American singer-songwriter Lizzo is back with a new song, "Love in Real Life," that captures a key moment in the creative vision behind her latest music. Partly inspired by The Strokes, the song marked a turning point after a long writing period and became the foundation for what followed. The story behind "Love in Real Life" makes the song even more meaningful. Lizzo had been writing since October 2023, building up a huge catalog of material before settling on the song in early 2024. Creating the song became a defining moment for her, shifting her creative focus and making it the starting point for the rest of the project.
That feeling of a new beginning is the heart of the song's identity. "Love in Real Life" is where the music's direction clicked into place. As the opening track, it reinforces that role and sets the creative path that followed. The Strokes were a big inspiration for the song, especially the mood around making it. The influence is part of the track's musical background, but Lizzo's own songwriting approach is at the core.
Blake Slatkin, Eric Frederic, Melissa "Lizzo" Jefferson and Theron Thomas wrote "Love in Real Life." Ricky Reed and Blake Slatkin produced the song, gathering a collaborative team to work on the track. Lizzo had been writing for months when she stumbled upon a song that shifted the direction of the material, turning "Love in Real Life" into the launchpad for something new. "Love in Real Life" feels like it's more than a one-off, given where it began in the project and its origins in a significant creative pivot. It opens a new chapter of inspiration and experimentation, and of the moment when an artist knows where she wants to go.
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