{"id":726709,"date":"2026-06-10T04:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T04:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/726709\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T04:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T04:25:13","slug":"what-ariana-grandes-hate-that-i-made-you-love-me-chart-debut-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/726709\/","title":{"rendered":"What Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me” Chart Debut Means"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tOn this week\u2019s Billboard <\/a>Hot 100 (dated June 13), Ariana Grande\u2019s \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d debuts at No. 1. It arrives as the lead single from her upcoming eighth album, petal, out July 31<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn an Instagram post announcing the track, she called it \u201cone of my favorite songs I\u2019ll ever write.\u201d Grande co-wrote and co-produced \u201cMade You Love Me\u201d with Max Martin and ILYA. It becomes her 10th Hot 100 No. 1 as a writer and third as a producer.<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere, the single debuts at No. 3 on the Streaming Songs<\/a> chart; No. 25 on Radio Songs<\/a>; and No. 1 on Digital Song Sales<\/a>. (The song was available for digital purchase via seven options, while its physical offerings included two cassettes, 7\u201d vinyl and a cappella and instrumental CDs.)
So, what does this first week showing mean for Ari\u2019s new album? And with her Eternal Sunshine Tour now underway, what kind of rollout campaign can we expect from her while on the road? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below.<\/p>\n

\n\t1. This week, Ariana scores her milestone 10th Hot 100 No. 1 with \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me,\u201d which debuts with 23.6 million official streams from its May 29 release<\/a> through June 4. Is that number higher, lower or about what you expected for her lead single\u2019s first week?<\/p>\n

\n\tKatie Atkinson: \u00a0I would say what I expected, in the sense that I expected Ariana to return on top. While she never truly left pop-star mode during the two-part Wicked press run, thanks to her pair of Eternal Sunshine drops, there was no guarantee fans would still be checking for her music. (Clearly, they were.) The other gamble here is that \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d has a pretty chill tempo, but between social media dissecting the cryptic lyrics and the way the earworm squirms its way into your memory after just one listen, it\u2019s already left its mark.<\/p>\n

\n\tHannah Dailey: If anything, it\u2019s a little higher, only because the song itself doesn\u2019t sound like the typical splashy, big statement we might expect from an album\u2019s lead single. But if we\u2019ve learned anything about Ari, it\u2019s that her fans always show up for her \u2014 so I\u2019m not surprised they\u2019ve been listening as much as they have been.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tKyle Denis: That\u2019s around exactly what I expected after hearing the song for the first time. I was a big fan of \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d from my first listen, but I remember being inundated with split opinions across social media throughout the song\u2019s first week of release.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen you couple that mixed initial reception with the song\u2019s lowkey feel \u2014 there isn\u2019t a major vocal climax, nor are there lyrics as quotable as \u201cOne taught me love\/ one taught me patience\u2026\u201d \u2014 I\u2019m not surprised \u201cHate\u201d only pulled enough streams for a No. 3 debut on Streaming Songs.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut based on how well the song has held on streaming over the past few days, especially since the Eternal Sunshine Tour has kicked off, I expect \u201cHate\u201d to eventually top that ranking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tLyndsey Havens: A bit lower. I really would have expected any new Ari single, let alone the lead single from a new album, to pull enough streams to top the Streaming Songs chart. But, to put it in perspective, the first week streams for \u201cMade You Love Me\u201d are not that far behind the first-week streams that \u201cYes, And?\u201d raked in as the lead single for Eternal Sunshine (it debuted with 27.2 million streams, according to Luminate). I\u2019m curious, though, if there\u2019s any spike \u2013 or if it simply sustains \u2013 following its live debut on opening night of her Eternal Sunshine Tour. I, for one, have had it stuck in my head ever since.<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Saponara: At this point, when Ari\u2019s releasing a lead single, I\u2019m expecting it to top the charts, so her 10th No. 1 didn\u2019t come as a huge surprise. However, I thought it would be a tougher battle with Ella Langley and Drake having a stranglehold on the Hot 100 recently. We have to give a shout-out to the Arianators who did their thing to ensure Ari would get back to the summit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t2. Ari described her upcoming album as a \u201clittle feral\u201d in an Instagram clip she posted. On a scale of 1-10, how \u201cferal\u201d would you say \u201cMade You Love Me\u201d is?<\/p>\n

\n\tKatie Atkinson: I\u2019ll say 5, because it doesn\u2019t feel sonically feral to me, so I\u2019m hoping we get a little weirder on petal. But the potential double or triple meanings of the lyrics is definitely on the wild side. When she sings \u201cI hate that I made you love me\/ Sorry if I made me your type,\u201d is she singing to a former romantic partner? Or when she cattily adds at the end of the chorus \u201c\u2019Cause I barely tried,\u201d is she talking to the fake fans that she never asked for in the first place? The music video starring Justin Long seemingly points to the former inspiration, but the overwhelming online theories since its release have pointed to the latter. Lyrically taking aim at fans of any level definitely feels like a savage choice!<\/p>\n

\n\tHannah Dailey: I guess the lyrics are a little feral, but the combination of the tone of her language and the song\u2019s overall sound feels so matter-of-fact. She knows that what she\u2019s saying is hard to hear for the person or people she\u2019s singing to, but for her, it\u2019s a truth she\u2019s long accepted and come to terms with. So I guess I\u2019ll split it down the middle and say 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tKyle Denis: About 2-3. But then again, Ari\u2019s lead singles aren\u2019t always the best representation of their parent album\u2019s full range of sound and emotion. Considering her past second singles include \u201cInto You,\u201d \u201cGod Is a Woman,\u201d \u201c7 rings,\u201d \u201c34 + 35\u201d and \u201cWe Can\u2019t Be Friends,\u201d I\u2019m expecting the next Petal single to really drive home this whole \u201cferal\u201d thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tLyndsey Havens: 6. I think it\u2019s important to consider that Ari\u2019s take on \u201cferal\u201d has likely changed over the last few years, away from eye-popping sexplicit lines toward simply telling it like it is \u2013 and sometimes, the truth stings a bit. Only now, she doesn\u2019t really care. As she says herself in the opening line: \u201csomething inside is dancing with fire,\u201d and if \u201cMade You Love Me\u201d is just the start of that burn \u2013 with other scorching lines like \u201cyou studied my crown and borrowed my body\u201d or \u201cis it really my fault you all gave me your hearts on your own accord? I don\u2019t really think so\u201d \u2013 I can only imagine what the rest of petal will hold.<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Saponara: Oh, this is like a 2. Things will get more feral with Petal, especially with a reported recent split <\/a>with Ethan Slater, but low-octave Ari was still a welcomed sight on \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me,\u201d which falls into the more delusionally spiteful category than feral.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t3. She taps another famous actor, Justin Long, as the male lead in the song\u2019s music video. This follows recent appearances by Evan Peters in \u201cWe Can\u2019t Be Friends (Wait For You Love)\u201d and Penn Badgley in \u201cThe Boy is Mine.\u201d What actor would you like to see star in a future Ariana Grande music video?<\/p>\n

\n\tKatie Atkinson: Ooh, I love this question. Part of me wants to go timely and choose someone like Belmont Cameli from Off Campus or Connor Storrie from Heated Rivalry (so I guess it would be a hockey-themed video), but Ariana\u2019s choices skew way more millennial than that. So instead, I\u2019m going to suggest Taylor Kitsch from Friday Night Lights, who is a millennial heartthrob and has been in way too few shows and movies since his breakout role.<\/p>\n

\n\tHannah Dailey: Aaron Taylor-Johnson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tKyle Denis: Leon Thomas has spoken about wanting to return to acting<\/a> \u2014 and considering their history collaborations on television and new music \u2014 I\u2019d love to see him be the male lead in a future Ariana Grande music video. And given her affinity for horror, it could be fun to see Sinners stars like Michael B. Jordan or Jack O\u2019Connell surprise in an Ari music video at some point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tLyndsey Havens: I would love to see Rob Pattinson get a bit spooky and ethereal in a future Ariana video.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Saponara: Ari\u2019s been in her bag with these videos. Bringing Justin Long back into the mainstream fold was a nice touch, but I\u2019m thinking there\u2019s a Jacob Elordi cameo in the pipeline somewhere. They were photographed together in January at the 2026 AFI Awards.<\/p>\n

\n\t4. Ariana kicked off her Eternal Sunshine Tour this week. Considering petal will arrive amidst the outing, how likely do you think it is that she\u2019ll revamp the show and setlist after its release?<\/p>\n

\n\tKatie Atkinson: Given that she said back in January<\/a> that after this tour \u201cit might not happen again for a long, long, long, long time,\u201d I\u2019d say it\u2019s incredibly likely that she\u2019ll revamp the setlist in real time to include petal singles as they\u2019re released and deep cuts once the album is out. I\u2019m also curious to see whether she\u2019ll live-debut any petal songs before they\u2019re commercially released. Basically, I think a lot will evolve during these next three months, so RIP to Arianators\u2019 bank accounts who will feel the need to attend more than one show to get the full Eternal Sunshine Tour experience.<\/p>\n

\n\tHannah Dailey: I don\u2019t think she\u2019ll totally revamp the tour, especially because Petal is arriving so late in her run. I could see her making room for one or two additional tracks from the project, though. I think it was smart that she released \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d so far in advance, so that she would have enough time to work that nod to Petal into the setlist at least.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tKyle Denis: Petal arrives on the same day as the fourth-to-last show of the tour\u2019s North American leg (July 31), which means that we\u2019ll probably get a heftier dose of that album during her 10-show residency at London\u2019s O2 Arena. Then again, there\u2019s really nothing stopping her from debuting Petal tracks live at various dates in the lead-up to July 31. I\u2019m rooting for that option, but my gut tells me she\u2019ll keep the focus on \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tLyndsey Havens: As much as I would love to see an Eras Tour-type addition to the set post-petal, it feels very clear to me that the show being presented is so intentional and deliberate and took some much time and care, that I can\u2019t see Ari and her team wanting to change that near the finish line. I hope she celebrates a bit on stage during release night (she has a show the night the album drops) and would love to see some new songs tossed into the set list during her Aug. 3 show in Chicago (the first following the album\u2019s release) \u2013 especially if, as Ari said, this will be her last tour for a long, long time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Saponara: I think the show will remain the show for much of the Eternal Sunshine Tour. However, I could see Ari keeping things fresh while mixing in a new song or two as a surprise from Petal at the later dates on the trek.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t5. Keeping in mind that she\u2019s on the road until its release, what are you hoping that Ari might do as part of petal\u2019s rollout campaign?<\/p>\n

\n\tKatie Atkinson: Since Ari is a collaborative queen, I\u2019m very excited to see who might feature on this new music. Will she reunite with a frequent collaborator like The Weeknd or Doja Cat? Or she could tread new territory with fellow superstars she\u2019s never worked with before \u2014 maybe Billie Eilish or mutual admirers BTS? Or, is the petal and CONFESSIONS II timing too good to be true and we could get a pair of new duets from Madonna and Ariana on BOTH projects? (A girl can dream.)<\/p>\n

\n\tHannah Dailey: She did a lot of magazine interviews for the Wicked press cycle, but those were more focused on her work as an actress (and honestly, she was giving a lot of the same answers to the same questions across most of them). But it\u2019s been a long time since we\u2019ve seen her do a long, honest cover story interview that offers a real look into her life right now and where she feels she\u2019s at as a veteran musician and performer. Would love to see her do one of those \u2013 with Billboard, preferably.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tKyle Denis: I definitely think debuting random Petal tracks live is the way to go, but if she\u2019s not up for that, I\u2019d love to see Ariana\u2019s take on the \u201csurprise song\u201d trend. Outside of Wicked and her litany of hit collaborations, Ariana has seven solo studio albums (soon, eight!), two of which have not been performed on tour yet. That\u2019s a lot of music to cover for someone who tours relatively infrequently, so a rotation of surprise songs is probably the best way to remedy that. How else are we going to get more than three songs from Positions on the setlist?!\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIf anything, Petal seems to be hard reset for Ariana to deepen her bond with her true fans and sever ties with the ones unhealthily obsessed with nostalgia-blinded versions of her. With that in mind, I\u2019d love to see her sidestep traditional promo spots (we got more than enough of that between the two Wicked films, and will likely get more this fall for Focker-in-Law) and focus on intimate pop-ups that display how her writing and production processes have grown over time. Maybe even some small, jazz lounge-y shows on the nights when she\u2019s not selling out arenas!\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tLyndsey Havens: There are some built in nights off on tour, and while those are surely to rest, a pop-up Blue Note set in L.A. or NY would be incredible. There\u2019s a moment in the show where Ari sits on a stool at the end of the stage and lets her vocals rip, without much added production at all. A full set of that in an intimate jazz club? Yes please. Otherwise, there\u2019s a really beautiful story that Ariana tells on the Eternal Sunshine Tour through cinematically filmed interludes between each of the five acts. I would love if petal continues that narrative arch, and maybe we even get another short film following the final night of tour that puts a bow on this chapter in her life.<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Saponara: With Ari spending a week in NYC on tour before Petal\u2019s arrival, a Jimmy Fallon reunion could be in the cards on The Tonight Show (The \u201cWheel of Musical Impressions\u201d segments are classic). Selfishly, an interview with Narduar would be fun to dig into her rich musical history without having to touch on things in her personal life too much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On this week\u2019s Billboard Hot 100 (dated June 13), Ariana Grande\u2019s \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":726710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,49493,23827,341],"class_list":["post-726709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-five-burning-questions","tag-genre-pop","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/726710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=726709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}