Giants (Dermot Kennedy song)

"Giants"
Single by Dermot Kennedy
from the album Without Fear
Released	24 June 2020
Genre	Indie pop
Length	2:57
Label	Riggins Interscope Island
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Kozmeniuk Scott Harris Dermot Kennedy
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. 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.

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 Chart (2020–2021) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 37 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 27 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 15 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[7] 27 Germany (GfK)[8] 45 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[9] 39 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[10] 22 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 1 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 25 Scotland (OCC)[13] 23 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[14] 6 Slovenia (SloTop50)[15] 34 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 59 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 23 UK Singles (OCC)[18] 12 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 26

Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 98 Ireland (IRMA)[21] 8 Chart (2021) Position Ireland (IRMA)[22] 11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
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^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27]	Platinum	20,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Platinum	600,000^‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[29]	Gold	4,000,000^†
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland	24 June 2020[1]	Digital download streaming	Riggins Interscope Island

References

1. "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. "Dermot Kennedy – Giants" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
5. "Dermot Kennedy – Giants" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
6. "Dermot Kennedy – Giants" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 45. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
8. "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: Select 43. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
15. "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
16. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 1". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
17. "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. Griffiths, George (9 January 2022). "Ireland's official biggest songs of 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
23. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
24. "Austrian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Giants" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
25. "Canadian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Giants". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
26. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dermot Kennedy; 'Giants')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
27. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Giants')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
28. "British single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Giants". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
29. "Sverigetopplistan – Dermot Kennedy" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 26, 2021.