Together (Sia song)

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,^[4] 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.^[5] Music was released in February 2021,^[6] along with Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture.^[7]

On 11 May 2020, "Together" was made available for pre-save on Spotify and Apple Music through the website wecantakeithigher.^[8] Sia announced the release of the single through her social media accounts on 13 May.^[9]

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.^[10] Antonoff was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for his work on the track.^[11]

"Together" was featured in an advert for American retail chain Target.^[12]

The music video to the song was released on 20 May with the single.^[13] 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.^[13][14]

"Together" was released to adult contemporary radio in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2020^[15] and in the United States on 29 June.^[16]

The F9 radio and club remixes were released for download and streaming on 10 July 2020,^[17] followed by the Initial Talk remix on 24 July.^[18] 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.^[19]

"Together" saw fair commercial success in Australia, Sia's home country. It peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart there,^[20] and reached number 1 on The Music Network's Hot 100, which tracks weekly radio spins of singles in Australia,^[21] becoming Sia's first solo number 1 on the chart.^[22]

In the UK, "Together" debuted and peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Chart dated 4 June 2020.^[23] Following substantial hot adult contemporary airplay in the US, "Together" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.^[24]

Digital download and streaming^[25]

1. "Together" – 3:25

Digital download and streaming (F9 Remixes)^[26][17]

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)^[18]

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

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[10]

• 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