My Inspiration: Georgia May – Heavy

Returning from her musical hiatus, Newcastle-based neo-soul artist Georgia May drops her brand new single Heavy. The track is about staying true to yourself in a one-sided relationship. It blends heartache with attitude and features a melodic, catchy hook that captures the freeing confidence of reclaiming your worth.

The song was conceived at a NRTHNBABY songwriting camp and was refined in RTstudio a few weeks later, with support and funding from Northern Roots. It’s available to stream and download from Friday 7th February.

Here, Georgia tells us a little more about the inspirations behind the track…

Fellow artists, have you ever felt let down by the music industry? Have you ever felt like you’ve had to fight to prove your worth? This track is about just that: knowing and owning your self-worth, whether that’s within the industry you work in or in a toxic relationship.

My latest track, Heavy, came from a place of wanting to prove myself and all that I’ve achieved. Perhaps you can relate to that feeling. Combined with imposter syndrome and struggles with self-esteem, the only way to really overcome it is to prove to yourself that you have what it takes. Often, this requires support and recognition from others, but sometimes, to catch their attention, you need to make a statement.

That was the foundation of this track. After taking the initial few lyrics to a songwriting camp, the song developed further, shifting its focus to a similar scenario within an unstable or unbalanced relationship.

The final version of Heavy is about staying true to yourself in a one-sided relationship, blending heartache with attitude. The melodic, catchy hook captures the empowering confidence of reclaiming your worth.