The song tracks a shift from feeling "down and under pressure" to recognizing personal growth. The line "I'm not the girl I was or used to be / Bitch, I might be better" highlights the theme of emerging from hardship stronger than before.
It was the last song written for her album Special . Lizzo felt the album was incomplete and needed a track with the same uplifting impact as her earlier hit "Good as Hell".
Lizzo intentionally chose a disco sound because she associates the genre with resilience. She noted that disco historically helped people "stomp out of a dark era," and she hoped this contemporary version would have the same effect.
"About Damn Time" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Record of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. About Damn Time
The song went through approximately 50 versions and 30 studio sessions over four months before the final chorus and hook were perfected.
Lizzo wrote the song as a way to "celebrate our survival" following the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening lyrics—"Is everybody back up in the building? It's been a minute, tell me how you're healing"—are an empathetic check-in with her audience.
The song tracks a shift from feeling "down and under pressure" to recognizing personal growth. The line "I'm not the girl I was or used to be / Bitch, I might be better" highlights the theme of emerging from hardship stronger than before.
It was the last song written for her album Special . Lizzo felt the album was incomplete and needed a track with the same uplifting impact as her earlier hit "Good as Hell".
Lizzo intentionally chose a disco sound because she associates the genre with resilience. She noted that disco historically helped people "stomp out of a dark era," and she hoped this contemporary version would have the same effect.
"About Damn Time" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Record of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. About Damn Time
The song went through approximately 50 versions and 30 studio sessions over four months before the final chorus and hook were perfected.
Lizzo wrote the song as a way to "celebrate our survival" following the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening lyrics—"Is everybody back up in the building? It's been a minute, tell me how you're healing"—are an empathetic check-in with her audience.
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