"Untitled 07 | Levitate" | ||||
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Single by Kendrick Lamar | ||||
from the album untitled unmastered. | ||||
Released | March 23, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Kendrick Duckworth | |||
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"Untitled 07 | 2014–2016" (stylized "untitled 07 | 2014–2016"), single version titled "Untitled 07 | Levitate" (stylized "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]
The song was produced by Cardo, Yung Exclusive, Frank Dukes, Swizz Beatz and Egypt Dean. [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]
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]
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]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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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 |
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.