"Pride" | |
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Song by Kendrick Lamar | |
from the album Damn | |
Released | April 14, 2017 |
Recorded | 2017 |
Genre | [1] |
Length | 4:35 |
Label | |
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) |
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"Pride" (stylized as "PRIDE.") is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, taken from his fourth studio album Damn, released on April 14, 2017. The seventh track on the album (eighth on the Collector's Edition of Damn [3]), the song was written by Lamar, Steve Lacy, Anna Wise, and Anthony Tiffith, and produced by Lacy and Tiffith, with additional production by Bēkon. "Pride" charted in multiple countries in 2017.
The song features background vocals from producer Steve Lacy and singer Anna Wise, the latter having previously collaborated with Lamar on " These Walls", which won her a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. [4] In April 2023, the song was used at the end of the series finale of John Singleton's FX crime drama series Snowfall.
The song features songwriting collaborations from American singer Anna Wise who, prior to her work on "Pride", won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2016 with Lamar for his song " These Walls", from his third studio album To Pimp a Butterfly. [4] [5]
According to producer Steve Lacy, he created the beat for "Pride" on his iPhone 6. [6] [7] Lacy also said that before the song's release, it was originally titled "Wasn't There" before being renamed to "Pride". [8]
The song has a tempo of 139 BPM and is in the key of E minor. [9]
In a mixed review, Maeve McDermott of USA Today said the song was not that memorable, but its enjoyable mix of influences make it worth listening to. [10]
Shortly after the release of Damn, a lost handwritten verse from "Pride" was released by the co-president of Top Dawg Entertainment, Punch, on his Instagram page. [11] [12] [13] The lost verse reads as follows: [14] [15] [16]
Lamar performed "Pride" live at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 23, 2017. [17]
Credits adapted from the official Damn digital booklet. [2]
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Canada ( Canadian Hot 100) [18] | 32 |
Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100) [19] | 82 |
France ( SNEP) [20] | 91 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [21] | 35 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [22] | 67 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [23] | 34 |
Portugal ( AFP) [24] | 25 |
Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100) [25] | 42 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [26] | 72 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [27] | 49 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [28] | 37 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [29] | 22 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [30] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Canada ( Music Canada) [31] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
France ( SNEP) [32] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [33] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [34] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States ( RIAA) [35] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"Pride" | |
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Song by Kendrick Lamar | |
from the album Damn | |
Released | April 14, 2017 |
Recorded | 2017 |
Genre | [1] |
Length | 4:35 |
Label | |
Songwriter(s) |
|
Producer(s) |
|
"Pride" (stylized as "PRIDE.") is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, taken from his fourth studio album Damn, released on April 14, 2017. The seventh track on the album (eighth on the Collector's Edition of Damn [3]), the song was written by Lamar, Steve Lacy, Anna Wise, and Anthony Tiffith, and produced by Lacy and Tiffith, with additional production by Bēkon. "Pride" charted in multiple countries in 2017.
The song features background vocals from producer Steve Lacy and singer Anna Wise, the latter having previously collaborated with Lamar on " These Walls", which won her a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. [4] In April 2023, the song was used at the end of the series finale of John Singleton's FX crime drama series Snowfall.
The song features songwriting collaborations from American singer Anna Wise who, prior to her work on "Pride", won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2016 with Lamar for his song " These Walls", from his third studio album To Pimp a Butterfly. [4] [5]
According to producer Steve Lacy, he created the beat for "Pride" on his iPhone 6. [6] [7] Lacy also said that before the song's release, it was originally titled "Wasn't There" before being renamed to "Pride". [8]
The song has a tempo of 139 BPM and is in the key of E minor. [9]
In a mixed review, Maeve McDermott of USA Today said the song was not that memorable, but its enjoyable mix of influences make it worth listening to. [10]
Shortly after the release of Damn, a lost handwritten verse from "Pride" was released by the co-president of Top Dawg Entertainment, Punch, on his Instagram page. [11] [12] [13] The lost verse reads as follows: [14] [15] [16]
Lamar performed "Pride" live at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 23, 2017. [17]
Credits adapted from the official Damn digital booklet. [2]
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Canada ( Canadian Hot 100) [18] | 32 |
Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100) [19] | 82 |
France ( SNEP) [20] | 91 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [21] | 35 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [22] | 67 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [23] | 34 |
Portugal ( AFP) [24] | 25 |
Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100) [25] | 42 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [26] | 72 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [27] | 49 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [28] | 37 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [29] | 22 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [30] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Canada ( Music Canada) [31] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
France ( SNEP) [32] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [33] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [34] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States ( RIAA) [35] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |