“no tears left to cry” is a self-lifting anthem by pop songstress Ariana Grande. This is the lead single to her fourth studio album, Sweetener. It also marks Ariana’s return to music after a hiatus from performing in the wake of the 2017 Manchester bombing attack that occurred during her Dangerous Woman Tour.

After teasing the single through a series of photos taken of her wearing a sweatshirt with the lead single’s title and through her Instagram story, Ariana broke her social media silence to confirm the single via her twitter alongside with teardrop emoji, and stating: “missed you”.

For the single cover, Ariana looks on as a rainbow rests across her eyes. Rainbows are a natural phenomenon that appear after rain, as the sun refracts through the water droplets. Symbolically, a rainbow tends to represent the idea of hope and optimism. The image illustrates the idea that Ariana’s teardrops have faded, resulting in the rainbow, and she is ready to move on.

Her accompanying music video was teased on Instagram on April 19, 2018, and was officially published on Youtube the next day.