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"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.

"Garden (Say It Like Dat)"
Single by SZA
from the album Ctrl
Released	June 19, 2018[1]
Genre	Alternative R&B[2] trap[2]
Length	3:28[3]
Label	Top Dawg RCA
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)

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]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

References

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