Prince’s influence is heavy on this track—from the high-octane electro beat to the funkified horn lines, which were sampled from his song “Housequake.” And speaking of His Royal Badness, Lizzo had the opportunity to work with him in 2014. She was a member of the Minneapolis-based R&B/rap trio the Chalice at the time. The Chalice was featured on the irresistible funk track “Boytrouble” from Prince & 3rdEyeGirl’s album Plectrumelectrum (2014). In an interview with Fuse, Lizzo said that working with Prince was “one of those very surreal things that I will actually never get over...It’s almost like a fairytale.”
“Worship” is a track from Lizzo’s debut solo EP Coconut Oil, released on October 7, 2016. The writers credited on the song are Lizzo, Eric Frederick, Joe Spargur and the late Cuban singer/composer José Fernández Díaz. A part of Diaz’s classic song “Guajira Guantanamera” was sampled in “Worship.” “Worship” was produced by Ricky Reed, who also mixed the track as well as played all the instruments.
“Worship” was featured in the first episode of the television series “Step Up: High Water,” which premiered on Youtube Red on January 31, 2018. And it’s included on the soundtrack for the comedy Like a Boss (2020). The song was also featured on the season-seven finale of Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy-drama series “Shameless.” The finale originally aired on December 18, 2016.
Lizzo was born Melissa Viviane Jefferson on April 27, 1988 in Detroit, Michigan. The multitalented artist is also a classically trained flute player. She often breaks out her flute during live performances and dazzles audiences with her playing abilities. And sometimes she even plays the flute while twerking. Now that’s some serious multitasking.