Live Louder Explained

Live Louder
Cover:Live Louder Nathaniel Willemse.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:Nathaniel Willemse
Album:Yours
Recorded:2014
Genre:Disco, funk
Label:DNA Songs, Sony
Producer:David Ryan Harris and DNA Songs[1]
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Prev Year:2014
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"Live Louder" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Nathaniel Willemse. It was released on 5 September 2014 as the third single from his debut studio album Yours.[2]

Background

A 90-second preview of "Live Louder" was released on 20 August 2014 via Willemse's VEVO account.[3]

It became available for pre-order from 22 August 2014.[4]

Promotion

"Live Louder" received significant promotion due to its use in a television commercial promotion for the 14th season of Dancing with the Stars Australia. Willemse performed the song live on the verdict show for the sixth season of The X Factor Australia on 15 September 2014.[5] Live Louder has since been sampled as the closing song in the first episode of the new Disney Channel original Ravens Home, a spin off of the 2000s comedy That's So Raven starring Raven Symone.The song also features on the soundtrack of the 2015 Australian film "Sucker", which stars Timothy Spall, Shaun Micallef and Kat Stewart.

Music video

The official video clip was released on 4 September 2014 via Willemse's VEVO account. Some of the scenes in the video clip bears a resemblance to "Need You Tonight" by INXS.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Live Louder" – 3:09
  1. "Live Louder" (7th Heaven Remix) – 3:19
  2. "Live Louder" (7th Heaven Club Mix) – 5:58
  3. "Live Louder" (David Konsky Remix) – 3:22

Charts

"Live Louder" debuted at number 22 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at number 4 two weeks later.

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 66
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[9] 12

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Live Louder – Nathaniel Willemse. Australian-charts.org. 14 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Live Louder – Single by Nathaniel. iTunes Store. Apple. 13 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Nathaniel – Live Louder (Teaser). YouTube. 20 August 2014. 14 September 2014.
  4. Web site: NEW SINGLE 'LIVE LOUDER' ANNOUNCED. nathanielofficial.com.au. 22 August 2014. 14 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914115625/http://www.nathanielofficial.com.au/news/. 14 September 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Meghan Trainor and Nathaniel: Top 8 Live Decider – Special Guests. The X Factor Australia. Yahoo!7. 9 September 2014. 16 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Nathaniel – Live Louder. YouTube. 4 September 2014. 14 September 2014.
  7. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Singles Chart . . 21 September 2014 . http://www.freezepage.com/1404659850GFWIAFTPYJ?url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/urban-singles . 6 July 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014. Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 January 2015.
  9. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014. Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 January 2015.