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== Background == == Background ==


American singer-songwriter ] released her second studio album '']'' on December 9, 2022, to widespread acclaim and high commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=February 23, 2023 |title=How SZA Inspired a Generation of R&B Storytellers: 'She's a Radical Light' |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/sza-sos-tour-setlist-flo-baby-rose-radar-3403286 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217110325/https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/sza-sos-tour-setlist-flo-baby-rose-radar-3403286 |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |last2=Unterberger |first2=Andrew |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Why SZA's ''SOS'' Could Bring R&B Back to the Grammys Big Four |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sza-sos-rb-grammys-big-four-categories-analysis-2-1235433229/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013200159/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sza-sos-rb-grammys-big-four-categories-analysis-2-1235433229/ |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |magazine=] |language=en-US}}</ref> The album garnered a score of 90 on the review aggregate website ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elibert |first=Mark |title=TDE's Punch Gets Into Spat with Fan Claiming He Mismanages SZA |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/tde-punch-spat-fan-sza-rollout |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217110325/https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/tde-punch-spat-fan-sza-rollout |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=] |language=en-us}}</ref> debuted atop the ], broke a string of chart records, and spawned several career milestones.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Trevor |date=December 9, 2023 |title=1 Year of ''SOS'': 8 Records & Achievements for SZA's Blockbuster Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/sza-sos-anniversary-kill-bill-records-achievements/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216234505/https://www.billboard.com/lists/sza-sos-anniversary-kill-bill-records-achievements/ |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |magazine=] |language=en-US}}</ref> SZA teased the imminent release of its deluxe version on ] upon ''SOS''{{'s}} release,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Calfee |first=Joel |date=December 11, 2023 |title=SZA Teases New Music with Mysterious Farm Photos on Instagram |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a46094980/sza-teases-lana-album-farm-photos/ |access-date=February 9, 2024 |magazine=] |language=en-US}}</ref> and she teased it again on a December 21 post, where she expressed gratitude for the album's number-one debut: "Imma take another swing at it for the deluxe then shut up for a while."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=2022-12-21 |title=SZA's Blown Away by the Success of ''SOS'' on ''Billboard'' Charts: 'Not What I Expected' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sza-surprised-sos-success-billboard-charts-see-her-reaction-1235190335/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |magazine=] |language=en-US}}</ref> American singer-songwriter ] released her second studio album '']'' on December 9, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=February 23, 2023 |title=How SZA Inspired a Generation of R&B Storytellers: 'She's a Radical Light' |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/sza-sos-tour-setlist-flo-baby-rose-radar-3403286 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217110325/https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/sza-sos-tour-setlist-flo-baby-rose-radar-3403286 |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |last2=Unterberger |first2=Andrew |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Why SZA's ''SOS'' Could Bring R&B Back to the Grammys Big Four |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sza-sos-rb-grammys-big-four-categories-analysis-2-1235433229/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013200159/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sza-sos-rb-grammys-big-four-categories-analysis-2-1235433229/ |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |magazine=] |language=en-US}}</ref> Immediately afterward, she posted about the release on ] while also teasing that it would have a deluxe edition.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Calfee |first=Joel |date=December 11, 2023 |title=SZA Teases New Music with Mysterious Farm Photos on Instagram |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a46094980/sza-teases-lana-album-farm-photos/ |access-date=February 9, 2024 |magazine=] |language=en-US}}</ref>


In September 2023, SZA officially that the deluxe edition became a "whole 'nother" album, a reissue titled '']''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Rachel |date=September 9, 2023 |title=SZA Says SOS Deluxe Is Actually "A Whole Nother Album" Called ''Lana'' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2235647/sza-sos-deluxe-album-lana/news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914200712/https://www.stereogum.com/2235647/sza-sos-deluxe-album-lana/news/ |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lyttle |first1=Zoey |last2=Blanchet |first2=Brenton |date=September 9, 2023 |title=SZA Announces Deluxe Version of Sophomore Album ''SOS'' — Titled ''Lana'' — Featuring '7 to 10' New Songs |url=https://people.com/sza-announces-deluxe-version-of-sophomore-album-sos-7967707 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026201953/https://people.com/sza-announces-deluxe-version-of-sophomore-album-sos-7967707 |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> She once again alluded its release was on the way through an Instagram post, captioned "Never fight over community dick", on March 12. Accompanying it was a video that shows SZA as she poses in a camping tent, wearing nothing but a red bikini.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Alex |date=March 13, 2024 |title=SZA Sings About 'Community D*ck' on a New Snippet Teasing ''Lana'', Which Is 'Bout to Drop' |url=https://uproxx.com/music/sza-lana-bout-to-drop/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=March 13, 2024 |title=SZA Fuels Excitement for ''SOS'' Deluxe with Racy Video Teaser |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/sza-sos-deluxe-lana-racy-teaser |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> A day later, SZA posted the song on Twitter and revealed she recorded the video in her garage the night after she finished the song, on March 11.<ref name="SZA-TweetTeaser">{{Cite tweet |author=SZA |author-link=SZA |user=sza |number=1768017530902511712 |date=March 13, 2024 |title=1. Made this 48 hrs ago 2 .shot it for fun the night after in my garage 3. Should we add it to deluxe cause it feels nice n wanted to share 🤔 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411235654/https://twitter.com/sza/status/1768017530902511712 |archive-date=April 11, 2024 }}</ref> In September 2023, SZA officially that the deluxe edition became a "whole 'nother" project, a reissue titled '']''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Rachel |date=September 9, 2023 |title=SZA Says SOS Deluxe Is Actually "A Whole Nother Album" Called ''Lana'' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2235647/sza-sos-deluxe-album-lana/news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914200712/https://www.stereogum.com/2235647/sza-sos-deluxe-album-lana/news/ |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lyttle |first1=Zoey |last2=Blanchet |first2=Brenton |date=September 9, 2023 |title=SZA Announces Deluxe Version of Sophomore Album ''SOS'' — Titled ''Lana'' — Featuring '7 to 10' New Songs |url=https://people.com/sza-announces-deluxe-version-of-sophomore-album-sos-7967707 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026201953/https://people.com/sza-announces-deluxe-version-of-sophomore-album-sos-7967707 |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> She once again suggested that its release was on the way through an Instagram video on March 12. Captioned "never fight over community dick", the teaser shows SZA as she poses in a camping tent, wearing nothing but a red bikini.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Alex |date=March 13, 2024 |title=SZA Sings About 'Community D*ck' on a New Snippet Teasing ''Lana'', Which Is 'Bout to Drop' |url=https://uproxx.com/music/sza-lana-bout-to-drop/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=March 13, 2024 |title=SZA Fuels Excitement for ''SOS'' Deluxe with Racy Video Teaser |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/sza-sos-deluxe-lana-racy-teaser |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> A day later, she reposted the song on ] and revealed she recorded the video in her garage the night after she finished the song, on March 11.<ref name="SZA-TweetTeaser">{{Cite tweet |author=SZA |author-link=SZA |user=sza |number=1768017530902511712 |date=March 13, 2024 |title=1. Made this 48 hrs ago 2 .shot it for fun the night after in my garage 3. Should we add it to deluxe cause it feels nice n wanted to share 🤔 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411235654/https://twitter.com/sza/status/1768017530902511712 |archive-date=April 11, 2024 }}</ref>


== Release == == Release ==
"Take You Down" was intended to appear on ''Lana'', but SZA's manager, Punch, told her to exclude it from the final tracklist. Hours after the reissue's release, she shared text conversations between the two on social media, in which she asked him to release "Take You Down" alongside "PSA", another ''Lana'' outtake, sometime soon. He replied by saying she can "give it to for new years or Christmas."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molloy |first=Laura |date=2024-12-21 |title=SZA says even more new music is coming only hours after releasing deluxe album 'Lana' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-says-even-more-new-music-is-coming-only-hours-after-releasing-deluxe-album-lana-3824232 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2024-12-21 |title=The Long Road to ‘Lana’: Why SZA Took Two Years to Drop the ‘SOS’ Deluxe Album |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/why-sza-took-two-years-to-release-lana-sos-deluxe-album-1236256865/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> "Take You Down" was intended to appear on ''Lana'', but SZA's manager, ], told her to exclude it from the final tracklist. Hours after the reissue's release, she shared text conversations between the two on social media in which they discussed its exclusion. According to the screenshot, SZA had asked Punch for permission to release "Take You Down" alongside "]", another ''Lana'' outtake, sometime soon. He replied by saying she can "give it to for new years or ]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molloy |first=Laura |date=2024-12-21 |title=SZA says even more new music is coming only hours after releasing deluxe album 'Lana' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-says-even-more-new-music-is-coming-only-hours-after-releasing-deluxe-album-lana-3824232 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2024-12-21 |title=The Long Road to ‘Lana’: Why SZA Took Two Years to Drop the ‘SOS’ Deluxe Album |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/why-sza-took-two-years-to-release-lana-sos-deluxe-album-1236256865/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>


== References == == References ==

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Song by SZA
"Take You Down"
Song by SZA
WrittenMarch 2024
RecordedMarch 2024
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"Take You Down" is a song by American singer-songwriter SZA. It was intended to be a track on Lana (2024), the reissue of her second studio album SOS (2022).

Background

American singer-songwriter SZA released her second studio album SOS on December 9, 2022. Immediately afterward, she posted about the release on Instagram while also teasing that it would have a deluxe edition.

In September 2023, SZA officially that the deluxe edition became a "whole 'nother" project, a reissue titled Lana. She once again suggested that its release was on the way through an Instagram video on March 12. Captioned "never fight over community dick", the teaser shows SZA as she poses in a camping tent, wearing nothing but a red bikini. A day later, she reposted the song on Twitter and revealed she recorded the video in her garage the night after she finished the song, on March 11.

Release

"Take You Down" was intended to appear on Lana, but SZA's manager, Punch, told her to exclude it from the final tracklist. Hours after the reissue's release, she shared text conversations between the two on social media in which they discussed its exclusion. According to the screenshot, SZA had asked Punch for permission to release "Take You Down" alongside "PSA", another Lana outtake, sometime soon. He replied by saying she can "give it to for new years or Christmas."

References

  1. Williams, Sophie (February 23, 2023). "How SZA Inspired a Generation of R&B Storytellers: 'She's a Radical Light'". NME. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  2. Mitchell, Gail; Unterberger, Andrew (October 5, 2023). "Why SZA's SOS Could Bring R&B Back to the Grammys Big Four". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  3. Calfee, Joel (December 11, 2023). "SZA Teases New Music with Mysterious Farm Photos on Instagram". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. Brodsky, Rachel (September 9, 2023). "SZA Says SOS Deluxe Is Actually "A Whole Nother Album" Called Lana". Stereogum. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  5. Lyttle, Zoey; Blanchet, Brenton (September 9, 2023). "SZA Announces Deluxe Version of Sophomore Album SOS — Titled Lana — Featuring '7 to 10' New Songs". People. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  6. Gonzalez, Alex (March 13, 2024). "SZA Sings About 'Community D*ck' on a New Snippet Teasing Lana, Which Is 'Bout to Drop'". Uproxx. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. Moore, Sam (March 13, 2024). "SZA Fuels Excitement for SOS Deluxe with Racy Video Teaser". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. SZA (March 13, 2024). "1. Made this 48 hrs ago 2 .shot it for fun the night after in my garage 3. Should we add it to deluxe cause it feels nice n wanted to share 🤔" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. Molloy, Laura (2024-12-21). "SZA says even more new music is coming only hours after releasing deluxe album 'Lana'". NME. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  10. Aswad, Jem (2024-12-21). "The Long Road to 'Lana': Why SZA Took Two Years to Drop the 'SOS' Deluxe Album". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
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