Grace (Lewis Capaldi song)

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"Grace"
Lewis Capaldi - Grace.png
Single by Lewis Capaldi
from the EP Breach and the album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Released21 September 2018
Recorded2018
Genre Folk rock
Length3:04
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lewis Capaldi singles chronology
"Tough"
(2018)
"Grace"
(2018)
"Someone You Loved"
(2018)

"Grace" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was released as a digital download on 21 September 2018 via Virgin Records as the second single from his second extended play Breach and the fourth single from his debut studio album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent . [1] The song peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Grace" was first released onto YouTube on 21 September 2018 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-two seconds. The video shows Lewis filling in for a friend at a local Gentleman's Club. [2] It took inspiration from the dance scenes in the film Napoleon Dynamite and the series I'm Alan Partridge . [3] [4]

Capaldi later recreated the choreography onstage with male dancers while performing the song at his show in London in November 2018. [5]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Grace"3:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 9
Scotland (OCC) [7] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 22
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [10] 27

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Platinum70,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [13] Gold45,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] 2× Platinum1,200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom21 September 2018 [1] Digital download Virgin

Usage in media

The song made an appearance in the 22nd episode of the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy's 15th season. [15]

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