Swimming Pools (Drank)

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"Swimming Pools (Drank)"
KendrickLamarSwimmingPools.jpg
Single by Kendrick Lamar
from the album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
B-side "Remixes" (12")
ReleasedJuly 31, 2012 (2012-07-31)
Recorded2012
Genre Hip-hop
Length
  • 4:07(single version)
  • 5:13 (extended version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) T-Minus
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"The Recipe"
(2012)
"Swimming Pools (Drank)"
(2012)
"Fuckin' Problems"
(2012)
Music video
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" on YouTube
Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Swimming Pools (Drank)" T-Minus 4:07
good kid, m.A.A.d city
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Swimming Pools (Drank)" (Extended Version)
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Nikhil Seetharam
  • Tyler Williams
T-Minus5:13
good kid, m.A.A.d city (deluxe edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Swimming Pools (Drank)" (Main Version)
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Nikhil Seetharam
  • Tyler Williams
T-Minus4:07
19."Swimming Pools (Drank)" (Black Hippy Remix)T-Minus5:14

Remixes

The official remix featuring his Black Hippy cohorts – Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q was included as a bonus track on the Target deluxe edition of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. [8] On March 14, 2013, producer Dev Hynes uploaded a reinterpreted rendition of the track by British girl group, Sugababes to his official SoundCloud page. The track, entitled "Lay Down in Swimming Pools", features an interpolation of the original Lamar song. Hynes later commented saying: "Just finished recording new music with Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan, and the girls felt like having a bit of fun at the end of the last session – enjoy!!". The song was later rearranged for their 2022 album release The Lost Tapes . [9] In 2023, Tori Amos' cover of the track was included in Trevor Horn's album Echoes: Ancient and Modern . [10]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [30] 7× Platinum490,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [31] Platinum30,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [32] Platinum60,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [33] Platinum90,000
Germany (BVMI) [34] Gold150,000
Italy (FIMI) [35] Gold50,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] 2× Platinum1,200,000
United States (RIAA) [37] 4× Platinum4,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJuly 31, 2012 [38]
United KingdomSeptember 30, 2012 UMG [36]

References

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