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Revelation (Troye Sivan and Jnsi song)

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"'Revelation'" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan and Icelandic musician Jnsi. In July 2018, the song was previewed during the trailer for the film 'Boy Erased', and released on 18 October 2018.

The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, the Best Original Song Feature Film award at the 9th Hollywood Music in Media Awards and a Satellite Award for Best Original Song at the 2018 Satellite Awards. It also reached the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but did not make the final nominee ballot.

Background



Sivan explained to 'Billboard' that after reading the script, he was set on getting his music into the movie: "I was ready to sell my soul. I said, 'You can have any song that I've ever written, I'll write new ones, I'll do anything.'" Sivan wrote several unsolicited original songs that did not make it into the film, but director Joel Edgerton put in a request for Sivan to tackle a specific scene, where Jared (played by Lucas Hedges) has a pure interaction with another boy for the first time.



Sivan said: "Jnsi from Sigur Rs was working on some music for one scene where he had started this little piano melody, but he didn't really know where to go lyrically or melodically, so that's when Joel, Jnsi and I went for breakfast one morning and they talked to me about that specific scene, and I ended up writing the song later that day." Sivan explained to 'Billboard' that "The idea of that person being a revelation in your life, where you can kind of do something that feels so natural and so right and be fine on the other side, that was a really potent thing in my head."

Live performances



In October 2018, Sivan performed the song live on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', backed with a string quartet.



In November 2018, Sivan performed the song live on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'.

Reception



Joshua Bote from 'Billboard' described the song as a "a divine, haunting ballad," saying, "Filled with reverb-heavy keys, creaky strings and cinematic, post-rock flourishes, Sivan sounds absolutely stunning on 'Revelation' as he sings about young, queer love as a form of freedom and revolution."

Randall Colburn from 'Consequence of Sound' said "Buoyed by gentle piano and the kinds of swelling atmospherics central to Jnsi's work, the thoughtful, calming song achieves a kind of melancholic catharsis that's as hopeful as it is heartrending."

Mike Neid from 'Idolator' called it a "stirring anthem with a powerful message".

References



Category:2010s ballads

Category:2018 singles

Category:2018 songs

Category:Songs written for films

Category:Troye Sivan songs

Category:Songs written by Jnsi

Category:Songs written by Troye Sivan

Category:Songs written by Leland (musician)

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