On “breathin”, Ariana opens up about her anxiety.

She revealed to Vogue that she’d “always had anxiety,” but that the events of the Manchester bombing gave her post-traumatic stress disorder.

I think a lot of people have anxiety, especially right now. My anxiety has anxiety… [but] I’ve never really spoken about it because I thought everyone had it, but when I got home from tour it was the most severe I think it’s ever been.

First teased during her “No Tears Left To Cry” music video, the song was alluded to again during the “No Tears Left To Cry (BTS – Part 2)” video, before being officially released on August 17. The song reached #1 on the US iTunes singles chart on August 19, 2018, as Sweetener’s third single.

A music video released on November 7, 2018 which contains words such as “Needy” and “Imagine”. These words would become song titles of Sweetener’s follow-up album, thank u, next.