Strong (London Grammar song)

"Strong" is a song by British indie pop group London Grammar. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2013. The song peaked at number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart, making it their highest charting single in the UK to-date. Outside the United Kingdom, "Strong" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, with sales and airplay from both the original version and High Contrast remix.[1]

"Strong"
Single by London Grammar
from the album If You Wait
Released	1 September 2013
Genre	Indie pop trip hop ambient
Length	3:59 (radio edit) 4:35 (album version) 4:10 (US radio edit)
Label	Metal & Dust Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Hannah Reid Dot Major Daniel Rothman
Producer(s)	Tim Bran Roy Kerr London Grammar
London Grammar singles chronology
"Wasting My Young Years" (2013) "Strong" (2013) "Help Me Lose My Mind" (2013)

Music video

The music video to accompany the release of "Strong" was first released on YouTube on 26 July 2013 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds.[2] The video was shot on location at the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles with the actor Nash Edgerton.[3] It currently has over 45 million views on YouTube.

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Strong" (edit)	3:59
2.	"Strong" (High Contrast remix)	5:30
3.	"Strong" (Hackman remix)	5:13
4.	"Strong" (Fracture remix)	4:35
5.	"Strong" (MrZorb remix)	3:32
6.	"Feelings"	3:46

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 29 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 6 France (SNEP)[8] 96 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 28 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 20 Luxembourg (Billboard)[11] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 27 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 29 Netherlands (Mega Top 50)[14] 19 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 11 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[16] 16 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 32 UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[18] 3 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 16 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20] 28

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australia (ARIA)[21] 44 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 14 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 28 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[24] 2× Platinum 140,000^^ Belgium (BEA)[25] Gold 15,000^* Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 150,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Gold 7,500^* United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 400,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[29]	1 September 2013	Digital download	Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia[30]	25 October 2013
New Zealand[31]
United States[32]	November 11, 2013

References

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11. Luxembourg Digital Songs : Dec 21, 2013. Billboard biz. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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25. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2014". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
26. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (London Grammar; 'Strong')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
27. "New Zealand single certifications – London Grammar – Strong". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
28. "British single certifications – London Grammar – Strong". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Strong in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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