Collard Greens (song)

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"Collard Greens"
CollardGreensSchoolboyQ.jpg
Single by Schoolboy Q featuring Kendrick Lamar
from the album Oxymoron
ReleasedJune 11, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length5:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • THC
  • Gwen Bunn [2]
Schoolboy Q singles chronology
"Yay Yay"
(2013)		"Collard Greens"
(2013)		"White Walls"
(2013)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Memories Back Then"
(2013)		"Collard Greens"
(2013)		"Fragile"
(2013)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Collard Greens" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • THC
  • Gwen Bunn
5:01

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Collard Greens"
Chart (2013–2014)Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [36] 184
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [37] 36
US Billboard Hot 100 [38] 92
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [39] 28
US Heatseekers Songs ( Billboard ) [40] 9
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [41] 35

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [42] Gold45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [44] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United StatesJune 11, 2013 Digital download [45]
July 18, 2013 Mainstream urban radio [46]
August 27, 2013 Rhythmic contemporary radio [47]
Urban contemporary radio [48]

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