2019Released
2:55

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Interesting facts and trivia about Tempo (feat. Missy Elliott). By Songfacts®.

This fast and furious body anthem finds Lizzo talking about how she needs a heavy beat to dance. Slow dances are for skinny girls; those with curves and extra kilos like Lizzo need a "tempo" so they can shake their booty and twerk.

Lizzo's Atlantic labelmate Missy Elliott jumps on this ode to curvaceous women. The "Truth Hurts" artist told Beats 1 that she reached out to the veteran MC after hearing the song's completed instrumental. "I was like, 'I hope she blesses me with a verse,'" Lizzo explained. "Like, you never know, you send it to your idols, you never know if they gonna send it back."

The young Lizzo idolized Missy Elliott not only for her music, but also for showing her that black girls with an above-average BMI could be heard. Speaking with Exclaim, Lizzo said when she first recorded the song it was a case of, "Finally I can talk my s--- about being a big girl." But when Missy came on board, it became, "A full-circle moment of being seen by her existing when I was younger." The songstress added that she hopes she can do the same for young girls listening to her music.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Tempo (feat. Missy Elliott).
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
107BPM

Album

The album Tempo (feat. Missy Elliott) is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Tempo (feat. Missy Elliott).
Nice Life/Atlantic
© 2019 Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
℗ 2019 Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

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