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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Blackbear <\/strong><\/a>and Mike Posner<\/strong><\/a> are explaining the meaning behind the Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a> reference in their new song, \u201c\u2026 The Green Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n The musicians recently teamed up to release their second album together, Mansionz 2<\/em>. (Their first album, released back in 2017, was just called Mansionz<\/em>.)<\/p>\n The opening track, which has the Ariana <\/strong>reference, sets the tone for an intentionally chaotic and experimental project. <\/p>\n The duo explained their reasoning behind that lyric during a Thursday (November 2) interview on The Zach Sang Show<\/em>. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In the song, they rap, \u201cWe\u2019re gonna treat you like an Ariana Grande<\/strong> song.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked about the line during their interview, Blackbear <\/strong>replied, \u201cWell, she has, like, the \u201969\u2032 song, and she has all these songs, like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna ride it\u2019 and \u2018I can\u2019t walk for weeks.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah she does,\u201d Mike <\/strong>agreed. Blackbear <\/strong>added, \u201c\u2018Side to side,\u2019 \u201969.\u2019\u201d (He was thinking of Ariana<\/strong>\u2018s popular song, \u201c34+35.\u201d)<\/p>\n Mike <\/strong>noted, \u201cThey\u2019re really intense.\u201d <\/p>\n Ariana <\/strong>recently supported her boyfriend<\/a> Ethan Slater<\/strong><\/a> at the first preview of the Spamalot <\/em>revival on Broadway. <\/p>\n