While she’s currently on the rise within the acting world,Ariana Grandeis still the most well-known for her pop star career, during which she has generated many iconic hits - including one that was never even officially released by her. Grande’s star power has been evident ever since her days on Nickelodeon’sVictorious, which truly made it no surprise that her music career took off the way it did only a few years later. She has since broken several records with incredibly long-lasting smash hits in an impressively prolific discography.
Of course, not every song created by Grande has always had the opportunity to become as big as many of her songs have, especially as such a prolific creator - and one who doesn’t just create for herself. Grande has notably assisted in creating songs for other artists and media, as was the case with her producing role for2019’sCharlie’s Angelssoundtrack. She did the same later on for an unnamed TV show, and those were the songs that fans somehow got access to and leaked, including one that would go on to become a viral hit.
Ariana Grande’s Leaked “Fantasize” Was A Major Internet Hit
The 90s Inspired Song Took TikTok By Storm
The song, titled “Fantasize,” is an ode to classic 90s R&B, reminiscent of Grande’s later single from 2024’seternal sunshine, “the boy is mine.” In fact, Grande herself has described the song as “corny,” meant to parody the beloved cheesiness of 90s girl groups. Complete with an extremely catchy melody and a set of rather risqué lyrics,“Fantasize” was quickly chosen as the golden child of Grande’s leaks and went on to find some serious fame on TikTok. The song even had its own dance, which trended mainly in the latter part of 2023.
Even If Grande Officially Releases It, The Moment Has Passed
This Song’s Viral Power Peaked In 2023
During the promotion foreternal sunshinein the early part of 2024, Grande sat down withZach Sangand explained the “Fantasize” situation, providing her honest feelings. Understandably, and rightfully so, she made her distress about the leaks very clear, telling those responsible “I’ll see you in jail. Literally.” In all actuality, it seems as if most ofher disdain for these particular songs being leaked is because they weren’t meant for her, but were instead meant for the unnamed TV show. In an effort to listen to her fans, she attempted to make a similar song foreternal sunshine.
Grande’s “true story” frometernal sunshinewas also a part of these 2023 leaks, but Grande ended up revisiting and reworking this one for the album to officially release it.
This was, of course, the aforementioned “the boy is mine,” which would go on to have a remix that features Brandy and Monica - fully embracing the 90s R&B girl group power Grande was originally aiming for.All of this seems to make it unlikely that Grande will ever officially release “Fantasize,“but even if she tried to, it’s likely too late. With the unreleased song peaking in 2023, it’s now been well over a year, and “the boy is mine” now fulfills its same role. Leave it toAriana Grandeto accidentally write a viral hit she’ll never release.
