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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)
Producer(s)Bēkon
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 SZA. It was released as the fifth and final single from June 19, 2018, from her debut album, Ctrl (2017). The song was serviced to Urban radios on June 19, 2018,[1] by Top Dawg and RCA. The song was produced by Bēkon and additionally produced by Craig Balmoris.

Music video[edit]

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[edit]

The song was included in the set list of her Ctrl the Tour and performed various times.

Personnel[edit]

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[edit]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[8] 20

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 80,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. ^ a b "SZA: CTRL". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ a b "SZA - Garden (Say It like Dat)" – via tidal.com.
  4. ^ a b Reed, Ryan (May 18, 2018). "Watch SZA, Donald Glover in Vivid 'Garden (Say It like Dat)' Video". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ a b "Watch Donald Glover star alongside SZA in her dreamy video for 'Garden (Say It like Dat)' - NME". www.nme.com. 2 June 2004.
  6. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  7. ^ "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com.
  8. ^ "SZA Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "Canadian single certifications – SZA – Garden (Say It like Dat)". Music Canada. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "British single certifications – SZA – Garden (Say It like Dat)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – SZA – Garden (Say It like Dat)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_(Say_It_like_Dat)