Garden (Say It Like Dat)
"Garden (Say It Like Dat)" is a song by American singer and songwriter SZA. It was released as the fourth single from June 19, 2018, from SZA's debut album, Ctrl (2017). The song was serviced to Urban radios on June 19, 2018,[1] by Top Dawg and RCA. It was written by SZA, Craig Balmoris, Daniel Tannenbaum, Sergiu Adrian Gherman, Tyler Reese Melenbacher and produced by Bēkon and Hector Castro.
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Single by SZA | ||||
from the album Ctrl | ||||
Released | June 19, 2018[1] | |||
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Length | 3:28[3] | |||
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Music video
The music video was released on May 20, 2018, and was directed by Karen Evans.[4]
It showcases SZA singing in front of various landscapes with a "dreamy" atmosphere. It features scenes in a jungle where links with her lover portrayed by Childish Gambino[5] following her cameo appearance in Childish Gambino's This Is America video.[4] The video also features a cameo appearance by SZA's mother, Audrey Rowe who can also be heard throughout Ctrl in various discussions.[5]
Live performances
The song was included in the set list of her Ctrl the Tour and performed various times.
Personnel
All credits adapted from Tidal,[3] BMI[6] and ASCAP[7]
- Solana Imani Rowe – vocals, songwriting
- Craig Balmoris - songrwrting, production
- Daniel "Bekon" Tannenbaum - songrwrting, production, engineering
- Sergiu Adrian Gherman - songwriting
- Tyler Reese Melenbacher - songwriting
- Hector Castro - production, engineering
- Derek "MixedByAli" Ali - engineering
- The Donuts - production
- Danikeyz Productions - publishing
- Songs of Universal, INC. - publishing
- CALOWAYFROMBD - publishing
- CRAIG B OF BKS - publishing
- ONE77 SONGS - publishing
- SERGFROMBD - publishing
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[8] | 20 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | June 8, 2018 | Urban Contemporary | [1] |
References
- "Urban/UAC Future Releases | R&B, Hip Hop, Release Schedule and Street Dates | ..." June 10, 2018. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
- "SZA: CTRL". Pitchfork.
- "SZA - Garden (Say It Like Dat)" – via tidal.com.
- Reed, Ryan (May 18, 2018). "Watch SZA, Donald Glover in Vivid 'Garden (Say It Like Dat)' Video".
- "Watch Donald Glover star alongside SZA in her dreamy video for 'Garden (Say It Like Dat)' - NME". www.nme.com.
- "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com.
- "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com.
- "SZA Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- "American single certifications – SZA – Garden (Say It Like Dat)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 6, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.