Immortal Queen

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"Immortal Queen"
Immortal Queen by Sia.png
Single by Sia featuring Chaka Khan and Bianca Costa
from the album Reasonable Woman
Released31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)
Length3:31
Label Monkey Puzzle, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Sia singles chronology
"Incredible"
(2024)
"Immortal Queen"
(2024)
"I Forgive You"
(2024)
Chaka Khan singles chronology
"Tekken 2"
(2023)
"Immortal Queen"
(2024)

"Immortal Queen" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sia featuring Chaka Khan and Bianca Costa. [1] It was released on 31 May 2024 by Atlantic Records as the fourth single from Sia's tenth studio album Reasonable Woman . [2]

Contents

Additional versions featuring Eve, Neneh Cherry and Debbie Harry were released in August 2024. [3]

Reception

In a review of the album, Mark Kennedy from AP News said "Their new duet 'Immortal Queen' is everything you'd want in a combo of Sia and Khan — dueling soaring voices, preening egos and insane lyrics about time travel and robot servants." [4]

Track listing

  1. "Immortal Queen" (featuring Chaka Khan and Bianca Costa) – 2:52
  1. "Immortal Queen" (featuring Chaka Khan and Eve) – 3:32
  1. "Immortal Queen" (featuring Chaka Khan and Neneh Cherry) – 3:32
  1. "Immortal Queen" (featuring Chaka Khan and Deborah Harry) – 3:34

Charts

Chart performance for "Immortal Queen"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [5] 22

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