Lately (Macy Gray song)

"Lately"
Single by Macy Gray
from the album The Sellout
Released	June 14, 2010 (UK only)
Recorded	2009
Genre	R&B
Length	2:56
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Almos, Franklin, Gray, James, Larochelle, Weisfeld
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Kissed It" (2010) "Lately" (2010) "The Sellout" (2010)
Audio
"Lately" on YouTube

"Lately" is a song by the American soul singer Macy Gray. It is the first UK single from her fifth album The Sellout . The song was released on June 14, 2010, in the UK and the remixes EP followed on June 17, 2010. ^[1] "Lately" was a success on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, reaching the top ten. ^[2]

Promotion

Gray performed the song on Later... with Jools Holland on May 26, 2010. ^[3]

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson noted the song as one of its parent album's highlights, describing it as a "sleek disco cut." ^[4]

Track listing

Remixes EP (released June 17, 2010)

1. "Lately" (Cutmore Remix) – 6:49
2. "Lately" (Nu Addiction Club Remix) – 6:40
3. "Lately" (True Tiger Remix) – 4:12
4. "Lately" (Sunship 2 Step Remix) – 4:48
5. "Lately" (Bros Rise Remix) – 3:01
6. "Lately" (Ruff Loaderz Club Remix) – 5:59
7. " Lately" DJ Alexia (Alexia'Lately Remix)v- 3:40

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [5]	75
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [6]	8

References

1. "Lately".
2. https://www.billboard.com/artist/macy-gray/chart-history/dance/club-play-songs
3. "BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, Series 36, Episode 6".
4. Vozick-Levinson, Simon. ""The Sellout" review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2010/06/09 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2025.
6. https://www.billboard.com/artist/macy-gray/chart-history/dance/club-play-songs