Heavy (Anne-Marie song)

"Heavy" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter 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]

"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)

Composition

"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] Jonathan White, Team Salut,[8] and MNEK.[9]

Critical reception

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

Taken from iTunes.[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Heavy"2:52

Personnel

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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
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
  1. "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. "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. 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. "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. "Ultratop.be – Anne-Marie – Heavy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  12. "Ultratop.be – 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. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Heavy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  17. "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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