This Is Acting

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This Is Acting
Thisisacting albumcover.png
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
Sia
Released29 January 2016
Studio
  • Echo Studio, Los Angeles, California
  • Harmony Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • Hot Closet Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • Kingslanding Studios, Hamptons, New York City
  • Magical Thinking Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • The Rib Cage, Los Angeles, California
  • Wizard Tone Studios, Adelaide, South Australia
Genre Pop [1]
Length46:32
Label
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • RCA
Producer
Sia chronology
1000 Forms of Fear
(2014)
This Is Acting
(2016)
Everyday Is Christmas
(2017)
Alternative cover
This Is Acting (Deluxe Edition) (Official Album Cover) by Sia.png
Deluxe edition cover, featuring Maddie Ziegler [2]
Standard edition [57]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bird Set Free"Kurstin4:12
2."Alive" Jesse Shatkin 4:23
3."One Million Bullets"
  • Furler
  • Shatkin
Shatkin4:12
4."Move Your Body"
  • Furler
  • Kurstin
Kurstin4:07
5."Unstoppable"
Shatkin3:37
6."Cheap Thrills"
  • Furler
  • Kurstin
Kurstin3:31
7."Reaper"
3:39
8."House on Fire"
  • Shatkin
  • Antonoff
  • Sinclair [a]
4:01
9."Footprints"
3:13
10."Sweet Design"
Kurstin2:25
11."Broken Glass"
  • Furler
  • Shatkin
  • Jasper Leak
Shatkin4:25
12."Space Between"
  • Furler
  • Braide
  • Cameron Deyell
  • Braide [b]
4:47
Total length:46:32
Target bonus tracks [58]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Fist Fighting a Sandstorm"
  • Furler
  • Shatkin
Shatkin3:48
14."Summer Rain"
  • Furler
  • Shatkin
Shatkin3:35
Total length:53:55
Spotify bonus track [59]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul)
  • Furler
  • Paul
  • Kurstin
Kurstin3:44
Total length:50:16
Google Play re-issue [60]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul)
  • Furler
  • Paul
  • Kurstin
Kurstin3:44
14."The Greatest" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
Kurstin3:30
Total length:53:46
Deluxe edition [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul)
  • Furler
  • Paul
  • Kurstin
Kurstin3:44
14."The Greatest" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • Furler
  • Lamar
  • Kurstin
  • MacKichan
Kurstin3:30
15."Confetti"
  • Furler
  • Braide
Shatkin4:06
16."Move Your Body" (Alan Walker Remix)
  • Furler
  • Kurstin
3:37
17."Midnight Decisions"
  • Furler
  • Braide
Braide3:43
18."Jesus Wept"
Oliver Kraus 5:30
19."The Greatest"
  • Furler
  • Kurstin
  • MacKichan
Kurstin3:30
Total length:74:11
Target deluxe edition [61]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Fist Fighting a Sandstorm"
  • Furler
  • Shatkin
Shatkin3:48
14."Summer Rain"
  • Furler
  • Shatkin
Shatkin3:35
15."Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul)
  • Furler
  • Paul
  • Kurstin
Kurstin3:44
16."The Greatest" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • Furler
  • Lamar
  • Kurstin
  • MacKichan
Kurstin3:30
17."Confetti"
  • Furler
  • Braide
Shatkin4:06
18."Move Your Body" (Alan Walker Remix)
  • Furler
  • Kurstin
3:37
19."Midnight Decisions"
  • Furler
  • Braide
Braide3:42
20."Jesus Wept"
  • Furler
  • Dixon
Kraus5:29
Total length:78:00

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [128] Gold35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [129] 3× Platinum120,000
Canada (Music Canada) [130] 2× Platinum62,043 [131]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [132] 2× Platinum40,000
France (SNEP) [133] 3× Platinum300,000
Germany (BVMI) [134] Platinum200,000
Italy (FIMI) [135] Platinum50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [136] 2× Platinum120,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [137] Gold7,500*
Poland (ZPAV) [138] Diamond100,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [139] Gold15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [140] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [141] 2× Platinum2,000,000
Summaries
Worldwide1,200,000 [142]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Worldwide29 January 2016Standard
  • Inertia
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • RCA
[143]
21 October 2016Deluxe [2]

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