"Lift
Me Up" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was
released on October 28, 2022, by Westbury Road, Roc Nation, Def Jam, and Hollywood
Records, as the lead single from the soundtrack album of
the 2022 superhero film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The
song marks Rihanna's first solo music output since her 2016 studio album, Anti.[4] The R&B ballad,
"Lift Me Up", was written by Rihanna, Nigerian singer Tems, Ryan
Coogler, and produced by Ludwig Göransson.
Music
critics were divided on the song; some praised Rihanna's vocals, but
others labeled the song's lyrics and the production generic. It received
various film awards nominations, including Best Original Song at
the 95th Academy Awards and Best Original Song at
the 80th Golden Globe Awards. The song has
also won various awards, including Best Original Song in a Feature Film at
the 13th Hollywood Music in Media
Awards and Best Song at the 2023 African-American Film Critics
Association.
"Lift
Me Up" reached number one in Belgium, Hungary, Switzerland, and South
Africa, number two on the US Billboard Hot
100 chart, top five in Australia, the United Kingdom, France and the
top ten in various other countries. It was certified diamond by the Syndicat National de
l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), platinum by Music
Canada and the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA), and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
American cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw directed the music
video, which sees Rihanna on an empty beach interspersed with short scenes from
the film. Rihanna performed "Lift Me Up" for the first time at
the 95th Academy Awards.
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