“About Damn Time” is Lizzo’s first release in 2022, and the lead single for her senior studio album, Special. This song comes after her short hiatus from her previous collaborative single, “Rumors”, with rapper Cardi B. As the track’s title already suggests, Lizzo reveals her excitement and relief over releasing her long-awaited studio album through this Disco-Pop track.

The song was first revealed and teased on The Late Late Show with James Corden, which featured a snippet of the pre-chorus and chorus on March 22, 2022, and the following day Lizzo teased the first lines through a TikTok video.