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Originally released as a track on Gray’s debut studio album Kid Krow in March 2020, it was released as the sixth single in September 2020 after becoming a sleeper hit. “Heather” was written by Gray and produced by Dan Nigro with additional production by Jam City.The song gained popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok, consequently spawning the meme-like titular phrase which one can use to describe a “beautiful girl”[1] which one aspires to look like.[2][3] Commercially, “Heather” debuted at number 61 and rose to number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, being his first entry on the chart.[4] Elsewhere, the song gave Gray his first single chart entry in countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands, and his second entry in countries such as Australia, Ireland and Lithuania. “Heather” has become Gray’s most commercially successful single to date, surpassing “Maniac”, which achieved international mainstream hit radio success earlier that year.Background and release[edit]Initially released as part of the album in March 2020, it was re-released as the album’s sixth and final single amid its popularization in August 2020. Gray announced the music video a day before its release on August 20.[5]Composition and lyrics[edit]“Heather” has been described as a folk and indie pop song.[6][7] On Apple Music Editor’s Notes under Gray’s album Kid Krow, Gray writes that “‘Heather’ is the song on the album that I always cry to. I think it’s the most honest recount of my love life at the moment. It’s about a girl named Heather\u2014I think everyone has a Heather in their life. The person that I really, really liked was in love with Heather. They were not in love with me, and because of that, I f**king [sic] hated Heather. I hated Heather with all of my heart and soul. I had no reason to hate Heather. Heather is a perfectly nice girl. She’s sweet and she’s pure and she smells like daisies\u2014she’s perfect, but I hate her. It’s this humiliating thing to admit, but it’s just true. I’m scared to see how people are going to react, because it isn’t a good thing to think something like that, but I also think it’s something that I’ve never really heard anyone admit. I’m sorry, Heather. You’re a wonderful person.”[8]During an interview on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Gray confided that he was hesitant to release the song, stating “when I wrote the song, I was really embarrassed… I just thought that, you know, nobody would relate to it, I thought maybe I was insane… I almost didn’t put it on the album, I thought that I was crazy, and turns out that I’m not the only one.[9]Critical reception[edit]The song received critical acclaim from music critics, praising the production, crisp songwriting and vocal performance.  Sir Elton John praised Gray for being able to independently write a commercially successful, “proper song”[10]Carolyn Droke of Uproxx wrote that Gray “spotlights his vulnerable songwriting” on the song, referring specifically to an acoustic version uploaded to YouTube in July 2020.[11] Piper Westrom of Riff wrote, “Gray’s fearlessness when addressing sensitive subjects such as [unrequited romantic interest for male heterosexual friends] on his debut album show a bravery that someone so young does not always show so early in his career.”[12]Sir Elton John showed his admiration for Gray in an interview with BBC Radio 6, saying “There’s a boy called Conan Gray who has a song called ‘Heather’ and he’s about 22, he’s from America and he’s the only person in the [streaming charts] to actually write the song without anybody else. Everybody else there’s four or five writers on [a track]. You look at most of the records in the charts \u2014 they’re not real songs. They’re bits and pieces and it’s nice to hear someone write a proper song.”[10]Music video[edit]On August 19, 2020, Conan Gray released a teaser for the music video set to release the following day.[5][13] The official music video premiered on August 20, 2020. In the video, directed by Dillon Matthew and Conan Gray, it shows Gray reflecting on himself trying to become the idolized “Heather.”[14] Critics described the video as “an intimate visualization” of Gray as he “fluctuates between feminine and masculine beauty standards.”[15][16] Rania Aniftos of Billboard described the video as “thought-provoking”.[1] The video performance was officially uploaded via VEVO to Conan Gray YouTube Channel on 20 August 2020. It has over 93 million views and 2.5 million likes as of 2022.Weekly charts[edit]Year-end charts[edit]Certifications[edit]Release history[edit]References[edit]^ a b Aniftos, Rania (August 21, 2020). “Conan Gray Transforms Into the Girl His Crush Loves in Thought-Provoking ‘Heather’ Video”. Billboard. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. Retrieved August 22, 2020.^ Travis, Abi (August 17, 2020). “Who Is This Heather Person Everyone Keeps Talking About on TikTok?”. Distractify. Retrieved August 18, 2020.^ Mather, Katie (18 August 2020). “What TikTokers really mean when they call each other a ‘Heather’“. In The Know. Retrieved 25 August 2020.^ McIntyre, Hugh (August 30, 2020). “Miley Cyrus, Drake And Conan Gray: 5 Important Moves On This Week’s Hot 100”. Forbes. Retrieved September 2, 2020.^ a b conan gray [@conangray] (August 20, 2020). “heather music video tomorrow” (Tweet) \u2013 via Twitter.^ Copsey, Rob (24 August 2020). “Conan Gray’s Heather set to make Top 40 debut on Official UK Singles Chart this week”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2020.^ Fraser, Simone (June 1, 2021). “Conan Gray talks NME through his ‘Firsts”. NME. Retrieved July 15, 2021.^ “Kid Krow – Album by Conan Gray on Apple Music”. Retrieved March 20, 2019 \u2013 via Apple Music.^ Conan Gray (October 8, 2020). “Conan Gray: Heather”. youtube.com (video). Interviewed by James Corden.^ a b Rice, Nicholas (August 28, 2020). “Elton John Critiques Music of Today as He Says Songs on the Charts ‘Isn’t Real Music’“. People. Retrieved August 29, 2020.^ Droke, Carolyn (July 15, 2020). “Conan Gray’s Acoustic ‘Heather’ Displays His Vulnerable Songwriting”. Uproxx. Retrieved August 19, 2020.^ Westrom, Piper (March 17, 2020). “ALBUM REVIEW: Conan Gray holds nothing back on ‘Kid Krow’“. RIFF Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2020.^ Atad, Corey (August 20, 2020). “Conan Gray Releases Sensual New Video For ‘Heather’“. ET Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2020.^ “Conan Gray – Heather (Official Music Video)”. YouTube. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.^ Droke, Carolyn (August 20, 2020). “Conan Gray Comes To Terms With Unrequited Love In His ‘Heather’ Video”. Uproxx. Retrieved August 21, 2020.^ India, Roby (August 20, 2020). “Conan Gray Talks Unrequited Love in ‘Heather’“. VMan. Retrieved August 21, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. ARIA Top 50 Singles.  Retrieved October 29, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather” (in Dutch). Ultratip.  Retrieved September 25, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather” (in French). Ultratip.  Retrieved September 25, 2020.^ “Conan Gray Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)”. Billboard.  Retrieved September 15, 2020.^ “\u010cNS IFPI” (in Czech). Hitpar\u00e1da \u2013 Digital Top 100 Ofici\u00e1ln\u00ed. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ \u2013 SINGLES DIGITAL \u2013 TOP 100 and insert 202037 into search.  Retrieved September 14, 2020.^ “Conan Gray: Heather” (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.  Retrieved September 13, 2020.^ “Conan Gray Chart History (Global 200)”. Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.^ “Arch\u00edvum \u2013 Sl\u00e1gerlist\u00e1k \u2013 MAHASZ” (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 sl\u00e1gerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiad\u00f3k Sz\u00f6vets\u00e9ge.  Retrieved September 18, 2020.^ “T\u00f3nlistinn \u2013 L\u00f6g” [The Music \u2013 Songs] (in Icelandic). Pl\u00f6tut\u00ed\u00f0indi. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2021.^ “Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50”. Official Charts Company.  Retrieved September 11, 2020.^ “Savait\u0117s klausomiausi (TOP 100)” (in Lithuanian). AGATA. August 21, 2020.^ “Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia”. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved October 6, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather” (in Dutch). Single Top 100.  Retrieved October 2, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. Top 40 Singles.  Retrieved October 29, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. VG-lista.  Retrieved October 29, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. AFP Top 100 Singles.  Retrieved November 21, 2020.^ “Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100”. Official Charts Company.  Retrieved September 18, 2020.^ “RIAS International Top Charts Week 34”. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on August 25, 2020.^ “\u010cNS IFPI” (in Slovak). Hitpar\u00e1da \u2013 Singles Digital Top 100 Ofici\u00e1lna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202037 into search.  Retrieved September 22, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. Singles Top 100.  Retrieved October 29, 2020.^ “Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. Swiss Singles Chart.  Retrieved September 13, 2020.^ “Official Singles Chart Top 100”. Official Charts Company.  Retrieved September 11, 2020.^ “Conan Gray Chart History (Hot 100)”. Billboard.  Retrieved September 15, 2020.^ “Conan Gray Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)”. Billboard.   Retrieved September 29, 2020.^ “Conan Gray Chart History (Pop Songs)”. Billboard.  Retrieved November 10, 2020.^ “Top 100 Songs, August 21, 2020 – August 27, 2020”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2020.^ “Conan Gray Chart History (Billboard Vietnam Hot 100)”. Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2022.^ “Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021” (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Fonogr\u00e1fica Portuguesa. Retrieved May 13, 2022.^ “ARIA Charts \u2013 Accreditations \u2013 2020 Singles” (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 11, 2022.^ “Canadian  single  certifications \u2013 Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. Music Canada. Retrieved November 24, 2022.^ “Danish  single  certifications \u2013 Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. IFPI Danmark. Retrieved April 19, 2022.^ “French  single  certifications \u2013 Conan Gray \u2013 Heather” (in French). Syndicat National de l’\u00c9dition Phonographique. Retrieved October 11, 2022.^ “Italian  single  certifications \u2013 Conan Gray \u2013 Heather” (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 December 2021. Select “2021” in the “Anno” drop-down menu. Select “Heather” in the “Filtra” field. Select “Singoli” under “Sezione”.^ “New Zealand  single  certifications \u2013 Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 3, 2020.^ “Wyr\u00f3\u017cnienia \u2013 Platynowe p\u0142yty CD – Archiwum – Przyznane w 2021 roku” (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 10, 2021.^ “Portuguese  single  certifications \u2013 Conan Gray \u2013 Heather” (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Fonogr\u00e1fica Portuguesa. Retrieved January 10, 2023.^ “British  single  certifications \u2013 Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 13, 2022.^ “American  single  certifications \u2013 Conan Gray \u2013 Heather”. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 7, 2021.^ “Certificaciones” (in Spanish). Certificaci\u00f3n Fonogr\u00e1fica Centroamericana. Retrieved May 7, 2022.^ “IFPI Charts \u2013 Digital Singles Chart (International) \u2013 \u0395\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1: 48\/2021” (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved October 11, 2022.^ “Sverigetopplistan \u2013 Conan Gray” (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 26, 2021.^ Aniftos, Rania (2020-08-22). “Conan Gray Transforms Into the Girl His Crush Loves in Thought-Provoking ‘Heather’ Video”. Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-09.^ “BBC – Radio 1 Playlist”. bbc.co.uk. September 4, 2020. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.^ “Conan Gray – Heather (Radio Date: 25-09-2020)”. EarOne. Retrieved September 22, 2020.^ “Heather\/Maniac 7″ Vinyl – Conan Gray Official Store”. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021.External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/heather-conan-gray-song-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Heather (Conan Gray song) – Wikipedia"}}]}]