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Imperfect for You

{{Short description|2024 song by Ariana Grande}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Imperfect for You

| cover =

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| type = song

| artist = Ariana Grande

| album = Eternal Sunshine

| released = {{Start date|2024|3|8}}

| recorded = 2023

| studio =

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 3:02

| label = Republic

| writer = * Ariana Grande

| producer = * Ariana Grande

  • Max Martin
  • Ilya

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|VtQorLzzbQw|"Imperfect for You"}}|type=song|header=Lyric visualizer}}

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"Imperfect for You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande, taken from her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine (2024). It was released with the album on March 8, 2024, through Republic Records. An alternative rock song with psychedelic soul influences, "Imperfect for You" was written and produced by Grande, Max Martin, and Ilya Salmanzadeh, with Peter Kahm receiving writing credits. An acoustic version was released on March 10, 2024, as part of the "Slightly Deluxe" edition of Eternal Sunshine.

Background and composition

{{Blockquote|text='Imperfect for You' [was the last song finished for the album] which is my favorite. I love it so much, I love it so much. I don't know why it's my favorite, I think sonically it is my favorite, it's very different for me, it's very trippy, Rubber Soul vibes, and that is my favorite music to listen to and I don't think I ever explored it for myself, but it just felt really fun to lean in to it and make something super trippy, 60s, organic feeling, just capturing that kind of thing.|title=|source=|author=Ariana Grande on "Imperfect for You"}}"Imperfect for You" runs for a total duration of three minutes and two seconds.{{cite web|last=Grande|first=Ariana|author-link=Ariana Grande|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/eternal-sunshine/1725877944|title=eternal sunshine|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=March 25, 2024}} As the twelfth track on the album, Grande told Zane Lowe in an interview that "Imperfect for You" was an ode to friends, family, and loved ones who are "accepting and real", and that it was an important song which "demands room for nuance and humanness".{{cite magazine|last=Ahlgrim|first=Callie|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review-tracklist-breakdown-2024-3|title=Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' isn't her best album, but it's a solid collection of bops|magazine=Business Insider|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 25, 2024}} The song has been described as an alternative rock{{cite web|last=Tafoya|first=Harry|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine/|title=eternal sunshine|website=Pitchfork|date=March 11, 2024|access-date=March 25, 2024}} ballad{{cite magazine|last=Rigotti|first=Alex|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-ariana-grande-perform-two-new-eternal-sunshine-songs-on-snl-3599228|title=Watch Ariana Grande perform two new 'Eternal Sunshine' songs on 'SNL'|magazine=NME|date=March 10, 2024|access-date=March 25, 2024}}{{Cite web |last= |date=December 2, 2024 |title=THE 50 BEST SONGS OF 2024 {{!}} NME |url=https://www.nme.com/lists/end-of-year/best-songs-2024-3817596#36 |access-date=February 12, 2025 |website=NME |language=en}} with influences of psychedelic soul. In an interview with Zach Sang, Grande mentioned how the song was the last to be finished, deeming it one of her own favorites from the album.{{cite web |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande – "eternal sunshine" Track By Track Breakdown [Part 2] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEp1T8GKWaI |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=Zach Sang Show |via=YouTube}}

Grande sings about accepting the imperfections of a relationship,{{cite magazine|last=Allaire|first=Christian|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/eternal-sunshine-ariana-grande-29-thoughts|title=29 Thoughts I Had Listening to Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine|magazine=Vogue|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 25, 2024}} which is described as a love story eventually becoming a "happy disaster" by Billboard.{{cite magazine|last=Denis|first=Kyle|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-songs-ranked/true-story/|title=Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine': All 13 Tracks Ranked|magazine=Billboard|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 26, 2024}}

Live performance

"Imperfect for You" was performed live for the first time on March 9, 2024, during an episode of Saturday Night Live with her mother Joan introducing the performance, alongside Eternal Sunshine{{'}}s second single, "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)".{{cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=March 10, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande Powerfully Delivers Two New Eternal Sunshine Songs on SNL: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-snl-eternal-sunshine-songs-performance-videos-1235628925/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-10 |title=Ariana Grande Performs "Imperfect for You" and "We Can't Be Friends" on Saturday Night Live – Watch |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/watch-ariana-grande-performance-saturday-night-live-march-9 |access-date=2024-03-27 |publisher=NBC |language=en-US}}

Credits and personnel

Recording

  • Mixed at Mixstar Studios (Virginia Beach)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

  • Ariana Grande – vocals, lyrics, composition, production
  • Max Martin – lyrics, production, composition, guitar, drums, keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh – production, composition, guitar, drums, keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals
  • Peter Kahm – composition
  • Sam Holland – engineering
  • Lou Carrao – engineering
  • Eric Eylands – engineering assistance
  • Rob Sellens – engineering assistance
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for "Imperfect for You"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 18 March 2024|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1776|page=4|date=March 18, 2024}}

| 80

{{single chart|Canada|35|artist=Ariana Grande|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=11&annee=2024&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 11, 2024)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|access-date=March 18, 2024}}

| 131

{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|25|artist=Ariana Grande|rowheader=true|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
scope="row"| Greece International (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) (Week: 11/2024)|publisher=IFPI Greece|access-date=May 23, 2024|archive-date=March 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324125221/https://ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|url-status=dead}}

| 41

{{single chart|Portugal|57|artist=Ariana Grande|song=Imperfect for You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2024}}
scope="row"| UK Streaming (OCC){{cite web |title=Official Streaming Chart Top 100 |url=https://officialcharts.com/charts/streaming-chart/20240315/7510/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=March 15, 2024}}

| 32

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|37|artist=Ariana Grande|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2024}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Imperfect for You"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=Ariana Grande|title=Imperfect for You|award=Platinum|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=May 14, 2025}}

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References

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{{Ariana Grande songs}}

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Category:Ariana Grande songs

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