No Church in the Wild

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"No Church in the Wild"
Single by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream
from the album Watch the Throne
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012
Recorded2011
Genre Hip hop
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • 88-Keys
  • Kanye West
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Talk That Talk"
(2012)		"No Church in the Wild"
(2012)		"Clique"
(2012)

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "No Church in the Wild"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [55] Gold25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [57] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [58] Platinum1,800,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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