Granted

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"Granted"
Josh Groban - Granted.jpg
Single by Josh Groban
from the album Bridges
ReleasedJune 2018
Genre Ballad [1]
Length4:38
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Josh Groban singles chronology
"Symphony"
(2018)
"Granted"
(2018)
"99 Years (with Jennifer Nettles)"
(2019)
Music video
"Granted" on YouTube

"Granted" is a song by American singer Josh Groban, It was released in early June 2018 along with a lyric video as the lead single on his album Bridges. [2]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [3] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [4] 34

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