Heavy (Anne-Marie song)

"Heavy"
Single by Anne-Marie
from the album Speak Your Mind
Released22 September 2017
GenrePop[1]
Length2:52[2]
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Besándote"
(2017) 		"Heavy"
(2017) 		"Then"
(2017)

"Heavy" is a song recorded by English singer Anne-Marie. It was released on 22 September 2017[3] as the third single from her debut studio album, Speak Your Mind (2018).[4] A lyric video was released the same day.[5]

Composition

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"Heavy" is a pop song that was compared to her previous single, "Ciao Adios".[1] The song contains tropical-influenced beats that are found in much of the singer's recent work.[6] The song was produced by The Invisible Men, Nana Rogues,[7] Nevada, Team Salut,[8] and MNEK.[9]

Critical reception

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Steph Evans of Earmilk wrote that the song "follows the punchy pop of "Ciao Adios," with this single giving more life to Anne-Marie's vocal power."[10]

Track listing

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Taken from iTunes.[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Heavy"2:52

Personnel

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Adapted from Tidal.[8]

  • Anne-Marie Nicholson – lead vocals, songwriting
  • The Invisible Men – songwriting, production, keyboard, programmer
  • Tash Phillips – songwriting
  • Iain James – songwriting
  • MNEK – production, engineering, programmer
  • Nevada – production, guitar, bass guitar, programmer
  • Team Salut – production, guitar
  • Nana Rogues – production, bass guitar, programmer
  • Cameron Gower Poole – backing vocals, production, engineering
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer
  • Dylan Cooper – programmer
  • Phil Tan – mixer

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 31
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12] 12
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 51
Scotland (OCC)[14] 33
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 37

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 22 September 2017 Digital download
  • Major Tom's
  • Asylum
 [3][8]
United Kingdom 29 September 2017 Contemporary hit radio
  • Warner
  • Asylum
 [17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anne-Marie Goes Down The Island Bop Route Again For 'Heavy'". The Interns. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Heavy - Anne-Marie | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Heavy – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ "The Singles Bar: Anne-Marie drops a rather 'Heavy' new single". B-Sides & Badlands. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ^ "ANNE-MARIE UNVEILS HER NEW SINGLE 'HEAVY' – Skope Entertainment Inc". skopemag.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  6. ^ "SONG OF THE DAY: 'Heavy' by Anne-Marie". Baeble Music. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. ^ "UK Pop Star Anne-Marie Unveils Her New Single 'Heavy'". Glitter Magazine. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Anne-Marie unveils hard-hitting single "Heavy"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Anne-Marie drops "Heavy" new single – EARMILK". Earmilk. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Anne-Marie – Heavy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Anne-Marie – Heavy" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  13. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – Anne-Marie – Heavy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  17. ^ "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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