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, released in February 2021.[4]
"Saved My Life" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Single by Sia | ||||
from the album Music | ||||
Released | 2 May 2020 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label |
| |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin[1] | |||
Sia singles chronology | ||||
|
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]
Lyrically, the song is about her friend saving her from suicide in 2016.
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 track 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
- Julian Burg – engineer
- Chris Gehringer – masterer
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
---|---|
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 79 |
References
- "Saved My Life by Sia — 1 track — 3:56". TIDAL. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- ""I did [a writing session] with @DUALIPA and that's what "Saved My Life" came out of!" — @Sia [@ZachSangShow] | @ChartsSia on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ""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. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- "Sia Talks Maddie & Kenzie Ziegler, Being a Grandmother, Music (The Movie) & New Album". Archived from the original on 23 November 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Sia – Saved My Life". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2020.