Heavy (Anne-Marie song)

"Heavy"
Single by Anne-Marie
from the album Speak Your Mind
Released	22 September 2017
Genre	Pop [1]
Length	2:52 [2]
Label	Major Tom's Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Anne-Marie Nicholson MNEK George Astasio Jason Pebworth Jon Shave Tash Phillips Iain James
Producer(s)	The Invisible Men Nana Rogues MNEK Nevada Team Salut
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Besándote" (2017) "Heavy" (2017) "Then" (2017)

"Heavy" is a song recorded by English singer Anne-Marie. It was released on 22 September 2017 ^[3] as the third single from her debut studio album, Speak Your Mind (2018). ^[4] A lyric video was released the same day. ^[5]

Composition

"Heavy" is a pop song that was compared to her previous single, "Ciao Adios". ^[1] The song contains tropical-influenced beats that are found in much of the singer's recent work. ^[6] The song was produced by The Invisible Men, Nana Rogues, ^[7] Nevada, Team Salut, ^[8] and MNEK. ^[9]

Critical reception

Steph Evans of Earmilk wrote that the song "follows the punchy pop of "Ciao Adios," with this single giving more life to Anne-Marie's vocal power." ^[10]

Track listing

Taken from iTunes. ^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heavy"	2:52

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal. ^[8]

• Anne-Marie Nicholson – lead vocals, songwriting
• The Invisible Men – songwriting, production, keyboard, programmer
• Tash Phillips – songwriting
• Iain James – songwriting
• MNEK – production, engineering, programmer
• Nevada – production, guitar, bass guitar, programmer
• Team Salut – production, guitar
• Nana Rogues – production, bass guitar, programmer
• Cameron Gower Poole – backing vocals, production, engineering
• Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer
• Dylan Cooper – programmer
• Phil Tan – mixer

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11]	31
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [12]	12
Ireland (IRMA) [13]	51
Scotland (OCC) [14]	33
UK Singles (OCC) [15]	37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	22 September 2017	Digital download	Major Tom's Asylum	[3] [8]
United Kingdom	29 September 2017	Contemporary hit radio	Warner Asylum	[17]

References

1. "Anne-Marie Goes Down The Island Bop Route Again For 'Heavy'". The Interns. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
2. "Heavy - Anne-Marie | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
3. "Heavy – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
4. "The Singles Bar: Anne-Marie drops a rather 'Heavy' new single". B-Sides & Badlands. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
5. "ANNE-MARIE UNVEILS HER NEW SINGLE 'HEAVY' – Skope Entertainment Inc". skopemag.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
6. "SONG OF THE DAY: 'Heavy' by Anne-Marie". Baeble Music. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
7. "UK Pop Star Anne-Marie Unveils Her New Single 'Heavy'". Glitter Magazine. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
8. "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
9. "Anne-Marie unveils hard-hitting single "Heavy"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
10. "Anne-Marie drops "Heavy" new single – EARMILK". Earmilk. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
11. "Anne-Marie – Heavy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
12. "Anne-Marie – Heavy" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
13. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 25 November 2017.
14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
16. "British single certifications – Anne-Marie – Heavy". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 May 2018.
17. "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.