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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. [14]

On July 18, 2022 " 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" was released to Italian radio as the album's second single. [18] 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. [19] [20] [21] a b Aniftos, Rania (April 14, 2022). "Lizzo's New Music Is Here & It's 'About Damn Time' ". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022 . Retrieved April 14, 2022. Grammy Noms in the Marketplace". Hits Daily Double. January 31, 2023. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023 . Retrieved January 31, 2023. a b "LIZZO "Special" | (Radio Date: 13/01/2023)". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023 . Retrieved January 11, 2023. Muggs, Joe (July 16, 2022). "Album: Lizzo - Special". The Arts Desk. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022 . Retrieved July 16, 2022.a b Swensson, Andrea (June 20, 2014). "Friday Five: Lizzo, Bomba de Luz, and more new Minnesota music videos". The Current . Retrieved December 16, 2015. Riemenschneider, Chris (December 19, 2013). "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013: Lizzo's bang-up year". Star Tribune . Retrieved June 6, 2015.

Special by Lizzo". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on July 15, 2022 . Retrieved July 15, 2022. Petridis, Alexis (July 15, 2022). "Lizzo: Special review – pop gold forged by a supreme force of charisma". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022 . Retrieved July 15, 2022. Why Beyoncé and Lizzo Changed the Same Lyric on Their New Albums". Time. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022 . Retrieved August 1, 2022.Milton, Jamie (March 7, 2014). "Watch: Lizzo Unveils New 'Faded' Video, Starring Macaulay Culkin". DIY . Retrieved March 20, 2019. Fans ask Lizzo to remove song over offensive lyric". BBC News. June 13, 2022. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022 . Retrieved June 13, 2022. Lizzo Announces Fall 2022 North American Tour". Pitchfork. April 25, 2022. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022 . Retrieved April 26, 2022. Dylan Kilby of MusicOMH gave the album four stars out of five, describing it as "a triumphant album by an extraordinary artist and woman, whose girl-empowering lyricism and social consciousness puts her at the top of the underground and alternative hip-hop community." [1] Killian Fox of The Guardian gave the album four stars out of five, saying: "At times joyfully nonsensical, Lizzo's stream-of-consciousness rhymes can also be lethally pointed." [19] Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022 . Retrieved December 2, 2022.