- Source: Strangers (Kenya Grace song)
"Strangers" is a song by British-South African musician Kenya Grace. It was officially released as her major-label debut single on 1 September 2023 through Major Recordings, a dance label owned by Warner Records. It is the follow-up release to her prior viral single, "Meteor" (also in 2023). "Strangers" was Grace's breakthrough single, peaking at #1 in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, the United Kingdom and Ukraine, as well as topping both the Australian and American dance music charts. The track peaked at #2 in Luxembourg, New Zealand, Russia, Slovakia and Switzerland, and was a top-five or top-ten hit in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates.
The work was nominated for the PRS for Music Most Performed Work Ivor Novello Award on Thursday 23 May 2024.
Background
Grace initially shared a snippet of the song on her Instagram Reels on 14 July 2023. Social media agency 10x Content orchestrated a viral marketing campaign to propel the song. After she teased the song again on 27 July 2023, this time via TikTok, the song would go viral. The TikTok video has accumulated over 35 million views.
A press release described the song as containing "vibey synths" and a "drum 'n' bass core", as well as a "propulsive backdrop", on top of which Grace "layers evocative vocals" with a "gentle delivery".
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Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-71
- Strangers (Kenya Grace song)
- Kenya Grace
- Strangers (disambiguation)
- Normal People Things
- One More Time (Blink-182 song)
- Too Much (The Kid Laroi, Jungkook and Central Cee song)
- List of one-hit wonders on the UK singles chart
- Piri
- 2024 Global Awards
- 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards
