Truth Hurts (song)

"Truth Hurts"
"Truth Hurts"
Single by Lizzo
from the album Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)
Released	September 19, 2017 (original); March 22, 2019 (Re-released)
Recorded	2017
Genre	Trap; hip hop; pop;
Length	2:53
Label	Atlantic; Nice Life;
Songwriter(s)	Melissa Jefferson; Eric Frederic; Jesse Saint John; Steven Cheung; Amina Bogle-Barriteau;
Producer(s)	Ricky Reed; Tele (co.);
Lizzo singles chronology
Audio sample
	file; help;
Music video
	"Truth Hurts" on YouTube

"Truth Hurts" is a song released by American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was originally released on September 19, 2017, by Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records, but then re-released as a radio single on March 22, 2019. It was written by Lizzo alongside Jesse Saint John and producers Steven "Tele" Cheung and Ricky Reed.^[1]

Music journalists have described "Truth Hurts" as trap, hip hop, and pop. Though it did not chart upon release, it became a viral sleeper hit in 2019 after gaining popularity on the TikTok video sharing app and being used in the Netflix movie Someone Great. The song was included as a bonus track on the deluxe version of Lizzo's third studio album Cuz I Love You (2019) and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lizzo's first song to do so. She followed Lauryn Hill and Cardi B as the only female rappers to achieve that with a solo song.^[2]^[3]^[4] It spent seven weeks at number one, becoming the longest-running number-one for a solo song by a female rapper, earning her a Guinness World Record.^[5] The accompanying music video stars Lizzo playing a bride that marries herself.

The song received critical acclaim by music critics and, despite being released in 2017, was eligible for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020, being nominated for three awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and winning for Best Pop Solo Performance. The song has been certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Rolling Stone listed it as the 24th best song of the decade, and Billboard included it among the 100 songs that defined the decade. In 2021, it was included in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

^ "Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss Lizzo's First Hot 100 Top 10 With 'Truth Hurts'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
^ Strapagiel, Lauren (2019-04-15). "People Are Repping Their Identities With This TikTok DNA Test Meme". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^ "I Just Took a DNA Test - Know Your Meme". Know Your Meme. 11 April 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^ Trust, Gary (September 3, 2019). "Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Taylor Swift's 'Lover' Leaps to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference hollywoodreporter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Top_10-1] "Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss Lizzo's First Hot 100 Top 10 With 'Truth Hurts'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-12.

[BuzzFeedNews-2] Strapagiel, Lauren (2019-04-15). "People Are Repping Their Identities With This TikTok DNA Test Meme". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

[TikTok-3] "I Just Took a DNA Test - Know Your Meme". Know Your Meme. 11 April 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

[US_No._1-4] Trust, Gary (September 3, 2019). "Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Taylor Swift's 'Lover' Leaps to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[hollywoodreporter-5] Cite error: The named reference hollywoodreporter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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