Tiffany Haddish is kicking off Black Music Month with a bang. Billboard can exclusively announce that her upcoming single “Woman Up” is arriving first thing Friday (June 7), and it was written alongside Grammy-winning songwriting icon Diane Warren.
The song, which captures the spirit of female empowerment and overcoming obstacles, follows Haddish’s equally inspirational 2022 book I Curse You With Joy, which details her learned lessons of childhood trauma, being a Black woman in the entertainment business and reuniting with her estranged father.
“I hate to see you this way/ Lying in your bed, covers over your head, thinking that it’s over,” Haddish sings on the upbeat anthem. “But it’s not, just stop/ And woman up.” (Listen to a snippet below.)
In addition to the song, Haddish is also releasing a music video, with Warren herself making a cameo.
“I am beyond excited to share this incredible song ‘Woman Up’ with the world,” the Girls Trip star shared in a statement with Billboard. “Collaborating with legendary songwriter Diane Warren has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. The essence of this song accurately describes how I get myself motivated on a daily basis and pick myself up when I need it most.”
Warren added: “It was great to work with Tiffany on ‘Woman Up.’ It’s a song about being knocked down and picking yourself back up. Tiffany makes you believe every word, that nothing can hold you back or keep you down.”
Haddish is already a Grammy winner, taking home best comedy album in 2021 for an album from her special Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah — marking the sixth woman overall to win in this category and the second Black woman to receive the accolade after Whoopi Goldberg 35 years before in 1986.
Warren has written nine songs that have topped the Billboard Hot 100, including Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” (six weeks at No. 1 in 1996) and Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (four weeks at No. 1 in 1998). She’s won one Grammy from 15 nominations and has 15 nods in the best original song category at the Academy Awards.
Pre-save “Woman Up” here before it arrives at midnight ET/9 p.m. PT tonight, and listen to a snippet of the song below:
