Santa's Coming for Us

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"Santa's Coming for Us"
Cover, "Santa's Coming for Us".jpg
Digital single
Single by Sia
from the album Everyday Is Christmas
Released30 October 2017
Genre Christmas
Length3:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Sia singles chronology
"Rainbow"
(2017)		"Santa's Coming for Us"
(2017)		"Snowman"
(2017)
Music video
"Santa's Coming for Us" on YouTube

"Santa's Coming for Us" is a song written by Sia and Greg Kurstin and released on 30 October 2017 as the lead single from Sia's eighth studio album and first Christmas album, Everyday Is Christmas .

Contents

Background and release

Sia wrote "Santa's Coming for Us" with her long-time collaborator Greg Kurstin, who also produced the song. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Kurstin said that writing the song "took me back to when we used to get into jazz chord changes", referencing Sia's early career. [1]

Music video

The music video for "Santa's Coming for Us" was released on 22 November 2017 and stars Kristen Bell hosting a Christmas party. Guests include her real-life husband Dax Shepard as her husband, JB Smoove as Santa Claus, Susan Lucci and Henry Winkler as the grandparents, and Sophia Lillis, Wyatt Oleff, and Caleb McLaughlin as the children. [2] [3]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Santa's Coming for Us"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [43] Gold100,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [44] Gold45,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [45] Gold25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [46] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [47] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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