The latter is most apparent on the album’s title track, where the gap between Lizzo’s detailed verses about her pre-fame life in Houston and the all-caps “LOVE YOURSELF” chorus couldn’t be wider.

You can change the cookie settings and revoke your permission at any time on the cookie policy page . 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. NME contributor Nick Levine gave the album four out of five stars, observing that "Lizzo's overwhelmingly positive message, Special is sometimes a bit cheesy," before concluding that "Lizzo knows exactly who she is as an artist and what she wants to achieve: she's the bad bitch with an incredible talent for making people feel good".

Break Up Twice" interpolates the song " Doo Wop (That Thing)", as written and performed by Lauryn Hill. Special delivers empowering anthems hailed by The Guardian as "next-level irresistible disco-pop" and features the single "About Damn Time". 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. Lizzo released her third studio album and major-label debut studio album, Cuz I Love You, on April 19, 2019. The provocative single “ Rumors,” where Lizzo traded saucy zingers with Cardi B, is sadly nowhere to be found on Special.

Prior to release, Lizzo admitted she wanted to become "this generation's Aretha Franklin"; while she's not at the late soul legend's standard just yet, there's enough on "Cuz I Love You" to suggest that she's going in the right direction. After struggling with body issues from an early age, Lizzo became an advocate for body positivity and self-love. In a more mixed reception of the album, Sam Franzini of The Line of Best Fit believed that for "most songs on Special, there is a rawer, more real iteration somewhere else in Lizzo’s catalog," and that having the "glossiest pop sheen steamrolled over them, erasing any wrinkles or mishaps" removed "the exact thing that made [Lizzo's songs] endearing to begin with. 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. Grrrls" samples the song " Girls" performed by Beastie Boys, as written by Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin.

Lizzo and Caroline Smith's Video for "Let 'Em Say" Is the Ultimate Do-You-and-Fuck-That-Noise Anthem". Suddenly I was like, hold up, what if I sang the 'I Hate U B*TCH' melody but said "I love you, b*TCH' instead?