I'm Still Here (Sia song)

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"I'm Still Here"
Sia - I'm Still Here.png
Single by Sia
Released12 October 2018
Genre Pop [ citation needed ]
Length4:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jesse Shatkin
Sia singles chronology
"Here I Am"
(2018)		"I'm Still Here"
(2018)		"That's Life"
(2019)

"I'm Still Here" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. It was released as a standalone single on 12 October 2018 by Monkey Puzzle and Atlantic Records [1] in connection with Sia's collaboration with French shoe brand Repetto. It is featured as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of Sia's ninth studio album, Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture . [2] [3]

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Background and release

In 2018, Sia joined forces with Labrinth and Diplo to form pop supergroup LSD. [4] Their debut single, "Genius" was released on 3 May 2018, [5] followed by "Audio" a week later, [6] and "Thunderclouds" in August 2018. [7] Their debut album was originally slated for a November 2018 release, but was eventually released in April 2019. [8] 2018 also saw Sia collaborate with Dolly Parton and David Guetta on the singles "Here I Am" (from the Dumplin' soundtrack) and "Flames", respectively. [9] [10]

On 28 September 2018, Sia announced the release of a collection of shoes, designed by her, in collaboration with French shoe company Repetto. [11] On 9 October, Sia teased the release of a new song titled "I'm Still Here", [12] and it was released on 12 October, in connection with the Repetto collaboration. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] The shoe line was made available for purchase in February 2019. [18]

"I'm Still Here" was used in a public service announcement video from Everytown for Gun Safety, standing up against gun violence in the United States, [19] [20] and was also featured in the HBO documentary At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal . [21]

Composition

"I'm Still Here" is an "inspirational", [22] midtempo ballad which features Sia's "powerful" vocals. [15] Lyrically, it is about perseverance and Sia's battles with the past. [13] [15] At a length of 4 minutes and 1 second, [23] the song was written by Sia and frequent collaborator Jesse Shatkin in the key of A major, [24] and produced solely by Shatkin. [25] Sia's vocals in the song span from F♯3 to A4. [24]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [25]

Charts

Chart performance for "I'm Still Here"
Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [26] 189
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [27] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] 65

Release history

Release history and formats for "I'm Still Here"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various12 October 2018
 [23]
Australia19 October 2018 Contemporary hit radio Warner Music Australia [29]
Italy14 December 2018 Warner [30]

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