Giant (Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man song)

"Giant" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris and English singer-songwriter Rag'n'Bone Man. The song was released through Columbia Records on 11 January 2019.[1] It was written by Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man alongside Jamie Hartman and Troy Miller and produced by Harris. It is Rag'n'Bone Man's first single as a lead artist since 2017's "Broken People", from the soundtrack of the 2017 film Bright (2017), a collaboration with American rapper Logic.

"Giant"
Single by Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Released	11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)
Genre	Dance house
Length	3:49
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Adam Wiles Rory Graham Jamie Hartman Troy Miller
Producer(s)	Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"I Found You / Nilda's Story" (2018) "Giant" (2019) "I'm Not Alone 2019" (2019)
Rag'n'Bone Man singles chronology
"Photographs" (2018) "Giant" (2019)
Music video
"Giant" on YouTube

"Giant" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, kept from the top by "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi, which maintained its peak for seven consecutive weeks.[2] The song also topped the charts in Belgium and Scotland and reached the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland; as well as the top 20 in Austalia, Denmark, France, Italy, Lebanon, Norway and Romania.

Composition

"Giant" is a gospel-inspired dance[3] and house[4] song. It was called a "soulful number" by Lincoln Journal-Star, with the snippet posted online featuring Rag'n'Bone Man singing "I understood loneliness/Before I knew what it was/Saw the pills on the table/For your unrequited love/I would be nothing".[5]

Promotion

Harris announced the song on 7 January through social media posting a preview.[1] He and Rag'n'Bone Man performed it on The Graham Norton Show and at the 2019 Brit Awards.

Music video

A lyric video for "Giant" was released on 10 January 2019 on YouTube.[6]

The official music video for "Giant" was released on 25 January 2019 on Harris's YouTube channel. The video features a man wearing a blue jacket and trousers in his room where he walks outside of his house and starts running through the suburbs all the way to a forest where he encounters a group of people riding on horses wearing red jackets and pants, and starts dancing with them, and ends with him looking above the sky. Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man also appear in the video.[7]

Track listing

• Digital download[8]

1. "Giant" – 3:49

• Audien extended remix[9]

1. "Giant" (Audien Extended Remix) – 4:03

• Remixes – EP[10]

1. "Giant" (Robin Schulz Remix) – 3:13
2. "Giant" (Purple Disco Machine Remix) – 3:26
3. "Giant" (Weiss Remix) – 3:54
4. "Giant" (Michael Calfan Remix) – 3:21
5. "Giant" (Audien Remix) – 3:33
6. "Giant" (Laidback Luke Remix) – 2:33

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[11] 19 Australia Club (ARIA)[12] 1 Australia Dance (ARIA)[13] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 1 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 1 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 2 Brazil (Top 100 Brasil)[19] 85 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] 29 China Airplay/FL (Billboard)[21] 44 CIS (Tophit)[22] 9 Colombia (National-Report)[23] 55 Croatia (HRT)[24] 1 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[25] 2 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[26] 7 Denmark (Tracklisten)[27] 16 Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[28] 2 France (SNEP)[29] 18 Germany (Official German Charts)[30] 6 Germany Dance (Official German Charts)[31] 1 Greece (IFPI)[32] 22 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[33] 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[34] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[35] 5 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[36] 10 Ireland (IRMA)[37] 3 Italy (FIMI)[38] 17 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[39] 100 Latvia (LAIPA)[40] 6 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[41] 19 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[42] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[43] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[44] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Dance Top 30)[45] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[46] 20 Norway (VG-lista)[47] 11 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[48] 4 Portugal (AFP)[49] 46 Romania (Airplay 100)[50] 7 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[51] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[52] 1 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[53] 3 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[54] 7 Slovenia (SloTop50)[55] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[56] 62 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[57] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[58] 5 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[59] 2 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[60] 35 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[61] 1 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[62] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[63] 25 Australia (ARIA)[64] 76 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[65] 43 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[66] 8 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[67] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[68] 91 CIS (Tophit)[69] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten)[70] 41 France (SNEP)[71] 44 Germany (Official German Charts)[72] 33 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[73] 9 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[74] 19 Hungary (Single Top 40)[75] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[76] 15 Italy (FIMI)[77] 59 Latvia (LAIPA)[78] 47 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[79] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[80] 25 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[81] 50 Poland (ZPAV)[82] 20 Portugal (AFP)[83] 117 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[84] 4 Slovenia (SloTop50)[85] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[86] 18 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[87] 157 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[88] 5 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[89] 21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[90]	Gold	35,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[91]	Gold	15,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[92]	Platinum	40,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[93]	Gold	40,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[94]	Platinum	90,000
France (SNEP)[95]	Platinum	200,000
Germany (BVMI)[96]	Gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[97]	Platinum	50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[98]	Platinum+Gold	90,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[99]	Gold	15,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)[100]	2× Platinum	40,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[101]	Gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[102]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	11 January 2019	Digital download	Original	Columbia	[8]
Italy		Contemporary hit radio		Sony	[103]
United Kingdom	12 January 2019	Hot adult contemporary		Columbia	[104]
United States	21 January 2019				[105]
	22 January 2019	Contemporary hit radio			[106]
		Dance radio			[107]
Various	1 March 2019	Digital download	Audien Extended Remix		[9]
	8 March 2019		Remixes EP		[10]

Covers

This song has been covered by Rick Astley.

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