Similarly, Natalie Morin of Refinery29 named the song "Grande's sex magnum opus". Adam White of The Independent called the song's lyrics "dirty-minded" and "cutely tongue-in-cheek", while Brenton Blanchet of Clash regarded "34+35" as "Grande's most sexually explicit track yet". Mary Siroky of Consequence of Sound called the track "overwhelmingly playful" and "no-holds-barred", with Heather Taylor-Singh of Exclaim! writing that it featured an "overt sexiness". Grande wrote the bridge together with songwriters Tayla Parx and Victoria Monét. The earthquake referenced in the third verse ("Got the neighbours yellin' "Earthquake!"/4.5 when I make the bed shake") was based on an actual earthquake of magnitude 4.5 that occurred in Southern California in September 2020. According to Grande, the line, "Just gimme them babies" was suggested by songwriter Scott Nicholson as a joke to complete the first verse, on the night they started writing the song, but she liked it so much that it ended up in the final version. The song was written about Grande's sex life with her boyfriend Dalton Gomez. Other lyrics include explicit sexual references, such as "Can you stay up all night?/Fuck me 'til the daylight". The song's lyrics include sexual puns, double entendres, and sex jokes, while the song's title (which, as a mathematical expression, evaluates to 69) and chorus reference the sex position 69, with the outro's lyrics including "Means I wanna 69 witcha". The song is written with a tempo of 110 beats per minute in the key of F major, while Grande's vocals range from a low note of G 3 to a high note of D 5.
"34+35" is an uptempo pop song with influences of R&B and an instrumentation utilizing violins, plucked strings, and elements of trap music. A lyric video was released on YouTube on October 30, 2020. "34+35" was sent to contemporary hit radio in Australia and the United States on October 30 and November 3, 2020, respectively. To promote the song, Grande released a "34+35 dad hat" on her official merchandise store, which features "34+35" graphics embroidered on the front of a baseball cap. She stated that it was sonically "one of favorite things ever done", adding: "it deserve a home on the album for sure.I think that everything I do has a little bit of humor, and the people know that I'm not really sitting here 'til dawn." Given the explicit nature of the song, which has been compared to Grande's past works such as " Side to Side" and " Dangerous Woman", Grande said that she was "very nervous" about the song initially, fearing that it would "distract from the vulnerability and the sweetness that is the rest of the album". It was originally intended to be the lead single of the album before being replaced by title track " Positions", after Grande decided that it was more appropriate as it gave a more accurate representation of the album. Grande started working on the song in 2019, and finished it in September 2020 after she decided it was going to be on the album. "34+35" was first revealed when Grande announced the track list of Positions via social media on October 24, 2020. Grande, during an interview on the Zach Sang Show. A live performance music video of "34+35" was released on July 15, 2021. A remix of the song, featuring American rappers Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion, was released on January 15, 2021.
Its music video, directed by Director X, premiered on November 17, 2020. Additionally, "34+35" peaked within the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, giving Grande her 19th top ten single in the latter. It also debuted at number five on the Billboard Global 200, becoming Grande's second top ten single on the chart it later reached a peak of number two there. The song later rose to reach a peak of number two following the release of the remix. "34+35" debuted at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's 18th top ten single. The song's title and chorus reference the 69 sex position, while the rest of its lyrics feature several sexual puns, double entendres, and sex jokes. The song was released through Republic Records on November 3, 2020, serving as the second official single from Positions. It was written by Grande, Albert Stanaj, Courageous Xavier Herrera, Scott Nicholson, Steven Franks, Tayla Parx, Victoria Monét, and its producers Peter Lee Johnson and Tommy Brown. " 34+35" (pronounced "thirty-four thirty-five") is a song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande, included as the second track on her sixth studio album, Positions (2020).
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