Strong (London Grammar song)

"Strong"
Single by London Grammar
from the album If You Wait
Released	1 September 2013
Format	Digital download
Genre	Indie pop trip hop ambient
Length	3:59 (radio edit) 4:35 (album version) 4:10 (US radio edit)
Label	Metal & Dust Recordings
Writer(s)	Hannah Reid Dot Major Daniel Rothman
Producer(s)	Tim Bran Roy Kerr London Grammar
London Grammar singles chronology
"Wasting My Young Years" (2013) "Strong" (2013) "Help Me Lose My Mind" (2013)

"Strong" is a song by English trip hop trio London Grammar. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2013. The song has peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. It later became London Grammar's first top 10 hit in Australia, with sales and airplay from both the original version and High Contrast remix.^[1]

Music video

The music video to accompany the release of "Strong" was first released on YouTube on 26 July 2013 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds.^[2] The video was shot on location at the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles.^[3]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
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 Chart (2013–14) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 29 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 6 France (SNEP)[8] 96 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 28 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 20 Luxembourg (Billboard)[11] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 29 Netherlands (Mega Top 50)[13] 19 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 11 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 16 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 32 Ukraine Rock (FDR Music Charts)[17] 9 UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[18] 3 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 16 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20] 28

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australia (ARIA)[21] 44

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[23]	Gold	15,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Gold	7,500^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Silver	200,000
^*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[26]	1 September 2013	Digital download	Metal & Dust Recordings
Australia[27]	25 October 2013
New Zealand[28]
United States[29]	November 11, 2013

References

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2. "London Grammar - Strong (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
3. "London Grammar 'Strong' by Sam Brown". Promo News. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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5. "Austriancharts.at – London Grammar – Strong" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
6. "Ultratop.be – London Grammar – Strong" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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10. "Chart Track: Week 07, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
11. Luxembourg Digital Songs : Dec 21, 2013. Billboard biz. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – London Grammar – Strong" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
13. 3fm Mega Top 50 : 15/03/2014 (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
14. "Charts.org.nz – London Grammar – Strong". Top 40 Singles.
15. "Archive Chart: 2013-09-21". Scottish Singles Top 40.
16. "Swisscharts.com – London Grammar – Strong". Swiss Singles Chart.
17. "Ukraine Rock Chart". FDR. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
18. "Archive Chart: 2013-09-14" UK Indie Chart.
19. "Archive Chart: 2013-09-21" UK Singles Chart.
20. Illegal name entered London Grammar/London+Grammar/chart?f=851 "London Grammar – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for London Grammar.
21. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
23. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2014". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
24. "New Zealand single certifications – London Grammar – Strong". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
25. "British single certifications – London Grammar – Strong". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 November 2014. Enter Strong in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
26. Strong - EP by London Grammar
27. "Strong - EP by London Grammar". iTunes AU. Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
28. "Strong - EP by London Grammar". iTunes NZ. Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
29. "Strong - Single by London Grammar". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.