Strong (London Grammar song)

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"Strong"
London-Grammar-Strong.jpg
Single by London Grammar
from the album If You Wait
Released1 September 2013
Genre
Length
  • 3:59 (radio edit)
  • 4:35 (album version)
  • 4:10 (US radio edit)
Label Metal & Dust Recordings
Songwriter(s)
  • Hannah Reid
  • Dot Major
  • Daniel Rothman
Producer(s)
London Grammar singles chronology
"Wasting My Young Years"
(2013)		"Strong"
(2013)		"Help Me Lose My Mind"
(2013)

"Strong" is a song by British indie pop group London Grammar. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2013. The song peaked at number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart, making it their highest-charting single in the UK to-date. Outside the United Kingdom, "Strong" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, with sales and airplay from both the original version and High Contrast remix. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Strong" was first released on YouTube on 26 July 2013. [2] The video, directed by Sam Brown and produced by Rogue Films, was shot on location at the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles with actors Nash Edgerton and Savannah Young, and pyrotechnics performed by Pyro Boy. [3]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Strong" (edit)3:59
2."Strong" (High Contrast remix)5:30
3."Strong" (Hackman remix)5:13
4."Strong" (Fracture remix)4:35
5."Strong" (MrZorb remix)3:32
6."Feelings"3:46

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Strong"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25] 2× Platinum140,000^
Belgium (BEA) [26] Gold15,000*
Germany (BVMI) [27] Platinum300,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [28] Gold7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Platinum600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 2021, British singer Will Young covered "Strong" on his album Crying on the Bathroom Floor . [30] [31] Young released his cover of "Strong" as a promotional single on 22 July 2021. [32]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [33] 1 September 2013 Digital download Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia [34] 25 October 2013
New Zealand [35]
United States [36] 11 November 2013

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