Garden (Say It Like Dat)

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"Garden (Say It Like Dat)"
Single by SZA
from the album Ctrl
ReleasedJune 19, 2018[1]
Genre
Length3:28[3]
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Solána Rowe
  • Craig Balmoris
  • Daniel Tannenbaum
  • Sergiu Adrian Gherman
  • Tyler Reese Melenbacher
Producer(s)
  • Bēkon
  • Hector Castro
SZA singles chronology
"Broken Clocks"
(2018) 		"Garden (Say It Like Dat)"
(2018) 		"Power Is Power"
(2019)

"Garden (Say It Like Dat)" is a song by American singer and songwriter SZA. It was released as the fifth and final 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.

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
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[8] 20

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States June 8, 2018 Urban Contemporary
[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Urban/UAC Future Releases | R&B, Hip Hop, Release Schedule and Street Dates | ..." June 10, 2018. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "SZA: CTRL". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "SZA - Garden (Say It Like Dat)" – via tidal.com.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Reed, Ryan (May 18, 2018). "Watch SZA, Donald Glover in Vivid 'Garden (Say It Like Dat)' Video".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Watch Donald Glover star alongside SZA in her dreamy video for 'Garden (Say It Like Dat)' - NME". www.nme.com.
  6. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com.
  7. ^ "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com.
  8. ^ "SZA Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – SZA – Garden (Say It Like Dat)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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