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Gravity (Sara Bareilles song)
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"Gravity"
Single by Sara Bareilles
from the album Little Voice
Released
February 3, 2009 (U.S.)
Format
Music video, digital download
Recorded
2007
Length
3:52
Label
Epic Records
Songwriter(s)
Sara Bareilles
Producer(s)
Eric Rosse
Sara Bareilles singles chronology
"Winter Song"
(2008) "Gravity"
(2009) "King of Anything"
(2010)
"Winter Song"
(2008) "Gravity"
(2009) "King of Anything"
(2010)
"Gravity" is a song performed by Sara Bareilles, released the third single from her major-label debut album Little Voice (2007). Written by Bareilles, the track was produced by Eric Rosse. Its music video was released on February 3, 2009. Bareilles said she wrote the song after her "first real heartbreak", and was hoping the ballad would help others in similar situations. The song was originally on her first album Careful Confessions, but was later included on Little Voice.
Contents
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1 Critical analysis
2 Music video
3 Cover versions
4 In popular culture
5 Charts
6 References
7 External links
Critical analysis[edit]
"Gravity" was generally commended by music critics. Chris Klimek of The Washington Post calls the song "haunting" and states that "Gravity is strong evidence that Bareilles's songcraft may yet warrant the stardom she's attained."[1] Shirley Brinkley writes for The Virginian-Pilot that this is her favorite song, and that "It speaks to the paradoxes and complexity of relationships".[2] Michael Menachem of Billboard writes, "[T]his melodic, introspective ballad is Bareilles' finest moment."[3] The Hollywood Reporter mentioned the song in their review of one her concerts, stating it was the "night's bravest and most powerful performance" when "she brilliantly sang fan favorite Gravity".[4] Mark Savage for BBC News has called it a "tearjerking ballad" and characterized it as Bareilles' calling card.[5]
Music video[edit]
As a promotional project to support her single "Gravity", Bareilles released a music video for the track. A homage to the short film Powers of Ten, the video features a single, unbroken take of the singer strolling in the middle of a street while people are walking behind her bringing lights, balloons, and globes of other planets representing a journey through the solar system and into deep space.[6][7]
Cover versions[edit]
Kelly Clarkson covered the song in Durham, North Carolina, during her Stronger World Tour, in which she praised Bareilles's voice and lyrics. Bareilles responding the following day by tweeting: “Holy pipes, Batman! Kelly Clarkson sang Gravity. Whoah. Gurrrl. Can. Sang. So Cool!” [8]
Brittany Cairns performed this song for her blind audition on the first season of The Voice - Australia. Cairns' version peaked at number 58 on the ARIA chart in April 2012.[9]
In popular culture[edit]
The song is frequently used in fan YouTube videos with romantic couples from TV shows or movies.
A shipping video featuring a clip montage of the characters Annie and Jeff set to "Gravity" was made by a Community fan in November 2009, halfway through the first season of the show.[10] The video inspired show creator Dan Harmon[11] and he included a similar sequence of clips of the two characters in the second season episode "Paradigms of Human Memory". Dan Harmon paid for the rights to the song himself. The clips of Annie and Jeff were immediately followed by clips of the characters Pierce and Abed again set to "Gravity", as a parody to show how easy it is make any set of characters appear romantically interested in one another. Bareilles eventually made an appearance as a hot-air balloon guide in "Intro to Felt Surrogacy", the ninth episode of the series' fourth season.
Charts[edit]
Chart (2012)
Peak
position
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[12] 44
Chart (2013)
Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 27
Chart (2017)
Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 64
References[edit]
Jump up ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-16407518.html The Washington Post May 1, 2008
Jump up ^ The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)November 11, 2010
Jump up ^ Menachem, Michael (March 7, 2009). "Gravity: Sara Bareilles", Billboard 121 (9): 38. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
Jump up ^ "Sara Bareilles - Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
Jump up ^ Savage, Mark (2008-06-17). "Entertainment | Sara Bareilles' fairytale success". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
Jump up ^ "Sara Bareilles - Gravity". YouTube.
Jump up ^ "Motion Theory - Gravity". Musiconline.com.br. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
Jump up ^ http://www.lovelyish.com/2012/02/01/kelly-clarkson-covers-gravity-gets-endorsed-by-sara-bareilles/
Jump up ^ "The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 30 April 2012 ~ Issue #1157" (PDF). pandora.nla.gov.au. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
Jump up ^ "Gravity (Jeff/Annie)". YouTube. VeritasProductions. Nov 14, 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
Jump up ^ Dan Harmon [@danharmon] (15 November 2009). "I was told women watch TV differently than men, but wow. Great editing, @tweetingkerry! bit.ly/3G7D5p" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Jump up ^ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: February 12, 2012 to February 18, 2012)". Gaon Chart. January 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Charts.org.nz – Sara Bareilles – Gravity". Top 40 Singles.
Jump up ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Sara Bareilles singles
Little Voice
"Love Song"
"The River"
"Bottle It Up"
"Gravity"
Kaleidoscope Heart
"King of Anything"
"Uncharted"
"Gonna Get Over You"
The Blessed Unrest
"Brave"
"I Choose You"
What's Inside: Songs from Waitress
"She Used to Be Mine"
Featured singles
"Winter Song"
"Come Home"
"Summer Is Over"
Other songs
"(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"
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