"Die Hard" is a song by American rappers Kendrick Lamar &

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and Barbadian singer Amanda Reifer of the disbanded

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. It was sent to

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on August 9, 2022, as the third single from the former's fifth studio album, '' Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers''. The song was produced by Sounwave, DJ Dahi, and Lamar's cousin Baby Keem, with co-production by FnZ.

Composition and lyrics

"Die Hard" is a R&B and

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song that contains a "sweet" post-chorus that is sung by Amanda Reifer. The song includes a "floating R&B instrumental and tender introspection". Lamar lightly raps: "I got some regrets". It has a "gentle flute line and a blissful melody", which sees Blxst gently sing on the chorus: "I hope I'm not too late to set my demons straight". In the two verses of the song, Kendrick Lamar uses two different moods as the song is really about how it is never too late to turn wrongs into rights and chasing dreams, with a summertime vibe to it.

Credits and personnel

* Kendrick Lamar – vocals, songwriting *

– vocals, songwriting * Boi-1da – production, songwriting * Sounwave – production, songwriting * DJ Dahi – production, songwriting * Baby Keem – production, songwriting, drums * J. Lbs – production, songwriting * FnZ ** Michael Mulé – co-production, songwriting ** Isaac De Boni – co-production, songwriting * Sam Dew – songwriting *

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– songwriting, bass * Marvin Eugene Smith – songwriting * Robert T. "Bob" Smith – songwriting * Victor Ekpo – songwriting * Grandmaster Vic – strings * Manny Marroquin – mixing * Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance * Trey Station – mixing assistance * Zach Pereyra – mixing assistance * Andrew Boyd – recording assistance * Wesley Seidman – recording assistance * Joe Visciano – engineering * Beach Noise ** Matt Schaeffer – engineering ** Johnny Kosich – engineering * Johnathan Turner – engineering * Ray Charles Brown, Jr. – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

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