The song “Joni”, is a trap song written from the perspective of Joni Mitchell. The song was first teased on February 26, 2020, via an interview with Rolling Stone.

SZA shared a screenshot of her mother’s review of her unreleased music along with the song title, “Joni.” Her mother praised the track, saying:

Sitting here eyes closed rocking from side to side to your music…I was surprised and touched by the sweet homa'ge to your granny. Love it and love you and thank you so much for stepping out of what’s comfortable to share it with me. I feel so special 💕💕. Excited for you!

SZA dropped two versions of the track on August 22, 2021, one on SoundCloud, and one accompanied by a video on Instagram.

On August 26, 2021, SZA wrote “The album version of Joni has a guest” via an Instagram story.