SZA, real name Solána Imani Rowe, first gained recognition with her self-released extended plays, i.e., 2012’s See.SZA.Run and 2013’s S. The success of the EPs helped the songwriter-singer become the first female artist to sign with Top Dawg Entertainment. Her debut solo album, Ctrl, which was released in 2017, was a critical and commercial success, earning the artist four Grammy Award nominations.

SZA and Young Mazino
SZA featured Beef fame Young Mazino in her music video Snooze

SZA collaborated with Kendrick Lamar for All the Stars, which was the lead single to the soundtrack album of MCU’s 2018 Black Panther. The song appeared in the end credits of the movie and became one of the most loved songs at the time. SZA & Doja Cat’s Kiss Me More was yet another hit for the artist as it not only became the longest-running all-female top 10 hit in Hot 100 history, but also won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. SZA has once again broken a record with her 2022-released song.

SZA’s Snooze breaks another record before leaving the Billboard Hot 100 chart

SZA released her second studio album, SOS, in December 2022, and her single Snooze steadily climbed the charts. According to the American Song Writer, the song landed on the Billboard chart after the release of the LP, but it did not reach its peak until October 2023. She later released an acoustic version of the song featuring Justin Bieber.

SZA and Justin Bieber in Snooze
SZA and Justin Bieber in Snooze music video

The music video for Snooze features Justin Bieber, Young Mazino, Woody McClain, and Benny Blanco. SZA’s Kill Bill was the first song from her second studio album to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and managed to break the record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.

But Snooze also swiftly made its way to the top, and now, after 70 weeks of charting on the Billboard Hot 100, the song is finally off the charts. It was reported by an X account (@ThePopTingz) that Snooze was the first solo track by a female artist with the most weeks spent on the chart.

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SZA’s record with Snooze might just be one of those rare records that artists Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus’ music couldn’t even break. Fans were quick to express how they were assured that the song would be back on the charts in two weeks. One of the users mentioned, “And it’ll be back next week.” They praised the artist and her music, and hoped that her song will soon re-enter the charts. 

A user commented that Snooze is going to re-enter the hot list next week, as a range of users agreed. That will also mean that the song becomes the longest-running solo sung by a woman on a chart.

Snooze was not supposed to be released by SZA initially

In an interview with Apple Music, Leon Thomas, who is the writer of the song, shared that he was working on the track for Babyface. He mentioned that the song was meant for Babyface’s comeback album, Girls Night Out, which was released in 2022. He also shared, in an interview with Revolt,

“SZA’s Snooze wasn’t even originally for her album. It was a collaboration she was doing for Babyface’s new album, Girls Night Out. We were essentially just getting creative and having Babyface walk in and out of the room and lay parts. We did the beat that same day, and she recorded the song the same day.”

SZA and Benny Blanco
SZA’s Snooze has finally left the Billboard Hot 100 Chart after 70 weeks

Thomas continued that he respects SZA very much and it was so gracious to work with her. He mentioned that building the whole thing from scratch was just beautiful as there was no ego and all they were doing was to make something cool. 

The artist took to her X account to express her gratitude for the success of the song, admitting that it was not her favorite when she made her album. She added that she was late but wanted to thank everyone for making it a success.

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SZA is going to be the second Black woman to receive the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards. According to Hip Hop DX, the ceremony is going to be held on June 13, 2024 in New York. Alicia Key was the first Black woman to receive the award in 2005.

SZA shared on her social media that the honor is very meaningful to her, and she is grateful to everyone.

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