"Courage to Change" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter

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, released on 24 September 2020 through Monkey Puzzle and

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. It is taken from her album, ''

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'', which features songs from musical film ''

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'', co-written and directed by herself. It is the second single from the album, following "

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Release and promotion

"Courage to Change" is the second single released from Sia's ninth studio album, ''

'', which features songs written, by Sia, for and inspired by

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''. The album was released on 12 February 2021 in connection with the release of ''Music''. The single was announced on Sia's

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accounts on 23 September 2020, the day before its release. Sia performed "Courage to Change" at the

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on 14 October 2020 and at the

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s on 5 September. A

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for the track premiered on 11 January 2021. The

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remix of the song was released on 10 June 2022.

Composition

"Courage to Change" was written by Sia,

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and frequent collaborator

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, and production was handled solely by Kurstin. At a length of 4:52, it interpolates Pink's song "Courage", from her album ''

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'', also co-written by Sia. The song is composed in the key of

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. Opening with an intro of "moody"

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, "Courage to Change" builds into an "enormous", "soaring" chorus that has simple, repetitive but inspirational lyrics, with a "driving message of empowerment; "Have I the courage to change?/ Have I the courage to change today?". Wongo Okon of ''

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'' described the song as "another graceful effort, aiming to empower its listeners to be their most ourageousselves".

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

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