Saved My Life (Sia song)

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"Saved My Life"
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Single by Sia
Released2 May 2020 (2020-05-02)
Studio
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Sia singles chronology
"On"
(2020)		"Saved My Life"
(2020)		"Together"
(2020)
Audio video
"Saved My Life" on YouTube

"Saved My Life" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. The song was released on 2 May 2020, after she performed it during the online COVID Is No Joke live comedy fest hosted by AmeriCares during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proceeds from the song benefit AmeriCares and CORE Response. [1] [2] It is featured on Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture , released in February 2021. [3]

Contents

Lyrically, the song is about her friend saving her from suicide in 2016.

Background

Sia wrote "Saved My Life" in a session with Dua Lipa. [4]

Composition

Written by Sia, frequent collaborator Greg Kurstin and British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, "Saved My Life" is a pop ballad which features piano, keyboards, bass, drums and guitar played by Kurstin. [1] The track opens up as a piano ballad and slowly builds into a grand track filled with strings and an uptempo beat. Sia's vocal performance on the track was described as "passionate" by mxdwn. [5] [6] "Saved My Life" has a length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds. [7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 79

References

  1. 1 2 Kreps, Daniel (2 May 2020). "Hear Sia's New Song 'Saved My Life,' Co-Written by Dua Lipa". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Listen to Sia's uplifting new song 'Saved My Life'". New Musical Express . 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Heran, Momo (12 January 2021). "Everything We Know About Sia's 'Music' Movie & Album (So Far)". Billboard . Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Sia Talks Maddie & Kenzie Ziegler, Being a Grandmother, Music (The Movie) & New Album. Zach Sang Show. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Sia Shares Emotional New Song "Saved My Life" Co-Written by Dua Lipa -". mxdwn Music. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sia just released her new single "Saved My Life" » Rage Robot". Rage Robot. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Saved My Life by Sia — 1 track — 3:56". TIDAL . Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Sia – Saved My Life". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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