Snooze

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"Snooze" is a song by American singer-songwriter SZA, and the sixth single from her second studio album, SOS (2022). It is an R&B song with a midtempo rhythm, featuring an instrumental that consists of bass, guitars, drums, and synthesizers. The main vocals are complemented by several layers of harmonies beneath, and a riff appears at the song's beginning. The lyrics are about SZA's obsessive devotion to a love interest who does not reciprocate her intense feelings of yearning, despite her willingness to prove her love with violence. "Snooze" was sent to radio on April 25, 2023, and a four-track single was released on digital streaming platforms on August 25. An acoustic version featuring Justin Bieber followed on September 15. "Snooze" was critically and commercially successful. Critics praised the song for its composition, calling it dreamy, relaxing, and timeless. It won accolades for R&B categories at the MTV Video Music Awards and the Grammy Awards. It was also ranked by Rolling Stone in 2025 as the 13th-best song of the 21st century. "Snooze" debuted at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 2022, and it was a sleeper hit, charting as a non-single for months before its release to radio. It peaked at number two on the Hot 100, spent 70 weeks there in total, and was the only song to chart for all of 2023. "Snooze" was the 17th best-selling single of 2023 worldwide. A music video for "Snooze", directed by SZA alongside Bradley J. Calder, premiered on YouTube on August 25. It features cameos from four celebrities, one of them being Bieber, who play SZA's love interests. They can be seen with SZA in a multitude of romantic interactions, where their relationships eventually deteriorate and end. The video concludes with a snippet of the song "Diamond Boy (DTM)" from SOS's reissue, Lana, a promotion strategy she had consistently been doing to tease new music. Outside the music video, SZA performed "Snooze" during the SOS Tour (2023–2024) and an assortment o

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