[1] The song was written by Grande, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx, Njomza, and Kaydence, alongside its producers Tommy Brown, Charles Anderson, and Michael Foster, with additional writing credits going to Rodgers and Hammerstein for an interpolation of their showtune "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.

The song received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.

[2][3] Grande first teased the track in the music video for "Thank U, Next", in which the first few seconds of the instrumental are used in the opening sequence, and the license plate of the car she drives reads "7 RINGS".

[4] The day after the video was released, Grande confirmed the existence of "7 Rings" and revealed the moment that inspired it on Twitter.

[5] The singer described the song as "a friendship anthem", later posting the single's artwork on Instagram along with its release date, January 18.

[6] "7 Rings" is a trap-pop song with elements of hip hop and R&B that runs for 3 minutes, with Grande rapping the hook and final verse.

[7][8][9][10][11] It features a heavy bass[12] and sees Grande discuss "how global success has allowed her to enjoy the finer things".

[15] Grande and her team agreed to sign away 90% of the track's songwriting royalties at the request of the Concord music company.

Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos review of "7 Rings" was positive, calling it "dangerously fun, and as deliriously intoxicating as the champagne at Tiffany's with all your best bitches.

This is The Sound of Music's 'My Favorite Things' as flipped by Regina George, and its sneering tone is a far cry from Sweetener's benevolence..."[20] The Atlantic's editor, Spencer Kornhaber, criticized the song, writing: [the single] is raising hackles because it regresses to a more cartoonish, and imitative, use of black music than she's done before (not to mention the video's evocation of Japanese kawaii).

She's wearing the culture as a costume—or even as a joke—not unlike white frat guys putting on fake grills for a "ratchet" party.

In the United States, "7 Rings" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated February 2, 2019, becoming Grande's second number-one single, following "Thank U, Next", and the 33rd song to do so.

[37] "7 Rings" remained atop the Hot 100 for eight non-consecutive weeks until it was unseated by "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and descended to number three on April 13, 2019.

[45] On June 1, 2021, it surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube, making it Grande's 6th music video to achieve the milestone since "No Tears Left To Cry".

[50] The next scene then shows Grande laying down on the staircase with Rapunzel-inspired ponytail, also signifying her ex-boyfriend Pete Davidson's apartment.

The next scene involves a Barbie-inspired house showing Grande in a pink latex outfit (similar to Dangerous Woman).

[56] However, after severe backlash from fans, Princess Nokia deleted the video accusing Grande around the same time the remix with 2 Chainz was released.

While the kanji that comprise the word literally translate to "seven" and "ring" respectively, shichirin commonly refers to a specific type of small barbecue grill or brazier.