“Chandelier” is a the lead single by Australian singer-songwriter Sia, released on March 17th 2014 as the first single from her upcoming sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear.
The song was co-written by Sia and Jesse Shatkin and produced by Greg Kurstin.
“Chandelier” is the first solo single by Sia in four years, following the release of her fifth studio album We Are Born (2010).
Between We Are Born and her upcoming album, Sia “retired” and began co-writing songs for other artists, including Beyoncé (“Pretty Hurts”), Celine Dion (“Loved Me Back to Life”), Flo Rida (“Wild Ones”), David Guetta (“Titanium”), Katy Perry (“Double Rainbow”), Rihanna (“Diamonds”), and Britney Spears (“Perfume”).
“Chandelier” was released on March 17th 2014 through Monkey Puzzle Records, under exclusive license to RCA Records. MuuMuse described the song as one of Sia’s “most full-bodied productions to date, equipped with a striding beat and something that sounds less like a traditional pop chorus than an explosive, off-the-walls exercise in vocal acrobatics that only Sia could ever pull off”. Popjustice said the song’s chorus “ends up spiraling off in such an epic direction that it sounds, near the end, like Sia’s head is about to fly right off.”
Lyrics for Sia – Chandelier
Party girls don’t get hurt
Can’t feel anything, when will I learn
I push it down, push it downI’m the one “for a good time call”
Phone’s blowin’ up, they’re ringin’ my doorbell
I feel the love, feel the love1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drinkThrow em back, till I lose count
I’m gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I’m gonna live like tomorrow doesn’t exist
Like it doesn’t exist
I’m gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I’m gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelierAnd I’m holding on for dear life, won’t look down won’t open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, ’cause I’m just holding on for tonight
Help me, I’m holding on for dear life, won’t look down won’t open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, ’cause I’m just holding on for tonight
On for tonightSun is up, I’m a mess
Gotta get out now, gotta run from this
Here comes the shame, here comes the shame1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drinkThrow em back till I lose count
I’m gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I’m gonna live like tomorrow doesn’t exist
Like it doesn’t exist
I’m gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I’m gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelierAnd I’m holding on for dear life, won’t look down won’t open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, ’cause I’m just holding on for tonight
Help me, I’m holding on for dear life, won’t look down won’t open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, ’cause I’m just holding on for tonight
On for tonight