"Choir" is a song by Australian singer Guy Sebastian. It was released on 31 May 2019 as the second single from Sebastian's ninth studio album T.R.U.T.H..[1] An official remix by Norwegian music producer Alan Walker was released on 27 September 2019.
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| Single by Guy Sebastian | ||||
| from the album T.R.U.T.H. | ||||
| Released | 31 May 2019 | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Australia | |||
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| Producer(s) | M-Phazes | |||
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| "Choir" on YouTube "Choir (Remix)" on YouTube | ||||
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for four awards; Best Male Artist, Best Pop Release, Video of the Year and Song of the Year,[2] and won the latter two.
At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, "Choir" was nominated for Song of the Year, Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year.[3][4]
Background
The song is dedicated to his great friend and musical collaborator Luke Liang, who died following a battle with mental health.[5] Sebastian said "[His death] was 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."[6]
Sebastian performed an acoustic version of the song on 60 Minutes.[5]
Music video
The music video for "Choir" was directed by James Chappell and released on YouTube on 17 June 2019. It has over 7.8 million views as of November 2022.[7] The remix video was also released on 27 September 2019 through Alan Walker's YouTube channel.[8] It was filmed in a church in Newtown, a bus depot in Marrickville and Sea Cliff Bridge, Wollongong.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Choir" | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Choir (Remix)" (with Alan Walker) | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Choir (Alt. Version)" (with Samantha Jade) | 3:28 |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[12][13]
Original version
- M-Phazes – 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
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[18] | 6× Platinum | 420,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Reference | Ref. |
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| Various | 31 May 2019 | Original | Sony Music Australia | 886447708453 | [9] | |
| 27 September 2019 | Remix (with Alan Walker) | Unknown | [10] |