Low (Lenny Kravitz song)

2018 single by Lenny Kravitz featuring Michael Jackson

"Low"

Single by Lenny Kravitz featuring Michael Jackson
from the album  Raise Vibration
Released| May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
Genre|

* Funk rock
* post-disco

Length| 5:19
Label|

* Roxie
* BMG

Songwriter(s)| Lenny Kravitz
Producer(s)| Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
| "It's Enough!"
(2018)  | "Low"
(2018)  | "5 More Days 'Til Summer"
(2018)

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Michael Jackson singles chronology
| "Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous"
(2017)  | "Low"
(2018)  | "Don't Matter to Me"
(2018)

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Music video
"Low" on YouTube

"Low" is a song by American singer Lenny Kravitz, from his eleventh studio album Raise Vibration, featuring posthumous guest vocals from Michael Jackson. It was released as the album's second single on May 25, 2018.[1][2]

## Background

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The song explores, according to journalist Allison Kugel, "the perils of his [Kravitz] near-mythical sensuality with intonations alluding to his past intimate relationships".[3] For this track Kravitz took inspiration from Michael Jackson with whom he produced the song "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" in 1999, which was later included in Jackson's first posthumous album Michael.[4] "Low" also contains some vocal parts by Jackson. Kravitz explains, "A lot of people say: 'Oh, you’re going with that Michael Jackson impersonation.' No, that's him."[5]

## Video

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The video was released on 5 June 2018 on the singer's YouTube channel. The video features images of Kravitz's family, dating back to the 1960s. On 11 July the second video was released, directed by French director and photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino, where Kravitz sings on a rotating platform and is later joined by drummer Jas Kayser who plays while singing along to the song.

## Reception

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"Low" became Kravitz's first song to peak #1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs, thanks to several remixes by David Guetta, Tom Stephan, and Junior Black. Madison Desler of Paste wrote, "Worth the price of admission is 'Low', a funk-tinged easy-groover about keeping a relationship grounded. It's sexy, it's smooth, and it's dance floor ready. And yes, that's Michael Jackson on backing vocals—maybe one of the most absolute stamps of cool there is."[6]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] | 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] | 6
Croatia Airplay (HRT)[9] | 34
France (SNEP)[10] | 147
Germany (GfK)[11] | 61
Iceland (RÚV)[12] | 7
Italy (FIMI)[13] | 53
Scotland (OCC)[14] | 99
Slovenia (SloTop50)[15] | 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 69
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2018)  | Position

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Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 36
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] | 49

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[20] | Gold  | 20,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[21] | Gold  | 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Reed, Ryan. "Lenny Kravitz Exudes Sexuality on New Song, 'Low'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
2. ^ "Lenny Kravitz on 30 years in music: 'I did whatever I had to do to survive' | Music". The Guardian. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
3. ^ Kugel, Allison (June 6, 2018). "Lenny Kravitz on race, god and spreading love through music". The Spectrum. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
4. ^ "Listen to Michael Jackson supply vocals on Lenny Kravitz's new single "Low"". AFROPUNK. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
5. ^ "Yes, That's Michael Jackson On The New Lenny Kravitz Song". 101.9 Kink. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
6. ^ Desler, Madison (7 September 2018). "Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
7. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Low" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
8. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Low" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
9. ^ "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
10. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Low" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
11. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Low" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
12. ^ "Topplistinn 21. Juli 2018". RÚV. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
13. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 31" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
15. ^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
16. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Low". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
17. ^ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
18. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2018". Ultratop. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
19. ^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
20. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Low" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
21. ^ "Italian single certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Low" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 27, 2021. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Low" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".

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* t
* e

Lenny Kravitz

Studio albums|

* Let Love Rule (1989)
* Mama Said (1991)
* Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993)
* Circus (1995)
* 5 (1998)
* Lenny (2001)
* Baptism (2004)
* It Is Time for a Love Revolution (2008)
* Black and White America (2011)
* Strut (2014)
* Raise Vibration (2018)
* Blue Electric Light (2024)

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits (2000)

Video albums|

* Video Retrospective (1991)

Singles|

* "Let Love Rule" (1989)
* "I Build This Garden for Us" (1990)
* "Mr. Cab Driver" (1990)
* "Always on the Run" (featuring Slash) (1991)
* "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991)
* "Fields of Joy" (1991)
* "Stand by My Woman" (1991)
* "What the Fuck Are We Saying?" (1991)
* "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993)
* "Believe" (1993)
* "Heaven Help" (1993)
* "Is There Any Love in Your Heart" (1993)
* "Heaven Help" / "Spinning Around Over You" (1994)
* "Rock and Roll Is Dead" (1995)
* "Circus" (1995)
* "Can't Get You Off My Mind" (1996)
* "If You Can't Say No" (1998)
* "I Belong to You" (1998)
* "Fly Away" (1998)
* "American Woman" (1999)
* "Black Velveteen" (1999)
* "Again" (2000)
* "Dig In" (2001)
* "Stillness of Heart" (2002)
* "Believe in Me" (2002)
* "If I Could Fall in Love" (2002)
* "Where Are We Runnin'?" (2004)
* "California" (2004)
* "Lady" (2004)
* "Calling All Angels" (2004)
* "I'll Be Waiting" (2008)
* "Love Love Love" (2008)
* "Stand" (2011)
* "Rock Star City Life" (2011)
* "Black and White America" (2011)
* "Push" (2011)
* "The Chamber" (2014)
* "Sex" (2014)
* "New York City" (2014)
* "The Pleasure and the Pain" (2015)
* "Low" (2018)
* "Johnny Cash" (2019)
* "Here to Love" (2019)
* "TK421" (2023)
* "Human" (2024)

Other singles|

* "The Buddha of Suburbia" (vs. David Bowie) (1993)
* "Deuce" (featuring Stevie Wonder) (1994)
* "Show Me Your Soul" (2003)
* "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" (featuring Michael Jackson) (2010)
* "Superlove" (vs. Avicii) (2012)

Related articles|

* Discography
* Roxie Roker (mother)
* Zoë Kravitz (daughter)
* Lisa Bonet (ex-wife)

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* t
* e

Michael Jackson songs

* Singles
* Songs
* Unreleased songs

1970s|

* "Got to Be There"
* "Ain't No Sunshine"
* "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
* "Rockin' Robin"
* "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"
* "You've Got a Friend"
* "Ben"
* "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
* "My Girl"
* "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"
* "We've Got a Good Thing Going"
* "With a Child's Heart"
* "Morning Glow"
* "All the Things You Are"
* "Happy"
* "Too Young"
* "Music and Me"
* "We're Almost There"
* "Just a Little Bit of You"
* "You Can't Win"
* "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
* "Rock with You"
* "Working Day and Night"
* "It's the Falling in Love"

1980s|

* "Off the Wall"
* "Girlfriend"
* "She's Out of My Life"
* "One Day in Your Life"
* "The Girl Is Mine"
* "Billie Jean"
* "Beat It"
* "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
* "Human Nature"
* "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
* "Thriller"
* "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
* "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
* "Lonely Teardrops"
* "That's What Love Is Made Of"
* "Farewell My Summer Love"
* "Girl You're So Together"
* "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
* "Bad"
* "The Way You Make Me Feel"
* "Speed Demon"
* "Liberian Girl"
* "Just Good Friends"
* "Another Part of Me"
* "Man in the Mirror"
* "Dirty Diana"
* "Smooth Criminal"
* "Leave Me Alone"
* "Twenty-Five Miles"

1990s|

* "Black or White"
* "Jam"
* "In the Closet"
* "Remember the Time"
* "Heal the World"
* "Who Is It"
* "Give In to Me"
* "Will You Be There"
* "Gone Too Soon"
* "Dangerous"
* "Come Together"
* "Scream"
* "Childhood"
* "They Don't Care About Us"
* "Stranger in Moscow"
* "This Time Around"
* "Earth Song"
* "D.S."
* "You Are Not Alone"
* "Tabloid Junkie"
* "HIStory"
* "Smile"
* "Mind Is the Magic"
* "Blood on the Dance Floor"
* "Ghosts"
* "Is It Scary"
* "On the Line"

2000s|

* "Speechless"
* "You Rock My World"
* "Heaven Can Wait"
* "Butterflies"
* "Cry"
* "One More Chance"
* "Cheater"
* "(I Like) The Way You Love Me"
* "Fall Again"
* "This Is It"

2010s|

* "Hold My Hand"
* "Hollywood Tonight"
* "(I Can't Make It) Another Day"
* "Behind the Mask"
* "Don't Be Messin' 'Round"
* "I'm So Blue"
* "Price of Fame"
* "Love Never Felt So Good"
* "Chicago"
* "Loving You"
* "A Place with No Name"
* "Slave to the Rhythm"
* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are"
* "Blue Gangsta"

2020s|

* "She's Trouble"

Other|

* "We Are the World"
* "What More Can I Give"
* "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
* "Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous"
* "Diamonds Are Invincible"

Featured|

* "A Brand New Day"
* "Ease on Down the Road"
* "Who's Right, Who's Wrong"
* "Night Time Lover"
* "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
* "State of Independence"
* "Muscles"
* "Say Say Say"
* "Somebody's Watching Me"
* "Don't Stand Another Chance"
* "Centipede"
* "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"
* "Eaten Alive"
* "Get It"
* "2300 Jackson Street"
* "Do the Bartman"
* "Whatzupwitu"
* "Why"
* "I Need You"
* "We Be Ballin'"
* "Girls, Girls, Girls"
* "All in Your Name"
* "There Must Be More to Life Than This"
* "Low"
* "Don't Matter to Me"

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