Ariana Grande has released her new single called hate that I made you love me that has caught her fans by surprise.The song is part of her eighth studio album, Petal, which is expected to be released on July 31. The upcoming album is the follow-up to Into You singer’s 2024 album, Eternal Sunshine. With this, Ariana Grande continues to evolve as an artist, describing Petal as “something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.” View this post on Instagram Instagram PostGrande has produced hate that I made you love me with collaborators, including Max Martin and Ilya. Ever since the release of her new single, Grande’s fans have been praising the track, calling it a mature evolution. Many labeled it an “instant smash,” “SOTY contender,” or “one of her best singles ever.”A user wrote on X:“THE LYRICIST U ARE GODIANA.”Continue to read for more details.Internet reacts as Ariana Grande drops new single “hate that i made you love me”Ariana Grande recently dropped her new single, hate that i made you love me, and her fans have reacted to the strong and introspective theme. She released the track through her own imprint, BabyDoll Music, under license to Republic Records.Reactions to the track are mostly positive, with fans noticing the deep and meaningful lyrics, calling it a mature evolution from her 2024 studio album, Eternal Sunshine. They also noted her “feral energy” on the track which features a comic book-inspired lyrical video. The song has reportedly been trending #1 on YouTube. Here is how the internet has reacted:A user commented:“Ariana never misses with her pen "hate that i made you love me" already sounds like classic vulnerable Ari. Self-written + Max & Ilya on production? This is about to be SOTY contender. Petal era loading.”A second person noted:“At this point, Ariana has nothing left to prove. The people still calling her overrated are just refusing to admit she's one of the defining pop artists of her generation.”A third added:“She said it’s one of her favorite songs she’s ever written n you can truly hear her heart in every single lyric Selfwritten Ari hits entirely different.”Some reactions speculated that Ariana Grande was writing her lyrics using AI or a ghost writer before, since they are “self-written” by her. A person said:“I don know what you made by that "Self written" Was she always using a ghost writer or Ai before?”Another agreed:“Oh, but I Hurd that Ariana don’t write her songs? Then what is this? Oh gag the haters again Ariana!”Someone else wrote:“The most controversial thing about this isn't the song,it's how people pretend self-written automatically means good.”The song opens up with lyrics –"I can't tell you why/But something inside is dancing with fire/Eyes lit like the sky/Turned tears into diamonds, got good at goodbyes"Initially, the lead single from Petal appears to reflect Ariana Grande’s regret for being in a relationship. But as the song goes on, it explores her complicated feelings about being a celebrity who is both adored by her fans and disparaged by them.On her Instagram, Grande called hate that i made you love me “one of my favorite songs I’ll ever write.” In one of the clips from her recording session, posted on her account, Grande explains what the song is about and says:“It's about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments — whether it's my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me….It's stemming from a place that I have been too shy or polite to tap into before…And this kind of just feels like: F**k it!”The official music video for hate that i made you love me is expected to drop on June 1, 2026. Ariana Grande is currently in the middle of promoting and preparing for her first major tour in seven years: The Eternal Sunshine Tour. It is scheduled to kick off on June 6 in Oakland, California.