Saved My Life (Sia song) explained
| Saved My Life |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sia |
| Cover: | Sia - Saved My Life.png |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 3:55 |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Greg Kurstin |
| Chronology: | Sia |
| Prev Title: | On |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Together |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
"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.[1] [2] It is featured on Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, released in February 2021.[3]
Lyrically, the song is about her friend saving her from suicide in 2016.
Background
Sia wrote "Saved My Life" in a session with Dua Lipa.[4]
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. 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.
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Hear Sia's New Song 'Saved My Life,' Co-Written by Dua Lipa. Kreps. Daniel. 2020-05-02. Rolling Stone. 2020-05-02. 12 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112203046/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sia-new-song-saved-my-life-dua-lipa-993281/. live.
- Web site: Listen to Sia's uplifting new song 'Saved My Life'. 2020-05-02. New Musical Express. 2020-05-02. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128211948/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-sia-uplifting-new-song-saved-my-life-2658472. live.
- Web site: Heran. Momo. 2021-01-12. Everything We Know About Sia's 'Music' Movie & Album (So Far). live. 2021-02-12. Billboard. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130210843/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/tv-film/9510346/sia-music-movie-album-everything-we-know/.
- Sia Talks Maddie & Kenzie Ziegler, Being a Grandmother, Music (The Movie) & New Album . 1 July 2020 . Zach Sang Show . 22 January 2024 . YouTube.
- Web site: 2020-05-05. Sia Shares Emotional New Song "Saved My Life" Co-Written by Dua Lipa -. 2020-12-29. mxdwn Music. 26 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726102129/https://music.mxdwn.com/2020/05/05/news/sia-shares-emotional-new-song-saved-my-life-co-written-by-dua-lipa/. live.
- Web site: 2020-05-02. Sia just released her new single "Saved My Life" » Rage Robot. 2020-12-29. Rage Robot. 3 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503042054/https://www.ragerobot.com/soulful/sia-just-released-her-new-single-saved-my-life/. live.
- Web site: Saved My Life by Sia — 1 track — 3:56. TIDAL. 2020-05-02. 8 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708144003/https://listen.tidal.com/album/139860485/credits. live.
