Drew Barrymore

"Drew Barrymore" is a song by American singer SZA, released as the lead single from her debut major-label album, Ctrl. The Dave Meyers-directed music video was released on June 20, 2017, and includes a cameo from actress Drew Barrymore. Background The idea for the song came from parallels between Rowe's upbringing and Barrymore's film roles, in which she always played an outcast or an "oddball." In an interview with USA Today, SZA revealed she wrote Barrymore a "long, dramatic letter" about "how all her movies shaped me." She detailed how Barrymore's character in Never Been Kissed, nicknamed Josie Grossie, "made me feel better about being awkward and having crooked teeth and just being myself." Her manager never sent Barrymore the letter but reached out to her team. In a brief interview with the Recording Academy, SZA explained that "she connected to Josie Grossie, like [she was] Josie Grossie": "Film just really takes me to a weird place where I'm making a soundtrack to a movie I've already seen that already has a soundtrack, but this is what that movie means to me." Music and lyrics The track opens with distorted instrumentals creating a psychedelic sound. The R&B track is characterized by its dreary feel. The lyrics discuss insecurity, self worth, and relationships.