Loyalty (Kendrick Lamar song)

"Loyalty." redirects here. For the devotion to a cause, see Loyalty. For other uses, see Loyalty (disambiguation).

"Loyalty"
Single by Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
from the album Damn
Released	June 20, 2017
Recorded	2016 [1]
Genre	Hip-hop R&B
Length	3:47
Label	Top Dawg Aftermath Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Kendrick Duckworth Dacoury Natche Mark Spears Robyn Fenty Anthony Tiffith [2] Bruno Mars Philip Lawrence Christopher Brody Brown Robert Diggs Russell Jones Shawn Carter Ricardo Thomas Malik Cox Calvin Broadus
Producer(s)	DJ Dahi Sounwave Martin Top Dawg
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Perfect Pint" (2017) "Loyalty" (2017) "New Freezer" (2017)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Wild Thoughts" (2017) "Loyalty" (2017) "Lemon" (2017)

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [21] 20 Australia Urban (ARIA) [22] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [23] 41 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [24] 30 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [25] 12 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [26] 40 Denmark (Tracklisten) [27] 34 France (SNEP) [28] 43 Germany (GfK) [29] 53 Hungary (Stream Top 40) [30] 36 Ireland (IRMA) [31] 18 Italy (FIMI) [32] 63 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [33] 42 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [34] 15 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) [35] 47 Portugal (AFP) [36] 10 Scotland (OCC) [37] 99 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [38] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [39] 34 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [40] 35 UK Singles (OCC) [41] 27 US Billboard Hot 100 [42] 14 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [43] 7 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [44] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [45] 66 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [46] 33 US Rhythmic (Billboard) [47] 21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [48]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [49]	Platinum	60,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [50]	3× Platinum	240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [51]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP) [52]	Gold	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [53]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [54]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [55]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	June 20, 2017	Rhythmic contemporary radio	Top Dawg Aftermath Interscope	[3]
		Urban contemporary radio		[4]
Italy	October 20, 2017	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[56]

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