"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" is a song by American singer and rapper
Lizzo
Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and flutist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Houston, Texas with her family when she was 10 years old. After col ...
, from her fourth studio album ''
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'' (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
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radio and
contemporary hit radio
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the following day. "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) is a "
new wave-ish"
pop song, inspired by 70's
disco
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and 80's
synth-pop
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, and has been compared to works by
The Pointer Sisters
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and
Hall & Oates
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.
Chart performance
Commercially, the song has so far peaked at number 11 in Australia,
25 in Canada,
16 in the UK,
and 55 in the US.
Live performances
Lizzo performed the song for the first time on ''
Today
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'' on July 15, 2022. She performed the song in a medley with previous single "About Damn Time" at the
2022 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey on August 28, 2022. The show was emceed by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow. Minaj was honored with the Video Vanguard Award, pr ...
.
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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2022 songs
2022 singles
Lizzo songs
Atlantic Records singles
Songs written by Lizzo
Songs written by Max Martin
Songs written by Ilya Salmanzadeh
Songs written by Savan Kotecha
Songs written by Peter Svensson