.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=November 9, 2020|title=Ariana Grande's 'Positions,' Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez's 'Dakiti' Rule Billboard Global Charts|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9480819/ariana-grande-bad-bunny-jhay-cortez-global-charts/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110111340/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9480819/ariana-grande-bad-bunny-jhay-cortez-global-charts|url-status=live}} With the help of "34+35" and "Positions", the latter of which was at number one, Grande became the first woman, and third artist overall, joining Justin Bieber and BTS, with two top five hits apiece on the Global 200 so far.
In Canada, "34+35" entered the Canadian Hot 100 chart at number eight on the issue dated November 14, 2020, becoming Grande's 18th top ten single in the country.{{Cite magazine|date=November 14, 2020|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100 (the week of November 14, 2021)|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2020-11-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110113033/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2020-11-14|archive-date=November 10, 2020|access-date=March 9, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} Following the release of the remix featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion, "34+35" reached a peak of number five on the issue dated January 30, 2021, becoming the second top five hit from the parent album Positions.{{Cite magazine|title=Ariana Grande — Canadian Hot 100 history|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ariana-grande/chart-history/can/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301072014/https://www.billboard.com/music/ariana-grande/chart-history/CAN|archive-date=March 1, 2021|access-date=March 9, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}
In the United Kingdom, "34+35" debuted at number nine on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending November 12, 2020, becoming Grande's 19th top ten entry in Britain.{{Cite web|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=November 6, 2020|title=Ariana Grande scores Official Chart Double with Positions|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ariana-grande-scores-official-chart-double-with-positions__31556/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=November 11, 2020|archive-date=May 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530134911/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ariana-grande-scores-official-chart-double-with-positions__31556/|url-status=live}} It rebounded to a new peak of number eight on the week ending January 14, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Ainsley|first=Helen|date=January 8, 2021|title=Little Mix score fifth Number 1 single with Sweet Melody: 'We literally can't thank the fans enough'|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/little-mix-score-fifth-number-1-single-with-sweet-melody-we-literally-can-t-thank-the-fans-enough-__32090/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108174056/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/little-mix-score-fifth-number-1-single-with-sweet-melody-we-literally-can-t-thank-the-fans-enough-__32090/|url-status=live}} Following the release of the remix featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion, "34+35" reached a peak of number three on the week ending January 28, 2021, becoming Grande's 15th top five hit in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=January 22, 2021|title=Olivia Rodrigo's Drivers License cruises to second week at UK Number 1 with huge streams|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/olivia-rodrigos-drivers-license-cruises-to-second-week-at-uk-number-1-with-huge-streams__32265/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122174023/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/olivia-rodrigos-drivers-license-cruises-to-second-week-at-uk-number-1-with-huge-streams__32265/|url-status=live}} On October 15, 2021, "34+35" was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for moving 600,000 units in the United Kingdom. In Ireland, "34+35" debuted at number four on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming Grande's 18th top ten single in the country.{{Cite web|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=November 6, 2020|title=Dermot Kennedy & Meduza enter the Official Irish Singles Chart at Number 2 with Paradise|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dermot-kennedy-meduza-enter-the-official-irish-singles-chart-at-number-2-with-paradise__31529/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118015747/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dermot-kennedy-meduza-enter-the-official-irish-singles-chart-at-number-2-with-paradise__31529/|url-status=live}}
"34+35" also achieved success in Oceania; the song debuted at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart, earning Grande her 17th top ten single in the country.{{Cite web |title=Ariana Grande's Positions is ARIA Charts #1 single for a second week |date=November 7, 2020 |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/ariana-grandes-positions-is-aria-charts-1-single-for-a-second-week |publisher=ARIA Charts |access-date=January 23, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121203016/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/ariana-grandes-positions-is-aria-charts-1-single-for-a-second-week }} Following the release of the remix featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion, "34+35" reached a new peak of number five on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming the second top five hit from Positions after the title track which debuted and peaked at number one.{{Cite web |title=Drivers License gives Olivia Rodrigo second week at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart |date=January 23, 2021 |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/drivers-license-gives-olivia-rodrigo-second-week-at-1-on-the-aria-singles-chart |publisher=ARIA Charts |access-date=January 23, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125213718/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/drivers-license-gives-olivia-rodrigo-second-week-at-1-on-the-aria-singles-chart }} In New Zealand, "34+35" peaked at number three on the New Zealand Singles Chart chart issue dated January 25, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2021-01-22|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128173312/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5011|url-status=live}}
Music video
A music video directed by Director X was released on November 17, 2020, on Grande's YouTube channel. The video premiered at 9 am PST.{{cite tweet|user=ArianaGrande|number=1328397489377054721|date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2020|title=arianagrande.lnk.to/positions}} The video starts with Grande in a lab, wearing a lab coat. She can be seen scribbling notes and maneuvering machinery. Grande also studies a robot version of herself and struggles to make the robot come to life. After many attempts, the robot awakens and transforms all of the scientists' clothes into nightgowns reminiscent of fembots
as they all start dancing. The video is also interspersed with scenes of Grande and her dancers dancing and posing in a white room with projecting black polka dots.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-34-35-video-1091563/|title=Ariana Grande Builds a Robot of Herself in '34+35' Video|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=November 17, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 19, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118133951/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-34-35-video-1091563/|url-status=live}} The music video contains references to the 1927 movie Metropolis.{{cite news|url=https://www.robophilosophy.com/archives/1580|title=Ariana Grande Bows to "Metropolis"|last=Hendel|first=Oliver|date=February 3, 2021|work=Robophilosophy|access-date=February 14, 2021|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504055113/https://www.robophilosophy.com/archives/1580|url-status=live}}
Nylon named "34+35" music video as one of the most memorable music videos of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/the-best-music-videos-of-2020/amp|title=The Most Memorable Music Videos of 2020|last=Halabian|first=Layla|work=Nylon|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504055112/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/the-best-music-videos-of-2020/amp|url-status=live}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal and the liner notes of Positions.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/160351543/credits|title=Credits / Positions / Ariana Grande|last=Grande|first=Ariana|date=October 30, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|via=Tidal|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124170551/https://listen.tidal.com/album/160351543/credits|url-status=live}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Positions|others=Ariana Grande|year=2020|page=1|type=booklet|publisher=Republic Records|id={{UPC|602435350967}}|location=New York}}
Personnel
- Ariana Grande – vocals, background vocals, vocal production, vocal arrangement, audio engineering
- Tommy Brown – production
- Steven Franks – co-production
- Peter Lee Johnson – production, strings
- Courageous Xavier Herrera – co-production
- Billy Hickey – audio engineering
- Şerban Ghenea – mixing
- Randy Merrill – mastering
Recording
- Recorded at Champagne Therapy Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York, New York)
Notes
- Physical releases of Positions credit Grande, Nicholson, Monét and Parx for "lyrics and melodies".
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Ariana Grande|title=34+35|award=Platinum|number=5|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|access-date=April 2, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Ariana Grande|title=34+35|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|id=10868|access-date=December 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Ariana Grande|title=34+35|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=October 18, 2022}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Ariana Grande|title=34+35|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|relmonth=10|certyear=2021|access-date=November 5, 2021}}
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Remix
{{Infobox song
| name = 34+35
| cover = Ariana Grande - 34+35.png
| alt = Cover art for the "34+35" remix: a stylized drawing of Ariana Grande as a fembot alongside Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion, laid over a light blue background
| type = single
| artist = Ariana Grande featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion
| album = Positions (Deluxe)
| released = {{Start date|2021|01|15}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rap
| length = 3:02
| label = Republic
| lyricist =
- Amala Dlamini
- Ariana Grande
- Megan Pete
- Scott Nicholson
| composer =
- Courageous Xavier Herrera
- Peter Lee Johnson
- Steven Franks
- Tommy Brown
| producer =
- Peter Lee Johnson
- Tommy Brown
| chronology = Ariana Grande
| version = remix
| prev_title = Oh Santa!
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = POV
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Doja Cat
| type = single
| version = remix
| prev_title = Best Friend
| prev_year = 2021
| title = 34+35
| year = 2021
| next_title = Streets
| next_year = 2021
}}{{Extra chronology
| artist = Megan Thee Stallion
| type = single
| version = remix
| prev_title = Body
| prev_year = 2020
| title = 34+35
| year = 2021
| next_title = Cry Baby
| next_year = 2021
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|ssq6X6alZ3w|"34+35 Remix"}}}}
}}
=Background and release=
Doja Cat originally had a verse in the original, but it was later scrapped in favor of "Motive". A short snippet of the scrapped version was leaked and surfaced shortly after the album was released. On November 7, 2020, Doja Cat performed her verse during a live stream on Instagram.{{cite news|last=Ritagliati|first=Laura|date=November 9, 2020|title=Doja Cat ha rappato una versione inedita di '34+35' di Ariana Grande|trans-title=Doja Cat rapped an unreleased version of Ariana Grande's '34 + 35'|url=http://news.mtv.it/musica/doja-cat-ha-rappato-nuova-versione-34-35-ariana-grande/|language=it|work=MTV|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215010322/http://news.mtv.it/musica/doja-cat-ha-rappato-nuova-versione-34-35-ariana-grande/|url-status=live}}
Doja Cat first hinted at a collaboration between her, Grande, and Stallion on January 5, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/doja-cat-teases-collaborations-with-megan-thee-stallion-ariana-grande-sza-and-more-2850482|title=Doja Cat teases collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion, Ariana Grande, SZA and more|work=NME|first=Will|last=Lavin|date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 26, 2021|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129012351/https://www.nme.com/news/music/doja-cat-teases-collaborations-with-megan-thee-stallion-ariana-grande-sza-and-more-2850482|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ariana-grande-announces-3435-remix-doja-cat-megan-thee-stallion-2856845|title=Listen to Ariana Grande's '34+35' remix with Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion|work=NME|first=Rhian|last=Daly|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206092752/https://www.nme.com/news/music/ariana-grande-announces-3435-remix-doja-cat-megan-thee-stallion-2856845|url-status=live}} Eight days later, Grande teased a remix of "34+35" through a social media post of a short video of TV displaying the cover art with two then-unknown artists besides her.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9510581/ariana-grande-34-35-remix-announcement-two-mystery-guest-artists/|title=Ariana Grande Teases '34+35' Remix With Two Mystery Guest Artists|magazine=Billboard|first=Heran|last=Mamo|date=January 13, 2021|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127123253/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9510581/ariana-grande-34-35-remix-announcement-two-mystery-guest-artists|url-status=dead}} The next day, she revealed that the remix would feature rappers Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ariana-grande-34-35-remix-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat-1234885622/|title=Ariana Grande to Drop '34 + 35' Remix, Featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat, Tonight|work=Variety|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114181125/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ariana-grande-34-35-remix-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat-1234885622/|url-status=live}} Grande also revealed the full cover art, featuring artists dressed as replicas of the fembots in the original "34+35" music video.{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/ariana-grande-drops-new-34-35-remix-with-megan-thee-stallion-and-doja-cat-159074|title=Ariana Grande Drops New '34 + 35' Remix With Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat|work=Entertainment Tonight|first=Liz|last=Calvario|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128101829/https://www.etonline.com/ariana-grande-drops-new-34-35-remix-with-megan-thee-stallion-and-doja-cat-159074|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-01-14/ariana-grande-3435remix-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat|title=The mystery is over: Ariana Grande taps Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat for new remix|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Nardine|last=Saad|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114193827/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-01-14/ariana-grande-3435remix-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat|url-status=live}} The remix was officially released on January 15, 2021, alongside an accompanying lyric video that was based on the cover art.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/doja-cat-megan-thee-stallion-feature-on-ariana-34-35-remix.html|title=Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion Keep You Up All Night on Ariana Grande's New '34+35' Remix|work=Vulture.com|first=Halle|last=Kiefer|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115061643/https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/doja-cat-megan-thee-stallion-feature-on-ariana-34-35-remix.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat-3435-remix-1114594/|title=Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat Team Up for '34+35' Remix|magazine=Rolling Stone|first1=Claire|last1=Shaffer|first2=Althea|last2=Legaspi|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204143828/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat-3435-remix-1114594/|url-status=live}} As the original version of the song was serviced to pop and hot AC radio stations, the remix was serviced to rhythmic radio on January 19, 2021. On February 12, alongside the music video premiere, a CD of "34+35 Remix" was released. That version of the song was announced to be included in the deluxe edition of Positions, which appeared a week later.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9519708/ariana-grande-teases-deluxe-edition-positions|title=Ariana Grande Teases Deluxe Edition of Album With Four New 'Positions'|publisher=Billboard|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203120802/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9519708/ariana-grande-teases-deluxe-edition-positions/|url-status=live}}
=Composition and reception=
"34+35 Remix" features a "sparkly" pop sound{{Cite web|last=Wang|first=Steffanee|date=February 12, 2020|title=Ariana Grande, Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion Throw A Luxe Sleepover In "34+35" Remix Video|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/ariana-grande-doja-cat-megan-the-stallion-34-35-remix-video|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212165455/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/ariana-grande-doja-cat-megan-the-stallion-34-35-remix-video|archive-date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=Nylon}} and sees Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion perform the second and third verses, respectively. Doja Cat's verse includes the notable line "I want that 69 without Tekashi", a reference to Tekashi69.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a35225744/ariana-grande-35-39-remix-megan-doja/|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat Join Ariana Grande for a Luscious Remix to "34+35"|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|first=Bianca|last=Betancourt|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128184442/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a35225744/ariana-grande-35-39-remix-megan-doja/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-doja-cat-tekashi-6ix9ine-diss-3435-remix-reactions-2021-1|title=Fans are thrilled that Doja Cat dissed Tekashi 6ix9ine in the remix to Ariana Grande's '34+35'|work=Insider Inc.|first=Callie|last=Ahlgrim|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021}} In Megan's verse, she mentions streaming media apps Netflix and Hulu, DIY videos created on the video-sharing app YouTube, and coffeehouse chain Starbucks.{{Cite web|url=https://popcrush.com/ariana-grande-3435-remix-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat-listen/|title=Ariana Grande Drops '34+35′ Remix Featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat: LISTEN|work=Popcrush|first=Jessica|last=Norton|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130002413/https://popcrush.com/ariana-grande-3435-remix-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat-listen/|url-status=live}}
Bianca Betancourt of Harper's Bazaar wrote that the trio "does not disappoint" and that Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion "effortlessly float over their respective verses". Insider{{'}}s Callie Ahlgrim dubbed the remix version as "cheeky".
=Music video=
On February 1, 2021, Grande teased a music video with two pictures posted to her social media. On February 5, Grande, Doja Cat and Megan all posted the same picture of them in lingerie to social media, hinting at a possible video.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9522394/ariana-grande-doja-cat-megan-thee-stallion-tease-34-35-music-video|title=Looks Like Ariana Grande, Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion Have a '34+35' Music Video Coming|publisher=Billboard|first=Heran|last=Mamo|date=February 5, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207140407/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9522394/ariana-grande-doja-cat-megan-thee-stallion-tease-34-35-music-video|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ariana-grande-doja-cat-and-megan-thee-stallion-hint-at-3435-remix-video-2874160|title=Ariana Grande, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion hint at '34+35' remix video|publisher=NME|first=Greta|last=Brereton|date=February 6, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209200856/https://www.nme.com/news/music/ariana-grande-doja-cat-and-megan-thee-stallion-hint-at-3435-remix-video-2874160|url-status=live}} On February 9, Grande confirmed the music video and announced that it was scheduled for release on February 12, 2021.{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/2/9/ariana-grandes-3435-remix-video-featuring-megan-thee-stallio.html|title=Ariana Grande's "34+35" remix video featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat coming Friday|publisher=ABC News Radio|first=Andrea|last=Tuccillo|date=February 9, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212233619/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/2/9/ariana-grandes-3435-remix-video-featuring-megan-thee-stallio.html|url-status=live}} It was directed by Stefan Kohli.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-ariana-grande-megan-thee-stallion-and-doja-cats-new-3435-remix-video/|title=Watch Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, and Doja Cat's New '34+35 (Remix)' Video|website=Pitchfork|first=Madison|last=Bloom|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216145553/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-ariana-grande-megan-thee-stallion-and-doja-cats-new-3435-remix-video/|url-status=live}}
The music video begins with Grande at a swimming pool reclining on a lawn chair reading a magazine while swans float by. The camera zooms out to reveal Doja Cat and Megan on two other lawn chairs. All acts later drink champagne.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/ariana-grande-doja-cat-megan-the-stallion-34-35-remix-video|title=Araina Grande, Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion throw a luve sleepover in "34+34" Remix video|publisher=Nylon|first=Steffanie|last=Wang|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212165455/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/ariana-grande-doja-cat-megan-the-stallion-34-35-remix-video|url-status=live}} After Doja Cat's verse, Grande orders room service through an intercom. During her verse, Megan is twerking in a bathtub, and all the artists play around with a camcorder in bed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9525306/ariana-grande-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat-34-35-remix-video|title=Ariana Grande Has a Girls' Day With Megan Thee Stallion & Doja Cat for '34+35' Remix Video|publisher=Billboard|first=Katie|last=Atkinson|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218051014/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9525306/ariana-grande-megan-thee-stallion-doja-cat-34-35-remix-video/|url-status=live}} Grande is wearing Victoria's Secret Lace Plunge Teddy lingerie throughout most of the video.{{Cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/fashion/photo-gallery/48163941/image/48163926/Victoria-Secret-Lace-Plunge-Teddy?fullsite=1|title=Psst! Ariana Grande's Sexy "34+35" Lingerie Is Under $100 at Victoria's Secret|publisher=PopSugar|first=Kelsey|last=Garcia|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504155106/https://www.popsugar.co.uk/fashion/photo-gallery/48163941/image/48163926/Victoria-Secret-Lace-Plunge-Teddy?fullsite=1|url-status=live}}
Steffanie Wang of Nylon summarised that in the video all acts are "serving nothing but looks and aspirational lifestyle goals." Billboard{{'}}s Katie Atkinson called the video "perfect girls' day video."
=Commercial performance=
The remix of "34+35" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, lodging over 24.2 million on-demand streams and 8,000 digital downloads. It marked Grande's twelfth top-ten hit, Doja Cat's second top-ten hit after "Say So" (2020), and Megan Thee Stallion's third top-ten hit after "Savage" (2020) and "WAP" (2020) with Cardi B. "34+35" marked the highest-charting song credited to three or more female soloists on the Hot 100 since Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink and Lil' Kim's "Lady Marmalade" in 2001. Additionally, the remix also reached a new peak of number two on the Billboard Global 200 chart with 60.7 million streams (up 57%) and 11,000 sold (up 284%) globally. With the original version already one of Grande's three top-ten songs, the remix earned Doja Cat her first top-ten hit and Megan Thee Stallion her second after "WAP". The remix also entered the top ten of the Global 200 Excl. U.S. chart for the first time at number five, becoming Grande's third top-ten hit on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9516020/olivia-rodrigo-ariana-grande-global-charts/|title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Spends Second Week Atop Both Billboard Global Charts|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126011159/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9516020/olivia-rodrigo-ariana-grande-global-charts/|url-status=live}}
=Credits and personnel=
- Ariana Grande – lead vocals, background vocals, engineering, vocal arrangement, vocal production
- Doja Cat – vocals
- Megan Thee Stallion – vocals
- Mr. Franks – co-production
- Tommy Brown –production
- Peter Lee Johnson – production, co-production, strings
- Courageous Xavier Herrera – co-production
- Billy Hickey – engineering
- Shawn "Source" Jarrett – engineering
- Şerban Ghenea – mix engineering
- Mike Dean – mix engineering
- Randy Merrill – master engineering
=Charts=
=Certifications=
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