"Low" is a song by American singer-songwriterSZA from her second album,SOS (2022). It was written alongsideJozzy and producers Rob Bisel, Aire Atlantica (Joseph Pincus), &Alessandro Buccellati, and features adlibs from fellow American singer and rapperTravis Scott. It charted in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, with a number 24 peak on theBillboard Global 200. The song received a nomination for theGrammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the66th ceremony.
SZA released her debut studio album,Ctrl, in 2017. Primarily anR&B album that deals with themes like heartbreak, it received widespread acclaim for SZA's vocal performance, the musical style, and the songwriting. The album brought SZA to mainstream fame, and critics credit it with establishing her as a major figure in contemporary pop and R&B music and pushing the boundaries of R&B.[note 1] Her next studio album was highly anticipated,[8][9] and she alluded to its completion as early as August 2019,[10][11] during an interview with DJKerwin Frost.[12]
Commenting on the creative process behind the album, SZA stated it would be just as candid and personal asCtrl: "This next album is even more of me being less afraid of who am I when I have no choice? When I'm not out trying to curate myself and contain."[13] When SZA collaborated withCosmopolitan for their February 2021 issue, she spoke about her creative process for the album: "this album is going to be the shit that made me feel something in my...here and in here", pointing to her heart and gut.[14]
From April to May 2022, SZA told media outlets that she had recently finished the album inHawaii and said it was her most relatable or "unisex" body of work as of then.[15] During an interview withComplex, she described the album's composition: "I have no idea what it sounds like to anybody else. I really don't know. It's so bizarre. It's weird that I can't put my finger on it. It's a little bit of everything", and she added that certain tracks on the album had a soft or balladic sound.[16]
During aBillboard cover story published in November, SZA revealed that the title of her second album wasSOS, and it was scheduled for release sometime the following month.[17] On December 3, 2022, she announced it would be released on December 9, and two days later, she posted the track list onTwitter. Out of 23 songs, "Low" appears as the album's fourth track.[18][19]
"Low" was written and recorded around Thanksgiving 2022.[20] The song was produced byAlessandro Buccellati, Rob Bisel and Aire Atlantica, who usedAutoTune on SZA's vocals.[4][21]
The song reached the top 40 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, with chart peaks of number 34,[22] number 21,[23] number 36,[24] and number 17,[25] respectively. It peaked at number 6 onBillboard'sHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart;[26] out of 20 songs fromSOS that debuted in the United States, "Low" was the fourth highest, behind "Kill Bill", "Nobody Gets Me", and "Blind".[27] On February 7, 2023, it, along with three other songs fromSOS, werecertified gold by theRecording Industry Association of America for surpassing 500,000 units sold.[28] On April 7, 2023, it was certified platinum by them for 1,000,000 units sold and in 2025, double platinum.[29]
SZA included "Low" on set lists of theSOS Tour.[31] It was also part of her set forGlastonbury 2024, where was one of the headliners.[32] In 2025, SZA embarked on the co-headliningGrand National Tour (2025) with rapperKendrick Lamar, performing "Low" during the concerts' fourth act.[33]
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