Saved My Life (Sia song)
2020 single by Sia
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"Saved My Life" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter 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.[1][2] It is featured on Sia's ninth studio album, Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (2021).[3] Lyrically, the song is about her friend saving her from suicide in 2016.[citation needed]
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| Single by Sia | ||||
| Released | 2 May 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:55 | |||
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| Producer | Greg Kurstin | |||
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Background and composition
Sia wrote "Saved My Life" in a session with British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa.[4] It is a pop ballad which features piano, keyboards, bass, drums and guitar played by Kurstin.[1] 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.[5][6] "Saved My Life" has a length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.[7]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- 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 |
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| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 79 |