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==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video for "Strong" was first released on [[YouTube]] on 26 July 2013 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds.<ref name="YT">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drfp_3823I |title=London Grammar - Strong (Official Video) |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> The video, directed by Sam Brown and produced by [[Rogue Films]], was shot on location at the [[Sixth Street Viaduct|6th Street Viaduct]] in Los Angeles with the actor [[Nash Edgerton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/07/29/london-grammar-strong-sam-brown |title=
The music video for "Strong" was first released on [[YouTube]] on 26 July 2013 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds.<ref name="YT">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drfp_3823I |title=London Grammar - Strong (Official Video) |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> The video, directed by Sam Brown and produced by [[Rogue Films]], was shot on location at the [[Sixth Street Viaduct|6th Street Viaduct]] in Los Angeles with the actor [[Nash Edgerton]] and [[Savannah Young]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/07/29/london-grammar-strong-sam-brown |title=
London Grammar 'Strong' by Sam Brown|last=Brown|first=Jimmy|publisher=Promo News|date=July 29, 2013|accessdate=December 24, 2015}}</ref> As of September 2020, it has over 49 million views on YouTube.<ref name="YT"/>
London Grammar 'Strong' by Sam Brown|last=Brown|first=Jimmy|publisher=Promo News|date=July 29, 2013|accessdate=December 24, 2015}}</ref> The video features an unnamed man with his little daughter going to a vacant area of the viaduct, where he turns in a human torch for putting an insulating clothing full of fireworks, dancing madly along the area after it fires on around him as a show for her. As of September 2020, it has over 49 million views on YouTube.<ref name="YT"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 01:56, 23 September 2020

"Strong"
Single by London Grammar
from the album If You Wait
Released1 September 2013
Genre
Length3:59 (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 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds.[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 the actor Nash Edgerton and Savannah Young.[3] The video features an unnamed man with his little daughter going to a vacant area of the viaduct, where he turns in a human torch for putting an insulating clothing full of fireworks, dancing madly along the area after it fires on around him as a show for her. As of September 2020, it has over 49 million views on YouTube.[2]

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 and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[28] 1 September 2013 Digital download Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia[29] 25 October 2013
New Zealand[30]
United States[31] November 11, 2013

References

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  5. ^ "London Grammar – Strong" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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  10. ^ Luxembourg Digital Songs : Dec 21, 2013. Billboard biz. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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  13. ^ 3fm Mega Top 50 : 15/03/2014 (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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  19. ^ "London Grammar Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  24. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2014". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  25. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (London Grammar; 'Strong')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  26. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – London Grammar – Strong". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 June 2014.[dead link‍]
  27. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
  28. ^ Strong - EP by London Grammar
  29. ^ "Strong - EP by London Grammar". iTunes AU. Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  30. ^ "Strong - EP by London Grammar". iTunes NZ. Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  31. ^ "Strong - Single by London Grammar". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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