"Choir" is a song by Australian singer
Guy Sebastian
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. It was released on 31 May 2019 as the second single from Sebastian's ninth studio album ''
T.R.U.T.H.
''T.R.U.T.H.'' is the ninth studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. The album was confirmed on 14 July 2020 and was released on 16 October 2020.
Upon announcement, Sebastian said "I wanted to create something that was about ...
''.
An official remix by Norwegian music producer
Alan Walker was released on 27 September 2019.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2019
The ARIA Music Awards of 2019 are the 33rd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) and consist of a series of awards, including the 2019 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA ...
, the song was nominated for four awards;
Best Male Artist,
Best Pop Release, Video of the Year and Song of the Year,
and won the latter two.
At the
APRA Music Awards of 2020
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, "Choir" was nominated for Song of the Year, Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year.
Background
The song is dedicated to his great friend and musical collaborator Luke Liang, who died following a battle with mental health.
Sebastian said "
is deathwas very unexpected. In fact, I'd actually done a gig with Luke, who passed away, just before I left for
LA. And I could sense that something wasn't quite right... It was very hard to process and it still is." The song was originally a ballad, but Sebastian changed it into "an upbeat, poignant song about the choir of voices Liang has joined in death, and the choir of voices "keeping his light alive" on earth."
Sebastian performed an acoustic version of the song on ''
60 Minutes''.
Music video
The music video for "Choir" was directed by James Chappell and released on
YouTube
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on 17 June 2019. It has over 7.8 million views as of November 2022. The remix video was also released on 27 September 2019 through Alan Walker's YouTube channel. It was filmed in a church in Newtown, a bus depot in Marrickville and
Sea Cliff Bridge
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, Wollongong.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal
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* ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
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* Tidal (servic ...
.
Original version
*
M-Phazes
Mark Landon (born 1 February 1983), better known by his stage name M-Phazes, is an Australian-born producer based in LA. He has produced records for Logic, Demi Lovato, Madonna, Eminem, Kehlani, Zara Larsson, Remi Wolf, Kiiara, Noah Cyrus, ...
– production
Remix version
* M-Phazes – production
* Downtown Trevor Brown – production
* Guy Sebastian – production, composition, lyrics
* Zaire Koalo – production, composition, lyrics
* Miles Walker – mix engineering
* Alan Walker – remixer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2019 songs
2019 singles
Guy Sebastian songs
Sony Music Australia singles
Songs written by Guy Sebastian
Songs inspired by deaths
ARIA Award-winning songs