2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

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"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (PNAU remix).png
Pnau remix cover
Single by Lizzo
from the album Special
ReleasedJuly 18, 2022 (2022-07-18)
Genre
Length3:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martin
  • Salmanzadeh
Lizzo singles chronology
"About Damn Time"
(2022)		"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
(2022)		"Special"
(2023)
Music video
"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" on YouTube

"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" is a song by American singer and rapper Lizzo, from her fourth studio album Special (2022). It was released to Italian radio on July 18, 2022, as the album's second single, while in the United States, it impacted hot adult contemporary radio on August 1, 2022, as well as rhythmic contemporary radio and contemporary hit radio the following day. "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) is a "new wave-ish" pop song, inspired by 70's disco and 80's synth-pop, and has been compared to works by The Pointer Sisters and Hall & Oates. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Live performances

Lizzo performed the song for the first time on Today on July 15, 2022. [5] She performed the song in a medley with previous single "About Damn Time" at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. [6] She performed a medley with "Special", "2 Be Loved", and "About Damn Time" at the Brit Awards 2023. [7]

Music video

To promote "2 Be Loved", a music video for the song premiered on August 15, 2022, serving as a continuation of the "Truth Hurts" music video, which was released in 2017. [8]

Charts

The song has peaked at number 11 in Australia, [9] 25 in Canada, [10] 76 in France, [11] 16 in the UK, [12] and 55 in the US. [13]

Certifications

Certifications for "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [42] Gold40,000‡
France (SNEP) [43] Platinum200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [44] Gold50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [45] Gold15,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [46] Gold10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
ItalyJuly 18, 2022 Contemporary hit radio Original [48]
United StatesAugust 1, 2022 Hot adult contemporary radio [49]
August 2, 2022 [50] [51]
VariousSeptember 23, 2022 Pnau remix [52]

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