Song · SZA
“Drew Barrymore” by SZA
From the album Ctrl (2017)
“Drew Barrymore” by SZA appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2017 and 2025. It was first released in 2017 on the album Ctrl. Its best result is #42 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #247 indie & aaa song of 2017 and #3,854 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Drew Barrymore" was the lead single from Ctrl, SZA's 2017 major-label debut, and the first real taste of the album she had been building on Top Dawg Entertainment since her Z EP. The idea came from SZA seeing her own upbringing in the outcasts and oddballs Barrymore kept playing on screen.
Tyran Donaldson and Carter Lang produced it, strings drift through the arrangement, and Derek Ali mixed it; the label's boss, Terrence "Punch" Henderson, shares the writing credit with SZA, Donaldson, Lang and Macie Stewart. Dave Meyers directed the video, and Barrymore herself turns up for a cameo.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 544 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 628 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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