Hate That I Made You Love Me
2026 single by Ariana Grande
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"Hate That I Made You Love Me" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande, serving as the lead single from her upcoming eighth studio album, Petal (2026). It was released on May 29, 2026, through her own imprint label, BabyDoll Music, under exclusive license to Republic Records. Grande wrote the song, which she also composed and produced with her longtime collaborators, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Max Martin.
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| Single by Ariana Grande | ||||
| from the album Petal | ||||
| B-side | "Hate That I Made You Love Me" (a cappella; instrumental) | |||
| Released | May 29, 2026 | |||
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| Length | 3:17 | |||
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| Lyricist | Ariana Grande | |||
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Composition
Grande wrote "Hate That I Made You Love Me", and composed and produced it with Ilya Salmanzadeh and Max Martin.[1] It is a pop,[2] mid-tempo, alt-pop and R&B breakup song that features trap elements and Grande's subdued vocal delivery over a sauntering instrumental.[3][4] Lyrically, the song expresses regret over a relationship while also reflecting Grande's conflicted feelings about fame and public scrutiny.[5] Sam Prance of Capital interpreted it as containing multiple meanings, similarly to Grande's 2024 single "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)".[6]
Promotion and release
On May 8, 2026, Grande shared the cover artwork of "Hate That I Made You Love Me", the lead single from her upcoming eighth studio album, Petal (2026). In a post shared on Instagram, she stated: "One of my favorite songs I'll ever write." She also revealed that it was produced by her "favorite collaborators and dearest human beings in the world", mentioning Ilya Salmanzadeh and Max Martin, as well as herself.[7][8] Its black-and-white cover artwork features a close-up image of Grande partially obscured by her hair, resembling the visual style used for the cover of Petal.[9][10] "Hate That I Made You Love Me" became available for pre-order in digital and physical editions, including 7-inch vinyl, cassette, and CD—featuring two versions: an a cappella and instrumental version.[a]
A snippet of "Hate That I Made You Love Me" was released on May 18; accompanied by a black-and-white teaser visual featuring fragmented text and photographs of Grande, the clip uses processed ambient sounds resembling falling water droplets rather than audible lyrics or vocals.[14] On May 26, Grande shared a black-and-white promotional image for Petal on Instagram, with the accompanying caption referenceing the song's lyric, "cause i barely tried".[15] A teaser for the song's music video was released a day later, which features actor Justin Long driving a car before noticing Grande staring at him through the rearview mirror as the song's trap-influenced production builds. The teaser concludes with the song title displayed in a font resembling posters for the 1986 film The Hitcher, and also confirmed the involvement of director Christian Breslauer.[16] "Hate That I Made You Love Me" was released on May 29, along with an accompanying lyric video featuring a style inspired by comic books.[17][18]
Track listing
Personnel
Credits were adapted from Tidal.[1]
- Ariana Grande — lead vocal, songwriter, producer, background vocal, drum kit, engineer, recording arranger, vocal producer
- Ilya Salmanzadeh — composer, producer, bass, drum kit, engineer, guitar, keyboard, programmer, recording arranger, vocal producer
- Max Martin — composer, producer, bass, engineer, guitar, keyboard, programmer, recording arranger, vocal producer
- Jeremy Lertola — engineer
- Juan Arguello — engineer
- Lou Carrao — engineer
- Randy Merrill — mastering engineer
- Bryce Bordone — mixer, second engineer
- Serban Ghenea — mixing engineer