"Strong"
Single by London Grammar
from the album If You Wait
Released1 September 2013
Genre
Length
  • 3:59 (radio edit)
  • 4:35 (album version)
  • 4:10 (US radio edit)
LabelMetal & Dust Recordings
Songwriter(s)
  • Hannah Reid
  • Dot Major
  • Daniel Rothman
Producer(s)
London Grammar singles chronology
"Wasting My Young Years"
(2013) 		"Strong"
(2013) 		"Help Me Lose My Mind"
(2013)

"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]

Music video

The music video for "Strong" was first released on YouTube on 26 July 2013.[2] The video, directed by Sam Brown and produced by Rogue Films, was shot on location at the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles with actor Nash Edgerton and Savannah Young.[3]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
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

Certifications

Certifications for "Strong"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[26] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[27] Platinum 300,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Platinum 600,000‡

* 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[30] 1 September 2013 Digital download Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia[31] 25 October 2013
New Zealand[32]
United States[33] 11 November 2013

References

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  11. ^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs : Dec 21, 2013". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2014 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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