Giants (Dermot Kennedy song)

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"Giants"
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Single by Dermot Kennedy
from the album Without Fear
Released24 June 2020
GenreIndie pop
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Kozmeniuk
Dermot Kennedy singles chronology
"Resolution"
(2020) 		"Giants"
(2020) 		"Paradise"
(2020)
Music video
"Giants" on YouTube

"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.[1] The song peaked at number one on the Irish Singles Chart. The song was written by Stephen Kozmeniuk, Scott Harris and Dermot Kennedy.

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[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 400,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label
Ireland 24 June 2020[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Giants - Single by Dermot Kennedy". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Dermot Kennedy talks inspiration for Giants single". Radio X. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Credits / Giants / Dermot Kennedy – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Dermot Kennedy – Giants" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dermot Kennedy – Giants" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dermot Kennedy – Giants" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202045 into search. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dermot Kennedy – Giants" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202043 into search. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  15. ^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 1". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Dermot Kennedy – Giants". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Hot Rock Songs: July 11, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2020". Ultratop. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  21. ^ White, Jack (10 January 2021). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Dermot Kennedy; 'Giants')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Giants". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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