“Gravity” is featured in the 2005 live album Try! by the John Mayer Trio, his 2006 studio album Continuum, and his 2008 live album Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles. During an interview with the magazine Performing Songwriter he said that “Gravity"was the song he was always trying to write.

Alicia Keys provides background vocals at the end of the song.

At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, the live version of “Gravity” won the award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.