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'' (2008). The single is only available for download in the UK, but the music video for "Soon We'll Be Found", in which Sia signs the lyrics in

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, was featured on the

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iTunes Store main page when it became the free music download of the week of 4 November 2008. Sia performed the song on '' Later... with Jools Holland'' on 7 October 2008, and on the ''

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'' on 13 November 2008.

Release

"Soon We'll Be Found" was released in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2008 by Monkey Puzzle Records. The single was made available in other European countries on 12 January 2009. * *

Music video

The music video of "Soon We'll Be Found" was directed by Claire Carré. In the music video, Sia sings while signing the lyrics in

. (emphasis added). The music video for "Soon We'll Be Found" gained popularity after it was featured on the iTunes main page in the United States from 4–10 November 2008.

Reception

The song and music video received critical acclaim. ''Spin'' magazine responded well to the song, explaining that "it seems as if it was all a dream—and with Sia's swooning voice and sweeping orchestration, it sure feels like one". Carl Williams of Last Broadcast wrote that "the composition is grand and the effect is stylish and powerful," and compared her vocals with those of

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. Amuze called "Soon We'll Be Found" a "stunning new single". Likewise, the music video received good reviews by professional critics and bloggers alike. Jeremy Elder, a blogger on

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, wrote it was "a gorgoues , trippy day-glow romp." Spinner described it as "sign language, shadow puppets and fluorescent latex ncorporatedinto one beautifully choreographed video." Neufutur acclaimed "Soon We'll Be Found" for its usage of sign language, and called ''Some People Have Real Problems'' "Sia's best recording yet!" Brian James of Rone Break argued that Sia demonstrated her artistic and musical side with this music video, and said it was "the way music videos should be done."

Commercial performance

In Australia, "Soon We'll Be Found" debuted at number 89 on the

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on the chart issue dated 4 May 2009. The single also charted at number 17 on the Flemish

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chart, and number 13 on the Walloon

chart. In the United Kingdom, the single debuted at number 182 on the UK Singles Chart. The following week, it reached number 94, its highest position on the chart.

Track listings

;UK digital download #"Soon We'll Be Found (Radio Edit)" – 3:52 #"Soon We'll Be Found" – 4:20 ;European digital download #"Soon We'll Be Found (Radio Edit)" – 3:52 ;EP #"Soon We'll Be Found (Radio Edit)" – 3:52 #"Soon We'll Be Found" – 4:20 #"Bring It to Me" – 3:38 #"Soon We'll Be Found" (music video) – 3:59

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2008 singles Sia (musician) songs Songs written by Rick Nowels Songs written by Sia (musician) 2008 songs