untitled 07 – 2014 - 2016

"untitled 07 | levitate"
Single by Kendrick Lamar
from the album untitled unmastered.
Released	March 23, 2016
Recorded	2014–2016
Genre	Trap
Length	2:26 (single version) 8:16 (album version)
Label	Top Dawg Aftermath Interscope
Writer(s)	Kendrick Duckworth
Producer(s)	Egypt Daoud Cardo Yung Exclusive Frank Dukes Swizz Beatz
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"These Walls" (2015) "'untitled 07 | levitate" (2016) "Holy Key" (2016)

"Untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016" (stylized untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016), single version titled "untitled 07 | levitate", is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, taken from his 2016 compilation album, untitled unmastered.. On March 23, 2016, "untitled 07 | levitate" was released separately on the iTunes Store as the compilation's lead single.^[1]

Production

The song was produced by Cardo, Yung Exclusive, Frank Dukes, Swizz Beatz and Egypt Daoud.^[2] Swizz Beatz has said that his and Alicia Keys' 5-year-old son Egypt, produced "untitled 07". TDE producer Sounwave has confirmed on Twitter that Egypt produced the second half of the track.^[3]

Commercial performance

On the chart dated March 26, 2016, "Untitled 07 – 2014 - 2016" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90, powered by first-week digital download sales of 21,806 copies.^[4]

Track listing

• Digital download^[1]

1. "untitled 07 | levitate" (Explicit) — 2:26

• Digital download^[5]

1. "Untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016" (Explicit) — 8:16

Live performance

Kendrick Lamar performed the song at the NCAA March Madness Musical Festival in Houston on April 2, 2016.^[6]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[7]	197
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8]	93
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[9]	20
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]	27
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[12]	16

References

1. "untitled 07 l levitate - Single". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
2. "Kendrick Lamar's 'untitled unmastered.' Project Features Jay Rock, SZA, Hit-Boy, DJ Khalil and Cee-Lo Green". XXL. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016. Update: XXL spoke with Sounwave of TDE, who said the production credits provided by Genius here are inaccurate. The complete credits are said to be available soon.
3. Gordon, Jeremy (March 4, 2016). "Kendrick Lamar Releases New Album untitled unmastered.". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
4. Mansell, Henry (March 19, 2016). "Hip Hop Single Sales: Rihanna, G-Eazy & Kevin Gates". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
5. "untitled unmastered. Kendrick Lamar". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
6. "Kendrick Lamar Performs 'Untitled 07 Levitate' at March Madness Festival: Watch". Billboard. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
7. "Lescharts.com – Kendrick Lamar – Untitled 07 - 2014 - 2016" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
8. "Archive Chart: 2016-03-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
9. "Archive Chart: 2016-03-11" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
10. "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kendrick Lamar.
11. "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Kendrick Lamar.
12. "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Kendrick Lamar.