All the Stars

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"All the Stars"
File:All the Stars Kendrick Lamar SZA.jpg
Single by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
from the album Black Panther: The Album
ReleasedJanuary 4, 2018 (2018-01-04)
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Love"
(2017) 		"All the Stars"
(2018) 		"Don't Don't Do It[1]"
(2018)
SZA chronology
"The Weekend"
(2017) 		"All the Stars"
(2018) 		"Broken Clocks"
(2018)
Music video
"All the Stars" on YouTube

"All the Stars" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar and American recording artist SZA. Written by Lamar, SZA, Sounwave, and Al Shux[2] and produced by the latter two,[3][4] the song was released on January 4, 2018 as the lead single to the soundtrack album of the upcoming Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther.[3][5] Its release coincided with Top Dawg Entertainment's announcement that their president, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, and Lamar himself would be producing the Black Panther soundtrack album.[3][6][7] Marvel Studios confirmed the news and revealed that Lamar was hand-picked by Black Panther's director Ryan Coogler to produce the soundtrack album.[8]

Background[edit | edit source]

Lamar first hinted at his involvement with the Black Panther soundtrack album in the music video for his song "Love", released on December 22, 2017.[3][9] In the video, at about 1:54 into the song, a clapperboard is shown with the words "B.Panther Soundtrack Coming Soon".[10] Lamar subsequently announced his involvement on January 4, 2018, along with the release of "All the Stars".[3][6]

Release[edit | edit source]

Upon its release, Lamar announced his praise for Black Panther and its director Ryan Coogler, writing "the magnitude of [the] film showcases a great marriage of art and culture. I’m truly honored to contribute my knowledge of producing sound and writing music alongside Ryan and Marvel's vision."[5][6]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone praised the song, calling Lamar's verse "defiant" and SZA's verse "enthralling" and "filled with vocal turns".[7] However, Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork gave the song a negative review, calling it "generic" and "pales in comparison to [Lamar and SZA's] recent works".[11] Pearce further wrote that the song is "full of heavy-handed plotting and everyman cliches" and is "so nondescript that it reeks of compromise, devoid of personality or any true vision."[11] Although Pearce complimented Lamar and SZA's performances and the "slick production", he ultimately wrote that ""All the Stars" is uncharacteristically conservative for these two stars, all in service of a bigger picture."[11]

Music video[edit | edit source]

The music video for the song was released to Lamar's Vevo channel on YouTube on February 6, 2018. It was directed by Dave Meyers and The Little Homies.[12]

Copyright infringement[edit | edit source]

In February 2018, British-Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor claimed that images of her 24-karat gold patterned artwork was used in the music video without her permission.[13]

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Credits adapted from digital booklet.[14]

Performers

Technical

  • Matt Schaeffer – record engineering, mix engineering
  • Mike Bozzi – master engineering
  • Sam Ricci – record engineering
  • James Hunt – record engineering

Production

Charts[edit | edit source]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 62
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 40
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[18] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 20
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] 38
Denmark (Tracklisten)[21] 33
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 32
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[23] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[24] 4
Italy (FIMI)[25] 62
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[28] 8
Portugal (AFP)[29] 31
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[30] 31
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[31] 44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[36] 14
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[37] 14

Certifications[edit | edit source]

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Gold 40,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history[edit | edit source]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States January 9, 2018 Rhythmic contemporary radio
[39]
Italy 19 January 2018 Contemporary hit radio Universal [40]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "N.E.R.D. "Don't Don't Do It" – (Radio Date: 12/01/2018)". radiodate.it. 
  2. ↑ "Black Panther: The Album". iTunes. Retrieved January 4, 2017. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Madden, Sidney (January 4, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar And SZA Release 'All The Stars' Single From 'Black Panther'". National Public Radio. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 
  4. ↑ "All The Stars / Kendrick Lamar TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved January 5, 2018. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Blais-Billie, Braudie (January 4, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar and SZA Drop New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Berry, Peter A. (January 4, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar and SZA Deliver New Song "All the Stars"". XXL. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Blistein, Jon (January 4, 2018). "Hear Kendrick Lamar, SZA's Defiant New Song 'All the Stars'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 
  8. ↑ Martinelli, Marissa (January 4, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar and SZA Drop a New Song From the Black Panther Soundtrack". Slate. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 
  9. ↑ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (January 4, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar produced the soundtrack for Black Panther". The Verge. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 
  10. ↑ Shifferaw, Abel (December 22, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Teases New Music for 'Black Panther' Soundtrack in "Love" Video". Complex. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Pearce, Sheldon (January 4, 2017). ""All the Stars" [ft. Sza] by Kendrick Lamar Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 4, 2017. 
  12. ↑ Yoo, Noah (February 6, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar and SZA Share New Video for “All the Stars”: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 6, 2018. 
  13. ↑ Sabur, Rozina (February 12, 2018). "Black Panther team accused of breach of copyright by British-Liberian artist". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 13, 2018. 
  14. ↑ "Various Artists – Black Panther: The Album [Booklet]". Genius. Retrieved February 9, 2018. 
  15. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018. 
  16. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Kendrick Lamar. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  20. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201802 into search. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 6, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved February 13, 2018. 
  22. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  24. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved February 17, 2018. 
  25. ↑ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 17, 2018. 
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  27. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018. 
  28. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 7, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved February 17, 2018. 
  29. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20180216". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  31. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201802 into search. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 17, 2018. 
  33. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20180216" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kendrick Lamar. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Kendrick Lamar. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Kendrick Lamar. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  38. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars". Music Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2018. 
  39. ↑ "Top 40/Rhythmic". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must also specify |archivedate=. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104233659/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases. 
  40. ↑ "KENDRICK LAMAR "All The Stars" – (Radio Date: 19/01/2018)". radiodate.it. 
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