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<h1>Gravity (John Mayer song)</h1><h2>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h2><h2><br></h2><p><strong>Gravity</strong>" is a song by American musician <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayer_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Mayer</a>. It is written by Mayer and produced by Mayer and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jordan_(drummer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Jordan</a>. "Gravity" is featured on three of Mayer's releases: the 2005 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">live album</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try!" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Try!</em></a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayer_Trio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Mayer Trio</a>, his 2006 studio album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_(John_Mayer_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Continuum</em></a>, and his 2008 live album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Light_Is:_John_Mayer_Live_in_Los_Angeles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles</em></a>. In 2007, the song was released as the third <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">single</a> from <em>Continuum</em>.</p><p><br></p><h2>Personnel</h2><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Mayer</a> - singing, lead guitar</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pino_Palladino" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pino Palladino</a> - bass, backing vocals</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jordan_(drummer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Jordan (drummer)</a> - drums, percussion</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Goldings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Larry Goldings</a> - Hammond B3 organ</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Keys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alicia Keys</a> - Backing Vocals</li></ul><h2><br></h2><h2>Song meaning</h2><p>In a concert performed in December 2005, Mayer explained the significance and meaning of the song:</p><blockquote>This is the most important song I’ve ever written, it's a time capsule song. I will listen to it every day of my life if I need to. It's honest to God the most important song I’ve ever written in my life, and it has the fewest words. I was in LA, and I was there for the summer, just writing tunes, and I was in the shower. And I don't know where it came from, but it's the damn truth you know, and I just sang, "gravity...is working against me"... This is a song about making sure you still love yourself, making sure you still have your head on, making sure you still say no the way your mom would say no. And I will need it every damn day of my life because it's easier to mess up than it is to stay here.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(John_Mayer_song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(John_Mayer_song)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a></blockquote><h2>Reception</h2><p><em>Billboard</em> called the single "an easygoing, bluesy number, convincingly conjuring the spirit of his idol <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buddy Guy</a>."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(John_Mayer_song)#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a></p><p>On February 22, 2007, "Gravity" entered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billboard</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hot 100</a> singles chart at #71;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(John_Mayer_song)#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a> at that time, Mayer had two singles charting on the Hot 100 (the other song was "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_on_the_World_to_Change" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waiting on the World to Change</a>"). It also entered Billboard's Hot 100 Digital Songs Chart at #63</p><h2>Grammy Awards performance</h2><p>At the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">49th Annual Grammy Awards</a> on February 11, 2007, Mayer performed "Gravity" with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne_Bailey_Rae" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Corinne Bailey Rae</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Legend" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Legend</a> as the end of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medley_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">medley</a>. The set began with Rae's "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Star" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Like a Star</a>", and continued with Legend's "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Again_(John_Legend_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coming Home</a>", before concluding with "Gravity".</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stevie Wonder</a> introduced the trio's performance, and each artist performed some aspect of every song through the entire medley. For Rae's "Like a Star", Mayer performed various backing guitar licks, while during Legend's "Coming Home" he performed little. For "Gravity", both Rae and Legend performed backing vocals and Legend played piano.</p><p>At the ceremony, Mayer won <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_Pop_Vocal_Performance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Male Pop Vocal Performance</a> for the first single from <em>Continuum</em>, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_on_the_World_to_Change" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waiting on the World to Change</a>".</p><p>At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, the live version of "Gravity" that appears on Mayer's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_The_Light_Is:_John_Mayer_Live_In_Los_Angeles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles</em></a> won the award for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Solo_Rock_Vocal_Performance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance</a>.</p><h2>Cultural influence</h2><p>The tune was #84 on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a><em>'</em>s list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All Time.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(John_Mayer_song)#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a> The family of astronaut Pilot <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_O._Hobaugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charles O. Hobaugh</a> chose "Gravity" as the wake-up call for the astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle <em>Endeavour</em> on August 11, 2007.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(John_Mayer_song)#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a> (The wake-up call is a tradition for NASA spaceflights since the days of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Project Gemini</a>.)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(John_Mayer_song)#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a></p>