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| released = December 9, 2022
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'''''SOS''''' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter [[SZA]]. It was released throughon December 9, 2022, by [[Top Dawg Entertainment]] and [[RCA Records]] on December 9, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/sza-new-album-sos-release-date-december-1235434487/|title=SZA Announces New Album 'S.O.S.' Slated for December Release|last=Panaligan|first=EJ|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 16, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116202216/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/sza-new-album-sos-release-date-december-1235434487/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album features guest appearances from [[Don Toliver]], [[Phoebe Bridgers]], [[Travis Scott]], and the late [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panaligan |first=E. J. |date=December 5, 2022 |title=SZA Reveals 'SOS' Track List, With Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott, Don Toliver and Ol' Dirty Bastard Features |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/sza-sos-tracklist-phoebe-bridgers-travis-scott-ol-dirty-bastard-1235450605/ |access-date=December 10, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209060134/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/sza-sos-tracklist-phoebe-bridgers-travis-scott-ol-dirty-bastard-1235450605/ |url-status=live }}</ref> SZA worked with a variety of record producers and songwriters such as [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[Jeff Bhasker]], [[Rob Bisel]], [[Benny Blanco]], [[Rodney Jerkins|Darkchild]], [[DJ Dahi]], [[Ant Clemons]], and [[Lizzo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Zoe |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Everything SZA References on SOS (Including Herself) |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/sza-sos-lyrics-samples-movie-references.html |access-date=December 10, 2022 |website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |language=en-us |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220165422/https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/sza-sos-lyrics-samples-movie-references.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It serves as the follow-up to SZA's previousdebut album ''[[Ctrl (SZA album)|Ctrl]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=December 5, 2022 |title=SZA Taps Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott for ''S.O.S'' Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-phoebe-bridgers-travis-scott-sos-tracklist-1234641720/ |access-date=December 15, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215144257/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-phoebe-bridgers-travis-scott-sos-tracklist-1234641720/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Six singles were released between 2020 and 2023 to promote ''SOS'', five of which were top-ten hits on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The fifth, "[[Kill Bill (SZA song)|Kill Bill]]" (2023), was SZA's first song to top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]] charts; the sixth, "[[Snooze (song)|Snooze]]" (2023), was the only song to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for all of 2023. The album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]—SZA's first to do so—and broke the record for the largest streaming week for an R&B album in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2022 |title=SZA Scores First No. 1 Album With SOS |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sza-scores-first-no-1-album-with-sos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220031304/https://pitchfork.com/news/sza-scores-first-no-1-album-with-sos/ |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> The album spent ten non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, making it the longest-running number-one female album of the decade, until it was surpassed by [[Taylor Swift]]'s ''[[The Tortured Poets Department]]'' (2024), and the first R&B album to spend its first seven weeks atop the chart since [[Whitney Houston]]'s ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]'' (1987).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Danyel |date=February 8, 2023 |title=SZA's Ruination Brought Her Everything |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/magazine/sza.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230208104254/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/magazine/sza.html |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> To promote the album, SZA has embarked on the international [[SOS Tour]], from February 2023 to AugustMay 2024.
Upon release, ''SOS'' received widespread critical acclaim for its eclectic sound and SZA's vocal delivery. Several media publications ranked it as one of the best albums of 2022 and 2023. At the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards]], the album and its tracks received a total of nine nominations, including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], and won [[Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album|Best Progressive R&B Album]]. In 2023Additionally, itthe wasalbum rankedhas numberbeen 351featured inon both ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] (2023) and [[Apple Music]]'s [[Apple Music 100 Best Albums|100 Best Albums]].
==Background==
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* ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'': In ''Ctrl'', "SZA's personal style of lyricism has always read like an endless diary entry, and the transcendent nature of her genre-shifting abilities helped revolutionize modern R&B and pop."<ref name="ConsequenceReview">{{Cite web |last=Siregar |first=Cady |date=December 9, 2022 |title=On ''SOS'', SZA Once Again Blows Expectations Out of the Water |url=https://consequence.net/2022/12/sos-album-review-sza/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229034437/https://consequence.net/2022/12/sos-album-review-sza/2/ |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2023 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
SZA alluded to potentially releasing her second album as early as August 2019 during an interview with DJ [[Kerwin Frost]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Ellie |date=June 7, 2021 |title=SZA reveals she "burst into tears" during a rehearsal of '20 Something' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/sza-reveals-she-burst-into-tears-during-a-rehearsal-of-20-something-2962520 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=NME |language=en |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228181636/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/sza-reveals-she-burst-into-tears-during-a-rehearsal-of-20-something-2962520 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= SZA is Dropping a New Album This Year but when is Beyond Her 'CTRL'|website= [[MTV]]|url= https://www.mtv.com/news/czsw6b/sza-releasing-new-album-in-2020|access-date= December 28, 2022|archive-date= December 30, 2022|archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221230070311/https://www.mtv.com/news/czsw6b/sza-releasing-new-album-in-2020|url-status= livedead}}</ref> Revealing planned collaborations with the likes of [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Jack Antonoff]], [[Brockhampton (band)|Brockhampton]], and [[Post Malone]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=SZA Confirms New Album Is Coming 'Soon as F-ck' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/sza-new-album-coming-soon-8527871/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228130337/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/sza-new-album-coming-soon-8527871/ |url-status=live }}</ref> she said that the release date was "soon as fuck" and she might "start dropping loosies",<ref name="complex.com">{{Cite web|title= SZA Says 'Sandy Sephora' Called Security on Her: 'Can a B*TCH Cop Her Fenty in Peace'|website= [[Complex Networks]]|url= https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/sza-says-sephora-called-security-on-her-because-they-thought-she-was-stealing|access-date= December 28, 2022|archive-date= December 28, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221228130337/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/sza-says-sephora-called-security-on-her-because-they-thought-she-was-stealing|url-status= live}}</ref> though there was no explicit date announced.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2019 |title=SZA Says New Album Coming 'Soon as F**k' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/sza-new-album-soon-brockhampton-jack-antonoff-justin-timberlake/11434064 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=[[Triple J]] |language=en-AU |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228130337/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/sza-new-album-soon-brockhampton-jack-antonoff-justin-timberlake/11434064 |url-status=live }}</ref> Four months prior, [[Punch (rapper)|Punch]], CEO of SZA's record label [[Top Dawg Entertainment]], teased that he had begun overseeing ideas for the project.<ref name="complex.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title= TDE's Punch says he has a "couple ideas" for SZA's new album|url= https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/30/sza-new-album-punch-tde-tweet-2019|access-date= December 28, 2022|archive-date= December 28, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221228130337/https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/30/sza-new-album-punch-tde-tweet-2019|url-status= live}}</ref> During the interview, SZA commented on the creative process behind the album and stated it would be as candid and personal as ''Ctrl'': "This next album is even more of me being less afraid of who am I when I have no choice? When I'm not out trying to curate myself and contain."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schatz |first=Lake |date=August 20, 2022 |title=SZA Says New Album Coming 'Soon as F*ck' |url=https://consequence.net/2019/08/sza-new-album-update-justin-timberlake/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228130346/https://consequence.net/2019/08/sza-new-album-update-justin-timberlake/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In January 2020, SZA posted a status update about the album's completion online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiefer |first=Halle |date=May 25, 2020 |title=SZA Crowdsources A New Project: All of Her Previously Unreleased Songs |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/sza-crowdsources-previously-unreleased-songs-for-new-project.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228130345/https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/sza-crowdsources-previously-unreleased-songs-for-new-project.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Bernstein |first1=Jonathan |last2=Blistein |first2=Jon |last3=Browne |first3=David |last4=Ehrlich |first4=Brenna |last5=Freeman |first5=Jon |last6=Greene |first6=Andy |last7=Grow |first7=Kory |last8=Holmes |first8=Charles |display-authors=2 |date=January 8, 2020 |title=70 Most Anticipated Albums of 2020 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/2020-album-preview-drake-bieber-springsteen-adele-931360/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324081924/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/2020-album-preview-drake-bieber-springsteen-adele-931360/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When asked by a fan on Twitter whether new music was coming soon, she replied that she and Punch had been discussing a potential release date scheduled for 2020 and she felt anxious about the build-up to that day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |date=January 3, 2020 |title=SZA confirms new music for 2020 and a Sam Smith collaboration |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-confirms-new-music-for-2020-and-a-sam-smith-collaboration-2592760 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228130337/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-confirms-new-music-for-2020-and-a-sam-smith-collaboration-2592760 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next month, an interview between her and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' was published, in which she announced recent collaborations with American record producer [[Timbaland]], as well as Australian singer-songwriter [[Sia]] with whom she wrote three songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramli |first=Sofiana |date=February 27, 2020 |title=SZA says she's written three songs with Sia and recorded with Timbaland |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/sza-says-shes-written-three-songs-with-sia-and-recorded-with-timbaland-2615764 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229222042/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/sza-says-shes-written-three-songs-with-sia-and-recorded-with-timbaland-2615764 |archive-date=February 29, 2020 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> The interview also mentioned the status of the album's release date; SZA said "music is coming out for sure", but the caveat was the album itself was unlikely to be released within the year.<ref name="RS-Interview">{{Cite magazine |last=Carmichael |first=Emma |date=February 26, 2020 |title=The Rebirth of SZA |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/sza-interview-new-music-950364/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226184311/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/sza-interview-new-music-950364/ |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
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When SZA collaborated with [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|''Cosmopolitan'']] for their February 2021 issue, she talked about the emotions she expected to feel while making the album. She told the magazine, "this album is going to be the shit that made me feel something in my...here and in here", pointing to her heart and gut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenneally |first=Cerys |date=January 5, 2021 |title=SZA Says New Album Will Feature Material That Made Her Feel Something in Her Heart and Gut |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/sza-says-new-lp-will-feature-material-made-her-feel-something-in-heart-gut |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228102934/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/sza-says-new-lp-will-feature-material-made-her-feel-something-in-heart-gut |url-status=live }}</ref> From April to May 2022, SZA told media outlets that she had recently finished the album in [[Hawaii]], describing it as her most relatable or "unisex" body of work she had made to date.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kenneally |first=Cerys |date=April 4, 2022 |title=SZA says new album is "finished" and describes it as her "most unisex" project yet |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/sza-says-new-album-is-finished-describes-it-as-her-most-unisex-project-yet |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=[[Line of Best Fit]] |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209000759/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/sza-says-new-album-is-finished-describes-it-as-her-most-unisex-project-yet |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[Met Gala]] and an interview with ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'', SZA claimed that the album was ready for release during summertime in the United States ("this summer, it will be a SZA summer"), but there was no urgent deadline for the release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Price |first=Joe |date=May 3, 2022 |title=SZA Offers Update on Her Next Album: 'It'll Be a SZA Summer' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/sza-offers-update-next-album |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117130420/https://www.complex.com/music/sza-offers-update-next-album |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Alli |date=October 4, 2022 |title=SZA in 'Ideal Situation' and Not Rushing Her New Music |url=https://americansongwriter.com/sza-in-ideal-situation-and-not-rushing-her-new-music/ |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215144306/https://americansongwriter.com/sza-in-ideal-situation-and-not-rushing-her-new-music/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The release date continued to be delayed, and SZA once more argued that Top Dawg and RCA were responsible for it;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=December 9, 2022 |title=SZA: ''SOS'' review – R&B innovator's long-awaited return is an eclectic sprawl |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/08/sza-sos-review-top-dawg-entertainment-rca |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209052548/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/08/sza-sos-review-top-dawg-entertainment-rca |url-status=live }}</ref> the album would, contractually, be her last to be released through the labels.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=October 3, 2022 |title=SZA Says Her New Album Is 'All Over The Place,' But She's Not Rushing to Release It: 'I Don't Have Any Deadlines' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-new-album-has-no-deadline-1234604431/ |access-date=December 15, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215144316/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-new-album-has-no-deadline-1234604431/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, she said that she had written around 100 songs for the album and added that the album could be released "any day now".<ref>{{cite web |last=Richard |first=Will |date=October 19, 2022 |title=SZA has written 100 songs for her new album, which could arrive "any day" now |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-has-written-100-songs-for-her-new-album-which-could-arrive-any-day-now-3331686 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=[[NME]] |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117130420/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-has-written-100-songs-for-her-new-album-which-could-arrive-any-day-now-3331686 |url-status=live }}</ref> During a ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' cover story published in November, SZA revealed the title of her second studio album was ''SOS'', scheduled for release sometime next month. She expressed her frustration with complying with music industry standards on promoting music, saying she had been stressed with meeting her deadlines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SZA Is 'Currently Stressed' About Releasing New Album ''S.O.S.'' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/8znfna/sza-sos-album-announcement |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=MTV |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229005159/https://www.mtv.com/news/8znfna/sza-sos-album-announcement |url-status=livedead }}</ref> On December 3, 2022, she appeared on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and announced it would be released on December 9. Two days later, she posted the track list on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=December 5, 2022 |title=SZA Puts Fans on Alert, Announces New Album ''S.O.S'' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/sza-album-sos-release-date-details.html |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219211034/https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/sza-album-sos-release-date-details.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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The explanation behind the album title is threefold. ''SOS'' is a nod to the [[Morse code]] distress signal [[SOS]], which is used in maritime navigation and is popularly interpreted as either "save our ship" or "save our souls".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Chris |date=February 28, 2023 |title=SZA Takes a Deep Dive into Unknown Waters at Capital One Arena |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/02/28/sza-concert-review/ |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307163241/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/02/28/sza-concert-review/ |archive-date=March 7, 2023}}</ref> The other two reasons are rooted in SZA's names. Her stage name is derived from the letters of the [[Supreme Alphabet]], according to which the letter "S" stands for Self and Savior. In real life, her friends call her by the nickname Sous, a shortening of her first name, Solána.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karp |first=Katie |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Bringing Comeback SOS to Austin, SZA Remains a Relatable Queen |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2023-03-10/bringing-comeback-sos-to-austin-sza-remains-a-relatable-queen/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311165825/https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2023-03-10/bringing-comeback-sos-to-austin-sza-remains-a-relatable-queen/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite interview |last=Rowe |first=Solána |subject-link=SZA |interviewer=[[Nessa]] |title=SZA on New Album ''SOS'', Being Pissed & What Makes Her Not Want to Put Out Music Again |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9cCfTjx0Qo |access-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104025105/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9cCfTjx0Qo |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |url-status=live |work=[[WQHT]] |date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>
On November 30, 2022, SZA posted the album cover on [[Instagram]]. She can be seen wearing a [[St. Louis Blues]] hockey jersey on the album cover.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=NHL.com |author-link=NHL.com |user=NHLdotcom |number=1598130779573440512 |date=December 1, 2022 |title=SZA rocks @StLouisBlues jersey on new album cover. https://t.co/iWY6oVUois |language=en |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> The cover is a reference to a 1997 photo of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], in a similar pose aboard a yacht during a trip in [[Portofino]], Italy, surrounded by the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/how-princess-diana-inspired-szas-sos-album-artwork-3363592 |title=How Princess Diana inspired SZA's 'SOS' album artwork |date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=December 9, 2022 |website=[[NME]] |first=Alex |last=Gallagher |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209025636/https://www.nme.com/news/music/how-princess-diana-inspired-szas-sos-album-artwork-3363592 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the cover, SZA wears a modified version of the [[St. Louis Blues]] jersey shirt, with her name on the back and the album title on the sleeves.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Christine |date=2022-12-01 |title=SZA Is Showing Some Hometown Pride in the Album Art for ''S.O.S.'' |url=https://www.stlmag.com/api/content/2931fd8c-7197-11ed-a8fc-12b3f1b64877/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=[[St. Louis Magazine]] |language=en-us}}</ref> The jersey was designed by SZA's art director, Jas Bell, who also worked with her on merchandise and cover artwork for the album's three pre-release singles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meara |first=Paul |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Meet Leonardo Chop: SZA's Art Director Behind Her Most Iconic Single Covers and Coveted Merch |url=https://www.bet.com/article/cz08h3/leonardo-chop-interview-sza |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=[[BET]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Benjamin |date=January 16, 2023 |title=St. Louis to SZA: How Jas Bell Forged His Path as an Art Director |url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/music/st-louis-to-sza-how-jas-bell-forged-his-path-as-an-art-director-39264435 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=[[Riverfront Times]] |language=en}}</ref>
SZA reported on the decision to associate the cover and album with Princess Diana's photo:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowen |first=Trace William |date=December 8, 2022 |title=SZA on How Princess Diana Photo Inspired Cover Art for New Album 'SOS' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/sza-princess-diana-photo-cover-art-new-album |access-date=December 10, 2022 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] |language=en |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210110732/https://www.complex.com/music/sza-princess-diana-photo-cover-art-new-album |url-status=live }}</ref> <blockquote>Originally I was supposed to be on top of, like, a shipping barge[.] But in the references that I pulled for that, I pulled the Diana reference because I just loved how isolated she felt and that was what I wanted to convey the most. And then at the last minute, we, like, didn't get clearance to get the shipping barges that we wanted and we were like, 'We're gonna build the diving board instead. We're still gonna try it.' We didn't nix the boat altogether and we tried it and it turned out cool and I wasn't sure it was going to be really cool until, like, right now.</blockquote>
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SZA sporadically released music over a two-plus year period as she continued to work on the album and push back on release dates. Releasing music videos for these singles, the second half of the video teasers for her next single would play at the end.<ref name="Mamo">{{cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |date=November 16, 2022 |title=SZA Is Finally Ready to Release That Album (Yes, Really!) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/sza-sos-new-album-2022-interview-1235171300/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116235413/https://www.billboard.com/music/features/sza-sos-new-album-2022-interview-1235171300/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Every single from ''SOS'', but "Shirt", reached the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100—"Good Days", "I Hate U", "Nobody Gets Me", the chart-topping "Kill Bill", and "Snooze".<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2023 |title=One of the year's very best concert tours is coming to San Francisco |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/10/18/one-of-the-years-very-best-concert-tours-is-coming-to-san-francisco/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029042233/https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/10/18/one-of-the-years-very-best-concert-tours-is-coming-to-san-francisco/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of a teaser video titled "[[PSA (song)|PSA]]" released on her 33rd birthday, a message written in [[Morse code]] can be seen, which after being translated spells out "S.O.S.".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=November 8, 2022 |title=SZA Teases Cryptic 'PSA' Project in New Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-teases-psa-video-1234627272/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117015228/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-teases-psa-video-1234627272/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' released on November 16, 2022, SZA confirmed the theories about the album title and release date in December 2022.<ref name="Mamo"/> She further admitted to feeling "stressed" about meeting the release deadline.<ref name="variety" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Alex |date=October 4, 2022 |title=SZA says she's not in a rush to release second album: "I don't have any deadlines" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-not-in-rush-second-album-dont-have-any-deadlines-3321785 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=NME |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117130419/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-not-in-rush-second-album-dont-have-any-deadlines-3321785 |url-status=live }}</ref>
SZA promoted the album on the December 3, 2022, episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as a musical guest.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=November 13, 2022 |title=SZA Announced as SNL Musical Guest |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sza-announced-as-snl-musical-guest/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116123819/https://pitchfork.com/news/sza-announced-as-snl-musical-guest/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She performed live the single "Shirt" and the at-the-time unreleased track "[[Blind (SZA song)|Blind]]", which she previously teased. On December 5, she posted a snippet of a song titled "[[Nobody Gets Me]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Nobody Gets Me - YouTube | date=December 5, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prVaXPNJS4E |access-date=December 5, 2022 |via=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205162137/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prVaXPNJS4E |url-status=live }}</ref> A few hours later, she posted the tracklist of the album on her [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1599843127803584512|user=sza|title=Which version for back tracklist?🤔|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> "[[Kill Bill (SZA song)|Kill Bill]]" and "Nobody Gets Me" were promoted to US [[contemporary hit radio]] on January 10, 2023.<ref name="CHRSingle">{{cite web|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105020424/https://allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2023|publisher=All Access Music Group|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On December 13, 2022, SZA took to social media to announce merchandise for ''SOS'', which included the St. Louis Blues jersey she wore in the cover art. At the same time, she revealed she would be touring North America in early 2023 in support of the album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowen |first=Trace William |date=December 14, 2022 |title=SZA Announces Details for First Arena Tour: 'Time to Take This Sh*t on the Road' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/sza-arena-tour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210110110/https://www.complex.com/music/sza-arena-tour |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[Complex (website)|Complex]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elitou |first=Tweety |date=January 11, 2023 |title=SZA's 'S' Hockey Jersey Is So Iconic That Fans Demanded It Become a Part of the ''SOS'' Merch Collection! |url=https://www.bet.com/article/1afi8a/sza-sos-merch-collection-jas-bell-exclusive-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117022822/https://www.bet.com/article/1afi8a/sza-sos-merch-collection-jas-bell-exclusive-interview |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[BET]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Mya |date=February 7, 2023 |title=SZA's Reign at No. 1 Thwarted by K-Pop Group, Tomorrow X Together |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/sza-sos-tomorrow-x-together-no-1-billboard-1234733435/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209152940/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/sza-sos-tomorrow-x-together-no-1-billboard-1234733435/ |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]}}</ref> The first leg of the [[SOS Tour]] consisted of shows across 17 cities in Canada and the United States,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Alex |date=December 13, 2022 |title=SZA Announces 2023 North American Tour |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sza_announces_2023_north_american_tour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114181035/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sza_announces_2023_north_american_tour |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Omar Apollo]] was announced to be the opening act.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=December 13, 2022 |title=SZA Announces North American Arena Tour for 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-announces-north-american-arena-tour-2023-3366137 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229002301/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-announces-north-american-arena-tour-2023-3366137 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The first show was on February 21, 2023, at the [[Value City Arena|Schottestein Center]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]]; and the last iswas on March 23, 2023, at the [[Kia Forum]] in [[Inglewood, California]].<ref name="AmericanSongwriter">{{Cite web |last=Houghton |first=Cillea |date=December 21, 2022 |title=SZA Reflects on Success of ''SOS'': 'God Is Excellent' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/sza-reflects-on-success-of-sos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222122207/https://americansongwriter.com/sza-reflects-on-success-of-sos/ |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[American Songwriter]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowen |first=Trace William |date=February 10, 2023 |title=SZA to Be Honored as Woman of the Year at 2023 ''Billboard'' Women in Music Awards |url=https://www.complex.com/music/sza-woman-of-the-year-2023-billboard-women-in-music-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217073402/https://www.complex.com/music/sza-woman-of-the-year-2023-billboard-women-in-music-awards |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[Complex (website)|Complex]] |language=en}}</ref> Tickets went on sale via SZA's website on December 16, 2022, at 12 pm [[Pacific Standard Time]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |date=December 13, 2022 |title=SZA Announces ''SOS'' Arena Tour with Omar Apollo |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/sza-sos-tour-tickets-omar-apollo-1235459258/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213154805/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/sza-sos-tour-tickets-omar-apollo-1235459258/ |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> with pre-sales hosted by [[Ticketmaster]] one day beforehand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Wren |date=December 13, 2022 |title=SZA Announces 2023 'The SOS North American Tour' |url=https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-2023-s-o-s-north-american-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113011241/https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-2023-s-o-s-north-american-tour/ |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[Consequence (website)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Three weeks after the second Inglewood show, SZA announced 35 more shows for the SOS Tour due to high demand. It included a new leg in Western Europe,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=April 11, 2023 |title=SZA announces new UK, Europe and US 2023 'SOS' tour dates |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-announces-new-uk-europe-and-us-2023-sos-tour-dates-buy-tickets-here-3428698 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413062252/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sza-announces-new-uk-europe-and-us-2023-sos-tour-dates-buy-tickets-here-3428698 |url-status=live }}</ref> with 15 dates in seven countries. Pre-sales were on April 12, 2023, starting 10 am local time, and an on-sale occurred two days later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=April 11, 2023 |title=SZA Unveils More 'S.O.S.' Tour Dates in North America and Europe |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/sza-announces-more-s-o-s-tour-dates-1235579307/ |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415111358/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/sza-announces-more-s-o-s-tour-dates-1235579307/ |url-status=live }}</ref> British singer [[Raye]] ishas been set to perform as the opening for the European dates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2023 |title=SZA Adds 2023 North American Tour Dates |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sza-adds-2023-north-american-tour-dates/ |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413010246/https://pitchfork.com/news/sza-adds-2023-north-american-tour-dates/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After touring Europe, SZA returnsreturned to North America<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=April 11, 2023 |title=SZA Expands ''S.O.S.'' World Tour |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/04/sza-world-tour/ |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412080715/https://www.spin.com/2023/04/sza-world-tour/ |url-status=live }}</ref> for 21 concerts in the United States and another concert in Canada. Pre-sales were on April 13 at 10 am local time, and tickets went on sale on April 14 at 12 pm local time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |date=April 11, 2023 |title=SZA Extends S.O.S. Tour in North America & Europe: See the Dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sza-sos-tour-2023-more-dates-1235300938/ |access-date=April 12, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412103023/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sza-sos-tour-2023-more-dates-1235300938/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
"[[Snooze (song)|Snooze]]" was sent to radio stations in the United States on April 25, 2023, as the sixth single from ''SOS''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/R&B Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|access-date=April 21, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111213112/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40/Rhythmic Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419200501/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=April 19, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2023}}</ref> It was the only song to spend all weeks of 2023 charting on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |date=2024-02-06 |title=SZA on Grammy Wins, New Album ''Lana'' and Album of the Year Snub: 'I'm Grateful I Won Three' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/sza-grammy-wins-snub-new-album-lana-1235816722/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206011519/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/sza-grammy-wins-snub-new-album-lana-1235816722/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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''[[NME]]''<nowiki/>'s writer Rhian Daly reported that "under SZA's command it feels cohesive, organic and like every skip into a new genre is completely justified for each track", pointing out that ''SOS'' is "a phenomenal record that barely puts a foot wrong and raises the bar even higher than she set it before".<ref name="NME review"/> Cady Siregar by [[Consequence (publication)|''Consequence'']] defined the album "an assured, ambitious, expansive, and genre-defying journey into the very depths of heartbreak and the many shades it comes in". The journalist emphasized that in ''[[Ctrl (SZA album)|Ctrl]]'' there is no predefined musical genre, because "the theme lies in her vocal prowess, the daringness of her vision, and her lyrical frankness".<ref name="ConsequenceReview" />
Wesley McLean of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' highlighted the quality of the writing throughout the project, stating that, "SZA's ability to communicate her deepest feelings and insecurities in such an intimate and personal manner remains her greatest strength," adding that, "her writing, even at its simplest, is effortlessly and immediately gripping."
Reviewing the album for [[AllMusic]], Andy Kellman compared it favourably to SZA's previous album; "Hour-plus length and stylistic variety likewise signal that ''SOS'' could be the overreaching kind of highly anticipated follow-up. Still, it's an advancement from ''Ctrl'' in every respect apart from cohesion."<ref name="AllMusic"/> Writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Will Dukes also commented on the album's runtime; "''SOS'' is very long – 23 tracks, well over an hour. It suggests someone continually adding to and augmenting a project, or perhaps throwing everything they've got at it, fuelled by the feeling that they might not do this again. The results are hugely eclectic."<ref name="RollingStone" />
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By the time ''SOS'' was released, many authors and publications had already released their respective year-end best-of album lists. In the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen commented that the album's December release was a "bold move" and a reminder that critics should have waited until the year was almost over before curating their rankings.<ref name="SMH-AlbumReview">{{Cite web |last1=Moran |first1=Robert |last2=Shand |first2=John |last3=Nguyen |first3=Giselle Au-Nhien |date=November 29, 2022 |title=SZA's Addictive Album Is the Summer Soundtrack You've Been Waiting For |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/a-searing-sign-off-from-one-of-the-best-bands-of-all-20221125-p5c1d2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229163554/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/a-searing-sign-off-from-one-of-the-best-bands-of-all-20221125-p5c1d2.html |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> Nonetheless, some that released later lists included ''SOS.'' These include Mesfin Fekadu for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' (2nd out of 10 albums),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |date=December 21, 2022 |title=''Hollywood Reporter'' Music Editor Picks the 10 Best Albums of 2022 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/best-albums-2022-beyonce-harry-styles-sza-kendrick-lamar-1235285596/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222215216/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/best-albums-2022-beyonce-harry-styles-sza-kendrick-lamar-1235285596/ |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Jem Aswad for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' (10th out of 10),<ref name="VM">{{cite web |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |last2=Aswad |first2=Jem |date=December 9, 2022 |title=The Best Albums of 2022 |url=https://variety.com/lists/the-best-albums-of-2022/jem-aswads-top-10-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215083603/https://variety.com/lists/the-best-albums-of-2022/jem-aswads-top-10-2/ |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |access-date=December 15, 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Allan Raible for ''[[Good Morning America]]'' (10th out of 50),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raible |first=Allan |date=December 28, 2022 |title=Review: 50 Best Albums of 2022 |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/review-50-best-albums-2022-95172844 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=[[Good Morning America]] |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229145046/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/review-50-best-albums-2022-95172844 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' (10th out of 22),<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2022 |title=The 22 Best Albums of 2022 |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/12/22-best-albums-of-2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102225800/https://www.spin.com/2022/12/22-best-albums-of-2022/ |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'' (11th out of 50),<ref name="Con">{{cite web |author= |date=December 6, 2022 |title=Top 50 Albums of 2022 |url=https://consequence.net/2022/12/top-50-albums-2022-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214132038/https://consequence.net/2022/12/top-50-albums-2022-list/ |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=December 15, 2022 |work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref> and ''[[Beats Per Minute]]'' (22nd out of 50).<ref name="BPM">{{cite web |last1=Hakimian |first1=Rob |last2=Mcmullen |first2=Chase |last3=Sentz |first3=Tim |last4=Pickard |first4=Joshua |last5=Wohlmacher |first5=John |last6=Finlayson |first6=Ray |last7=Amen |first7=John |last8=Kohner |first8=Kyle |last9=Early |first9=JT |display-authors=2 |date=December 16, 2022 |title=BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2022 |url=https://beatsperminute.com/bpms-top-50-albums-of-2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215210936/https://beatsperminute.com/bpms-top-50-albums-of-2022/ |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |work=[[Beats Per Minute (website)|BPM]]}}</ref>
Because ''SOS'' was released too late to be included in 2022 year-end lists, several publications listed it among their best albums of 2023 instead.<ref name="Dazed-Ranking" /><ref name="NYT-Rankings" /> It topped the year-end rankings curated by ''Pitchfork'',<ref>{{cite web |date=December 5, 2023 |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2023/ |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-date=December 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206155133/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'',<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=November 30, 2023 |title=The 100 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2023-1234879538/sza-sos-2-1234890220/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130235458/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2023-1234879538/sza-sos-2-1234890220/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mikael Wood for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=December 6, 2023 |title=The 20 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-12-06/best-albums-2023-sza-kali-uchis |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212205653/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-12-06/best-albums-2023-sza-kali-uchis |url-status=live }}</ref> and Dan Deluca for ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'';<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeLuca |first=Dan |date=December 24, 2023 |title=Our Pop Music Critic Picks His Best Albums of the Year |url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/best-albums-2023-sza-boygenius-olivia-rodrigo-black-thought-20231224.html |url-access=limited |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224105009/https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/best-albums-2023-sza-boygenius-olivia-rodrigo-black-thought-20231224.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and appeared in [[Jon Pareles]]' and [[Jon Caramanica]]'s respective listicles for ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name="NYT-Rankings">{{Cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |author-link=Jon Pareles |last2=Caramanica |first2=Jon |author-link2=Jon Caramanica |last3=Zoladz |first3=Lindsay |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Best Albums of 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/arts/music/best-albums-2023.html |url-status=live |access-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130110259/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/arts/music/best-albums-2023.html/#link-30f66a6 |archive-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> Ranking ''SOS'' among their top 5 were ''[[Complex (website)|Complex]]'' (2),<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mckinney |first1=Jessica |last2=Caraballo |first2=Ecleen Luzmila |last3=Skelton |first3=Eric |last4=Rose |first4=Jordan |last5=High |first5=Kemet |last6=Eccleston |first6=Katelina 'Gata' |last7=Hay |first7=Kameron |last8=De Jesus |first8=Alejandro |last9=Berry |first9=Peter A. |display-authors=2 |date=December 15, 2023 |title=The Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/best-albums-2023 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=[[Complex (website)|Complex]] |language=en-us |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101035221/https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/best-albums-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' (4),<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2023 |title=The 27 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2023/12/6/23989332/best-albums-2023-sza-lana-olivia-100-gecs |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] |language=en |archive-date=December 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206145453/https://www.theringer.com/music/2023/12/6/23989332/best-albums-2023-sza-lana-olivia-100-gecs |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Maura Johnston]] for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (3),<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Johnston |first=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |date=December 5, 2023 |title=The 10 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://time.com/6340131/best-albums-2023/ |access-date=December 6, 2023 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |language=en |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226235730/https://time.com/6340131/best-albums-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Spencer Kornhaber for ''[[The Atlantic]]'' (4).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |date=December 13, 2023 |title=The 10 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/12/best-albums-2023-amaraae-wednesday-caroline-polachek-sza/676301/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231140859/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/12/best-albums-2023-amaraae-wednesday-caroline-polachek-sza/676301/ |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=[[The Atlantic]] |language=en}}</ref> Other listicles that featured the album included those by [[NPR Music]] (placed),<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2023 |title=Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/12/05/1211225533/best-albums-2023 |access-date=December 5, 2023 |website=[[NPR]] |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213070526/https://www.npr.org/2023/12/05/1211225533/best-albums-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Dazed]]'' (7th out of 20),<ref name="Dazed-Ranking">{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2023 |title=The 20 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/61576/1/the-best-albums-of-2023-kelela-lana-del-rey-olivia-rodrigo-guts |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=[[Dazed]] |language=en |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215091112/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/61576/1/the-best-albums-of-2023-kelela-lana-del-rey-olivia-rodrigo-guts |url-status=live }}</ref> , ''[[The Independent]]'' (13th out of 30),<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Beaumont |first1=Mark |last2=Brown |first2=Helen |last3=Nugent |first3=Annabel |last4=O'Connor |first4=Roisin |date=December 14, 2023 |title=The 30 Best Albums of 2023, from Olivia Rodrigo to Lana Del Rey |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-albums-2023-ranked-b2462716.html |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214100936/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-albums-2023-ranked-b2462716.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' (19th out of 27),<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gillis |first1=Drew |last2=Erlewine |first2=Stephen Thomas |author-link2=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |last3=Keates |first3=Emma |last4=Lowery |first4=Tim |last5=Gajjar |first5=Saloni |last6=Carr |first6=Mary Kate |date=December 13, 2023 |title=The 27 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.avclub.com/best-albums-2023-1851094504 |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214010251/https://www.avclub.com/best-albums-2023-1851094504/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Fader]]'' (25th out of 50),<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |last2=Ross |first2=Alex Robert |last3=Renshaw |first3=David |last4=Helfand |first4=Raphael |last5=Siregar |first5=Cady |last6=Madden |first6=Emma |last7=Medithi |first7=Vivian |last8=Smith |first8=Nadine |last9=Dubois |first9=Lila |display-authors=2 |date=December 12, 2023 |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/12/12/best-albums-of-2023 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=[[The Fader]] |language=en |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212195432/https://www.thefader.com/2023/12/12/best-albums-of-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Carl Wilson (writer)|Carl Wilson]] for ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' (placed),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Carl |author-link=Carl Wilson (writer) |date=December 11, 2023 |title=The 12 Best Albums of 2023 |url=https://slate.com/culture/2023/12/best-albums-2023-music-critics-list.html |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211141502/https://slate.com/culture/2023/12/best-albums-2023-music-critics-list.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and David Renshaw for ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' (placed).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Renshaw |first=David |title=The 10 Best Albums of 2023 |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/best-albums-of-2023/ |access-date=January 2, 2024 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231064222/https://www.wired.com/story/best-albums-of-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== Commercial performance ==
In the US, ''SOS'' achieved several accomplishments and broke a series of records on the overall ''Billboard'' 200 chart and its component charts. Fueled by a five-year wait for its release, it debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 318,000 equivalent album units sold<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/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216234505/https://www.billboard.com/lists/sza-sos-anniversary-kill-bill-records-achievements/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and stayed at the top for ten weeks. By doing so, ''SOS'' became the chart's then-longest running number-one album by a woman in the 2020s, the first album by a woman to top the chart for at least ten weeks since [[Adele]]'s [[25 (Adele album)|''25'']] (2015–2016), the first R&B/hip-hop album to do so since [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s [[Views (album)|''Views'']] (2016), and the first R&B album by a woman to do so since [[Mariah Carey]]'s [[Mariah Carey (album)|self-titled debut]] in 1991.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=February 26, 2023 |title=SZA's 'SOS' Makes It 10 Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-sos-ten-weeks-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235261008/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226200120/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-sos-ten-weeks-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235261008/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Its first-week figures included 404.58 million on-demand official streams, which broke the record for the biggest streaming week ever for an R&B album and gave ''SOS'' the second-largest streaming week for an album by a woman.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=December 19, 2022 |title=SZA Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'SOS' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-first-number-one-album-billboard-200-chart-sos-1235189465/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219220142/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-first-number-one-album-billboard-200-chart-sos-1235189465/ |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 19, 2022}}</ref> It was the top certified album in the US in 2023, being certified [[Music recording certification|triple platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=December 11, 2023 |title=SZA, Karol G, Peso Pluma Lead RIAA Gold and Platinum 2023 Honorees |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/sza-peso-pluma-riaa-gold-platinum-2023-honorees-1235832800/ |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211140017/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/sza-peso-pluma-riaa-gold-platinum-2023-honorees-1235832800/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Elsewhere, ''SOS'' entered within the top 5 of 10 countries: it debuted atop charts [[Canadian Albums Chart|in Canada]], Netherlands, and New Zealand; at number 2 in Australia (in which it peaked at number one in its seventh week), the UK, and Ireland; at number 3 in Norway and Denmark; and number 4 in Sweden and Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=December 20, 2022 |title=N.J. Star SZA Lands 1st No. 1 Album as Brilliant ''S.O.S.'' Tops ''Billboard'' |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/12/nj-star-sza-lands-1st-no-1-album-as-brilliant-sos-tops-billboard.html |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=[[NJ.com]] |language=en |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224074312/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/12/nj-star-sza-lands-1st-no-1-album-as-brilliant-sos-tops-billboard.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''SOS''{{'}}s singles have also seen significant success on American radio, with "Kill Bill", "I Hate U", and "Snooze" all topping the [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic]] airplay chart, and the former becoming her first solo number one on the [[Pop Airplay]] chart and the longest running number-one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart by a female artist.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/sza-kill-bill-number-1-rhythmic-airplay-chart/|title=SZA's 'Kill Bill' Tops Its First Radio Chart With No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay|magazine=billboard|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|date=March 1, 2023|access-date=July 9, 2023|archive-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308212925/https://www.billboard.com/pro/sza-kill-bill-number-1-rhythmic-airplay-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-kill-bill-hits-number-one-pop-airplay-chart-1235303289/|title=SZA's 'Kill Bill' Slays All Competition, Reaches No. 1 on Pop Airplay Chart|magazine=billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=April 14, 2023|access-date=July 9, 2023|archive-date=April 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421182554/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-kill-bill-hits-number-one-pop-airplay-chart-1235303289/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-kill-bill-breaks-record-hot-rb-hip-hop-songs-chart-1235300639/|title=SZA's 'Kill Bill' Breaks Female No. 1 Record on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart|magazine=billboard|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=July 9, 2023|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528030811/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-kill-bill-breaks-record-hot-rb-hip-hop-songs-chart-1235300639/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| writer1 = {{hlist|[[SZA|Solána Rowe]]|[[Jay Versace|Jahlil Gunter]]|[[Rob Bisel]]|[[Gabriel Samuel Hardeman]]}}
| extra1 = [[Jay Versace]]
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==Personnel==
'''Musicians'''
'''Instruments'''
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* [[SZA]] – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 14, 16, 20)
* [[SZA]]{{spaced en dash}} lead vocals (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 14, 16, 20)
* [[Carter Lang]] – bass (2, 17), choir (2, 12), guitar (2, 13), keyboards (3, 6, 12, 13, 17), drums (12, 13), piano (12)
* [[Travis Scott]]{{spaced en dash}} additional vocals (4); lead vocals (20)
* Rob Bisel – bass (2, 17), choir (2, 12), guitar (2, 13), keyboards (3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 17), vocals (4), acoustic guitar (6); drums, piano (12); background vocals (14, 16, 20, 25)
* [[TeoDon HalmToliver]]{{spaced –en keyboards,dash}} guitar,lead drumsvocals (20, 257)
* [[Phoebe Bridgers]]{{spaced en dash}} lead vocals (12)
* [[ThankGod4Cody]] – drums (3, 17), keyboards (3), choir (10)
* [[Lizzo]]{{spaced en dash}} background vocals (13)
* [[Tyran Donaldson|Scum]] – keyboards (3)
* Granny{{spaced en dash}} [[Hip hop skit|skit]] (7, 20)
* Alessandro Buccellati – [[accordion]], additional vocals, keyboards (4)
* [[Travis ScottSadhguru]]{{spaced –en backgrounddash}} vocalsskit (412, 18)
* Alexandria Arowora{{spaced en dash}} choir (10)
* Aire Atlantica – drums (4)
* Aire Atlantica{{spaced en dash}} [[Drum Programming|programmed drums]] (4)
* Will Miller – keyboards (6)
* [[Rob Bisel]]{{spaced en dash}} guitars (2, 13); [[Bassline|bass]] (2, 13, 17); [[Mellotron]] (2); choir (2, 12); keyboards (3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 17); additional vocals (4); acoustic guitar (6); drums, piano (12); background vocals (14, 16, 20)
* Yuli – viola (6)
* [[Benny Blanco]]{{spaced en dash}} keyboards, background vocals (16)
* Granny – vocals (7, 20)
* AlexandriaErik AroworaBrooks{{spaced –en dash}} choir (10)
* AnthonyJewchelle JohnsonBrown{{spaced –en dash}} choir (10)
* [[Alessandro Buccellati]]{{spaced en dash}} keyboards, [[accordion]] (4)
* Charles Harmon – choir (10)
* ChelseaImani MillerCarolyn{{spaced –en dash}} choir (10)
* DylanStorm NeustadterChapman{{spaced –en dash}} choir (10)
* Matt Cohn{{spaced en dash}} drums (12)
* Erik Brooks – choir (10)
* [[Jacob Collier]]{{spaced en dash}}background vocals (22)
* Imani Carolyn – choir (10)
* JewchelleRoman BrownCollins{{spaced –en dash}} choir (10)
* [[Omer Fedi]]{{spaced en dash}} keyboards (16)
* Joslynn James – choir (10)
* [[Teo Halm]]{{spaced en dash}} guitar, drums, keyboards (20)
* Roman Collins – choir (10)
* StormCharles ChapmanHarmon{{spaced –en dash}} choir (10)
* SydJoslynn TagleJames{{spaced –en dash}} choir (10)
* [[StixAnthony Hooper|Stix]]Johnson{{spaced –en drumsdash}} choir (10)
* [[Carter Lang]]{{spaced en dash}} guitars (2, 13); bass (2, 13, 17); drums (2, 12, 13); choir (2, 12); keyboards (3, 6, 12, 13, 17); piano (12)
* Matt Cohn – drums (12)
* Chelsea Miller{{spaced en dash}} choir (10)
* [[Sadhguru]] – vocals (12, 18)
* Will Miller{{spaced en dash}} keyboards (6)
* [[Lizzo]] – background vocals (13)
* Dylan Neustadter{{spaced en dash}} choir (10)
* [[Benny Blanco]] – background vocals, keyboards (16)
* [[BlakeTyran SlatkinDonaldson|Scum]]{{spaced –en keyboards,dash}} guitarkeyboards (163)
* [[OmerBlake FediSlatkin]]{{spaced –en dash}} keyboards, guitar (16)
* Sammy[[Still WitteWoozy]]{{spaced –en guitardash}} guitars (17)
* [[StillStix WoozyHooper|Stix]]{{spaced –en guitardash}} drums (1710)
* Syd Tagle{{spaced en dash}} choir (10)
* [[Jacob Collier]] – background vocals (22)
* [[ThankGod4Cody]]{{spaced en dash}} keyboards, programmed drums (3); choir (10); drums (17)
* Sammy Witte{{spaced en dash}} guitars (17)
* Yuli{{spaced en dash}} [[viola]] (6)
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'''Technical'''
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* Dale Becker – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] (1–20, 22, 23, 25)
* Derek "206derek" Anderson{{spaced en dash}} [[Audio engineer|vocal engineering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|vocal mixing]] (4, 7, 20)
* Rob Bisel – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] (1, 2, 6, 8, 12, 19–21), [[Audio engineer|engineering]] (all tracks), mastering (21), vocal engineering (3, 17)
* [[ShawnDale Everett]]Becker{{spaced –en mixingdash}} (1,[[Mastering 22(audio), |mastering]] (22all tracks)
* Rob Bisel{{spaced en dash}} engineering (all tracks); sound effects engineering (1); mixing (2, 6, 8, 12, 19–21); vocal mixing (1, 3, 17)
* [[Jaycen Joshua]] – mixing (3, 17, 23)
* Benny Blanco{{spaced en dash}} [[Programming (music)|programming]] (14, 16); engineering (16)
* Derek "206derek" Anderson – mixing, engineering (4, 20)
* JonRachel CastelliBlum{{spaced –en dash}} assistant mixing (4, 73, 1117, 1523)
* Bryce Bordone{{spaced en dash}} engineering for mix (14, 16)
* [[Manny Marroquin]] – mixing (5, 18)
* [[DanaJon Nielsen]]Castelli{{spaced –en dash}} mixing (94, 7, 1011, 1315)
* Hector Castro{{spaced en dash}} engineering (9, 15, 19, 21)
* [[Serban Ghenea|Şerban Ghenea]] – mixing (14, 16)
* CarsonAustin GrahamChristy{{spaced –en dash}} assistant engineering (1, 5, 6, 8, 17, 1815)
* Josh Deguzman{{spaced –en dash}} engineering for mix (4, 7, 11, 15)
* HectorJeremy CastroDilli{{spaced –en dash}} assistant engineering (9, 15, 1916, 2118)
* DJ Riggins{{spaced en dash}} assistant mixing (3, 17, 23)
* Dylan Neustadter – engineering (10, 11, 16)
* BryceHayden BordoneDuncan{{spaced –en dash}} assistant engineering (143, 10, 12, 15, 16)
* DerekShelby KeotaEpstine{{spaced –en dash}} assistant engineering (19, 2320)
* [[Shawn Everett]]{{spaced en dash}} mixing (1, 22); mastering (22)
* Micah Petit – engineering (19, 23)
* Omer Fedi{{spaced en dash}} programming (16)
* Will Maclellan – vocal engineering (12)
* KatiePatrick HarveyGardner{{spaced –en dash}} assistant engineering assistance (1–20, 22, 2314)
* [[Serban Ghenea]]{{spaced en dash}} mixing (14, 16)
* Noah McCorkle – engineering assistance (1–20, 22, 23)
* Carson Graham{{spaced en dash}} sound effects engineering (1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 17, 18)
* Robert N. Johnson – engineering assistance (2, 4–6, 9, 12–15, 17–21)
* Katie Harvey{{spaced en dash}} assistant mastering (all tracks)
* Syd Tagle – engineering assistance (2, 8, 10–12, 15–17)
* TreyNoah PearceHashimoto{{spaced –en dash}} assistant engineering assistance (2, 97, 1713)
* Robert N. Johnson{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineering (2, 4–6, 9, 12–15, 17–21)
* Hayden Duncan – engineering assistance (3, 10, 12, 15, 16)
* DJ[[Jaycen RigginsJoshua]]{{spaced –en engineeringdash}} assistancemixing (3, 17, 23)
* JacobDerek RichardsKeota{{spaced –en dash}} engineering assistance (3, 1719, 23)
* Carter Lang{{spaced en dash}} programming (14)
* Mike Seaberg – engineering assistance (3, 17, 23)
* RachelJonathan BlumLopez{{spaced –en dash}} assistant engineering assistance (3, 178, 2314)
* BenWill SedanoMaclellan{{spaced –en dash}} vocal engineering assistance (5, 7, 1912)
* Anthony[[Manny VilchisMarroquin]]{{spaced –en engineeringdash}} assistancemixing (5, 18)
* Noah McCorkle{{spaced en dash}} assistant mastering (all tracks)
* Trey Station – engineering assistance (5, 18)
* Dylan Neustadter{{spaced en dash}} engineering (10, 11)
* Zach Pereyra – engineering assistance (5, 18)
* [[Dana Nielsen]]{{spaced en dash}} mixing (9, 10, 13)
* Jon Sher – engineering assistance (5)
* Trey Pearce{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineering (2, 9, 17)
* Kaushlesh Purohit – engineering assistance (7)
* Zach Pereyra{{spaced en dash}} assistant mixing (5, 18)
* Noah Hashimoto – engineering assistance (7, 13)
* Micah Pettit{{spaced en dash}} engineering (19, 23)
* Jonathan Lopez – engineering assistance (8, 14)
* Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineering (7)
* Patrick Gardner – engineering assistance (14)
* Jacob Richards{{spaced en dash}} assistant mixing (3, 17, 23)
* Austin Christy – engineering assistance (15)
* Dave "Spanks" Schwerkolt{{spaced en dash}} engineering (16)
* Jeremy Dilli – engineering assistance (16, 18)
* Mike Seaberg{{spaced en dash}} assistant mixing (3, 17, 23)
* Shelby Epstine – engineering assistance (20)
* Ben Sedano{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineering (5, 7, 19)
* [[Benny Blanco]] – [[programming (music)|programming]] (16)
* [[BlakeShellback{{spaced Slatkin]]en –dash}} programming (16)
* Jon Sher{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineering (5)
* [[Omer Fedi]] – programming (16)
* [[ShellbackBlake (recordSlatkin{{spaced producer)|Shellback]]en –dash}} programming (16)
* Trey Station{{spaced en dash}} assistant mixing (5, 18)
* Syd Tagle{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineering (2, 8, 10–12, 15–17)
* Ryan "Mellow" Venable{{spaced en dash}} vocal engineering (7)
* Anthony Vilchis{{spaced en dash}} assistant mixing (5, 18)
* [[Joe Visciano]]{{spaced en dash}} vocal mixing (22)
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''SOS''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=20232024|access-date=AugustSeptember 2027, 20232024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Platinum|number=3Diamond|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=AprilAugust 915, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Platinum|number=4|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=March 4, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Platinum|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|id=12855|access-date=September 20, 2023}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=February 21, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|source=artist|access-date=November 27, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=June 26, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Platinum|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=February 2, 2024|id=9622-4680-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=SZA|title=SOS|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=August 8, 2023}}
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==References==
{{reflist}}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hipcoded.com/|title=Hip Hop Music Download .|date=September 29, 2023|website=Hipcoded|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327063913/https://hipcoded.com/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://www.litemusic.co.za/|title=South Africa Music Download .|date=March 27, 2024|website=Litemusic|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327175604/https://www.litemusic.co.za/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://hiphoptune.com.ng/album-download/sza-sos/|title=SZA SOS Album Download .|date=March 27, 2024|website=HipHopTune NG}}
{{Cite web|url=https://invomusic.com/|title=Nigeria Music Download .|date=March 27, 2024|website=Invomusic|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321195902/https://invomusic.com/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://www.simpletune.net/|title=Music Download .|date=March 27, 2024|website=SimpleTune|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327205240/https://www.simpletune.net/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://ibloaded.com.ng/|title=Foreign Music Download .|date=March 27, 2024|website=Ibloaded|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321163348/https://ibloaded.com.ng/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://vitalmp3.com/|title=Naija Songs Download .|date=March 27, 2024|website=Vitalmp3|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327212306/https://vitalmp3.com/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://flomp3.com/|title=Latest Music Download .|date=March 27, 2024|website=Flomp3|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325183005/https://flomp3.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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