Giants (Lights song)

"Giants"
Single by Lights
from the album Skin & Earth
ReleasedJuly 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)
GenrePop, power pop
Length3:16
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mick Schultz
Lights singles chronology
"Running with the Boys"
(2015) 		"Giants"
(2017) 		"We Were Here"
(2018)

"Giants" is a song recorded by Canadian singer and songwriter Lights for her fourth studio album, Skin & Earth.[1] Lights co-wrote the song with Iain James and the track's producer, Mick Schultz. It was released on June 23, 2017 as the album's lead single.[2] "Giants" was serviced to American hot adult contemporary radio on July 24, 2017.[3] In January 2018, four new versions of the song, recorded in Japanese, French, Spanish and Tagalog, were released.[4]

Content

The title and hook for the song were inspired by a phrase featured on British currency: "And we will ride on the shoulders of giants."[5] The chorus and verses for the song were developed separately and are set to different tempos; according to Lights, this created a "challenging structure" to deal with, but the writers were determined to mesh the two parts.[5]

Chart performance

"Giants" debuted at number 41 on the Canada Hot AC chart dated August 12, 2017 and has since reached a peak of 14.[6] "Giants" also debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart dated August 19, 2017.[7] This made it Lights' first song to chart in the United States.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Giants" was directed by Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux and premiered June 23, 2017.[8] It takes place in the dystopian world created for the Skin & Earth comic series connected with the album, and introduces characters and events that takes place in the series' fifth issue.[9] In the video, Lights plays En, the protagonist from her Skin & Earth comics, as she meets a mysterious being and is transported to another dimension.[1][10]

Charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[11] 18
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[12] 14
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[13] 18

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide June 23, 2017 Digital download Warner Bros. [2]
United States July 24, 2017 Hot adult contemporary [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Tan, Emily (June 23, 2017). "Lights Brings Comic Book Dreams to Life in 'Giants' Video". PopCrush. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Giants - Lights | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Gillibrand, Abigail (27 January 2018). "Lights records her single Giants in four different languages including Tagalog". Metro. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b Ginsberg, Gabriella (June 23, 2017). "LIGHTS Takes Us Inside Her Adventurous New Music Video For 'Giants' — Interview". Hollywood Life. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Chart history for "Giants" on Canada Hot AC". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "Adult Pop Songs: The Week Of August 19, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. ^ lights (June 23, 2017). "LIGHTS - GIANTS (OFFICIAL VIDEO)" (video). YouTube. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  9. ^ Jasmine (June 23, 2017). "IHC4HIRE: LIGHTS Releases Music Video for "Giants"". IHEARTCOMIX. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Dickman, Maggie (June 23, 2017). "Watch Lights bring her comic book to life in new music video for "Giants"". AltPress. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Lights Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Lights Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "Lights Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

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