Saved My Life (Sia song)

"Saved My Life" is a song performed by 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.[2][3] It is featured on Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, due in February 2021.[4]

"Saved My Life"
Single by Sia
from the album Music
Released2 May 2020 (2020-05-02)
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Kurstin[1]
Sia singles chronology
"On"
(2020)		 "Saved My Life"
(2020)		 "Together"
(2020)

Sia revealed in an interview with Zach Sang that "Saved My Life" came out of a writing session she did with Dua Lipa.[5][6][7]

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.[2] The track opens up as a piano ballad and slowly builds into a grand instrumental filled with strings and an uptempo beat. Sia's vocal performance on the track was described as "passionate" by mxdwn.[8][9] "Saved My Life" has a length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.[1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[1]

  • Sia – writer, vocals
  • Dua Lipa – writer
  • Greg Kurstin – writer, producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, engineer, mixer, masterer[1]
  • Julian Burg – engineer
  • Chris Gehringer – masterer

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 79

References
  1. "Saved My Life by Sia — 1 track — 3:56". TIDAL. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. Kreps, Daniel (2020-05-02). "Hear Sia's New Song 'Saved My Life,' Co-Written by Dua Lipa". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. "Listen to Sia's uplifting new song 'Saved My Life'". New Musical Express. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  4. "Music by Sia on Apple Music".
  5. ""I did [a writing session] with @DUALIPA and that's what "Saved My Life" came out of!" — @Sia [@ZachSangShow] | @ChartsSia on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  6. ""I did a writing session [a while ago] with @DUALIPA, and that's what 'Saved My Life' came out of!" – @Sia on writing "Saved My Life" with Dua [@ZachSangShow] | @dualipahungary on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  7. "Sia Talks Maddie & Kenzie Ziegler, Being a Grandmother, Music (The Movie) & New Album".
  8. "Sia Shares Emotional New Song "Saved My Life" Co-Written by Dua Lipa -". mxdwn Music. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  9. "Sia just released her new single "Saved My Life" » Rage Robot". Rage Robot. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Sia – Saved My Life". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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