Saved My Life (Sia song)
"Saved My Life" | ||||
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Single by Sia | ||||
from the album Music | ||||
Released | 2 May 2020 (2020-05-02) | |||
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Length | 3:55 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin | |||
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"Saved My Life" is a song performed by Sia. The song was released on 2 May 2020, after she performed it during the online COVID Is No Joke live comedy fest hosted by AmeriCares during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proceeds from the song benefit AmeriCares and CORE Response.[1][2] It is featured on Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, released in February 2021.[3]
Lyrically, the song is about her friend saving her from suicide in 2016.
Background
Sia wrote "Saved My Life" in a session with Dua Lipa.[4]
Composition
Written by Sia, frequent collaborator Greg Kurstin and British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, "Saved My Life" is a pop ballad which features piano, keyboards, bass, drums and guitar played by Kurstin.[1] The track opens up as a piano ballad and slowly builds into a grand track filled with strings and an uptempo beat. Sia's vocal performance on the track was described as "passionate" by mxdwn.[5][6] "Saved My Life" has a length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.[7]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- Sia – writer, vocals
- Dua Lipa – writer
- Greg Kurstin – writer, producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, engineer, mixer, masterer
- Julian Burg – engineer
- Chris Gehringer – masterer
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 79 |
References
- ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (2 May 2020). "Hear Sia's New Song 'Saved My Life,' Co-Written by Dua Lipa". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Listen to Sia's uplifting new song 'Saved My Life'". New Musical Express. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Heran, Momo (12 January 2021). "Everything We Know About Sia's 'Music' Movie & Album (So Far)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Sia Talks Maddie & Kenzie Ziegler, Being a Grandmother, Music (The Movie) & New Album. Zach Sang Show. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sia Shares Emotional New Song "Saved My Life" Co-Written by Dua Lipa -". mxdwn Music. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Sia just released her new single "Saved My Life" » Rage Robot". Rage Robot. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Saved My Life by Sia — 1 track — 3:56". TIDAL. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Sia – Saved My Life". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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