Giant (Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man song) explained

Giant
Cover:Calvin Harris - Giant.png
Type:single
Artist:Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Album:96 Months
Length:3:49
Label:Columbia
Producer:Calvin Harris
Chronology:Calvin Harris
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"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. It was included on his 2024 compilation album, 96 Months.

"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, which was released in February 2022.

Composition

"Giant" is a gospel-inspired dance[7] and house[8] 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".[9]

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.

Music video

A lyric video for "Giant" was released on 10 January 2019 on YouTube.[10]

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.[11]

Track listing

  1. "Giant" – 3:49
  1. "Giant" (Audien Extended Remix) – 4:03
  1. "Giant" (Robin Schulz Remix) – 3:13
  2. "Giant" (Purple Disco Machine Remix) – 3:26
  3. "Giant" (Weiss Remix) – 3:54
  4. "Giant" (Michael Calfan Remix) – 3:21
  5. "Giant" (Audien Remix) – 3:33
  6. "Giant" (Laidback Luke Remix) – 2:33

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia Club (ARIA)[15] 1
Australia Dance (ARIA)[16] 3
Brazil (Top 100 Brasil)[17] 85
China Airplay/FL (Billboard)[18] 44
Colombia (National-Report)[19] 55
Croatia (HRT)[20] 1
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21] 2
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[22] 1
Germany Dance (Official German Charts)[23] 1
Greece (IFPI)[24] 22
Latvia (LAIPA)[25] 6
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[26] 19
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[27] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Dance Top 30)[28] 1
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[29] 7
Slovenia (SloTop50)[30] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Position
Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[31] 25
Australia (ARIA)[32] 76
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[33] 43
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[34] 8
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[35] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[36] 91
CIS (Tophit)[37] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[38] 41
France (SNEP)[39] 44
Germany (Official German Charts)[40] 33
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[41] 9
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[42] 19
Hungary (Single Top 40)[43] 20
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[44] 33
Ireland (IRMA)[45] 15
Italy (FIMI)[46] 59
Latvia (LAIPA)[47] 47
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[48] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[49] 25
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[50] 50
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[51] 20
Portugal (AFP)[52] 117
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[53] 4
Slovenia (SloTop50)[54] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[55] 18
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[56] 157
UK Singles (OCC)[57] 5
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[58] 6
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[59] 21
Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[60] 58

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
Various11 January 2019Digital downloadOriginalColumbia
ItalyContemporary hit radioSony[61]
United Kingdom12 January 2019Hot adult contemporaryColumbia[62]
United States21 January 2019[63]
22 January 2019Contemporary hit radio[64]
Dance radio[65]
Various1 March 2019Digital downloadAudien Extended Remix
8 March 2019Remixes EP

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calvin Harris announces new single Giant with Rag'n'Bone Man. It is likened to the 2009 song by the Jonas brothers, sometimes referred to as "I am Shiyaan".. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 8 January 2019. 9 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Official Charts - Home of the Official UK Top 40 Charts. www.officialcharts.com. 2019-05-08.
  3. Web site: 2020-06-24 . Calvin Harris' 'Giant' was the UK's most played song in 2019 . 2022-03-30 . Dancing Astronaut . en-US.
  4. Web site: Song of the Year nominees announced! . 2022-03-30 . BRIT Awards . en.
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  6. Web site: Archive The Ivors The Ivors Academy Champions of Music Creators . 2022-03-30 . The Ivors Academy . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Calvin Harris releases new gospel-inspired single 'Giant' featuring Rag'n'Bone Man – listen. Bandwagon. Arteche. Michelle. 11 January 2019. 15 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Calvin Harris Recruits Rag'N'Bone Man On New Single 'Giant'. CULTR. Bridges. Sam. 11 January 2019. 16 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Calvin Harris teases Rag'n'Bone Man collaboration Giant. Lincoln Journal-Star. 8 January 2019. 9 January 2019. 9 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190109012018/https://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/calvin-harris-teases-rag-n-bone-man-collaboration-giant/article_7f0b89b4-d5da-51c6-975a-3bbf41ba7ad5.html. dead.
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