2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" is a song by American singer and rapper Lizzo, from her fourth studio album Special (2022). It was released to Italian radio on July 18, 2022, as the album's second single, while in the United States, it impacted hot adult contemporary radio on August 1, 2022, as well as rhythmic contemporary radio and contemporary hit radio the following day. "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) is a "new wave-ish" pop song, inspired by 70's disco and 80's synth-pop, and has been compared to works by the Pointer Sisters and Hall & Oates.^[1][2][3][4] Commercially, the song reached the top ten in Wallonia, Croatia, and San Marino.

"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
Pnau remix cover
Single by Lizzo
from the album Special
Released	July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:07
Label	Nice Life Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Melissa Jefferson Savan Kotecha Peter Svensson Max Martin Ilya Salmanzadeh
Producer(s)	Martin Salmanzadeh
Lizzo singles chronology
"About Damn Time" (2022) "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" (2022) "Special" (2023)
Music video
"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" on YouTube

Live performances

Lizzo performed the song for the first time on Today on July 15, 2022.^[5] She performed the song in a medley with previous single "About Damn Time" at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.^[6] She performed a medley with "Special", "2 Be Loved", and "About Damn Time" at the Brit Awards 2023.^[7]

Music video

To promote "2 Be Loved", a music video for the song premiered on August 15, 2022, serving as a continuation of the "Truth Hurts" music video, which was released in 2017.^[8]

Charts

The song has peaked at number 11 in Australia,^[9] 25 in Canada,^[10] 76 in France,^[11] 16 in the UK,^[12] and 55 in the US.^[13]

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" Chart (2022–2023) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[14] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 23 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 2 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 25 Canada AC (Billboard)[17] 13 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 5 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[19] 20 Croatia (HRT)[20] 4 Global 200 (Billboard)[21] 101 Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[22] 42 France (SNEP)[23] 36 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[24] 26 Ireland (IRMA)[25] 14 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[26] 19 Netherlands (Single Tip)[27] 13 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28] 27 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[29] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 72 Switzerland Airplay (Hitparade)[31] 92 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 16 US Billboard Hot 100[13] 55 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[32] 27 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[33] 15 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[34] 38 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[35] 13

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" Chart (2022) Position Australia (ARIA)[36] 99 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[37] 115 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[38] 156 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[39] 50 2023 year-end chart performance for "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" Chart (2023) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[40] 40 France (SNEP)[41] 111

Certifications

Certifications for "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[42]	Gold	15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[43]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[44]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP)[45]	Platinum	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[46]	Gold	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47]	Platinum	30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[48]	Gold	10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[49]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Version	Label	Ref.
Italy	July 18, 2022	Contemporary hit radio	Original	Nice Life Atlantic	[50]
United States	August 1, 2022	Hot adult contemporary radio			[51]
	August 2, 2022	contemporary hit radio rhythmic contemporary radio			[52][53]
Various	September 23, 2022	Digital download streaming	Pnau remix		[54]