Ariana Grande is not that girl. The Grammy winner, 31, is not interested in altering the much-loved song 'Popular' from 'Wicked,' even when presented with a fresh and different version of the tune.

"In the spirit of being open to new things for the movie, my music team and I thought, let's refresh the rhythm. Let's, maybe, I don't know, hip-hop it up a little bit," said the film's composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Monday. "Ariana said, 'Absolutely not, don't do it. I want to be Glinda, not Ariana Grande playing Glinda.'"

Grande was resolute that her portrayal of Glinda should not reflect any aspects of her own pop music career, but Schwartz was attempting to reimagine 'Popular' for the film. The actress was also skeptical about modifying the end of 'Popular.' The project altered the octaves during the finale to fully utilize Grande's vocal range.

"I had this idea for a new vocal ending. Ariana was a little hesitant about it, but I told her that if I had thought of it for the original show, this is how it would have been," Schwartz added. "Once she was reassured that this new bit of music was coming out of character, she was on board."

Director Jon M. Chu also told the Times that he initially suggested expanding the visual scale of 'Popular,' but producer Mark Platt rejected the idea. "I first had a version where Glinda and Elphaba go into her closet and get lost in this pink world where she turns a corner, and then another corner and another — like, how big is this closet?" Chu revealed. "But [producer] Marc [Platt] said, 'I don't know if we should go fantasy like that. Remember, Glinda doesn't have magic, so it's confusing.'"

"Okay, what if all the bags we've been seeing this whole time were actually her closet, and you just didn't know it yet?" Chu continued. "So then it became an extremely huge technical feat to make this closet come to life — grown men in small spaces pulling doors and making things open at the right time, gadgets that unfold remotely with batteries and cords. That mirror is a very heavy piece of machinery, because it has to bend backwards so she can walk on it. That was always scary; even in rehearsals, I was always hesitant. If she steps on those lights, she cuts her foot."

'Wicked' is now showing in theaters.

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