Giants (Dermot Kennedy song)
2020 single by Dermot Kennedy
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"Giants" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter and musician Dermot Kennedy. It was released as a digital download on 24 June 2020 by Riggins, Interscope and Island. The track peaked at Number 12 in the UK Chart and was the lead single from Dermot Kennedy's Number 1 Album (UK, Scottish and Irish Charts) 'Without Fear' and his only single on vinyl - released on a blue 7" in 2020. [1] The song peaked at number one on the Irish Singles Chart. The song was written by Stephen Kozmeniuk, Scott Harris and Dermot Kennedy.
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| Single by Dermot Kennedy | ||||
| from the album Without Fear | ||||
| Released | 24 June 2020 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
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| Producer | Stephen Kozmeniuk | |||
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| "Giants" on YouTube | ||||
Background
In an interview with George Godfrey on Radio X, Kennedy said, "This is a song that I've had on me for a little while, but just the way things currently are things that have taken place in the world, it feels like there’s a massive shift taking place everywhere in the world so its meaning kind of grew and are and grew for me. And certainly now it feels like it’s a delicate time to release music right? You don't want to bring out something insipid and seem kind of tone deaf. You don't want people to think you're not thinking about things and so the meaning of the song […] It's ultimately just about being comfortable with letting go of the past and moving on and being comfortable with change and moving forward in that sense…"[2]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[3]
- Stephen Kozmeniuk – producer, composer, lyricist, associated performer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards
- Dermot Kennedy – composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocalist, vocalist
- Scott Harris – composer, lyricist
- Ben Jones – associated performer, guitar
- Dave Cohen – associated performer, organ, piano
- Todd Clark – associated performer, background vocalist
- Matty Green – mixer, studio personnel
- Matt Snell – recording engineer, studio personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[23] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[25] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[26] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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| Sweden (GLF)[30] | Gold | 4,000,000† |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
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| Ireland | 24 June 2020[1] |
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