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. As made clear by the title, “Naked” is a sultry stripped-down track where Lizzo urges a paramour to “come make this body feel sacred” with no hint of shame or remorse. In fact, when it comes to happiness, some of the most satisfying songs on Special—the ones that come closest to finding inner peace—are also the most subdued. 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.

For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases. 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. The fourth full-length from the effervescent singer, rapper, and expert flutist follows her 2019, Grammy-winning album Cuz I Love You.The single reached number three on the Hot 100 and has been certified four-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. At a time when the relationship between artist and fan is in flux with each social media platform update, Lizzo has made it a point to listen and learn, for the most part.

while Nick Malone scored the album 4/10 and wrote that " Special is such a disappointment because you can hear the better album Lizzo is capable of making. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.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.

Grrrls" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 39 on the Digital Song Sales chart. In the United States, Special debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 69,000 equivalent album units sold in its first week, becoming Lizzo's highest-charting album to date. Grrrls" samples the song " Girls" performed by Beastie Boys, as written by Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin.Lizzo's 2016 song " Good as Hell" was subsequently rereleased with a new remixed version featuring American singer Ariana Grande. There are far more hits than misses, with recent single 'About Time Now' sounding like a long-lost Chic classic and the sound of summer 2022. On “Birthday Girl,” she devotes the entire bridge to the voices of other women, sharing their birthdays and astrological signs. 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. Like Lizzo’s breakout hit “Truth Hurts” before it, lead single “About Damn Time” has achieved a cultural ubiquity that few artists could hope to reach.