Hit Different

"Hit Different"
"Hit Different"
Single by SZA featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Released	September 4, 2020
Recorded	February 2020
Studio	DJ Khaled's house
Genre	R&B
Length	3:22
Label	Top Dawg; RCA;
Songwriter(s)	Solána Rowe; Chad Hugo; Pharrell Williams; Rob Bisel; Tyrone Griffin, Jr.;
Producer(s)	The Neptunes
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Ty Dolla Sign singles chronology

"Hit Different" is a single by American singer SZA featuring Ty Dolla $ign. The two wrote the song with Rob Bisel and producers The Neptunes. It was recorded at the home of producer DJ Khaled and released through Top Dawg Entertainment on September 4, 2020, days after SZA posted on social media suggesting that the record label had been intentionally pushing back the release date of her music. It is a contemporary R&B torch song about a dysfunctional but tempting relationship.

"Hit Different" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended the song's nostalgic musical structure and SZA's writing. "Hit Different" was included on several publications' year-end lists of the best songs of the year, including those of NPR and Consequence of Sound. The song peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving SZA her highest debut on the chart, and made appearances on Australian and UK charts. The accompanying music video, directed by SZA, shows the singer dancing in various settings, before ending with a snippet of successor single "Good Days".