I Hate U (SZA song)

"I Hate U"
An iPhone screenshot of a text conversation with SZA, whose avatar is a greyscale portrait of her taking a selfie by the mirror. Sent at 8:06 a.m., the sole message, which comes from SZA, reads "I hate u."
Single by SZA
from the album SOS
ReleasedDecember 3, 2021
GenreElectro-R&B
Length2:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
SZA singles chronology
"Kiss Me More"
(2021)
"I Hate U"
(2021)
"No Love"
(2022)
Lyric video
"I Hate U" on YouTube

"I Hate U" is a song by American singer SZA. It was released through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records on December 3, 2021, as the second single from SZA's second studio album, SOS (2022). It was originally released on SoundCloud on August 22, 2021. "I Hate U" is an electro-R&B song with a "crunching", light instrumental, containing a relaxed, "ethereal" chorus, and hip hop-influenced verses.[1] A break-up song, it finds SZA detailing what went wrong in a past relationship, expressing resentment towards an ex-partner but acknowledging that she still misses them.

"I Hate U" entered at number seven on the United States's Billboard Hot 100, where it became SZA's fifth top-10 entry. It also peaked within the top 40 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The song received certifications from Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US.

  1. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (December 3, 2021). "SZA Officially Drops 'I Hate You' as New Single". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 4, 2021.