"Giants" | ||||
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Single by Lights | ||||
from the album Skin & Earth | ||||
Released | July 24, 2017 | |||
Studio | Mick Schultz Studio (Los Angeles, CA) [1] | |||
Genre | Pop, power pop | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Producer(s) | Mick Schultz | |||
Lights singles chronology | ||||
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"Giants" is a song recorded by Canadian singer and songwriter Lights for her fourth studio album, Skin & Earth . [2] Lights co-wrote the song with Iain James and the track's producer, Mick Schultz. It was released on June 23, 2017 as the album's lead single. [3] "Giants" was serviced to American hot adult contemporary radio on July 24, 2017. [4] In January 2018, four new versions of the song, recorded in Japanese, French, Spanish and Tagalog, were released. [5]
The title and hook for the song were inspired by a phrase featured on British currency: "And we will ride on the shoulders of giants." [6] The chorus and verses for the song were developed separately and are set to different tempos; according to Lights, this created a "challenging structure" to deal with, but the writers were determined to mesh the two parts. [6]
"Giants" debuted at number 41 on the Canada Hot AC chart dated August 12, 2017 and has since reached a peak of 14. [7] "Giants" also debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart dated August 19, 2017. [8] This made it Lights' first song to chart in the United States.
The accompanying music video for "Giants" was directed by Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux and premiered June 23, 2017. [9] It takes place in the dystopian world created for the Skin & Earth comic series connected with the album, and introduces characters and events that takes place in the series' fifth issue. [10] In the video, Lights plays En, the protagonist from her Skin & Earth comics, as she meets a mysterious being and is transported to another dimension. [2] [11]
Chart (2017–18) | Peak position |
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Canada AC ( Billboard ) [12] | 18 |
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [13] | 14 |
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] | 18 |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Worldwide | June 23, 2017 | Digital download | Warner Bros. | [3] |
United States | July 24, 2017 | Hot adult contemporary | [4] |