Special (Lizzo song)

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"Special"
SZA remix cover
Single by Lizzo
from the album Special
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2023 (2023-02-09)
GenreR&B[1]
Length2:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Max Martin
  • Pop Wansel
  • Ian Kirkpatrick
  • Daoud Anthony
Lizzo singles chronology
"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
(2022) 		"Special"
(2023)
SZA singles chronology
"Kill Bill"
(2023) 		"Special" (remix)
(2023) 		"Snooze"
(2023)
Music video
"Special" on
YouTube

"Special" is a song by American singer and rapper

Adult R&B Airplay chart.[2] It also reached number 2 in Suriname
.

Live performances

Lizzo debuted the song on the

forty-seventh season of Saturday Night Live on April 16, 2022, three months before its release.[1] She performed the song on Today on July 15, 2022, the same day as the release of its parent album.[3] Lizzo also performed the song during a December 2022 appearance on The Howard Stern Show.[4] Lizzo further performed the song at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, accompanied by a gospel choir.[5] A few days later, she performed a medley of "Special" with "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" and "About Damn Time" at the Brit Awards 2023.[6] The same month she played the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, alongside a cover of "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras.[7]

Music video

Lizzo released the music video for "Special" on February 1, 2023. In the video, she portrays a "beleaguered and put-upon waitress" who is secretly a superhero at night.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Special"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 72
Canada
AC (Billboard)[10]
 17
Canada
Hot AC (Billboard)[11]
 22
Canada
CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12]
 23
Global 200 (Billboard)[13] 105
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 67
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[15] 14
Latvia Airplay (LaIPA)[16] 6
Netherlands (Single Tip)[17] 20
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[18] 11
South Korea Download (Circle)[19] 159
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[20] 2
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[22]
 66
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 52
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 26
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] 18
US
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[27]
 16
US
Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28]
 15
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[29] 10

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Special"
Chart (2023) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[30] 69
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[31] 49
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[32] 46

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Special"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Italy January 13, 2023 Contemporary hit radio Original
[33]
Various February 9, 2023
SZA remix [34]
United States February 14, 2023
[35][36]
Various February 24, 2023
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Sped Up SZA Remix [37]

References

  1. ^ a b Kaplan, Ilana (April 17, 2022). "Watch Lizzo Debut Vulnerable New Single 'Special' on 'SNL'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Folk, Antawne (June 26, 2023). "Lizzo and SZA's 'Special' Hits No. 1 at R&B Radio". Rated R&B. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Hines, Ree (July 15, 2022). "Watch Lizzo Turn Up the Music on the TODAY Plaza". NBC Chicago. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "LIZZO TALKS PRINCE, PSYCHICS, AND WHAT INSPIRED 'TRUTH HURTS' IN HER STERN SHOW DEBUT". howardstern.com. December 12, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Phillips, Lior (February 5, 2023). "Watch Lizzo Deliver Electrifying Performances of "About Damn Time" and "Special"". Grammys.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Corcoran, Nina (February 11, 2023). "Lizzo Performs Special Medley at BRIT Awards 2023: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Kreps, daniel (February 17, 2023). "Lizzo Flutes Up Sam Smith and Kim Petras' 'Unholy' for BBC's Live Lounge". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  8. ^ Rowley, Glenn (February 1, 2023). "Lizzo Is the Superhero We All Need in 'Special' Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of February 22, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Latvijas radio stacijās spēlētākās dziesmas TOP 14. nedēļa" (in Latvian). LAIPA. April 12, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  17. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 18/02/2023". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  18. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  19. ^ "Download Chart – Week 6 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  20. ^ "Top 5 | 15 September 2022" [Top 5 | September 15, 2022] (in Dutch). Nationale Top 40 Suriname. September 21, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  21. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 7". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  23. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  24. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  25. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  26. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  27. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  28. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  29. ^ "Lizzo Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  30. ^ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  31. ^ "Year-End Charts – Pop Airplay Songs 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  32. ^ "Year-End Charts – R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Songs 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  33. ^ "LIZZO "Special" | (Radio Date: 13/01/2023)".
  34. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (February 9, 2023). "Lizzo & SZA's 'Special' Remix Has a Release Date". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  35. ^ "Top 40/Mainstream Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  36. ^ "Top 40/Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  37. ^ "Special (feat. Lizzo) [Sped Up Version] - Single by Lizzo". Apple Music. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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