2020 single by Sia
"Together " is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sia from the motion picture soundtrack of the musical film Music , co-written and directed by herself. It was released on 20 May 2020, by Atlantic Records .[ 2] It is also the lead single from Sia's ninth studio album, Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture , released in February 2021.
Background
Song co-writer and producer Jack Antonoff in 2012.
The song was first mentioned by Sia in a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone , where it was described as a "cheerful song that matches her personality much more than, say, "Chandelier "." It is the end title of the film Music ,[ 3] which was written and directed by Sia herself. Although Music was not a musical originally, Sia told Rolling Stone that she would be given "roughly $10 million more" to make it a musical film.[ 4] Music was released in February 2021,[ 5] along with Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture .[ 6]
On 11 May 2020, "Together" was made available for pre-save on Spotify and Apple Music through the website wecantakeithigher .[ 7] Sia announced the release of the single through her social media accounts on 13 May.[ 8]
The song was written by Sia and American record producer Jack Antonoff . It was produced by Antonoff, with additional production by Sia's frequent collaborator, Jesse Shatkin .[ 9] Antonoff was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for his work on the track.[ 10]
"Together" was featured in an advert for American retail chain Target .[ 11]
Release and music video
The music video to the song was released on 20 May with the single.[ 12] The video stars Music 's three principal cast members, Maddie Ziegler , Kate Hudson and Leslie Odom Jr , with a troupe of dancing children, wearing outfits themed after clouds and rainbows. A one-take visual, it sees Ziegler leading a high-energy dance around a technicolour room, dressed as a "praying" emoji , and Hudson as a "peace hand" emoji.[ 12] [ 13]
"Together" was released to adult contemporary radio in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2020[ 14] and in the United States on 29 June.[ 15]
The F9 radio and club remixes were released for download and streaming on 10 July 2020,[ 16] followed by the Initial Talk remix on 24 July.[ 17] An "80s bootleg music video " for the Initial Talk remix was released on 30 July 2020. It has clips from Sia's previous music videos.[ 18]
"Together" saw fair commercial success in Australia, Sia's home country. It peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart there,[ 19] and reached number 1 on The Music Network 's Hot 100, which tracks weekly radio spins of singles in Australia,[ 20] becoming Sia's first solo number 1 on the chart.[ 21]
In the UK, "Together" debuted and peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Chart dated 4 June 2020.[ 22] Following substantial hot adult contemporary airplay in the US, "Together" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.[ 23]
Track listing
Digital download and streaming [ 24]
"Together" – 3:25
Digital download and streaming (F9 Remixes) [ 25] [ 16]
"Together" (F9 Radio Remix) – 3:20
"Together" – 3:25
"Together" (F9 Club Remix) – 7:49
Digital download and streaming (Initial Talk Remix) [ 17]
"Together" (Initial Talk Remix) – 3:18
Credits and personnel
Chris Gehringer served as the track's mastering engineer .
Credits adapted from Tidal .[ 9]
Sia Furler – writer, vocals
Jack Antonoff – writer, producer, background vocals, drums, keyboards, piano, programming, synthesizer
Jesse Shatkin – additional production, additional programming, bass guitar, drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer, engineer
Laura Sisk – engineer
Sam Dent – additional engineer
John Rooney – assistant engineer
Jon Sher – assistant engineer
Serban Ghenea – mixer
John Hanes – mixing engineer
Chris Gehringer – masterer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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^ "Sia Announces New Song 'Together' Off Her Upcoming 'Music' Film" . Billboard . 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020 .
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^ "Kate Hudson makes sweet 'Music' in Sia's directorial debut trailer" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020 .
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^ "Sia - Together (Initial Talk 80s Bootleg Video)" . YouTube . 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020 .
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