King's Dead

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"King's Dead"
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Single by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake
from the album Black Panther: The Album and Redemption
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2018 (2018-01-11)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:50
  • 2:40 (Jay Rock album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jay Rock singles chronology
"90059"
(2015)		"King's Dead"
(2018)		"Win"
(2018)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Don't Don't Do It"
(2018)		"King's Dead"
(2018)		"Pray for Me"
(2018)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [27] Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [28] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [29] Gold25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [31] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
VariousJanuary 11, 2018 [32]
United StatesJanuary 30, 2018 Rhythmic contemporary [33]

Notes

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