"Choir"is a song by Australian singerGuy Sebastian.It was released on 31 May 2019 as the second single from Sebastian's ninth studio albumT.R.U.T.H..[1]An official remix by Norwegian music producerAlan Walkerwas released on 27 September 2019.
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| SinglebyGuy Sebastian | ||||
| from the albumT.R.U.T.H. | ||||
| Released | 31 May 2019 | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Australia | |||
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| Producer(s) | M-Phazes | |||
| Guy Sebastiansingles chronology | ||||
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| Alan Walkersingles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Choir"onYouTube "Choir (Remix)"onYouTube | ||||
At theARIA Music Awards of 2019,the song was nominated for four awards;Best Male Artist,Best Pop Release,Video of the Year and Song of the Year,[2]and won the latter two.
At theAPRA Music Awards of 2020,"Choir" was nominated for Song of the Year, Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year.[3][4]
Background
editThe song is dedicated to his great friend and musical collaborator Luke Liang, who died following a battle with mental health.[5]Sebastian said "[His death] was very unexpected. In fact, I'd actually done a gig with Luke, who passed away, just before I left forLA.And I could sense that something wasn't quite right... It was very hard to process and it still is. "The song was originally a ballad, but Sebastian changed it into" an upbeat, poignant song about the choir of voices Liang has joined in death, and the choir of voices "keeping his light alive" on earth. "[6]
Sebastian performed an acoustic version of the song on60 Minutes.[5]
Music video
editThe music video for "Choir" was directed by James Chappell and released onYouTubeon 17 June 2019. It has over 7.8 million views as of November 2022.[7]The remix video was also released on 27 September 2019 through Alan Walker's YouTube channel.[8]It was filmed in a church in Newtown, a bus depot in Marrickville andSea Cliff Bridge,Wollongong.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Choir" | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Choir (Remix)" (withAlan Walker) | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Choir (Alt. Version)" (withSamantha Jade) | 3:28 |
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted fromTidal.[12][13]
Original version
- M-Phazes– production
Remix version
- M-Phazes – production
- Downtown Trevor Brown – production
- Guy Sebastian – production, composition, lyrics
- Zaire Koalo – production, composition, lyrics
- Miles Walker – mix engineering
- Alan Walker – remixer
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[18] | 6× Platinum | 420,000‡ |
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‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Reference | Ref. |
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| Various | 31 May 2019 | Original | Sony Music Australia | 886447708453 | [9] | |
| 27 September 2019 | Remix(withAlan Walker) | Unknown | [10] |
References
edit- ^"Guy Sebastian readies 'Before I Go'".auspOp. 5 October 2018.Retrieved11 November2018.
- ^"ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed".Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019.Retrieved10 October2019.
- ^"Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards".Noise11.7 April 2020.Retrieved11 April2020.
- ^"2020 Awards".APRA.7 April 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 9 April 2020.Retrieved11 April2020.
- ^ab"Exclusive performance of Guy Sebastian's new single 'Choir'".9now.Retrieved18 June2019.
- ^""We're keeping his light alive." Guy Sebastian on the loss that inspired his new song ".Mamamia. 10 June 2019.Retrieved18 June2019.
- ^Guy Sebastian - Choir (Official),retrieved1 December2022
- ^"Guy Sebastian – Choir (Alan Walker Remix)".Retrieved27 September2019– via YouTube.
- ^ab"Choir by Guy Sebastian".iTunes Australia.Retrieved18 May2019.
- ^ab"Choir (Remix) – Single by Guy Sebastian & Alan Walker on Apple Music".iTunes Store.27 September 2019.Retrieved27 September2019.
- ^"Choir (Feat. Samantha Jade) [Alt. Version] by Guy Sebastian".25 October 2019.
- ^"Choir / Guy Sebastian – TIDAL".Tidal.Retrieved27 September2019.
- ^"Choir (Remix) / Guy Sebastian & Alan Walker – TIDAL".Tidal.Retrieved27 September2019.
- ^"Guy Sebastian – Choir ".ARIA Top 50 Singles.Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^"NZ Hot Singles Chart".Recorded Music NZ. 10 June 2019.Retrieved6 October2019.
- ^"ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019".Australian Recording Industry Association.Retrieved15 January2021.
- ^"ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020".Australian Recording Industry Association.Retrieved15 January2021.
- ^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association.Retrieved5 May2023.