Eye of the Needle (song)
"Eye of the Needle" | |
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Promotional single by Sia | |
from the album 1000 Forms of Fear | |
Released | 3 June 2014 (2014-06-03) |
Recorded | 2013 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 4:09 |
Label |
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin |
Audio video | |
Eye of the Needle on YouTube | |
"Eye of the Needle" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Sia for her sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear (2014). The song was released on 3 June 2014 as a promotional single by Inertia in Australia and Monkey Puzzle and RCA Records globally. It appeared on record charts of Australia, France and the United Kingdom.
Background and composition
"Eye of the Needle" was released as streamed audio as a promotional tool for Sia's album 1000 Forms of Fear on 2 June 2014.[1][2] The song was written by Chris Braide and Sia, while production was handled by Greg Kurstin.[3]
Collaboration
In 2015, Adult Swim released a remix of the song featuring Big Freedia as part of the Adult Swim Singles Program.[4]
Track listing
- Digital download[5]
- "Eye of the Needle" – 4:09
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes of 1000 Forms of Fear and Tidal.[6]
- Sia Furler – composer, lyricist
- Christopher Braide – composer, lyricist
- Greg Kurstin – producer, bass, drums, guitar, mellotron, piano, engineer
- Jesse Shatkin – engineer
- Alex Pasco – additional engineering
- Julian Burg – additional engineering
- Manny Marroquin – mixer
- Emily Lazar – masterer
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[7] | 36 |
France (SNEP)[8] | 71 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 181 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia[5] | 3 June 2014 | Digital download | Inertia |
Belgium[10] |
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Finland[11] | |||
Germany[12] | |||
Portugal[13] | |||
Spain[14] | |||
Sweden[15] | |||
Switzerland[16] |
References
- ^ "'Eye of the Needle' is Now Up on Spotify : Listen". Siamusic.net. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Gordon, Jeremy (2 June 2014). "Sia Shares New Song 'Eye of the Needle'". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Sia (2014). 1000 Forms of Fear (Media notes). Monkey Puzzle/RCA.
- ^ "Big Freedia Slides a Remix of Sia's 'Eye of the Needle' Into Twerk Territory". 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Eye of the Needle". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Sia – Eye Of The needle". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Sia – Eye Of The needle" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 14.06.2014 (wk23)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)" (in Dutch). Belgium: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Finland: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Germany: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Portugal: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Spain: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Sweden: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Switzerland: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
External links
- Audio on YouTube
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