Love (Kendrick Lamar song)

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"Love"
Single by Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari
from the album Damn
ReleasedOctober 2, 2017
Recorded2016
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Length3:33
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Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"New Freezer"
(2017)		"Love"
(2017)		"All the Stars"
(2018)
Zacari singles chronology
"Love"
(2017)		"Don't Trip"
(2019)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [71] 5× Platinum350,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [72] 5× Platinum400,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [73] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [74] Gold100,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [75] Gold50,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [76] Gold25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [78] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesOctober 2, 2017 Rhythmic contemporary radio [79]
November 21, 2017 Contemporary hit radio [80]

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