Fans have been speculating about the racy lyrics in Ariana Grande’s new single Side To Side for months.
And the 23-year-old singer has now confirmed the X-rated Nicki Minaj duet is about being in pain after having too much sex.
Ariana – who is dating rapper Mac Miller – revealed in a candid new interview that the words refer to how a woman might have to walk after spending a lot of time getting frisky between the sheets.
Scroll down for video
‘You got me walking side to side’: Ariana Grande has now confirmed that X-rated track Side To Side is about being in pain after having too much sex
Speaking to MTV, she said: ‘That whole song is about riding leading to soreness. “Ride d**k bicycle” is the lyric, indeed.’
The line she is referring to is rapped by Nicki and states: ‘This the new style with the fresh type of flow / Wrist icicle, ride d**k bicycle / Come true yo, get you this type of blow / If you wanna Minaj, I got a tricycle.’
While Ariana also sings: ‘I been here all night/I been here all day/And my, you got me walking side to side.’
Dangerous woman: Ariana and Nicki’s racy, gym-inspired music video leaves little to the imagination, as do the song lyrics
Speaking to MTV, she said: ‘That whole song is about riding leading to soreness. “Ride d**k bicycle” is the lyric, indeed’
Ariana performed the reggae infused track with Nicki Minaj at the MTV Video Music Awards last Sunday and the stage show featured Ariana and her dancers carry out a fitness-theme dance routine with them riding exercise bikes in super sexy outfits.
In the final moments of their jaw dropping performance, both Nicki and Ariana pushed down the heads of two male dancers while simulating a sexual act.
Her racy confession shocked her famous fan Lena Dunham, who took to Twitter to reveal it was her musician boyfriend Jack Antonoff who had originally informed her what he thought the track was about.
Live debut: Ariana performed the reggae infused track with Nicki Minaj at the MTV Video Music Awards last Sunday
Too far? In the final moments of their jaw dropping performance, both Nicki and Ariana pushed down the heads of two male dancers while simulating a sexual act
She tweeted: ‘Jack just explained that the song Side to Side is about getting railed so hard you can’t walk. SO MANY EMOTIONZ (sic)’.
Ariana confirmed she is dating Mac on the red carpet of the VMAS, which were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The relationship comes a year after she split from Big Sean following eight months of dating.
Hot! Ariana donned a white bralet and sportswear trousers while Nicki showed off her incredible figure in a skintight pink bodysuit and thigh-high boots
