Die Hard (song)

This article is about the Kendrick Lamar song. For the unreleased Dr. Dre song, see Die Hard (Dr. Dre song).

• Kendrick Lamar – vocals, songwriting
• Blxst – vocals, songwriting
• Boi-1da – production, songwriting
• Sounwave – production, songwriting
• DJ Dahi – production, songwriting
• Baby Keem – production, songwriting, drums
• J. Lbs – production, songwriting
• FnZ
  • Michael Mulé – co-production, songwriting
  • Isaac De Boni – co-production, songwriting
• Sam Dew – songwriting
• Thundercat – songwriting, bass
• Marvin Eugene Smith – songwriting
• Robert T. "Bob" Smith – songwriting
• Victor Ekpo – songwriting
• Grandmaster Vic – strings
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance
• Trey Station – mixing assistance
• Zach Pereyra – mixing assistance
• Andrew Boyd – recording assistance
• Wesley Seidman – recording assistance
• Joe Visciano – engineering
• Beach Noise
  • Matt Schaeffer – engineering
  • Johnny Kosich – engineering
• Johnathan Turner – engineering
• Ray Charles Brown, Jr. – engineering

"Die Hard"
Single by Kendrick Lamar, Blxst, and Amanda Reifer
from the album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Released	August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09)
Recorded	April 2022
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	3:59
Label	PGLang TDE Aftermath Interscope
Songwriters	Kendrick Duckworth Matthew Burdette Amanda Reifer Mark Spears Dacoury Natche Hykeem Carter, Jr. Jason Pounds Michael Mulé Isaac De Boni Sam Dew Stephen Bruner Marvin Eugene Smith Robert T. "Bob" Smith Victor Ekpo
Producers	Sounwave DJ Dahi Baby Keem J. Lbs
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Silent Hill" (2022) "Die Hard" (2022) "America Has a Problem" (2023)
Blxst singles chronology
"Stoppin" (2022) "Die Hard" (2022) "Spend It" (2022)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Die Hard" Chart (2022) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [8] 41 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 50 Canada Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [10] 5 Denmark (Tracklisten) [11] 22 France (SNEP) [12] 32 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [13] 7 Ireland (IRMA) [14] 6 Lithuania (AGATA) [15] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 39 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 6 Norway (VG-lista) [18] 30 Portugal (AFP) [19] 13 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [20] 34 South Africa Streaming (TOSAC) [21] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 13 UK Singles (OCC) [24] 7 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [25] 3 US Billboard Hot 100 [26] 5 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [27] 4 US Rhythmic Airplay ( Billboard ) [28] 16

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "Die Hard" Chart (2022) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [29] 48

Certifications

Certifications for "Die Hard"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [30]	Platinum	70,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [31]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Die Hard"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	August 9, 2022	Rhythmic contemporary radio	PGLang TDE Aftermath Interscope	[32]

References

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