Ghost in the Machine (song)
"Ghost in the Machine" is a song by American singer-songwriter SZA from her second studio album, SOS (2022), featuring guest vocals by singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers. It won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 66th ceremony.
This article is about the SZA song. For other songs of the same name, see Ghost in the Machine (disambiguation) § Songs."Ghost in the Machine"
December 9, 2022
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- Solána Rowe
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Rob Bisel
- Carter Lang
- Matt Cohn
- Marshall Vore
- Teo Halm
- Michael Uzowuru
- Rob Bisel
Release and reception[edit]
During a Billboard cover story published in November 2022, SZA revealed the album title, as well as the release date which was scheduled sometime the following month.[14] She posted the album's track list on Twitter on December 5, 2022, and SOS was released four days later. Out of 23 songs, "Ghost in the Machine" appears as the 12th track.[15][16] It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100,[17] becoming Bridgers' first top 40 song in the United States,[18] and appeared on the national charts in Canada, Australia, and Portugal.[note 3] On the Billboard Global 200, the song peaked at number 52.[19] "Ghost in the Machine" had its live performance debut on March 4, 2023, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of a North American tour in support of SOS. Bridgers appeared as the concert's surprise guest, who joined SZA in performing her verse.[20][21]