Never Give Up (Sia song)

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"Never Give Up"
Never Give Up by Sia.jpg
Single by Sia
from the album Lion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released18 November 2016
Studio
  • Echo Studio (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Sia singles chronology
"The Greatest"
(2016)		"Never Give Up"
(2016)		"Angel by the Wings"
(2016)
Lyric video
"Never Give Up" on YouTube

"Never Give Up" is a song recorded by Sia, from the soundtrack of the Garth Davis-directed film, Lion (2016). Written by Sia and her producer Greg Kurstin, the song was released on 18 November 2016. [1] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written For Visual Media. [2] It is an electropop ballad, with influences of Indian Music.

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Critical reception

Jon Blistein from Rolling Stone called it an "inspirational anthem." [3] Sam Murphy from Music Feeds said, "Sia taps into the Indian roots of the film by delivering a Bollywood vibe beneath her characteristically sunny undertones." [4] Lars Brandle in Billboard described it as a "powerful and uplifting" number. [5] The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. [2]

Lyric video

An accompanying lyric video was released on 3 January 2017. Inspired by the plot of the film, [6] the clip follows a child and an older child with their faces shrouded, wearing half-blonde and -black Sia wigs, searching for each other in a deserted and ominous train station. As the video progresses, the kids reunite, scale a steely locomotive and follow the tracks out of the station and into the night. [3] The song's lyrics appear spray-painted on various surfaces in the yard. [7] Reviewing the clip, Vibe staff wrote that the singer "envisioned a journey of hope and faith between two conjoined souls in the visual experience." [8]

Credits

Adapted from Lion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album liner. [9]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [34] Gold35,000‡
France (SNEP) [35] Platinum133,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [36] Platinum400,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [37] Platinum50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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