Blood (Kendrick Lamar song)

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"Blood"
Song by Kendrick Lamar
from the album Damn
Recorded2017
Genre
Length1:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bēkon
  • Tiffith

"Blood" (stylized as "BLOOD.") is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, from his fourth studio album Damn , released on April 14, 2017. As the opening track on the album (fourteenth and final on the Collector's Edition of Damn [2] ), the song was written by Lamar, Daniel Tannenbaum, and Anthony Tiffith, and produced by Bēkon and Tiffith. [1]

Contents

Composition

The track consists of Lamar telling a story in which he is shot by a blind woman he tries to help. [3] According to Genius , the woman represents the consequences that leads to Damnation from the Book of Deuteronomy. [4] [5] The intro is followed by audio of Fox News' reporters criticizing Lamar. [6]

Lamar himself has stated the intro as a struggle between wickedness and weakness, essentially the battle between good and evil. [7]

Samples

The track contains an excerpt from Fox News' The Five members Eric Bolling, Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Geraldo Rivera criticizing Lamar's performance of "Alright" at the 2015 BET Awards. [3] [4] [8] [9] [10] [11] Lamar would later call out Rivera and Fox News on the album's third track, "Yah". [5] [12]

Critical reception

According to rap-up.com, the song is enough for one to say "DAMN." (a play on the title of the album), and begs the listener to "further analyze the flawed system [the song] dissects." [3]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the official Damn digital booklet. [1]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [13] 41
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [14] 98
France (SNEP) [15] 119
Ireland (IRMA) [16] 41
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] 69
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) [18] 1
Portugal (AFP) [19] 38
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [20] 59
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 95
UK Singles (OCC) [22] 56
US Billboard Hot 100 [23] 54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [24] 31

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [26] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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