On “Supermodel,” SZA discusses her insecurities and gets back at a previous boyfriend who did her wrong.
SZA described this song and its real-world context in a May 2016 interview with Entertainment Weekly:
I’m just getting ugly. All my dirty laundry is on the line. There’s a song where I talk abo...
[Skit: Mommy]
That is my greatest fear
That if, if I lost control
Or did not have control, things would just, you know
I would be fatal
[Verse 1]
I'm writing this letter to let you know I'm really leaving
And no, I'm not keeping your shit
Heard you got some new homies, got some new hobbies
Even a new ho too
Maybe she can come help you
Maybe she can come lick you
After we're done, what's done is done
I don't want nothing else to do with it
Let me tell you a secret
I've been secretly banging your homeboy
Why you in Vegas all up on Valentine's Day?
Why am I so easy to forget like that?
It can't be that easy for you to get like that
Oh, no, she didn't, ooh, yes, I did
Oh, no, she didn't, I'll do it again
[Chorus]
Leave me lonely for prettier women
You know I need too much attention for shit like that
You know you wrong for shit like that
I could be your supermodel if you believe
If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me
I don't see myself
Why I can't stay alone just by myself?
Wish I was comfortable just with myself
But I need you, but I need you, but I need you
[Verse 2]
"Ooh, just get a load of them, they got chemistry"
All they could say, we like brother and sister
Look so good together
Bet they fuckin' for real, and they was right
That's why I stayed with ya, the, the dick was too good
It made me feel good for temporary love
You was a temporary lover
[Chorus]
Leave me lonely for prettier women
You know I need too much attention for shit like that
You know you wrong for shit like that
I could be your supermodel if you believe
If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me
I don't see myself
Why I can't stay alone just by myself?
Wish I was comfortable just with myself
But I need you, but I need you, but I need you
Supermodel was written by Carter Lang & Punch & Greg Landfair & The Antydote & Pharrell Williams & SZA.
Supermodel was produced by The Antydote.
SZA released Supermodel on Fri Jun 09 2017.
This is about a specific relationship she’s had. She talks about it at length in this MTV Interview.
In an Interview with GQ (see video above) she mentioned “Supermodel” as one of her favorite on the album.
Since the release of Ctrl, SZA has kicked off every performance with this song.
In an interview with iHeart Radio, SZA mentioned that Pharrell is not saying any real words, just whispering.
“Supermodel” was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 31, 2020.