Shirt

Album

SOS

Label

Top Dawg Entertainment

Genre

Rhythm & Blues

Entered Chart

Nov 12, 2022

Peak Date

Dec 17, 2022

Released

October 28, 2022

Recorded

Unknown

B-Side

N/A

"Shirt" is a song about a complicated romantic relationship where SZA's beau has got involved with another girl. SZA details the emotions she feels: Bitterness towards her love rival. Feel the taste of resentment Simmer in my skin, it's all about Insecure because she shares her man with someone else. Still don't know my worth Still stressin' perfection Distraught at his betrayal. It ain't supposed to hurt this way All I need is the best of you Despite all her negative feelings, SZA still enjoys the thrill of this hot-and-cold romance. Feelin' lost, but I like it Comfort in my sins and all about me SZA recorded the song in 2020 and first posted a clip on her TikTok in December of that year. Within a month, the track went viral on the app and birthed a dedicated dance challenge. Back then, it didn't have a title, but fans and viewers referred to the song as "Shirt" based on the first line of the chorus. Bloodstain on my shirt SZA confirmed on a January 8, 2021 tweet that she was fine using it as the official song title. SZA featured an extended snippet of "Shirt" at the end of her "Good Days" music video, which she released on March 4, 2021. However, the complete song remained unreleased until October 28, 2022. SZA co-wrote and co-produced "Shirt" with veteran hitmaker Rodney Jerkins (Jennifer Lopez's "If You Had My Love," Brandy & Monica's "The Boy Is Mine," Beyoncé's "Deja Vu"). The singer knew she was on a winner with the legendary R&B architect behind the boards. "I remember Rodney playing beat after beat after beat," she told Apple Music. "And all I could think was, damn, I wanna eat these all at once." LaKeith Lee Stanfield co-stars with SZA in the Bonnie and Clyde-inspired, Dave Meyers-directed, video. Atlanta and The Harder They Fall actor Stanfield also appeared in the visuals for SZA's 2021 single "I Hate U."

Kiss me dangerous
Been so lost without you all around me
Get anxious
Lead me, don't look back
It's all about you

In the dark right now
Feelin' lost, but I like it
Comfort in my sins and all about me
All I got right now
Feel the taste of resentment
Simmer in my skin, it's all about

Bloodstain on my shirt
New bitch on my nerves
Old nigga got curved
Going back on my word
Damn, bitch, you so thirsty
Still don't know my worth
Still stressin' perfection
Let you all in my mental
Got me lookin' too desperate
Damn

Broad day, sunshine
I'll find a way to fuck it up still
Can't cry about the shit that I can't change
Just my mind
Gotta get outta here
Tough crowd, hate it
Can't stay

In the dark right now
Feelin' lost, but I like it
Comfort in my sins and all about me
All I got right now
Feel the taste of resentment
Simmer in my skin
It's all about

Bloodstain on my shirt
New bitch on my nerves
Old nigga got curved
Going back on my word
Damn, bitch, you so thirsty
Still don't know my worth
Still stressin' perfection
Let you all in my mental
Got me lookin' too desperate
Damn

It's what you say and how you do me
How I'm 'posed to trust, baby? Supposed to love?
It ain't supposed to hurt this way
All I need is the best of you
Baby, how I got to say it? Give me all of you

In the dark right now
Feelin' lost, but I like it
Comfort in my sins and all about me
All I got right now
Feel the taste of resentment
Simmer in my skin
It's all about

Bloodstain on my shirt
New bitch on my nerves
Old nigga got curved
Going back on my word
Damn, bitch, you so thirsty
Still don't know my worth
Still stressin' perfection
Let you all in my mental
Got me lookin' too desperate
Damn