"Juice" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper

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. It was released on January 4, 2019, by

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as the lead single from her third and debut major-label studio album, ''

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''. The single was written by Lizzo, Theron Thomas, Sam Sumser, Sean Small and Ricky Reed; the latter also handled the song's production. Musically, it is a retro-inspired

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and

- pop song that is based on a throwback groove. Lyrically, the song discusses self-love, and has been described as a self-esteem anthem. The song received widespread acclaim from critics, some of whom referred to the song as Lizzo's best. Commercially, the single entered component R&B charts in the United States, while also reaching the top twenty in Scotland. The track is

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Double Platinum in the US and Gold or Platinum in five additional countries. A music video was released alongside the single, which contains several 1980s pop culture references. To promote the single, Lizzo performed the song on several shows, including ''

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''. The song is one of the tracks on the American version of '' Now That's What I Call Music! 71'', released on August 2, 2019. In September 2019, the song spawned an

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after ''Polygon'' writer Jeff Ramos cut a trailer for

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'' using the song as its

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. The song was also featured in the official trailer for the 2021 film ''Tom & Jerry''. It was covered by

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on the country music drama series ''

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Composition

"Juice" is a "bouncy", retro-inspired

- pop, and hip hop song with a heavy rap. Lizzo's delivery of the song has been described as "witty" and "full of fire". The single contains "midnight production" and a burnished throwback groove. It also has reverb-heavy guitar and "smug" spoken word. It contains "delightfully outrageous" lines such as "I be drippin' so much sauce / Got a bih lookin' like Ragu." The song lyrically talks about self-love, and has been described as a "self-esteem boosting

". It is composed in the key of D minor. It has a chord progression of Dm - Eb/F - F/C - Bb - C

Critical reception

"Juice" received widespread acclaim from music critics upon release. Lollie King of ''

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'' wrote that the song "is sure to give you that much-needed confidence boost when you're feeling low."

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, writing for ''

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'', praised the song as the singer's "finest" single to date, and called it "a near-perfect retro-funk nugget that would have felt just right on a mirror-balled dance floor in 1982." Joshua Bote, writing for

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, stated that the song "continues izzo'swinning streak of sing-songy,

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'' wrote that the song "doubles as a jam and one of those dusty workout tapes you've got lying around your house." ''

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'' listed the song as the 53rd best of 2019. ''

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'' magazine ranked "Juice" 46th on their Best Songs of 2019 list, calling it "irresistibly immediate and durably relistenable".

Accolades

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Live performances

Lizzo performed the song on ''

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Music video

The music video for "Juice" was released the same day as the single. The video, directed by Quinn Wilson, features the singer in an '80s-style workout program, late-night talk show, and selling products on an infomercial. It also contains references to Soul Glo commercials and a reference to ASMR YouTuber Spirit Payton. Taylor Bryant of ''

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'' magazine described the video as "just as fun as the song". A second music video premiered on the WOWPresents YouTube channel on April 17, 2019. The video features Lizzo with

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alumni A'keria C. Davenport,

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and Sonique. The video was directed by Pete Williams.

Plagiarism allegation

On October 18, 2019, singer

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accused Lizzo of

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the song's "Yeah-yeah"

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from her 1990s single "

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". Lizzo's lawyer rejected the claim, describing it as "opportunistic" and "specious".

Track listing

Digital download # "Juice" – 3:15 Digital download — Breakbot Mix # "Juice" (Breakbot Mix) – 2:52

Personnel

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– lead artist, songwriter *

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– songwriter, background vocals *

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– songwriter, producer, guitar, keyboards, programming *Sam Sumser – songwriter *Sean Small – songwriter *Nate Mercereau – additional producer, guitar *Asha Maura – background vocals *Quinn Wilson – background vocals *Shelby Swain – background vocals *Jesse McGinty – saxophone *Lemar Guillary – trombone *Michael Cordone – trumpet *

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– percussion *Robin Florent – mixer *

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– mixer *Scott Desmarais – mixer *Chris Gehringer – masterer *Ethan Shumaker – engineer *Bill Malina – engineer *Rouble Kapoor – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Certifications

Release history

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References

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