Back when Why Try and the ME album was released, norwegian media compared the song to norwegian artist Truls' song The Next. Listen to 0:40-0:50.
There is a similarity there, but i found it to be quite the reach, especially since Truls isn't even that popular in Norway. But then I stumbled across this video, where Ariana and Ryan Tedder talk about the making of the song:
At 2:43, Ariana says to Ryan: "i remember you told me to channel norwegian pop music"
Did The Queen of Stolen MISS RYAN TEDDER do it again? What are your thoughts?