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Monopoly (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Monopoly
| cover = Ariana Grande and Victoria Mont - Monopoly.png
| alt = From Ariana Grande and Victoria Monet's school yearbook, the text "MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED and images of their younger selves and the text "MONOPOLY" and the pink text "(a thank u to them fans)"
| artist = Ariana Grande and Victoria Mont
| album =
| released =
| recorded = February 1, 2019
| studio = SpeakEasy (Burbank)
| genre = Trap-pop
| length = 2:38
| label = Republic
| writer =
* Victoria Mont
* Ariana Grande
* Music Producer Tim Suby
* Charles Anderson
* Michael Foster
| producer =
* Tim Suby
| chronology = Ariana Grande
| type = single
| prev_title = Rule the World
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Boyfriend
| next_year = 2019
| misc =
}}
"'Monopoly'" is a song by American singers Ariana Grande and Victoria Mont, released on April 1, 2019 through Republic Records. The song was written by Grande, Mont, Charles Anderson, Michael Foster, and producer Tim Suby. The music video, which was shot on March 30, 2019 at Mohegan Sun in the hours leading up to a concert scheduled that night, was released alongside the single, and was directed by Alfredo Flores and Ricky Alvarez.
"Monopoly" was included on the Japanese deluxe edition of Grande's fifth studio album 'Thank U, Next' (2019) as a bonus track, along with the official remix of "7 Rings" featuring 2 Chainz. It reached the top five in Greece and Israel and the top 20 in Ireland, Japan and New Zealand. Grande and Mont performed the song on some of the shows of the Sweetener World Tour.
Background
Mont and Grande decided to make a song titled "Monopoly", finding it funny since Mont dislikes the board game and declines to play whenever Grande asks. The song was recorded on February 1, 2019.
"Monopoly" was originally slated for a March 28, 2019 release but was pushed back to April 1, 2019 to celebrate "7 Rings" 8th week at number one on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. Grande said on Twitter that "Monopoly" is about "friendship, freedom, protecting your energy and staying right in your bag." Mont made a similar tweet stating that the track was about "good vibes and celebrations of life and friendship."
Lyrics and composition
"Monopoly" is a trap-pop song, leading 'Uproxx' writer Chloe Gilke to call it the "spiritual successor" to Grande's single "7 Rings" which Mont also co-wrote. The song is a celebration of Grande's success, much like "7 Rings", which charted at number one on the Hot 100 for eight weeks. Mont personally believed it was important to include the line "I like women and men", along with the lyrics "Swerve both ways, Dichotomy" (a double entendre invoking the word dyke), to highlight her sexuality because of the lack of representation for bisexual black women in her industry. In response to the attention garnered by Grande for also singing the "I like women and men" line, Grande opened up about her sexuality and revealed she doesn't label herself, tweeting that "[she hasn't labelled herself] before and still [doesn't] feel the need to now".
Grande also sings "Even though we gave up that 90%", referencing the fact that she had to give up 90% of the royalties for "7 Rings" to Rodgers and Hammerstein due to interpolating the melody of 'The Sound of Music's "My Favorite Things".
Reception
Vulture praised the song and music video for being a "meme-heavy bisexual bop". 'NME' wrote that following the release of 'Thank U, Next' (2019), "Monopoly" was refreshing to hear, describing the song as "flippant and fun".
'The Washington Post', 'Broadly', and 'PinkNews' reported that certain fans responded negatively to the song, accusing Grande of queerbaiting. 'Broadly' writer Gabrielle Alexa criticized the accusations, stating "the act of speculating only perpetuates attitudes that contribute to the erasure of bisexual women. Grande doesn't have to date a girl in order to count as bisexual. And we shouldn't try to make her prove her sexuality anyways."
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Ariana Grande vocals, songwriting, vocal production
* Victoria Mont vocals, songwriting
* Tim Suby production, songwriting, programming
* Social House co-production, songwriting, programming
* Kyle Mann engineering, mixing, studio personnel
* Brendan Morawski engineering, studio personnel
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References
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