Together (Sia song)

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

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 the end title of the film Music,[3] 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.[4] Music was released in February 2021,[5] along with Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture.[6]

On 11 May 2020, "Together" was made available for pre-save on Spotify and Apple Music through the website wecantakeithigher.[7] Sia announced the release of the single through her social media accounts on 13 May.[8]

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.[9] Antonoff was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for his work on the track.[10]

"Together" was featured in an advert for American retail chain Target.[11]

Release and music video

The music video to the song was released on 20 May with the single.[12] 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.[12][13]

"Together" was released to adult contemporary radio in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2020[14] and in the United States on 29 June.[15]

The F9 radio and club remixes were released for download and streaming on 10 July 2020,[16] followed by the Initial Talk remix on 24 July.[17] 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.[18]

Commercial performance

"Together" saw fair commercial success in Australia, Sia's home country. It peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart there,[19] and reached number 1 on The Music Network's Hot 100, which tracks weekly radio spins of singles in Australia,[20] becoming Sia's first solo number 1 on the chart.[21]

In the UK, "Together" debuted and peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Chart dated 4 June 2020.[22] Following substantial hot adult contemporary airplay in the US, "Together" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.[23]

Track listing

Digital download and streaming[24]

  1. "Together" – 3:25

Digital download and streaming (F9 Remixes)[25][16]

  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)[17]

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

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

Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

  • Sia Furler – writer, vocals
  • 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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[41] Gold 15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Version Label(s) Ref.
Various 20 May 2020
Original
[43]
Italy 22 May 2020 Contemporary hit radio Warner [44]
United Kingdom 30 May 2020 Adult contemporary radio Atlantic [14]
United States 29 June 2020 Elektra [15]
Various 10 July 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 F9 remixes
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • Atlantic
 [45]
24 July 2020 Initial Talk remix [17]

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