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"Defying Gravity" is a song from the musical Wicked, composed by Stephen Schwartz. It was originally recorded on November 10, 2003, by American actresses Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth , who portrayed Elphaba and Glinda in the musical respectively.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande explain interview with journalist Tracy Gilchrist and “holding space” for the lyrics of “Defying Gravity” in Wicked.
"100" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 100th episode of the series overall. Written by series co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, and directed by Paris Barclay, it aired on Fox in the United States on March 18, 2014.
“Listen, I don't write the words for that,” he jokes. “I didn't even think of it and when we saw it on the paper, we're like, ‘No, no, come on.’ It was corrected very quickly, let me put ...
In a recent interview, a reporter from Out Magazine, Tracey E. Gilchrist, told Erivo that "people are taking the lyrics of ‘Defying Gravity’ and really holding space with that, and feeling ...
Kurt competes against the glee club's star singer Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) for a solo on "Defying Gravity" from the musical Wicked. However, after Burt receives a phone call labeling his son "a fag", Kurt intentionally misses the song's high note in order to lose the competition and save his father from further harassment. [21]
Glee cast versions of the songs, including both Michele and Colfer's solo performances of "Defying Gravity", were all released as singles available for digital download. [8] While "Proud Mary" and "Dancing With Myself" did not chart, "Defying Gravity" reached number 58 in Australia, [9] 38 in Canada and 31 in America. [10]
Schwartz described the lyrics as "empty calories" and shallow. The composition of the song is a more bubblegum sound than the rest of the musical, with Beatles influences. Glinda also yodels on the word "popular" because Schwartz was thinking of Oklahoman Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the role of Glinda, while writing the song. [2]