we can’t be friends (wait for your love)

~ Release by Ariana Grande (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1we can’t be friends (wait for your love)
assistant recording engineer:
Eric Eylands and Rob Sellens
recording engineer:
Lou Carrao and Sam Holland (sound engineer)
programming:
ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin
producer:
Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin
mixer:
Bryce Bordone (task: engineered for mix) and Serban Ghenea
bass guitar [bass], drum machine [drums], guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin
cello, strings, viola and violin:
Davide Rossi (Goldfrapp violinist)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Ariana Grande, ILYA (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin
lead vocals:
Ariana Grande
strings arranger:
Davide Rossi (Goldfrapp violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2024)
arranged for:
Echo Beach Management
recorded at:
Davide Rossi Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark, Decoy Studios (Woodbridge UK) in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Jungle Studios in New York, New York, United States and MXM Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
we can’t be friends (wait for your love) by Ariana Grande, we can’t be friends (wait for your love) (lyric visualizer) by Ariana Grande and we can’t be friends (wait for your love) (lyric video) by Ariana Grande
commentary:
yes, and? and we can’t be friends (wait for your love) by Ariana Grande and Zach Sang
a cappella versions:
we can't be friends (wait for your love) (a cappella) by Ariana Grande
instrumental versions:
we can't be friends (wait for your love) (instrumental) by Ariana Grande
part of:
Best of 2024: Today’s Hits (number: 13) and Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 28)
recording of:
we can’t be friends (wait for your love)
lyricist:
Ariana Grande
writer:
Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh (Swedish/Iranian songwriter, producer, and singer) and Max Martin
publisher:
MXM Music (STIM), Universal Tunes, Warner Chappell Music Scand (STIM) and Wolf Cousins
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
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