"Grateful" is a song performed by British singer

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut stud ...

, taken from the ''

Beyond the Lights ''Beyond the Lights'' is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed and written by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Machine Gun Kelly, and Danny Glover. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto I ...

'' soundtrack. It was written by

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. ''

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'' premiered the song's audio on 22 October 2014, from Relativity Music Group's official

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. The song was released on 11 November 2014 on

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as a part of ''Beyond the Lights''

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. Ora performed "Grateful" at the

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Awards and nominations

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