Pray for Me (The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar song)

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"Pray for Me"
Pray for Me by The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar single cover.jpg
Single by the Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar
from the album Black Panther: The Album
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2018 (2018-02-02)
Genre Pop rap [1]
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Secrets"
(2017)		"Pray for Me"
(2018)		"Call Out My Name"
(2018)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"King's Dead"
(2018)		"Pray for Me"
(2018)		"Dedication"
(2018)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [69] 4× Platinum280,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [70] Gold15,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [71] Diamond160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [72] 3× Platinum240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [73] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [74] Platinum200,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [75] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [76] Gold50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [77] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [78] Platinum50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [79] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [80] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [81] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [82] Platinum2,000,000†
Sweden (GLF) [83] Platinum8,000,000†

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 2, 2018 [84]
United Kingdom Rhythmic contemporary
[85]
United StatesFebruary 6, 2018 [86]
Contemporary hit radio [87]
United KingdomFebruary 9, 2018 [88]
ItalyMarch 2, 2018 Universal [89]

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