Few artists will ever watch their song rise to the top of the iTunes Single Sales chart.<\/p>\n
That achievement represents only a fraction of what transpired in the world of Ariana Grande Tuesday.<\/p>\n
As new “My Everything” track “Best Mistake (featuring Big Sean)” worked its way to the #1 position on the iTunes chart, current radio single “Break Free (featuring Zedd)” began to make a climb of its own.<\/p>\n
By noon, it was in the Top 10. By Tuesday evening, it was in the Top 6. By the time the day came to a close, the song had returned to the digital retailer’s Top 5.<\/p>\n
Currently #4 on the iTunes chart, it is shockingly only Grande’s third-highest-charting effort. “Best Mistake” remains number one while Grande’s “Bang Bang” collaboration with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj is currently #3.<\/p>\n
Smash single “Problem” is #12 on iTunes, which means Grande has a total of three songs in the Top 4 and four in the Top 12.<\/p>\n
But even that statement of accomplishment undersells the entirety of Grande’s Tuesday. The pop superstar also used the big day to introduce the official music video for “Break Free.”<\/p>\n
Wacky and space-themed, the video will be immune to the criticisms of blandness and complacency that many levied against her “Problem” video. It is a memorable one, and it is sure to rack up the streaming points needed to push the song up the Billboard Hot 100 chart.<\/p>\n
The video follows:<\/p>\n