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She said that she hopes \"other brown and black girls and everyone in general feel embraced, respected, and inspired hearing the words of this song.\"

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The new release follows Bailey's starring role as Ariel in Disney's live-action version of \"The Little Mermaid,\" for which she is also featured on the soundtrack with the songs \"Part of Your World\" and \"For the First Time.\"

She also performs as one-half of the Grammy-nominated duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Chloe Bailey, who released her debut album, \"In Pieces,\" earlier this year.

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