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"Yah"
Song by Kendrick Lamar
from the album Damn
Recorded	2017
Studio	Jungle City
Genre	Alternative hip hop trip hop
Length	2:40
Label	Top Dawg Aftermath Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Kendrick Duckworth Mark Spears Dacoury Natche Anthony Tiffith^[1]
Producer(s)	Sounwave DJ Dahi Tiffith Bēkon (add.)

"Yah" (stylized as "YAH.") is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, from his fourth studio album DAMN, released on April 14, 2017. The third track on the album (twelfth on the Collector's Edition of Damn),^[2] the song was written by Lamar, Mark Spears, a.k.a. Sounwave, DJ Dahi, and Anthony Tiffith, and produced by, Sounwave, DJ Dahi, and Tiffith, with additional production by Bēkon.

The song's title refers to "Yahweh", a romanization of the name of the Abrahamic God in the Hebrew Bible (יהוה).^[3]^[4]^[5]

Lyrics

The song shows Lamar expressing his inner thoughts, a subject he rarely touches upon in interviews.^[6]

In the lyrics, Lamar calls out Fox News' reporter Geraldo Rivera, who criticized Lamar's performance of "Alright" at the BET Awards 2015.^[4]^[6]^[7]

The song makes multiple references to religion, a theme Lamar would reference multiple times throughout Damn.^[4]^[8] Lamar specifically references the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth book from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.^[4]^[9] Lamar mentions his cousin, Carl Duckworth, who teaches Lamar about the Book of Deuteronomy and how the book talks about penalties for breaking the rule of God.^[6]^[10]^[11] A voicemail snippet from Carl appears in the song "Fear", also from Damn,^[12] during which he espouses the beliefs of the Hebrew Israelite group where he is a member.^[13]^[14] At one point, Lamar raps "I'm a Israelite, don't call me black no mo'," which is a clear reference to Black Israelism.^[15]

According to Spin magazine, the song drew influence from American rapper Kanye West's song "Jesus Walks" from his first studio album The College Dropout, a song that also drew biblical allusions.^[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the official Damn digital booklet.^[1]

Kendrick Lamar – songwriter
Mark Spears – songwriter, producer
Dacoury Natche – songwriter, producer
Anthony Tiffith – songwriter, producer
Bēkon – additional production, additional vocals
Derek Ali – mixing
Tyler Page – mix assistant
Cyrus Taghipour – mix assistant
Geraldo Rivera – additional vocals

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[16]	67
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[17]	27
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[18]	79
France (SNEP)^[19]	96
Germany (GfK)^[20]	100
Ireland (IRMA)^[21]	29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22]	100
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[23]	30
Portugal (AFP)^[24]	24
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[25]	39
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[26]	69
UK Singles (OCC)^[27]	45
US Billboard Hot 100^[28]	32
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[29]	18

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[30]	Gold	35,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[31]	Platinum	80,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[32]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.