In 2019, Ariana Grande gave us ‘7 Rings’. It’s catchy, it’s pink, it’s opulent, it’s championing friendship, and it has been one of the #1 songs in the world since the moment it was released.
But before we had ‘7 Rings’, we had Miley Cyrus’s iconic 2008 break up track, ‘7 Things’, and don’t you forget it. (SHAA.)
Miley kindly reminded us that she invented the ‘7’ song genre, with a throwback of her performing ‘7 Things’ in concert alongside audience-member Selena Gomez.
She captioned the post,
“Your generation = 7 Rings MY generation = 7 Things. Simpler times.
@selenagomez“
Your generation = 7 Rings MY generation = 7 Things ?7️⃣?7️⃣?7️⃣?7️⃣? Simpler times. @selenagomez pic.twitter.com/hX84PwIItl
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 11, 2019
Though Miley didn’t @ her, Ariana responded with the simple, relatable statement,
“7 things defined me”
Feels.
7 things defined me https://t.co/nbux2EzwX2
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) March 11, 2019
Of course, Miley and Ariana are mates so all is fair in love and throwbacks, but the funniest part of this interaction is Miley framing the two stars as if they’re from different generations. Ariana is 25 and Miley is 26, making Miley like one of those friends who is a few months older than you and acts like your wiser adult supervisor. Power move Miley.
But I think most of the fans of Miley’s ‘7 Things’ era have grown up to be the majority target audience for Ari’s ‘7 Rings’, and for both we are eternally grateful.