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“”’The Girl in the Bubble”'” is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Ariana Grande]] from the [[Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack|soundtrack]] to the 2025 film ”[[Wicked: For Good]]”, the second part of [[Universal Pictures]]’ [[Wicked (film franchise)|two-part film adaptation]] of the musical ”[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]”. It was released as part of the soundtrack on November 21, 2025, through [[Republic Records]] and [[Verve Records]]. Composed by [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]], it is an original track created for the film that was performed by Grande in her role as [[Glinda]].

“”’ ”'” is a song by [[ ]] from the [[Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack|soundtrack]] to the 2025 film ”[[Wicked: For Good]]”, the second part of [[Universal Pictures]]’ [[Wicked (film franchise)|two-part film adaptation]] of the musical ”[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]”. It was released as part of the soundtrack on November 21, 2025, through [[Republic Records]] and [[Verve Records]]. Composed by [[Stephen Schwartz]], it is an original track created for the film that was performed by in her role as [[]].

==Background and release==

==Background and release==

In November 2022, ”[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]” composer [[Stephen Schwartz]] revealed that the second part of the film adaptation would feature two new songs “to meet the demands of the storytelling”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Second ”Wicked” Movie Will Include Two New Songs |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Second-WICKED-Movie-Will-Include-Two-New-Songs-20221109 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |website=[[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref> He shared in December 2023 that he wrote the two songs exclusively for the film as “the storytelling required it”, with the intention that “they were organic and not imposed on the movie.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giolia |first=Michael |date=December 4, 2023 |title=‘Wicked’ Composer Reveals New Songs Are in Film’s Part 2 — and Shares More Details (Exclusive)

In November 2022, ”[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]” composer [[Stephen Schwartz]] revealed that the second part of the film adaptation would feature two new songs “to meet the demands of the storytelling”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Second ”Wicked” Movie Will Include Two New Songs |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Second-WICKED-Movie-Will-Include-Two-New-Songs-20221109 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |website=[[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref> He shared in December 2023 that he wrote the two songs exclusively for the film as “the storytelling required it”, with the intention that “they were organic and not imposed on the movie.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giolia |first=Michael |date=December 4, 2023 |title=‘Wicked’ Composer Reveals New Songs Are in Film’s Part 2 — and Shares More Details (Exclusive)

|url=https://themessenger.com/entertainment/wicked-films-new-songs-part-2-stephen-schwartz-exclusive |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=[[The Messenger (website)|The Messenger]] |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204160245/https://themessenger.com/entertainment/wicked-films-new-songs-part-2-stephen-schwartz-exclusive |url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2025, the title of the original songs were revealed to be “No Place Like Home,” performed by [[Cynthia Erivo]] as [[Elphaba]], and “The Girl in the Bubble,” performed by Ariana Grande as [[Glinda]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierre |first=Mekishana |date=September 17, 2025 |title=Wicked: For Good reveals titles of 2 brand-new songs from movie sung by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande |url=https://ew.com/wicked-for-good-titles-of-new-songs-for-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-11811904 |access-date=September 17, 2025 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> The first sneak peak of the new songs featured in a teaser trailer for the film released on October 8, including a few bars of Grande‘s song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=October 8, 2025 |title=Here’s the 1st Sneak Peek of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s New Songs in Wicked: For Good |url=https://playbill.com/article/heres-the-1st-sneak-peek-of-cynthia-erivo-and-ariana-grandes-new-songs-in-wicked-for-good |access-date=October 8, 2025 |website=[[Playbill]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Ryan |date=October 9, 2025 |title=Hear a sneak peek of new ”Wicked: For Good” songs performed by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande |url=https://ew.com/listen-wicked-for-good-unveils-first-snippets-two-new-original-songs-11827629 |access-date=October 9, 2025 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> A teaser for “The Girl in the Bubble” with a longer 30-second snippet dropped on November 6, a few weeks ahead of the film premiere.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=November 7, 2025 |title=Listen to Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo Sing New ‘Wicked’ Songs ‘Girl in the Bubble’ & ‘No Place Like Home’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/wicked-teases-new-songs-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-listen-1236107657/ |access-date=November 7, 2025 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=November 7, 2025 |title=Hear Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Perform New ‘Wicked: For Good’ Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-new-wicked-for-good-songs-1235461490/ |access-date=November 7, 2025 |website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The full song was released for digital download and streaming as part of the soundtrack album ”[[Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack]]” on November 21 by [[Republic Records]] and [[Verve Records]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/wicked-for-good-announces-date-for-soundtrack-release-new-songs |title=Wicked: For Good Announces Date for Soundtrack Release, New Songs |website=[[Playbill]] |first=Diep |last=Tran |date=September 17, 2025}}</ref> in addition to an individual [[Single (music)#7-inch format|7-inch vinyl]] release of the song with “No Place Like Home“.<ref name=”Vinyl”/>

|url=https://themessenger.com/entertainment/wicked-films-new-songs-part-2-stephen-schwartz-exclusive |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=[[The Messenger (website)|The Messenger]] |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204160245/https://themessenger.com/entertainment/wicked-films-new-songs-part-2-stephen-schwartz-exclusive |url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2025, the title of the original songs were revealed to be “No Place Like Home,” performed by [[Cynthia Erivo]] as [[Elphaba]], and “The Girl in the Bubble,” performed by Ariana Grande as [[Glinda]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierre |first=Mekishana |date=September 17, 2025 |title=Wicked: For Good reveals titles of 2 brand-new songs from movie sung by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande |url=https://ew.com/wicked-for-good-titles-of-new-songs-for-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-11811904 |access-date=September 17, 2025 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> The first sneak peak of the new songs featured in a teaser trailer for the film released on October 8, including a few bars of ‘s song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=October 8, 2025 |title=Here’s the 1st Sneak Peek of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s New Songs in Wicked: For Good |url=https://playbill.com/article/heres-the-1st-sneak-peek-of-cynthia-erivo-and-ariana-grandes-new-songs-in-wicked-for-good |access-date=October 8, 2025 |website=[[Playbill]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Ryan |date=October 9, 2025 |title=Hear a sneak peek of new ”Wicked: For Good” songs performed by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande |url=https://ew.com/listen-wicked-for-good-unveils-first-snippets-two-new-original-songs-11827629 |access-date=October 9, 2025 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> A teaser for ” ” with a longer 30-second snippet dropped on November 6, a few weeks ahead of the film premiere.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=November 7, 2025 |title=Listen to Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo Sing New ‘Wicked’ Songs ‘Girl in the Bubble’ & ‘No Place Like Home’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/wicked-teases-new-songs-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-listen-1236107657/ |access-date=November 7, 2025 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=November 7, 2025 |title=Hear Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Perform New ‘Wicked: For Good’ Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-new-wicked-for-good-songs-1235461490/ |access-date=November 7, 2025 |website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The full song was released for digital download and streaming as part of the soundtrack album ”[[Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack]]” on November 21 by [[Republic Records]] and [[Verve Records]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/wicked-for-good-announces-date-for-soundtrack-release-new-songs |title=Wicked: For Good Announces Date for Soundtrack Release, New Songs |website=[[Playbill]] |first=Diep |last=Tran |date=September 17, 2025}}</ref> in addition to an individual [[Single (music)#7-inch format|7-inch vinyl]] release of the song with ” “.<ref name=”Vinyl”/>

==Development and filming==

==Development and filming==

The Girl in the Bubble” was envisioned following the decision to flesh out the second act of the musical ”Wicked” into its own feature film, which allowed for the depiction of character beats that took place offstage in the original Broadway version. The film adaptation’s director [[Jon M. Chu]] stated the reasoning was not to gain [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Oscar]] nominations but rather “to go deeper with understanding where Elphaba and Glinda are during their journey.”<ref name=”NYT”>{{Cite web |last=Zuckerman |first=Esther |date=November 21, 2025 |title=How 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good’ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/movies/wicked-for-good-new-songs.html |access-date=November 21, 2025 |website=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> Chu realized that the film needed to explore the characters’ inner lives in ways that dialogue alone couldn’t, necessitating new songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurtado Rodriguez |first=Sarah |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Wicked: For Good – Director Jon M. Chu Explains New Songs for Glinda and Elphaba |url=https://screenrant.com/wicked-for-good-john-m-chu-new-songs-explained/ |access-date=October 13, 2025 |website=[[ScreenRant]]}}</ref> He explained that with the two-part adaptation there “was both more time to explore the two characters’ motivations and a new recognition that Glinda has the bigger arc in ‘For Good’ than even Elphaba, which made the need for a new song evident.”<ref name=”NYT”/> [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]], the original musical’s composer, immediately volunteered to write two songs to explore Elphaba and Glinda’s character arcs.<ref name=”NYT”/>

” ” was envisioned following the decision to flesh out the second act of the musical ”Wicked” into its own feature film, which allowed for the depiction of character beats that took place offstage in the original Broadway version. The film adaptation’s director [[Jon M. Chu]] stated the reasoning was not to gain [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Oscar]] nominations but rather “to go deeper with understanding where Elphaba and Glinda are during their journey.”<ref name=”NYT”>{{Cite web |last=Zuckerman |first=Esther |date=November 21, 2025 |title=How 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good’ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/movies/wicked-for-good-new-songs.html |access-date=November 21, 2025 |website=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> Chu realized that the film needed to explore the characters’ inner lives in ways that dialogue alone couldn’t, necessitating new songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurtado Rodriguez |first=Sarah |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Wicked: For Good – Director Jon M. Chu Explains New Songs for Glinda and Elphaba |url=https://screenrant.com/wicked-for-good-john-m-chu-new-songs-explained/ |access-date=October 13, 2025 |website=[[ScreenRant]]}}</ref> He explained that with the two-part adaptation there “was both more time to explore the two characters’ motivations and a new recognition that Glinda has the bigger arc in ‘For Good’ than even Elphaba, which made the need for a new song evident.”<ref name=”NYT”/> [[Stephen Schwartz]], the original musical’s composer, immediately volunteered to write two songs to explore Elphaba and Glinda’s character arcs.<ref name=”NYT”/>

“The Girl in the Bubble” was the first new song written by Schwartz. Initially written quickly, it went through various iterations as it initially “encompassed more of the storytelling than it does now. There are things that we’re seeing where she’s not singing, but it was originally at one point part of the song.”<ref name=”Elle 1″>{{Cite web |last=Gonzales |first=Erica |date=November 21, 2025 |title=””Wicked”{{’}}s Stephen Schwartz Knows You Sing ‘For Good’ at Your Major Life Milestones |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a69510118/wicked-for-good-songs-stephen-schwartz-interview/ |access-date=November 21, 2025 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> The film features imagery of Glinda traveling around in a bubble, an homage to the 1939 film ”[[The Wizard of Oz]]”. This inspired the song’s titular metaphor of Glinda being stuck in a bubble. When composing the song, Schwartz kept the melody simple and “almost folklike” to allow for Grande’s stripped-down performance. In the song, the singer avoids her usual vocal frills and sings quietly. Chu stated that “You can hear it’s not the perfect note from Ariana Grande that it usually is. She struggles to pull it out,” as she was sick on the day of filming the song.<ref name=”NYT”/>

“The Girl in the Bubble” was the first new song written by Schwartz. Initially written quickly, it went through various iterations as it initially “encompassed more of the storytelling than it does now. There are things that we’re seeing where she’s not singing, but it was originally at one point part of the song.”<ref name=”Elle 1″>{{Cite web |last=Gonzales |first=Erica |date=November 21, 2025 |title=””Wicked”{{’}}s Stephen Schwartz Knows You Sing ‘For Good’ at Your Major Life Milestones |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a69510118/wicked-for-good-songs-stephen-schwartz-interview/ |access-date=November 21, 2025 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> The film features imagery of Glinda traveling around in a bubble, an homage to the 1939 film ”[[The Wizard of Oz]]”. This inspired the song’s titular metaphor of Glinda being stuck in a bubble. When composing the song, Schwartz kept the melody simple and “almost folklike” to allow for Grande’s stripped-down performance. In the song, the singer avoids her usual vocal frills and sings quietly. Chu stated that “You can hear it’s not the perfect note from Ariana Grande that it usually is. She struggles to pull it out,” as she was sick on the day of filming the song.<ref name=”NYT”/>

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2025 promotional single by Cynthia Erivo

No Place Like Home” is a song by English actress Cynthia Erivo from the soundtrack to the 2025 film Wicked: For Good, the second part of Universal Picturestwo-part film adaptation of the musical Wicked. It was released as part of the soundtrack on November 21, 2025, through Republic Records and Verve Records. Composed by Stephen Schwartz, it is an original track created for the film that was performed by Erivo in her role as Elphaba.

Background and release

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In November 2022, Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz revealed that the second part of the film adaptation would feature two new songs “to meet the demands of the storytelling”.[1] He shared in December 2023 that he wrote the two songs exclusively for the film as “the storytelling required it”, with the intention that “they were organic and not imposed on the movie.”[2] In September 2025, the title of the original songs were revealed to be “No Place Like Home,” performed by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, and “The Girl in the Bubble,” performed by Ariana Grande as Glinda.[3] The first sneak peak of the new songs featured in a teaser trailer for the film released on October 8, including a few bars of Erivo’s song.[4][5] A teaser for “No Place Like Home” with a longer 30-second snippet dropped on November 6, a few weeks ahead of the film premiere.[6][7] The full song was released for digital download and streaming as part of the soundtrack album Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack on November 21 by Republic Records and Verve Records,[8] in addition to an individual 7-inch vinyl release of the song with “The Girl in the Bubble”.[9]

Development and filming

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“No Place Like Home” was envisioned following the decision to flesh out the second act of the musical Wicked into its own feature film, which allowed for the depiction of character beats that took place offstage in the original Broadway version. The film adaptation’s director Jon M. Chu stated the reasoning was not to gain Oscar nominations but rather “to go deeper with understanding where Elphaba and Glinda are during their journey.”[10] Chu realized that the film needed to explore the characters’ inner lives in ways that dialogue alone couldn’t, necessitating new songs.[11] He explained that with the two-part adaptation there “was both more time to explore the two characters’ motivations and a new recognition that Glinda has the bigger arc in ‘For Good’ than even Elphaba, which made the need for a new song evident.”[10] Stephen Schwartz, the original musical’s composer, immediately volunteered to write two songs to explore Elphaba and Glinda’s character arcs.[10]

“The Girl in the Bubble” was the first new song written by Schwartz. Initially written quickly, it went through various iterations as it initially “encompassed more of the storytelling than it does now. There are things that we’re seeing where she’s not singing, but it was originally at one point part of the song.”[12] The film features imagery of Glinda traveling around in a bubble, an homage to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. This inspired the song’s titular metaphor of Glinda being stuck in a bubble. When composing the song, Schwartz kept the melody simple and “almost folklike” to allow for Grande’s stripped-down performance. In the song, the singer avoids her usual vocal frills and sings quietly. Chu stated that “You can hear it’s not the perfect note from Ariana Grande that it usually is. She struggles to pull it out,” as she was sick on the day of filming the song.[10]

The screenplay’s writers Dana Fox and Winnie Holzman experimented with where the song would go in the script. Fox stated that the position of the song changed its meaning from Glinda talking about her feelings to her actually making a decision and they wanted to ensure “it felt like it was motivating her to do something different, instead of just, ‘Oh I’m sad I’m the girl in the bubble.'”[13] The placement of the song continued to change even in post-production. According to the film’s editor Myron Kerstein, the number was initially placed during editing following a conversation between Glinda and Madame Morrible. However, they decided to move the song up, changing the context from her reacting to Morrible to her seeing the “March of the Witch Hunters” instead.[14]

Composition and lyrics

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“It’s very clear what Glinda’s going through there. It’s obviously the turning point for the character—what she’s wrestling with in terms of what her life has been, which has been very easy up until now, and her decision to give up a lot of what she thought she wanted. Because she’s actually quite a good person, even though she doesn’t quite know it yet. She simply can’t live the way she has been living, even though it’s very comfortable. Then, of course, because she’s a character that floats around in this bubble—think about what that means. You’re insulated from everything else. We have the term, “living in a bubble,” and you’re floating above whatever turmoil and difficulties are going on down below in the real world. She realizes that, even though it’s an easier way to live, it’s not a way that her soul will allow her to live anymore.”

“The Girl in the Bubble” is the penultimate song of Wicked: For Good and comes after Glinda “the Good Witch” watches an angry mob of people gather outside the Wizard of Oz‘s castle to hunt down her old friend Elphaba, now dubbed the “Wicked Witch of the West” by the Wizard’s propaganda.[15] The song marks a turning point for Glinda’s character and signals an evolution from her popularity-obsessed persona into genuinely earning the moniker “Good”.[16] Earlier in the film, she was gifted by Madame Morrible a giant pink bubble, a mechanical invention to travel around without the need for magic.[17] The title of the song references the bubble Glinda travels in and uses that as a metaphor for her privileged life, floating above the people of Oz.[17] In the number, watching how far the mob is willing to go to destroy Elphaba forces Glinda to grapple with her part in the Wizard’s regime and realize that she can no longer take part in it.[15] According to Chu, “Glinda is the one that has to ultimately pop her own bubble. She has to leave her privilege to actually see other people’s struggles and fight for justice and equality.”[18]

The song momentously depicts the moment Glinda “earns her title for real” and decides “I’m going to change the course of Oz. I’m going to become deeply, truly good and make a safe space for people,” as Grande put it.[19] She added that it shows the character making the “choice to begin the chapter of being truly good. Not performing goodness, not… a façade of goodness but to put down the wand, and actually become truly good.”[20] Schwartz similarly expressed that “Glinda reaches a point of crisis where she just cannot continue to live the way she has been. She has been insulated from what is really going on, cutting off her own morality and sense of decency in order to have the trappings of what she thinks she wants. Finally, there is a moment where she must confront this, and it felt essential that we take the time to have a song in which to do that.”[21]

  1. ^ Major, Michael (November 9, 2022). “Second Wicked Movie Will Include Two New Songs”. BroadwayWorld. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Giolia, Michael (December 4, 2023). ‘Wicked’ Composer Reveals New Songs Are in Film’s Part 2 — and Shares More Details (Exclusive)”. The Messenger. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Pierre, Mekishana (September 17, 2025). “Wicked: For Good reveals titles of 2 brand-new songs from movie sung by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande”. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (October 8, 2025). “Here’s the 1st Sneak Peek of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s New Songs in Wicked: For Good”. Playbill. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  5. ^ Coleman, Ryan (October 9, 2025). “Hear a sneak peek of new Wicked: For Good songs performed by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande”. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  6. ^ Dailey, Hannah (November 7, 2025). “Listen to Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo Sing New ‘Wicked’ Songs ‘Girl in the Bubble’ & ‘No Place Like Home’. Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  7. ^ Zemler, Emily (November 7, 2025). “Hear Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Perform New ‘Wicked: For Good’ Songs”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  8. ^ Tran, Diep (September 17, 2025). “Wicked: For Good Announces Date for Soundtrack Release, New Songs”. Playbill.
  9. ^ a b “Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack: No Place Like Home / The Girl in the Bubble UO Exclusive 7-inch Single”. Urban Outfitters. Archived from the original on November 23, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d Zuckerman, Esther (November 21, 2025). “How 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good’. New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  11. ^ Hurtado Rodriguez, Sarah (October 13, 2025). “Wicked: For Good – Director Jon M. Chu Explains New Songs for Glinda and Elphaba”. ScreenRant. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Gonzales, Erica (November 21, 2025). Wickeds Stephen Schwartz Knows You Sing ‘For Good’ at Your Major Life Milestones”. Elle. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  13. ^ Ellis, Maddie (November 21, 2025). “What the 2 New Songs in ‘Wicked: For Good’ Reveal About Glinda and Elphaba”. Today. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  14. ^ Utley, Riley (November 23, 2025). “We Asked Wicked: For Good’s Editor About ‘The Girl in the Bubble’—And He Revealed How It Changed”. CinemaBlend. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  15. ^ a b Viswanath, Jake (November 21, 2025). “Ariana Grande’s “The Girl In The Bubble” Lyrics Mark A Turning Point In Wicked: For Good. Bustle. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  16. ^ Comiter, Jordana (November 22, 2025). Wicked: For Goods 2 New Songs: Everything to Know About the Original Tracks Sung by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande”. People. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  17. ^ a b Ukiomogbe, Juliana (November 23, 2025). “Ariana Grande’s ‘The Girl in the Bubble’ Lyrics Reveal Glinda’s Inner Conflict”. Elle. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
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