Rainbow (Sia song)

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"Rainbow"
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Single by Sia
from the album My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released15 September 2017
Genre Pop
Length3:17
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • James Vincent Notorleva [1]
Producer(s) Jesse Shatkin
Sia singles chronology
"Dusk Till Dawn"
(2017)		"Rainbow"
(2017)		"Santa's Coming for Us"
(2017)

"Rainbow" is a song by Australian singer Sia, released on 15 September 2017 as the lead single from the animated film My Little Pony: The Movie soundtrack. In the film, the song is performed by a pop singer pegasus named Songbird Serenade (voiced by Sia). The lyric penned by James Vincent Notorleva (JIM), "I can see your rainbow / in your tears / as they're falling down", has inspired the makeup trend of "rainbow tears". [2]

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Music video

The music video for "Rainbow" was released on 19 September 2017. The video was directed by Daniel Askill and features Maddie Ziegler with choreography by Ryan Heffington. [3] The video cuts between footage of Songbird Serenade performing for a large crowd and Ziegler dancing only on a stage covered by a thin strip of water, wearing a wig resembling Songbird Serenade's mane, and successfully fighting and conquering the elements. [4] [5]

Reception

"Rainbow" received critical praise. Bryan Rolli from Billboard called the song "uplifting", explaining "The Australian pop star eschews the vocal acrobatics of past hits like 'Chandelier' in favor of a restrained hook and hypnotic beat, while still sounding as powerful and inspired as ever. She maintains the evenhanded, optimistic spirit that elevates her best songs, singing, 'I can see a rainbow in your tears as the sun comes out.'" [6] Hilary Hughes from MTV said, "'Rainbow' has all the hallmarks of a stellar Sia single: Empowering message, driving beat, and an infectiously catchy melody." [7] Gabriella Ginsberg from Hollywood Life said the song was "simply gorgeous". [8]

References

  1. ↑ Sources include:
    • Liner notes from physical copy of the album. The specific page can be found here. [ permanent dead link ]
    • "My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Trish Bendix (24 September 2017). "Sia Shines Like a "Rainbow" in a Gorgeous Song from the "My Little Pony: The Movie" Soundtrack". New Now Next . Viacom International Inc. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sia - Rainbow (From The 'My Little Pony: The Movie' Official Soundtrack) (Official Video)". YouTube. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Breanne L. Heldman (19 September 2017). "Watch Sia's latest video with Maddie Ziegler… for My Little Pony: The Movie". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Gibson Johns (27 September 2017). "Maddie Ziegler 'never' did this one signature thing while dancing until she met Sia". AOL. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Bryan Rolli (15 September 2017). "Sia Brings Inspirational Song 'Rainbow' to 'My Little Pony' Soundtrack". Billboard . Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Hilary Hughes (15 September 2017). "SIA SOARS ON HER NEW SONG FROM THE MY LITTLE PONY MOVIE". MTV. Viacom International Inc. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Gabriella Ginsberg (24 September 2017). "Sia Recorded A Song For The 'My Little Pony' Movie Soundtrack & It's Actually Amazing". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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