Ariana Great Stumbles in Emotional Thank U, Next Performance

Ariana Grande is not perfect-nor does she pretend to be.

In Wednesday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the 25-year-old pop star played her new single, "thank u, next," for the first time on TV. Tea First Wives-inspired number featured Victoria Monet and Tayla Parkwearing a white wedding.

The trio's choreography mimicked the finale from the 1996 comedy starring Goldie Hawn, Diana Keaton and Bette Midler Three friends who sought revenge on their lousy husbands.

(In an Instagram sneak peek Tuesday, Great tagged herself as Hawn, Monet and Keaton and Park as Midler. Ellen DeGeneres shared a preview clip via social media, too.)

During the second verse, I'm not worried 'bout nothin' / More, I put someone else / We havin 'better discussions.' After stepping down, the high-heeled stumbled and shouted diva, "Oh, my God!" But without missing a beat, the pop star manages to recover and laugh at herself. She then resumed the performance, singing, "This one gon 'last /' Cause her name is Ari / And I'm so good with that."

Great could have redone her performance, as it was pre-taped on Tuesday. But why should she? If she's learned anything from her breakup with Pete Davidson and Mac Miller's untimely death, it' s just a sense of humor. Still, Great fought back tears during the bridge. "One day I'll be walking down the aisle / Holding hands with my mama / I'll be doing my dad / 'cause she grew up from the drama," she sang. "Only wanna do it once, real bad / Gon 'make that s – last / God forbid something happens / Least this song is a smash."

After the performance ended, a proud DeGeneres told Great, "Thank you for being here. CD is Sweetener-And you're going home with her CD! "

Great also performed her hit single "Breathin" in Wednesday's episode.