Overview
"Gravity" is a song by English recording artist Pixie Lott from her debut album, Turn It Up (2009). Written by Ina Wroldsen, Jonas Jeberg, Mich Hansen and Lucas Secon, the song was released as the album's fourth single on 8 March 2010.
Background and writing
"Gravity" was co-penned by Norwegian songwriter Ina Wroldsen (responsible for many of The Saturdays' hits), the Danish duo Jonas Jeberg and Cutfather (Kylie Minogue, Pussycat Dolls) and Danish-American songwriter and producer Lucas Secon (who has worked with the Pussycat Dolls, Sugababes and Sean Kingston, amongst others).
Critical reception
"Gravity" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Fraser McAlpine of the BBC Chart Blog gave the song a mixed review, stating that "there's a big problem with this song, one which it will take more than an impassioned delivery and immaculate production to get around." He also compared the song to "No Air" by American singer Jordin Sparks. Nevertheless, while reviewing Turn It Up, Digital Spy music editor Nick Levine referred to the track as one of the album's highlights.
Chart performance
"Gravity" entered the UK Singles Chart at number seventy-three on the issued dated 14 February 2010. The following week, the single climbed to number Sixty-Eight. On 28 February, it climbed another two positions to number sixty-six on the UK Singles Chart, finally reaching a peak position of number twenty.
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