Untitled 07 – 2014–2016

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"Untitled 07 | Levitate"
Single by Kendrick Lamar
from the album untitled unmastered.
ReleasedMarch 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length
  • 2:26 (single version)
  • 8:16 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Kendrick Duckworth
Producer(s)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"These Walls"
(2015) 		"Untitled 07 | Levitate"
(2016) 		"Holy Key"
(2016)

"Untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016" (stylized "untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016"), single version titled "Untitled 07 | Levitate" (stylised "untitled 07 | levitate"), is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, taken from his 2016 compilation album, untitled unmastered.. On March 23, 2016, "untitled 07 | levitate" was released separately on the iTunes Store as the compilation's lead single.[1]

Production

The song was produced by Cardo, Yung Exclusive, Frank Dukes, Swizz Beatz and Egypt Daoud.[2] Swizz Beatz has said that his and Alicia Keys' 5-year-old son Egypt, produced "untitled 07". TDE producer Sounwave has confirmed on Twitter that Egypt produced the second half of the track.[3]

Chart performance

On the chart dated March 26, 2016, "Untitled 07 – 2014 - 2016" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90, powered by first-week digital download sales of 21,806 copies.[4] It is the fifth longest song to chart on the Hot 100.[5]

Track listing

  • Digital download[1]
  1. "untitled 07 | levitate" (Explicit) — 2:26
  • Digital download[6]
  1. "untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016" (Explicit) — 8:16

Live performance

Kendrick Lamar performed the song at the NCAA March Madness Musical Festival in Houston on April 2, 2016.[7] The song has been performed live at every show on the Damn tour.[8]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[9] 197
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 93
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[11] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 27
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[14] 16

References

  1. ^ a b "untitled 07 l levitate - Single". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kendrick Lamar's 'untitled unmastered.' Project Features Jay Rock, SZA, Hit-Boy, DJ Khalil and Cee-Lo Green". XXL. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016. Update: XXL spoke with Sounwave of TDE, who said the production credits provided by Genius here are inaccurate. The complete credits are said to be available soon.
  3. ^ Gordon, Jeremy (March 4, 2016). "Kendrick Lamar Releases New Album untitled unmastered". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Mansell, Henry (March 19, 2016). "Hip Hop Single Sales: Rihanna, G-Eazy & Kevin Gates". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  5. ^ shortest longest billboard
  6. ^ "untitled unmastered. Kendrick Lamar". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Performs 'Untitled 07 Levitate' at March Madness Festival: Watch". Billboard. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Masley, Ed (July 13, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar launches DAMN. Tour in Glendale with triumphant one-man show of force". AZ Central. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Kendrick Lamar – Untitled 07 - 2014 - 2016" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  11. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
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