Together (Sia song)

"Together" is a song by the Australian singer-songwriter Sia from the motion picture soundtrack of the upcoming musical film Music, co-written and directed by herself. It was released on 20 May 2020, by Atlantic Records.[2] It is the lead single from Sia's upcoming ninth studio album, Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, set for release in February 2021.

"Together"
Single by Sia
from the album Music
Released20 May 2020
GenrePop[1]
Length3:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sia singles chronology
"Saved My Life"
(2020)		 "Together"
(2020)		 "Exhale"
(2020)

Background
Song co-writer and producer Jack Antonoff in 2012.

The song was first mentioned by Sia in a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone, where it was described as a "cheerful song that matches her personality much more than, say, "Chandelier"." It is likely to be the ending of the film Music, which was written and directed by Sia herself. Although Music was not a musical originally, Sia told Rolling Stone that she would be given "roughly $10 million more" to make it a musical film.[3] Music is set for a limited IMAX release in February 2021,[4] along with Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture.[5]

On May 11 2020, "Together" was made available for pre-save on Spotify and Apple Music through wecantakeithigher.[6] Sia announced the release of the single through her social media accounts on 13 May.[7]

The song was written by Sia and American record producer Jack Antonoff. It was produced by Antonoff, with additional production by Sia's frequent collaborator, Jesse Shatkin.[8] Antonoff was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for his work on the track.[9]

Release and music video

The music video to the song was released on 20 May with the single.[10] The video stars Music's three principal cast members, Maddie Ziegler, Kate Hudson and Leslie Odom Jr, with a troupe of dancing children, wearing outfits themed after clouds and rainbows. A one-take visual, it sees Ziegler leading a high-energy dance around a technicolour room, dressed as a "praying" emoji, and Hudson as a "peace hand" emoji.[10][11]

"Together" was released to adult contemporary radio in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2020[12] and in the United States on 29 June.[13]

The F9 radio and club remixes were released for download and streaming on 10 July 2020,[14] followed by the Initial Talk remix on 24 July.[15] An "80s bootleg music video" for the Initial Talk remix was released on 30 July 2020. It has clips from Sia's previous music videos.[16]

Commercial performance

"Together" saw fair commercial success in Australia, Sia's home country. It peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart there,[17] and reached number 1 on the The Music Network's Hot 100, which tracks weekly radio spins of singles in Australia,[18] becoming Sia's first solo number 1 on the chart.[19]

In the UK, "Together" debuted and peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Chart dated 4 June 2020.[20] Following substantial hot adult contemporary airplay in the US, "Together" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.[21]

Track listing

Digital download and streaming[22]

  1. "Together" – 3:25

Digital download and streaming (F9 Remixes)[23][14]

  1. "Together" (F9 Radio Remix) – 3:20
  2. "Together" – 3:25
  3. "Together" (F9 Club Remix) – 7:49

Digital download and streaming (Initial Talk Remix)[15]

  1. "Together" (Initial Talk Remix) – 3:18

Credits and personnel
Chris Gehringer served as the track's mastering engineer.

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

  • Sia Furler – writer
  • Jack Antonoff – writer, producer, background vocals, drums, keyboards, piano, programming, synthesizer
  • Jesse Shatkin – additional production, additional programming, bass guitar, drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer, engineer
  • Laura Sisk – engineer
  • Sam Dent – additional engineer
  • John Rooney – assistant engineer
  • Jon Sher – assistant engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixer
  • John Hanes – mixing engineer
  • Chris Gehringer – masterer

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format Version Label(s) Ref.
Various 20 May 2020
Original
[39]
Italy 22 May 2020 Contemporary hit radio Warner [40]
United Kingdom 30 May 2020 Adult contemporary radio Atlantic [12]
United States 29 June 2020 Elektra [13]
Various 10 July 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 F9 remixes
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • Atlantic
 [41]
24 July 2020 Initial Talk remix [15]

References
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