Ariana Grande gives early performance of "Thank U, Next" on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." (Photo: Michael Rozman / Warner Bros.)

Ariana Grande's big Wednesday, in which she debuted Her ballad about her exes, "Thank you, Next" on "Ellen" before dropping a new music video for "Breathin," was nearly flawless, except for one small, literal misstep.

During Wednesday's "Ellen DeGeneres Show," the singer got her "First Wives Club" on, sandwiched between two dancers all dressed in white.

Also in the mood for new music for "Breathin" at noon, spending the majority of the video enshrouded in smoke, with other scenes showing the world moving in the air as it strides through the crowds.

While performing "Thank U Next" on "Ellen," Great tripped while trying to dismount a flesh she was dancing on high heeled boots. It appears to be asymmetrical, flowy fabric attached to her.

"Oh my God!" Great let out, before returning to the mic to continue her performance. Seemingly able to find humor in the moment, she later let out a giggle.

Unfortunately for Great, that was not her only blunder. Elise, Brenda, and Annie would be proud of – climbing the stairs while busting out "First Wives" moves – it turns out to be a bit of a stick.

"She's gone, she left," surprised DeGeneres remarked of her runaway guest.

"We were supposed to come down?" Confused with a big request after she had returned to the stage. "I thought we were supposed to exit?"

"No," DeGeneres replied.

"Oh, my bad, I thought we were going out of the top, my bad," said Grande.

"It's totally fine," DeGeneres said. "We're happy that you came back."

Great also got emotional while performing and getting up to speed during the performance.

Her lyrics to "Thank U, Next," which dropped Saturday night, just before her ex-fiancé Pete Davidson's "Saturday Night Live" went on the air, celebrates finding happiness with her new love, Big Sean, Ricky Alvarez and the late Mac Miller.

The anthem shares a self-empowerment vibe with "First Wives," a film favored by Grande. While singing on "Ellen," Great and her dancers did some of the same moves by Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton, as they celebrated their independence while belting out "You Do not Own Me "at the 1996 movie's close.

Great performance for the first time since it's with Davidson for NBC's "A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway" special, which aired on Oct. 29, just days after announcing a world tour for her latest album "Sweetener."

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