![]() At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 78, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Special received generally positive reviews from music critics upon its initial release. Critical reception Reviews Professional ratings Aggregate scores On April 25, 2022, Lizzo announced a full arena tour in support of the album, starting on September 23, 2022, in Sunrise, Florida and ending on June 2, 2023, in Thousand Palms, California. "Grrrls" was released on June 10, 2022, as the album's first promotional single. The "Special" Remix featuring SZA was released on February 9, 2023. While "Special" was rumored to have a remix featuring American singer SZA dating back to November 2022, it was finally confirmed by Lizzo on her social media accounts when she announced the official remix. The title track was released on January 13, 2023, as the album's third single. In the United States the song impacted hot adult contemporary radio on August 1, 2022, and contemporary hit radio, as well as rhythmic contemporary radio on August 2, 2022. On J" 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" was released to Italian radio as the album's second single. The song was a commercial success peaking at the top of The Billboard Hot 100 in the US as well as reaching top 3 in 7 other countries. " About Damn Time" was released on April 14, 2022, as the lead single of the album. On July 6, Lizzo revealed the tracklist of Special on her Instagram account by showing the back cover of its vinyl packaging. Shortly after the release of the song and its accompanying music video, Lizzo formally announced Special, with a release date of July 15. On March 21, 2022, Lizzo previewed the single "About Damn Time" on The Late Late Show with James Corden, with a release date of April 14. The track features a monologue by Lizzo where she talks about a recent vacation in which she "was with somebody, and I was just looking at the stars. In another interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 in July 2022, Lizzo talked about the origins of the track "Coldplay", with Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin briefly appearing in the interview as well. In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1 in April 2022, Lizzo explained that the album was originally titled In Case Nobody Told You until Max Martin helped her "restructure" the hook of the song "Special", which she then changed the title of the album to. ![]() Recording for "Special" began in 2018, but the tracks that made up the album only started to be recorded in September 2021 and was finished by March 2022. I worked real hard on it, so it better be good." Production and recording The standalone single features American rapper, singer, and songwriter Cardi B.ĭuring her keynote speech at the South by Southwest festival in March 2022, Lizzo announced that her album was finished, saying "It’s done so it’s coming very very soon…and it’s good. In August 2021, Lizzo announced " Rumors", her first song after two years, which was released on August 13. In January 2021, American singer SZA confirmed to have heard new material from Lizzo. In October 2020, Lizzo announced that her fourth studio album was nearing completion, saying she had "a few more songs to write". The album also won the award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, contributing to Lizzo receiving the most nominations at the ceremony. The album was met with critical acclaim and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. ![]() ![]() Lizzo released her third studio album and major-label debut studio album, Cuz I Love You, on April 19, 2019. It reached the top ten on the UK, Australian, Canadian, Hungary, and New Zealand album charts. ![]() The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming, at the time, the highest-charting album by a female artist in 2022, as well as the largest week by units earned, among all albums released by women in 2022. It received positive reviews from music critics. Special, has been described by critics as a pop, funk, disco, hip hop and R&B album. It was preceded by the lead single " About Damn Time", released on April 14, 2022, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and the top ten in twelve other countries. Special is the fourth studio album by American singer and rapper Lizzo, released by Nice Life and Atlantic Records on July 15, 2022. ![]()
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