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| Single by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar | ||||
| from the album This Is Acting | ||||
| Released | 6 September 2016 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin | |||
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| "The Greatest" on YouTube | ||||
"The Greatest" is a song recorded by Australian singer and songwriter Sia for the deluxe edition of her seventh studio album, This Is Acting (2016). Being made available for digital download as the album's third single on 6 September 2016 through Monkey Puzzle and RCA Records, the single version of "The Greatest" features a verse from American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The electropop song was written by Sia, Greg Kurstin, Lamar, and Blair MacKichan, with production handled by Kurstin. The solo version was written by the former three only.
An accompanying music video for the single was filmed by Sia and Daniel Askill, and features American dancer Maddie Ziegler surrounded by 48 different young people.[1] Although the singer has not provided an interpretation of the video's plot, numerous media outlets have perceived it as a tribute to the 49 victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting.[2] Commercially, "The Greatest" reached the top five in several countries and was awarded with certifications in different territories. The music video was nominated for a 2017 MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography.[3]
- ^ "The greatest 9 moments of Sia's career". BBC Radio 1. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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