Cuz I Love You
{{for-multi|the single by Slade|Coz I Luv You|the title track|Cuz I Love You (song)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Cuz I Love You
| type = studio
| artist = Lizzo
| cover = Lizzo - Cuz I Love You.png
| alt = A photo of Lizzo completely naked and sat on the floor with her legs out in front of her.
| released = {{Start date|2019|04|19}}
| recorded = August 2016 – July 2018
| genre =
| length = 33:18
| label =
| producer =
- Sweater Beats
- Dan Farber
- Lizzo
- Nate Mercereau
- Oak
- Ricky Reed
- Mike Sabath
- Trevorious
- Tobias Wincorn
- X Ambassadors
| prev_title = Coconut Oil
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Special
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Cuz I Love You
| type = studio
| single1 = Juice
| single1date = January 4, 2019
| single2 = Cuz I Love You
| single2date = January 28, 2020
}}
}}
Cuz I Love You is the third studio album and major label debut studio album by American rapper and singer Lizzo. It was released through Nice Life and Atlantic Records on April 19, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lizzo-announces-new-album-and-tour/|title=Lizzo Announces New Album and Tour|website=Pitchfork|last=Monroe|first=Jazz|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=February 14, 2019}} The album features guest appearances from fellow American rappers Missy Elliott and Gucci Mane. It spawned the single "Juice" and the promotional single "Tempo", the latter of which is a collaboration with Elliott. The deluxe edition of the album was released on May 3 and includes the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Truth Hurts". The deluxe edition was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, and won Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Background
The album is Lizzo's first release since her 2016 Coconut Oil EP.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/01/28/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-release-date-tour|title=Lizzo confirms CUZ I LOVE YOU album details|work=The Fader|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=February 14, 2019}} Lizzo stated at the album preview party at the Crazy Girls strip club in Hollywood on January 30 that she had been working on the album for three years. She also previewed a collaboration with Missy Elliott titled "Tempo" that appeared on the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.pride.com/music/2019/1/31/secure-your-wigs-lizzo-has-collab-missy-elliott-it-slaps|title=Secure Your Wigs: Lizzo Has a Collab with Missy Elliott (& It Slaps!)|website=Pride.com|last=Henderson|first=Taylor|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=February 14, 2019}} Along with the lead single "Juice", the album includes the "empowering dance track" "Like a Girl" and a song dedicated to an ex titled "Jerome".
Promotion
Lizzo announced the album in January 2019, and on February 13, shared the album's cover art, on which she appears nude. Paper called the cover a "stunning glow-up, and a transformation for Lizzo", going on to say that "Fat, and especially fat and Black bodies are rarely treated with such care by photographers, let alone on album covers that will sit on Target and Walmart shelves."{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/lizzo-nude-album-cover-2628795044.html|title=Lizzo Drops Nude 'Cuz I Love You' Album Cover|work=Paper|last=Goldfine|first=Jael|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=February 14, 2019}}
The album was supported by two concert tours: Cuz I Love You Tour (2019) and Cuz I Love You Too Tour (2019–2020).
Singles
"Juice" was released as the lead single from the record on January 4, 2019.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/song-you-need-to-know-lizzo-juice-777189/|title=Song You Need to Know: Lizzo, 'Juice'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Hoard|first=Christian|date=January 11, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2019}} The single became Lizzo's first commercial hit, entering component R&B charts in the United States, while also reaching the top twenty in Scotland.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lizzo/chart-history/rba/|title=Lizzo Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 1, 2019}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lizzo/chart-history/bst/|title=Lizzo Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 21, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20190301/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=March 22, 2019}} The single was promoted with Lizzo's debut television performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and a later performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/hiphop/lizzo-juice-performance-ellen/|title=Lizzo's Single 'Juice' Makes Its Television Debut With A Terrific Live Performance|website=Uproxx|last=Gilke|first=Chloe|date=January 29, 2019|access-date=January 29, 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Blais-Billie |first=Braudie |date=February 6, 2019 |title=Lizzo Performs "Juice" With Dancers, Disco Ball on "Fallon": Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lizzo-performs-juice-with-dancers-disco-ball-on-fallon-watch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208115207/https://pitchfork.com/news/lizzo-performs-juice-with-dancers-disco-ball-on-fallon-watch/ |archive-date=February 8, 2019 |access-date=February 8, 2019 |website=Pitchfork}}
"Tempo" featuring Missy Elliott was released as a promotional single on July 26, 2019. The song also was given a music video that premiered on YouTube the same date.{{Citation|last=Lizzo Music|title=Lizzo - Tempo (feat. Missy Elliott) [Official Music Video]|date=2019-07-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srq1FqFPwj0|access-date=2019-07-26}}
"Cuz I Love You", originally released as a promotional single on February 14, 2019, the song also was given a music video that premiered on YouTube the same date. Later, the song as released as a single to Top 40 radio on January 28, 2020.{{cite web |title=Top 40/M Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |publisher=All Access Media Group |access-date=January 21, 2020}}
=Promotional singles=
The album's title track was released as the first promotional single on February 14, 2019, alongside the song's music video.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/02/14/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-music-video-album-release-date|title=Lizzo bares her heart in the 'Cuz I Love You' music video|website=The Fader|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=February 14, 2019|access-date=March 22, 2019}} "Tempo" featuring Elliott was released as the album's second promotional single on March 20, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/03/lizzo-tempo-missy-elliott-listen/|title=Missy Elliott Joins Lizzo on New Song 'Tempo'|website=Spin|date=March 20, 2019|access-date=March 21, 2019|last=Daramola|first=Israel}} "Tempo" went on to chart at number 21 on the US Digital Song Sales chart, Lizzo's first entry on a Billboard Hot 100 component chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lizzo/chart-history/hds/|title=Lizzo Digital Song Sales Billboard Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 8, 2019}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 84/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/cuz-i-love-you/lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You by Lizzo Reviews and Tracks|website=Metacritic|access-date=December 13, 2019}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cuz-i-love-you-mw0003252453|title=Cuz I Love You – Lizzo|website=AllMusic|last=Phares|first=Heather|access-date=December 5, 2019}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = B{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/lizzo-loves-herself-and-learns-to-love-somebody-else-1834151268|title=Lizzo loves herself, and learns to love somebody else, on the empowered yet tender Cuz I Love You|website=The A.V. Club|last=Rife|first=Katie|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=June 15, 2019}}
| rev3 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/lizzo-cuz-love-review-has-hiding-voice/|title=Lizzo, Cuz I Love You, review: where has she been hiding that voice?|website=The Daily Telegraph|last=McCormick|first=Neil|author-link=Neil McCormick|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=June 15, 2019|url-access=subscription}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/18/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-review-body-positive-pop|title=Lizzo: Cuz I Love You review – body-positive pop with its foot on the gas|website=The Guardian|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=April 18, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2019}}
| rev5 = The Independent
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-fat-white-family-serfs-up-cage-elephant-social-cues-a8875081.html|title=Album reviews: Lizzo – Cuz I Love You, Fat White Family – Serfs Up! and Cage the Elephant – Social Cues|website=The Independent|last1=Beaumont|first1=Mark|author-link1=Mark Beaumont (journalist)|last2=O'Connor|first2=Roisin|last3=Pollard|first3=Alexandra|date=April 18, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2019}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-album-review-2478435|title=Lizzo – 'Cuz I Love You' review|website=NME|last=Kasambala|first=Natty|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2020}}
| rev7 = The Observer
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/20/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-review|title=Lizzo: Cuz I Love You review – on the bright side of history|website=The Observer|last=Empire|first=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire|date=April 20, 2019|access-date=June 15, 2019}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8score = 6.5/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you/|title=Lizzo: Cuz I Love You|website=Pitchfork|last=Kameir|first=Ramiya|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2019}}
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-824705/|title=Lizzo Is Her Own Hero on the Legend-Making 'Cuz I Love You'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=June 15, 2019}}
| rev10 = Vice (Expert Witness)
| rev10score = A−{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/neakdb/robert-christgau-on-lizzos-casual-confidence|title=Robert Christgau on Lizzo's Casual Confidence|website=Vice|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=June 15, 2019|access-date=June 15, 2019}}
}}
Cuz I Love You received widespread acclaim from music critics upon its initial release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 84, based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Heather Phares praised Cuz I Love You as "a triumphant showcase for every part of Lizzo's talent, physicality and sexuality." Jumi Akinfenwa of Clash stated that by "Offering up a mix of pop, hip-hop, R&B and a sprinkling of trap and neo soul for good measure, Lizzo covers all bases and serves the perfect introduction to her world for mainstream audiences."{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you|title=Lizzo – Cuz I Love You|work=Clash|last=Akinfenwa|first=Jumi|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2019}} DIY magazine's Rachel Finn gave a positive evaluation of the album, writing that "Lizzo's vibrant personality and humour shining through a set of tracks that switches through elements of funk, pop and R&B with ease."{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2019/04/17/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-album-review|title=Lizzo – Cuz I Love You|website=DIY|last=Finn|first=Rachel|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2019}}
In an article for NME, reviewer Natty Kasambala described the album as being "as flawlessly genre-spanning as Lizzo herself: pop at its core, but with constant references to her jazz roots and historical love of twerking." Claire Biddles at The Line of Best Fit shared similar sentiments, calling the album "Charming, addictive and seemingly effortless, Cuz I Love You is Lizzo's declaration of superstardom."{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-album-review|title=Cuz I Love You is Lizzo's declaration of superstardom|website=The Line of Best Fit|last=Biddles|first=Claire|date=April 15, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2019}} Slant Magazine{{'}}s Zachary Hoskins concluded that "Lizzo's talent has always been evident, but this album's material, her strongest to date, allows her put it on full display. By the languorous, seductive neo-soul of closing track "Lingerie", her enthusiasm is as contagious as it is well-earned."{{cite web|title=Review: Lizzo's Cuz I Love You Is a Vessel of Pure Exuberence|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-lizzos-cuz-i-love-you-is-a-vessel-for-pure-exuberance/|work=Slant Magazine|last=Hoskins|first=Zachary|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2019}}
Some reviewers were more reserved in their assessments of the album. In a review for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis felt that "Lizzo has something to say, and a smart way of saying it ... but the potency of what's here would seem more potent still if it had been allowed a little room to breathe ... Instead, Cuz I Love You keeps its foot pressed down hard on the accelerator for half an hour in an attempt to ram-raid the charts." Rawiya Kameir was also critical in the review for Pitchfork, claiming that "Despite her obvious skill and charisma, some of the album's 11 songs are burdened with overwrought production, awkward turns of phrase, and ham-handed rapping."
=Accolades=
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scope="row" rowspan=2"| Billboard
| The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|4}} |
scope="row"| The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
| {{center|65}} |
scope="row"| Consequence of Sound
| Top 50 Albums of 2019 | {{center|7}} |
scope="row"| Entertainment Weekly
| Top Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|3}} |
scope="row"| GQ
| The albums that made 2019 great again | {{center|6}} |
scope="row"| GQ (Russia)
| The 20 Best Albums of 2019 | {{N/A}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.ru/entertainment/best-albums-2019|trans-title=The Best Albums of 2019|title=Лучшие музыкальные альбомы 2019 года|work=GQ (Russia)|last=Brontwein|first=Sofia|date=December 20, 2019|access-date=February 6, 2020}}}} |
scope="row"| The Guardian
| The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|28}} |
scope="row"| NME
| The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|16}} |
scope="row"| Paste
| The 34 Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|9}} |
scope="row"| PopCrush
| 25 Best Pop Albums of 2019 | {{N/A}} |
scope="row" rowspan="2"| Rolling Stone
| The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|6}} |
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
| {{center|69}} |
scope="row"| Uproxx
| The Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|8}} |
Awards and nominations
Commercial performance
Cuz I Love You debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with 41,000 album-equivalent units, of which 24,000 were pure album sales. It was Lizzo's first album to chart on the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=April 28, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish's 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8509026/billie-eilish-returns-no-1-album-billboard-200 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229103334/https://www.billboard.com/pro/billie-eilish-returns-no-1-album-billboard-200/ |archive-date=Dec 29, 2021 |access-date=April 29, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}} It then repeaked at number six on the charting week ending on June 27, 2019. It has stayed in the top 10 for 15 weeks after its release. The album peaked number 4 in its 19th week on the chart dated September 7, 2019.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2019-09-05 |title=Lizzo's 'Cuz I Love You' Album Hits Top 5 on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8529232/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-album-top-5-billboard-200-chart |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812024610/https://www.billboard.com/pro/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-album-top-5-billboard-200-chart/ |archive-date=Aug 12, 2022 |access-date=2019-09-07 |magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=June 30, 2019 |title=The Raconteurs Land First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Help Us Stranger' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8518137/the-raconteurs-first-no-1-album-billboard-200 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320212204/https://www.billboard.com/pro/the-raconteurs-first-no-1-album-billboard-200/ |archive-date=Mar 20, 2022 |access-date=July 3, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}
Track listing
Songwriting credits adapted from BMI.{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/StartPage.aspx|title=BMI {{!}} Repertoire Search|publisher=BMI|access-date=December 24, 2019|at=Select "TITLE", type "Song" in the search engine, and click "Search".}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Cuz I Love You
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Cuz I Love You
| writer1 = {{hlist|Melissa Jefferson|Sam Harris|Casey Harris|Adam Levin|Russ Flynn}}
| extra1 = X Ambassadors
| length1 = 3:00
| title2 = Like a Girl
| writer2 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Warren "Oak" Felder|Sean Douglas}}
| extra2 = Oak
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = Juice
| writer3 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Eric Frederic|Theron Thomas|Sam Sumser|Sean Small}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Ricky Reed|Nate Mercereau{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length3 = 3:15
| title4 = Soulmate
| writer4 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Felder|Douglas}}
| extra4 = Oak
| length4 = 2:55
| title5 = Jerome
| writer5 = {{hlist|Jefferson|S. Harris|C. Harris|Levin}}
| extra5 = X Ambassadors
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = Crybaby
| writer6 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Frederic|Thomas|Mercereau}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Reed|Mercereau}}
| length6 = 2:56
| title7 = Tempo
| note7 = featuring Missy Elliott
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Dan Farber|Frederic|Tobias Wincorn|Thomas|Raymond Scott|Antonio Cuna|Melissa Elliott}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Ricky Reed|Sweater Beats|Tobias Wincorn|Farber|Lizzo|Mercereau{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length7 = 2:55
| title8 = Exactly How I Feel
| note8 = featuring Gucci Mane
| writer8 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Thomas|Mike Sabath|Radric Davis}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|X Ambassadors|Sabath}}
| length8 = 2:23
| title9 = Better in Color
| writer9 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Felder|Michael Pollack|Trevor "Downtown" Brown|William Zaire|Simmons}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Oak|Downtown Trevor Brown{{ref|a|[a]}}|Zaire Koalo{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length9 = 2:13
| title10 = Heaven Help Me
| writer10 = {{hlist|Jefferson|C. Harris|S. Harris|Levin}}
| extra10 = X Ambassadors
| length10 = 3:22
| title11 = Lingerie
| writer11 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Frederic|Mercereau|Thomas}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Ricky Reed|Mercereau}}
| length11 = 3:22
| total_length = 33:18
| all_writing =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Cuz I Love You{{nobold| – Deluxe version}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title12 = Boys
| length12 = 2:53
| writer12 = {{hlist|Lil Aaron|Mercereau|Frederic|Jefferson}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Mercereau|Reed}}
| title13 = Truth Hurts
| length13 = 2:53
| writer13 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Frederic|Amina Patrice Bogle-Barriteau|Jesse Saint John|Steven Cheung}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Reed|Tele{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| title14 = Water Me
| length14 = 3:06
| writer14 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Frederic|Clarence Coffee Jr.|E. Kidd Bogart|Farhad Samadzada|Morris Wittenberg|Nneka Lucia Egbuna|Wincorn}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Reed|Wincorn{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| total_length = 42:10
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks{{Cite web|url=https://wmg.jp/lizzo/discography/21159/ |title=Lizzo/リゾ「Cuz I Love You /コズ・アイ・ラヴ・ユー」 {{!}} Warner Music Japan|work=ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン {{!}} Warner Music Japan|access-date=August 7, 2020|language=ja-JP}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 45:04
| title15 = Juice
| note15 = Breakbot remix
| writer15 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Eric Frederic|Theron Thomas|Sam Sumser|Sean Small}}
| extra15 ={{hlist|Reed|Nate Mercereau{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length15 = 2:53
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Cuz I Love You{{nobold| – Super deluxe}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title15 = Good as Hell
| length15 = 2:39
| writer15 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Frederic}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Lizzo|Reed}}
| title16 = Good as Hell
| note16 = remix featuring Ariana Grande
| length16 = 2:39
| writer16 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Frederic|Ariana Grande}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Lizzo|Reed}}
| total_length = 47:18
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks {{nobold| – Super deluxe}}{{Cite web|url= https://wmg.jp/lizzo/discography/22058/|title=Lizzo/リゾ「Cuz I Love You (Super Deluxe)/コズ・アイ・ラヴ・ユー (スーパー・デラックス)」 {{!}} Warner Music Japan|work=ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン {{!}} Warner Music Japan|access-date=April 27, 2020|language=ja-JP}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 53:47
| title17 = Truth Hurts
| note17 = DaBaby remix) (featuring DaBaby
| writer17 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Frederic|Steven Cheung|Saint John|Steven Cheung|Jonathan Lyndale Kirk}}
| extra17 ={{hlist|Reed|Tele{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length17 = 3:17
| title18 = Truth Hurts
| note18 = featuring AB6IX
| writer18 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Frederic|Steven Cheung|Saint John|Steven Cheung}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Reed|Tele{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length18 = 2:54
}}
Notes
- {{note|a|[a]}} signifies a co-producer.
- {{note|b|[b]}} signifies an additional producer.
- "Water Me" contains elements from "I Am Free, No Dope for Me" written by Morris Wittenberg and from "My Home" written by Nneka Lucia Egbuna and Farhad Samadzada.
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= Cuz I Love You (Deluxe Edition) |year= 2019 |type= booklet |publisher= Nice Life, Atlantic}}
{{div col}}
- Downtown Trevor Brown – co-producer (track 9)
- Harry Burr – mixing assistant (track 5)
- Clarence Coffee Jr. – additional vocals (track 14)
- Michael Cordone – trumpet (track 3)
- Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant (tracks 1–4, 6–11, 13)
- Missy Elliott – rap and additional vocals (track 7)
- Shaina Evoniuk – violin (track 11)
- Dan Farber – co-producer (track 7)
- Oak Felder – producer (tracks 2, 4, 9)
- Robin Florent – mixing assistant (tracks 1–4, 6–11, 13)
- Chris Galland – mix engineer (track 13)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering (tracks 1–4, 6–13)
- Gucci Mane – rap (track 8)
- Lemar Guillary – trombone (track 3)
- Victor Indrizzo – drums and percussion (track 3)
- Rouble Kapoor – assistant engineer (track 3)
- Zaire Koalo – co-producer (track 9)
- Joe LaPorta – mastering (track 5)
- Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums (track 11)
- Lizzo – vocals (all tracks), producer (7), synthesizer (14), executive producer
- Bill Malina – engineer (tracks 3, 11)
- Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–11, 13)
- Asha Maura – backing vocals (track 3)
- Andrew Maury – mixing (track 5)
- Jesse McGinty – saxophone (track 3)
- Nate Mercereau – producer (tracks 6, 11, 12), co-producer (7), additional production (3), engineer (6, 11), guitar and bass (3, 6, 11), keyboards (6, 11), instruments (7, 12), programming and drums (11)
- Sean Phelan – engineer (tracks 1, 5)
- Matthew Cerritos – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 5, 10)
- Ricky Reed – producer (tracks 3, 6, 7, 11–14), mixing (12), programming (3, 7, 11–14), keyboards and guitar (3), bass (3, 14), drums and synthesizer (14), instruments (7, 12)
- Mike Sabath – producer (track 8)
- Ethan Shumaker – engineer (tracks 3, 6, 7, 11–14), additional vocals (7)
- Keith "Daquan" Sorrells – assistant engineer (track 9)
- Shelby Swain – backing vocals (track 3), additional vocals (7)
- Sweater Beats – co-producer (track 7)
- Tele – co-producer and programming (track 13)
- Theron Thomas – backing vocals (track 3), additional vocals (7)
- Quinn Wilson – backing vocals (track 3)
- Tobias Wincorn – co-producer and programming (track 7), additional production (14)
- X Ambassadors – producers (tracks 1, 5, 10)
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Cuz I Love You ! scope="col"| Chart (2019–2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Australia|19|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=January 18, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Austria|66|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=May 20, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|42|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2023}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|164|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=April 26, 2019}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|7|artist=Lizzo|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|68|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=April 26, 2019}} |
{{album chart|France|111|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=May 20, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Hungary|12|year=2020|week=32|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Ireland3|21|date=20190719|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2019}} |
scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w35/|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|language=Lithuanian|publisher=AGATA|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=November 30, 2019}}
| 89 |
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{{album chart|New Zealand|31|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=May 20, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|46|date=20190426|rowheader=true|access-date=April 27, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|75|artist=Lizzo|album=Cuz I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2019}} |
{{album chart|UK2|30|date=20200228|rowheader=true|access-date=February 29, 2020}} |
{{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20191129|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Lizzo|rowheader=true|access-date=May 20, 2021}} |
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|3|artist=Lizzo|rowheader=true|access-date=June 14, 2022}} |
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=Year-end charts=
=Decade-end charts=
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|+ Decade-end chart performance for Cuz I Love You ! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|title=Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2019}}
| 109 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=July 7, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You|type=album|digital=true|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|date=August 12, 2020|access-date=April 17, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You|type=album|award=Gold|id=10637|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=October 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=July 26, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=November 27, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=April 6, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You|type=album|digital=true|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|id=16151-5025-2|access-date=August 8, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lizzo|title=Cuz I Love You|type=album|digital=true|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 23, 2020}}
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Release history
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scope="row" rowspan="3" | Various
| April 19, 2019 | {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}} | Original | rowspan="3" |{{hlist|Nice Life|Atlantic}} | |
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May 3, 2019
| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| Deluxe | |
May 24, 2019
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scope="row"| Japan
| July 17, 2019 | {{hlist|CD}} | Deluxe (Bonus Track) | {{hlist|Warner Music Japan}} |
scope="row"| Various
| September 27, 2019 | {{hlist|LP}} | Deluxe | {{hlist|Nice Life|Atlantic}} |
scope="row"| Japan
| December 4, 2019 | {{hlist|CD}} | rowspan="3"| Super Deluxe | {{hlist|Warner Music Japan}} |
scope="row" rowspan="2" | Various
| December 13, 2019 | {{hlist|CD}} | rowspan="2" |{{hlist|Nice Life|Atlantic}} |
January 24, 2020
| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
See also
Notes
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References
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Category:Atlantic Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Ricky Reed
Category:Albums produced by Oak Felder
Category:Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album
Category:Funk albums by American artists