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"Chandelier" is a song by Australian recording artist Sia from her sixth studio album, ''1000 Forms of Fear'' (2014). Written by Sia and Jesse Shatkin and produced by Shatkin and Greg Kurstin, the song was released on 17 March 2014 as the lead single from the album. It is an electropop song, featuring electronica, R&B and reggae influences. Lyrically, the song has a melancholic theme, detailing the demoralisation and rationalisation of alcoholism through the typical thought process of a "party girl". "Chandelier" received mainly favourable reviews from music critics, who praised Sia's songwriting and vocals. Commercially, the single attained widespread success, charting within the top five on record charts in 20 countries including France, Italy, Poland, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. In the United States, the single peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Sia's first single as a lead artist to appear on the Hot 100, as well as her first top ten single as a lead artist on the chart, and has sold over 2 million copies in the country. The song received nominations at the 57th Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, with its video receiving a nomination for Best Music Video.〔 A music video for the song, directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, features dancer Maddie Ziegler. It was well received and has been viewed on YouTube more than 1 billion times, becoming one of the most viewed YouTube videos ever posted. In support of the single and ''1000 Forms of Fear'', Sia, often with Ziegler, performed "Chandelier" on a number of television shows, including ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and ''Saturday Night Live'', and at the Hollywood Bowl. ==Background== In 2010, Sia released her fifth studio album ''We Are Born'', which ended up at number two on the Australian Albums Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australian-charts.com – Sia – We Are Born )〕 Following the release, Sia took a hiatus from performing and co-wrote songs for other recording artists, including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Flo Rida and David Guetta. In 2013, Sia recorded the track "Elastic Heart" for ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' soundtrack. In May 2014, Sia announced her sixth studio album ''1000 Forms of Fear'' and released "Chandelier" as its lead single. Sia revealed that she initially wrote the track for Rihanna or Beyoncé, but decided to record the song herself. The melody was formed after Sia played the piano, while Greg Kurstin and Jesse Shatkin played the marimba in the studio. In the United States, "Chandelier" was released for digital download onto iTunes Stores on 17 March 2014 through Monkey Puzzle, with distribution by RCA Records. In the United Kingdom, "Chandelier" was released digitally on 29 June 2014. A day later, it was sent by RCA Records to US hot adult contemporary radio. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chandelier (Sia song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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