DAMN.

~ Release by Kendrick Lamar (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Annotation

Album and track titles are stylized in all caps with a full stop/period.
℗ © 2017 Aftermath Records/Interscope Records (Top Dawg Entertainment)
Made in the EU.
Jewel case, clear tray, 16-page booklet.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1BLOOD.
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Bēkon
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
additional vocals:
Bēkon
recording of:
BLOOD.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Daniel Tannenbaum and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar1:58
2DNA.
producer:
Mike Will Made It
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
additional guitar:
Matt Schaeffer
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017 (number: 62) and Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 105)
recording of:
DNA.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Michael Williams II
Kendrick Lamar3:06
3YAH.
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, DJ Dahi and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
additional vocals:
Bēkon
recording of:
YAH.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar2:40
4ELEMENT.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
additional producer:
Bēkon and Tae Beast
producer:
James Blake, Ricci Riera and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, James “The White Black Man” Hunt and Matt Schaeffer
additional vocals:
Kid Capri
recording of:
ELEMENT.
writer:
James Blake, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears and Ricci Riera
Kendrick Lamar3:29
5FEEL.
producer:
Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, Matt Schaeffer and Soundwave
additional guitar:
Matt Schaeffer
bass guitar:
Thundercat
additional vocals:
Chelsea Blythe
recording of:
FEEL.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Mark Spears
Kendrick Lamar3:35
6LOYALTY.
additional recording engineer:
Marcos Tovar
additional producer:
Kuk Harrell
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, DJ Dahi, Terrace Martin and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
additional vocals:
DJ Dahi
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017 (number: 66)
recording of:
LOYALTY.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Terrace Martin and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna3:47
7PRIDE.
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Steve Lacy
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali and Tyler Page
additional vocals:
Bēkon
background vocals:
Steve Lacy and Anna Wise
recording of:
PRIDE.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Steve Lacy, Anthony Tiffith and Anna Wise
Kendrick Lamar4:35
8HUMBLE.
producer:
Mike Will Made It
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
guitar:
Matt Schaefer
music videos:
HUMBLE. by Kendrick Lamar
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017 (number: 4), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 17), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 2017), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (number: 33), Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 2018 winner) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
HUMBLE.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Michael Williams II
Kendrick Lamar2:57
9LUST.
recording engineer:
Blake Harden
producer:
BADBADNOTGOOD, DJ Dahi and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
strings:
Sounwave and Kamasi Washington
additional vocals:
KAYTRANADA and Rat Boy
recorded at:
Windmark Recording in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
LUST.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Chester Hansen, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Alexander Sowinski, Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty
Kendrick Lamar5:08
10LOVE.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Greg Kurstin, Sounwave and Teddy Walton
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
additional vocals:
Kid Capri
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2018 (number: 50) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
LOVE.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Greg Kurstin, Mark Spears, Anthony Tiffith, Travis Walton and Zacari
publisher:
Beat Bully Productions, EMI April Music Inc., Hard Working Black Folks Inc., Kurstin Music, Sony/ATV Allegro, TDE Music LLC, Teddy Walton Publishing, Top Dawg Music, WC Music Corp. and Zacari Music
Kendrick Lamar feat. Zacari3:33
11XXX.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, DJ Dahi, Mike Will Made It and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
additional keyboard [keys]:
Kendrick Lamar
additional vocals:
Bēkon and Kid Capri
recorded at:
Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
XXX.
writer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, Dacoury Natche, David Evans, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Michael Williams II, Larry Mullen, Jr. and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar feat. U24:14
12FEAR.
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
The Alchemist
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali and Tyler Page
violin:
Bēkon
additional vocals:
Bēkon, Carl Duckworth and Charles Edward Sydney Isom Jr.
recording of:
FEAR.
writer:
Daniel Maman and Kendrick Duckworth
Kendrick Lamar7:41
13GOD.
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Bēkon, Cardo, DJ Dahi, Ricci Riera and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
additional drums (drum set):
Mike Hector
additional vocals:
Bēkon
recording of:
GOD.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Daveon Jackson, Mike Hector, Kendrick Duckworth, Brock Korsan, Mark Spears, Ricci Riera, Ronald LaTour, Daniel Tannenbaum, Anthony Tiffith and Travis Walton
Kendrick Lamar4:09
14DUCKWORTH.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
recording engineer:
Blake Harden
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
9th Wonder
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
9th Wonder and Derek “MixedByAli” Ali
additional vocals:
Bēkon and Kid Capri
recorded at:
Windmark Recording in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
DUCKWORTH.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Patrick Douthit
Kendrick Lamar4:09

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:HUMBLE.
part of:Q Awards: Best Album nominees (number: 2017) (order: 10)
Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 11) (order: 11)
The A.V. Club: The 50 best albums of the 2010s (number: 11) (order: 11)
Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 25) (order: 25)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 27) (order: 27)
Billboard Music Award: Top Billboard 200 Album nominees (number: 2018 winner) (order: 28)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (number: 66) (order: 34)
NME’s Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s (number: 44) (order: 44)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2017 (number: 45) (order: 45)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 48) (order: 48)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 57) (order: 57)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2018 winner) (order: 118)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 175) (order: 175)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 175) (order: 175)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 197)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2018) (order: 276)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1164779 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Kendrick-lamar/Damn [info]
reviews:http://www.secretmeeting.co.uk/kendrick-lamar-damn [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kendrick-lamar/damn/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/842725/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-330126 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003040142 [info]
Wikidata:Q29349514 [info]