"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 Rag'n'Bone Man alongside Jamie Hartman and Troy Miller and produced by Harris.
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| Single by Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man | ||||
| Released | 11 January 2019 | |||
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| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Calvin Harris | |||
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| Rag'n'Bone Man singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Giant" on YouTube | ||||
"Giant" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks.[2] According to figures released by PPL, the track was the most played song in the UK in 2019.[3]
The song 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 Australia, Denmark, France, Italy, Lebanon, Norway and Romania.
In 2020, "Giant" was nominated for Song of the Year at the Brit Awards,[4] closely losing out to Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved".[5] In the same year the song won the Ivor Novello award for PRS for Music Most Performed Work.[6]
It was later used in a Lloyds Bank TV advert,[7] which was released in February 2022.
Composition
"Giant" is a gospel-inspired dance[8] and house[9] 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".[10]
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.[citation needed]
Music video
A lyric video for "Giant" was released on 10 January 2019 on YouTube.[11]
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.[12]
Track listing
- Digital download[13]
- "Giant" – 3:49
- "Giant" (Audien Extended Remix) – 4:03
- Remixes – EP[15]
- "Giant" (Robin Schulz Remix) – 3:13
- "Giant" (Purple Disco Machine Remix) – 3:26
- "Giant" (Weiss Remix) – 3:54
- "Giant" (Michael Calfan Remix) – 3:21
- "Giant" (Audien Remix) – 3:33
- "Giant" (Laidback Luke Remix) – 2:33
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[69] | 25 |
| Australia (ARIA)[70] | 76 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[71] | 43 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[72] | 8 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[73] | 5 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[74] | 91 |
| CIS (Tophit)[75] | 4 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[76] | 41 |
| France (SNEP)[77] | 44 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[78] | 33 |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[79] | 9 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[80] | 19 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[81] | 20 |
| Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[82] | 33 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[83] | 15 |
| Italy (FIMI)[84] | 59 |
| Latvia (LAIPA)[85] | 47 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[86] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[87] | 25 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[88] | 50 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[89] | 20 |
| Portugal (AFP)[90] | 117 |
| Russia Airplay (Tophit)[91] | 4 |
| Slovenia (SloTop50)[92] | 5 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[93] | 18 |
| Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[94] | 157 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[95] | 5 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[96] | 6 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[97] | 21 |
| Chart (2020) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[98] | 58 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[99] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[100] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Belgium (BEA)[101] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[102] | Diamond | 160,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[103] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[104] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[105] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[106] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[107] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[108] | 2× Platinum+Gold | 150,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[109] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[110] | 3× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[111] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[112] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[113] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[114] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 11 January 2019 | Digital download | Original | Columbia | [13] |
| Italy | Contemporary hit radio | Sony | [115] | ||
| United Kingdom | 12 January 2019 | Hot adult contemporary | Columbia | [116] | |
| United States | 21 January 2019 | [117] | |||
| 22 January 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [118] | |||
| Dance radio | [119] | ||||
| Various | 1 March 2019 | Digital download | Audien Extended Remix | [14] | |
| 8 March 2019 | Remixes EP | [15] |
Cover versions
The song has been covered by English singer Rick Astley as a non-album single in 2019 with Astley's version reaching number 78 on the UK Singles Chart.