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2013 single by London Grammar

"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.

Music video

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

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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Strong"
Chart (2013–2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 6
France (SNEP) 60
Germany (GfK) 28
Ireland (IRMA) 20
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard) 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 29
Netherlands (Mega Top 50) 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 11
Scotland (OCC) 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 32
UK Singles (OCC) 16
UK Indie (OCC) 3
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard) 28

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Strong"
Chart (2014) Position
Australia (ARIA) 44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 28
France (SNEP) 162

Certifications

Certifications for "Strong"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum 140,000
Belgium (BEA) Gold 15,000
Germany (BVMI) Platinum 300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 7,500
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 2021, British singer Will Young covered "Strong" on his album Crying on the Bathroom Floor. Young released his cover of "Strong" as a promotional single on 22 July 2021.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 1 September 2013 Digital download Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia 25 October 2013
New Zealand
United States 11 November 2013

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