Shirt (song)

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"Shirt"
Cover art of "Shirt": a glitchy photo of SZA's shirt drenched in blood
Single by SZA
from the album SOS
ReleasedOctober 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)
RecordedMarch 2020–2022
StudioRodney Jerkins' home studio
GenreR&B
Length3:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
SZA singles chronology
"Persuasive"
(2022) 		"Shirt"
(2022) 		"Nobody Gets Me"
(2023)
Music video
"Shirt" on YouTube

"Shirt" is a song by American singer-songwriter SZA and the third single from her second studio album, SOS (2022). It was released through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records on October 28, 2022, and teased two years beforehand; its previewed snippets spawned a viral dance challenge on TikTok, a video-sharing application. Originally untitled, the song was given two names by fans: the official title and the alternative "Bloodstain". "Shirt" is a song that combines R&B with elements of trap music, incorporating glitchy hi-hat drums and Roland TR-808 beats. In the lyrics, SZA sings of a former toxic relationship to which she is enticed to return.

SZA wrote the R&B song with producers Darkchild and Freaky Rob. It reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Background[edit]

SZA's rise to mainstream fame began with the release of her debut studio album, Ctrl, in 2017. It was widely acclaimed by critics, many of whom have credited it with making her a prominent figure in contemporary pop and R&B music and pushing the boundaries of the R&B genre.[note 1] After Ctrl, SZA began appearing in soundtracks and musical collaborations, which fueled media anticipation around her next studio album's release.[8][9] In January 2020, SZA confirmed plans that she was working on the album,[10] titled SOS,[11] posting on Twitter in March that she was recording music with producer Darkchild at his home.[12]

Speculation about the album's release heightened with SZA's release of "Hit Different" featuring Ty Dolla Sign, her first solo single in five years, in September.[13][14] In October, SZA posted a short snippet of an unreleased song to her Instagram stories,[15] and by December, it spawned a viral dance challenge on the video sharing application TikTok, where over 1.3 million videos used the sound.[16] Another single, "Good Days", was released the same month, previously teased at the end of the music video for "Hit Different".[17]

The song SZA teased in October did not have a title, so fans started calling it by two names: "Bloodstain" and "Shirt".[18][19] In March 2021, an extended snippet appeared at the end of the music video for "Good Days", like what SZA did for it with "Hit Different";[20] many forthcoming videos would feature the same creative decision.[21] In the outro, SZA pole dances in the middle of a gas station.[22] Regarding the fan-given names, SZA had posted on Twitter two months prior to say that she was fine with having "Shirt" as a title, and she eventually picked it as the song's official name.[23]

Music and production[edit]

"Shirt" is an R&B song[24] with influences of trap music.[25] It is three minutes long,[26] has a midtempo pace,[27] and is characterized by 808 beats;[25] the song is backed by synthesizers,[28] drum breaks, glitchy hi-hat drums, and a heavy sub bass.[29] The song was produced by Darkchild and Freaky Rob.[29] According to Billboard's Andrew Unterberger, Darkchild gave "Shirt" a sound reminiscent of 1990s R&B music;[30] many commercially successful R&B singles from the 1990s had Darkchild as a producer, such as "Say My Name" (1999) by Destiny's Child and "The Boy Is Mine" (1998) by Brandy and Monica.[31] For The Fader, Gyasi Williams-Kirtley wrote: "'Shirt' feels nostalgic but new".[32] SZA sings with low and mixed notes for much of the song, occasionally using falsettos and performing breathily.[28]

"Shirt" was one of the first songs, out of seven, that SZA and Darkchild created during the first day of their album recording sessions, when COVID-19 was announced as a pandemic in March 2020.[33] Its released version significantly differs from the initial demo, which had a futuristic sound and the working title "Narnia Dirt Bike".[34] Darkchild reworked the demo with Freaky Rob six months later, transferring the vocals on a more stripped-down track, and this version was the one SZA first posted on TikTok.[33] The two had around seven or eight versions of the song throughout the years,[33] and they played the final version to a Complex journalist for the magazine's cover story in October 2022.[34]

Lyrics[edit]

Aisha Harris of NPR Music argued that "Shirt" contains lyrics that best represent the themes and messages of SOS: deep introspection in search of self-worth and perfection.[35] The song discusses straddling the line between love and hatred, another of the album's lyrical motifs, with SZA enticed to rekindle a past romance she acknowledges as toxic and codependent.[13] She sings of how she has been consumed by obsessive lust, desperate for the former partner's sexual advances. Simultaneously, she admits it has made her lose her dignity and motivated her to reclaim it.[29][36]

The lyrics detail SZA's being lost on what to do after the relationship's end,[37] alongside her subsequent struggles with her imperfections.[38] Religious and mythological concepts are invoked;[28] she compares her confusion to an enveloping darkness and her lapses to sin, adding that nonetheless, she finds thrill in the turmoil.[27][39] The line "comfort in my sins and all about me" was quoted by Beverly Bryan who wrote for Spin: "if you hurt, at least you feel something, and if your life is a mess, at least it's yours."[40]

A dark and furious tone also manifests in the song, to contrast the vulnerability critics wrote was characteristic of SZA's music.[41][42][43] Emotions like disappointment, and vengefulness, are had about the failed romance. SZA sings in the pre-chorus: "feel the taste of resentment simmer on my skin".[41][43] In the chorus, she draws on the imagery of blood on her shirt, as well as a "new bitch on [her] nerve" and an "old nigga [who] got curved" (or rejected), suggesting confidence that Raphael Helfand of The Fader described as being "fully in [one's] bag".[44] Angry at herself for being tempted to return to the former partner, she follows with the line "damn bitch, you so thirsty".[45] The pre-release "Shirt" had the lyric "damn bitch, you like 30" instead of the current one.[46][47]

Release[edit]

Darkchild wanted "Shirt" to be released in 2020, but SZA insisted she wanted more time to finish it.[33] The song was still work in progress by January 2021, and finishing it became one of SZA's only priorities at the time, as she told her fans on social media.[48] She continued to tease "Shirt" throughout 2021, sharing another preview on July 2 during a livestreamed online concert[49] and saying on August 22, after uploading three songs on a throwaway SoundCloud account, that the song was going to be her next single.[50] In December, SZA released the second single from SOS, "I Hate U".[51]

"Shirt" was set to be a collaboration with American rapper and singer Doja Cat,[52] with the rumored release date scheduled for October 14. As she revealed at Austin City Limits two days later, the release was postponed because she was dissatisfied with "one small thing" about the upcoming music video.[53] The collaboration with Doja Cat was impeded when she had to undergo an emergency tonsil surgery around the time "Shirt" was being finished; the plan was for her to appear on the song's remix instead.[54]

On October 21, "Shirt" was reportedly released prematurely on Spotify by mistake and removed from the platform as soon as possible.[55][56] The official release happened a week later,[29] with Doja Cat nowhere on the song.[57] The release was accompanied by official merchandise by SZA and her art director Jas Bell: a white T-shirt on which was printed a bloodstain and the song's title. Also designed by Bell was the song's cover art—a picture of SZA's white, bloodstained shirt—which was created with simplicity in mind.[58]

During a Billboard cover story published in November, SZA revealed the album title as well as the release date, which was scheduled sometime next month.[11] On December 5, 2022, she posted the track list on Twitter, and SOS was released four days later. Out of 23 songs, "Shirt" appears as the nineteenth track.[59][60] "Shirt" was originally not going to be on the album, but fans' enthusiastic response to the song prompted her and label executives to change their mind.[23]

Critical reception[edit]

Some critics considered "Shirt" a highlight of SOS.[61] Precious Fondren of HipHopDX wrote that "Shirt" was one of the three SOS tracks worth playing on repeat.[62] Rolling Stone's Will Dukes praised SZA's ability to turn sarcasm and spite into something that sounds "damn near angelic", as shown with the song's chorus.[41] Additionally, year-end lists from several publications have ranked it among the best 2022 songs.[note 2] In January 2023, American Songwriter named "Shirt" as the sixth best song in SZA's discography.[18]

Accolades[edit]

List of awards and nominations received by "Shirt"
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2023 MTV Video Music Awards Best R&B Won [63]
Best Art Direction Nominated

Commercial performance[edit]

Out of the six singles from SOS, "Shirt" was the only song to not reach the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100.[64] It debuted at number 11 with first-week figures of 20.3 million streams, 3000 downloads, and 990,000 in airplay audience, and it became her sixth top-10 entry on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, where it debuted and peaked at number 4.[31] On charts for radio, "Shirt" peaked at number two on US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and US Rhythmic;[65][66] in February 2023, it topped Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, her first song to do so, for two weeks.[67] "Shirt" ended 2023 as the 51st biggest song in the US[68] and 16th on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,[69] and it is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[70]

According to the Billboard Global 200, "Shirt" was the 181st biggest song of 2023,[71] and it peaked on the chart at its debut position of number 18.[72] SZA earned her fifth top-20 entry in the United Kingdom with the song, which debuted on the UK Singles Chart at its peak of number 17.[73] It also reached the top 20 in South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, and Australia.[note 3]

Music video[edit]

On October 14, SZA stated that she had just turned the video in after changing "one small thing".[74] She posted a preview on her social media on October 26. SZA is seen chatting with a man, played by LaKeith Stanfield. The music video, directed by Dave Meyers was released on October 28.[75] As with her previous singles, the ending features a snippet of another upcoming song. She revealed the song to be called "Blind" on her social media.[76]

Live performances[edit]

On July 2, 2021, SZA collaborated with vodka company Grey Goose Essences for the "In Bloom" concert, in promotion of their newest line of vodka. The concert contained a snippet of "Shirt",[77][78] marking its first live performance.[79]

Credits[edit]

Adapted from the liner notes of SOS[80]

Recording and management

  • Recorded at Conway Studio C, Westlake Studios A and D (Los Angeles, California), and Rodney Jerkins' home studio
  • Mixed at Ponzu Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Mastered at Becker Mastering (Pasadena, California)

Personnel

  • Solána Rowe (SZA) – vocals, songwriting
  • Rodney Jerkins (Darkchild) – songwriting, production (for Sonix. Inc.)
  • Robert Gueringer (Freaky Rob) – songwriting, production
  • Hector Castro – engineering
  • Rob Bisel – engineering, mixing
  • Derek Keota – engineering
  • Micah Pettit – engineering
  • Ben Sedano – assistant engineering
  • Robert N. Johnson – assistant engineering
  • Dale Becker – mastering
  • Katie Harvey – assistant mastering
  • Noah McCorkle – assistant mastering

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Shirt"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[100] Platinum 70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[101] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[102] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[103] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[70] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for "Shirt"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 28, 2022
[104]
United States November 8, 2022 Urban contemporary radio RCA [105]
Rhythmic contemporary radio [106]
Italy December 2, 2022 Radio airplay Sony Music Italy [107]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Cited to Vulture,[1] The Recording Academy,[2] The Line of Best Fit,[3] NME,[4] The Daily Telegraph,[5] The New Yorker,[6] and Consequence.[7]
  2. ^ Cited to Esquire,[26] Billboard,[38] NPR Music,[39] Dazed,[45] and The Fader.[32]
  3. ^ See the charts section for the exact peaks.

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