“I Hate U” is a song by the American singer SZA. It was originally released along with two other songs on SZA’s SoundCloud account in August 2021, before receiving a release on major platforms on December 3, 2021, after garnering popularity on the video-sharing app, TikTok. A break-up song, it finds SZA detailing what went wrong in a past relationship, expressing resentment towards her ex, but acknowledging that she still misses them. “I Hate U” is an electronic R&B song with a “crunching”, dark instrumental, containing a relaxed, “ethereal” chorus, and hip hop-influenced verses.
“And if you wondered if I hate you (I do)
Sh***y of you to make me feel just like this
What I would do to make you feel just like this
And if you wondered if I hate you (f*** you)
Sh*** of you to make me feel just like this
What I would do to make you feel just like this”
Upon its release it simultaneously debuted at number one on the United States Spotify and Apple Music streaming songs chart; and broke the record for the most streamed R&B song by a female artist on Apple Music in its first week. The song debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming SZA’s second song, and first as the lead artist, to debut in the top ten, while also debuting at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; it also reached the top 40 in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
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