Damn (Kendrick Lamar album)

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Damn
Kendrick Lamar - Damn.png
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
RecordedLate 2016 – 2017
Studio
Genre Conscious hip-hop
Length54:54
Label
Producer
Kendrick Lamar chronology
Untitled Unmastered
(2016)
Damn
(2017)
Black Panther: The Album
(2018)
Collector's Edition cover
Damn Collectors Edition cover.png
Damn track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blood"
1:58
2."DNA" Mike Will Made It 3:05
3."Yah"
2:40
4."Element"
3:28
5."Feel"
  • Duckworth
  • Spears
Sounwave3:34
6."Loyalty" (featuring Rihanna)
3:47
7."Pride"
  • Lacy
  • Top Dawg
  • Bekon [a]
4:35
8."Humble"
2:57
9."Lust"
5:07
10."Love" (featuring Zacari)
3:33
11."XXX" (featuring U2)
  • Mike Will Made It
  • DJ Dahi
  • Sounwave
  • Top Dawg
  • Bekon [a]
4:14
12."Fear"7:40
13."God"
  • Duckworth
  • Riera
  • Spears
  • Natche
  • Tannenbaum
  • Ronald LaTour
  • Tiffith
  • Daveon Jackson
  • Mike Hector
  • Walton
  • Brock Korsan
  • Riera
  • Sounwave
  • DJ Dahi
  • Bekon
  • Cardo
  • Top Dawg
  • Yung Exclusive [b]
  • Hector [b]
  • Walton [b]
4:08
14."Duckworth"
4:08
Total length:54:54

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes and AllMusic. [88]

Production and music

Technical

Art

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Damn
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [165] 2× Platinum140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [166] Platinum15,000
Belgium (BEA) [167] 2× Platinum60,000
Canada (Music Canada) [168] 4× Platinum320,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [169] 3× Platinum60,000
France (SNEP) [170] 2× Platinum200,000
Germany (BVMI) [171] Gold100,000
Iceland (FHF) [172] Gold3,500 [173]
Italy (FIMI) [174] Platinum50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [175] Gold30,000
Netherlands (NVPI) [176] Gold20,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [177] 6× Platinum90,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [178] Platinum30,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [179] 2× Platinum40,000
Singapore (RIAS) [180] Gold5,000*
Sweden (GLF) [181] Gold20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [182] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [74] 3× Platinum3,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Damn
RegionDateLabel(s)Format(s)EditionRef.
VariousApril 14, 2017Standard [183]
April 21, 2017 CD [184]
JapanMay 24, 2017 Universal Music Japan CD [185]
VariousJuly 14, 2017
  • TDE
  • Aftermath
  • Interscope
Vinyl LP [186]
December 8, 2017
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • CD
Collectors Edition [187]
JapanJuly 18, 2018Universal Music JapanCD [188]

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