SZA new album 2022: tracklist, release date, features & more

9 December 2022, 10:23

SZA teases the music video for "Good Days."

Here's everything we need to know about the singer's 2022 album!

It's official! SZA's new album has been released and is titled S.O.S!

SZA's highly anticipated second studio album has been in the works for since the release of her amazing debut album Ctrl.

After revealing at the 2022 Grammy Awards, shortly after her win with Doja Cat that the highly-anticipated second project is finished and coming very soon, next month to be precise.

SZA 'I Hate U' lyrics meaning explained

From releasing singles such as Good Days, Hit Different, and I Hate U to tweeting her frustration about her label TDE not letting her release music, here's everything we need to know about the singer's upcoming 2022 album!

1. December 2022 - S.O.S is here!

   SZA released her second album 'S.O.S' on Friday December 9.

   The album features 23 new tracks with a mixture of R&B, rap, pop and almost every music genre under the sun.

   It is safe to say that fans are buzzing over the new release!

2. December 2022 - SZA reveals tracklist for S.O.S

   SZA has unveiled the track list for her forthcoming album S.O.S and we are in for a treat!

   The singer's latest record will feature 23 songs, including the three already released singles 'Good Days', 'I Hate U' and 'Shirt'.

   She has also revealed the features on the album, and fans are excited to say the least.

   Which version for back tracklist?🤔 pic.twitter.com/15Ha5InNzu

   — SZA (@sza) December 5, 2022

   Phoebe Bridgers, Don Toliver, Travis Scott and Ol' Dirty Bastard feature on S.O.S.

   See the full tracklist below:

   01 “S.O.S.”
   02 “Kill Bill”
   03 “Seek & Destroy”
   04 “Low”
   05 “Love Language”
   06 “Blind”
   07 “Used” (Feat. Don Toliver)
   08 “Snooze”
   09 “Notice Me”
   10 “Gone Girl”
   11 “Smoking On My Ex Pack”
   12 “Ghost In The Machine” (Feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
   13 “FZF”
   14 “Nobody Gets Me”
   15 “Conceited”
   16 “Special”
   17 “Too Late”
   18 “Far”
   19 “Shirt”
   20 “Open Arms” (Feat. Travis Scott)
   21 “I Hate U”
   22 “Good Days”
   23 “Forgiveness” (Feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard)

3. November 2022 - SZA releases album cover for S.O.S

   On the last day of November, SZA revealed the cover for her forthcoming album 'S.O.S'.

   The cover features the singer wearing a baseball jersey as she looks out on a springboard.

   SZA seems to have emulated the infamous paparazzi picture of Princess Diana on a yacht for the cover.

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   A post shared by SZA (@sza)

4. November 2022 - SZA seemingly confirms new album 'S.O.S'

   In an interview with Billboard magazine, SZA has confirmed the release of her sophomore album 'S.O.S'.

   SZA has admitted she’s “currently stressed” about meeting the deadline for release.

   The album will most likely contain her latest single 'Shirt' among new tracks to bless our ears and airwaves.

5. November 2022 - SZA teases 'PSA'

   In the run-up to SZA's album dropping at an unknown date, SZA dropped a teaser for a project titled 'PSA'.

   She dropped the teaser on her birthday and said: "Clock starts now. Link In bio."

   This led fans to attempt to decode the teaser, and some are convinced that her album is called 'S.O.S' after the singer dropped this piece of morse code at the end of the video "… – – -…"

   

   SZA - PSA (Official Teaser)

   The code translates to the distress signal 'S.O.S', which led fans to speculate on the name of her anticipated drop.

   “SZA sophomore album gonna be called S.O.S and we will be streaming. Thank you Solana,” said one fan.

   Another said: “Streets saying SZA’s sophomore album will be titled S.O.S.”

6. October 2022 - SZA releases 'Shirt'

   After two years of teasing her single 'Shirt' across social media, SZA released the track much to the excitement of fans.

   The track arrived to the scene with a music video, that co-stars actor Lakeith Stanfield alongside SZA. The pair then embark of a Bonnie and Clyde-eske mission during the video.

   SZA's new track is a song about feeling lost in a relationship where things have become complicated. She expresses her uncomfortable feelings about love, and is opening up and questioning whether the situation is ideal.

   SZA 'Shirt' lyrics meaning explained

   

   SZA - Shirt (Official Video)

7. October 2022 - SZA reveals that she has recorded 'over 100 songs' for her new album

   The singer revealed that she has recorded around 100 songs for her new project as fans anticipate her new album.

   The 'Supermodel' singer revealed over the weekend the vast amount of songs she has recorded since the drop of 2017's CTRL, to which she responded with the huge figure.

   Fans have been anticipating SZA's new music for years, and now the singer has also revealed that the rollout could come "any day".

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8. April 2022 - SZA confirms second album is done at the Grammys

   

   After winning her first ever Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for 'Kiss Me More' with Doja Cat, the First Lady of TDE revealed that her long-awaited album is finished and coming very soon.

   "I just actually finished it up in Hawaii recently, so just turning it in" she told Variety backstage at Grammys press room. "It’s probably my most unisex project yet" she added, continuing "It’s definitely for everybody in a different way".

   

9. December 2021 - SZA releases 'I Hate U'

   

   SZA - I Hate U (Audio)

   Originally releasing the song exclusively own SoundCloud in August 2021 under the title 'Joni', the song went viral on TikTok four months later, with fans demanded that she release the song as a main single.

   Sharing the cover art on Twitter, the song is a break-up anthem, with SZA detailing what went from in her past relationship, expressing hurt and resentment towards her ex-lover by saying she hates him but still miss him.

   Shortly . pic.twitter.com/y9fTgPntx9

   — SZA (@sza) December 1, 2021

   The music video, which was directed by Jack Begert, dropped on January 7th and saw actor Lakeith Stanfield play SZA's boyfriend as they engaged in a heated argument on the phone. As the video continues, viewers see him alone walking along a beach trying to light a cigarette before receiving a text from SZA that says "i hate u".

   The single was a huge success, landing at no. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and no. 1 on the Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and the US Rhythmic chart.

   

   SZA - I Hate U (Visualizer)

10. April 2021 - SZA is featured on Doja Cat's number one hit single 'Kiss Me More'

    

    Doja Cat - Kiss Me More (Official Video) ft. SZA

    April 2021 saw her appear on Doja Cat's smash hit single Kiss Me More, which sampled Australian singer Olivia Newton-John's 1981 single "Physical". The song went to number one in 18 countries including New Zealand, Mexico, Malaysia and Singapore, later winning the duo the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, becoming both Doja and SZA's first Grammy wins.

    

11. December 2020 - SZA releases 'Good Days'

    

    SZA - Good Days (Audio)

    On Christmas Day, SZA released Good Days, a song which was met with critical acclaim that later saw he receive a nomination for Best R&B Song at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

    Originally teasing the song on her IG stories, she explained that the song was about how she wasted her time on the wrong person in the past tweeting:

    "I dated a cap for a decade .. I beg to differ lol all love tho!”.

12. September 2020 - SZA releases 'Hit Different'

    

    SZA - Hit Different (Official Video) ft. Ty Dolla $ign

    Surprising fans with a new release, SZA dropped her first lead single since 2017 with Hit Different featuring Ty Dolla Sign. The track, which was produced by The Neptunes, peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking it as her highest debut single entry to date.

13. August 2020 - SZA tweets her frustration with TDE not letting her release music

    

    Expressing her frustration with her label holding off on her releasing new music, SZA took to Twitter to share her frustration (in the now-deleted tweet) that said "At this point y’all gotta ask Punch", referring to Terrence “Punch” Henderson, the president of Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). "I’ve done all I can do" she continued.

    After a fan responded to the tweet asking "Would you saaay this is an adverse or hostile relationship orrr just out of your hands = you don’t know", SZA replied: "BEEN hostile".

    In another tweet, she claimed that 'all [Punch] keeps saying to her about releasing new music is "soon"'.

14. May 2020 - SZA reveals she has 20 songs in the vault for the album

    So like a music dump .. similar to a photo dump but not an album .. this concept make sense to anyone? Has anyone ever done it ? Asking for me 🤔

    — SZA (@sza) May 25, 2020

    Back in May 2020, SZA took to Twitter to tease fans about a possible 'music dump' of unreleased tracks she has in her music vault.

    "So like a music dump .. similar to a photo dump but not an album .. this concept make sense to anyone? Has anyone ever done it? Asking for me" she tweeted.

    She later went onto clarify what she actually meant, after a fan asked her if she meant a new EP was coming. "Nah an Ep is like 4-5 songs .. a music dump would be like 20 from over the.l Course of the last 6 years" she replied.

    

    On that same night, she also confirmed that the deluxe edition fo Ctrl was cancelled, saying: "It was like a missed text message I felt like too much time passed and it didn’t matter anymore… started something new .. I was wrong lol".

    She went onto mention that if she were to drop a deluxe copy of her debut album, she would aim to raise funds for charity. "Def tryna sell it for charity .. too many ppl hurting to make a dollar rn" she tweeted.

    Def tryna sell it for charity .. too many ppl hurting to make a dollar rn https://t.co/YcU7yXGr09

    — SZA (@sza) May 25, 2020

15. February 2020 - SZA and Justin Timberlake release 'The Other Side'

    

    SZA, Justin Timberlake - The Other Side (From Trolls World Tour)

    Just before the global pandemic, SZA released 'The Other Side' alongside Justin Timberlake, the lead track from the Trolls World Tour soundtrack, accompanied by silver shiny troll inspired music video.

16. May 2019 - SZA announces second studio album's lead single

    

    In May 2019, SZA confirmed that the lead single off her second album would be a track titled "Brace Urself". She then went onto feature on the track "Just Us" from DJ Khaled's eleventh album, Father of Asahd.

    Stating in an interview with Rolling Stone that "Music is coming out for sure", she dismissed claims that she was aiming to release a trilogy of albums as well as claims of her retiring. She also revealed that she was working closely with Timbaland explaining:

    "He played fucking Brazilian jazz-type rhythms, and I popped off to that". She has also claimed to be working with Sia, with whom she is said to have composed three songs.

    

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