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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Guy Sebastian
| album = T.R.U.T.H.
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| length = 2:51
| label = Sony Music Australia
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| producer = M-Phazes
| prev_title = Before I Go
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Let Me Drink
| next_year = 2019
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"'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.'. An official remix by Norwegian music producer Alan Walker was released on 27 September 2019.
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, 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.
Background
The song is dedicated to his great friend and musical collaborator Luke Liang, who died following a battle with mental health. 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."
Sebastian performed an acoustic version of the song on '60 Minutes'.
Music video
The music video for "Choir" was directed by James Chappell and released on YouTube on 17 June 2019. It has over 4.8 million views as of August 2020. The remix video was also released on 27 September 2019 through Alan Walker's YouTube channel. It was filmed in a church in Newtown, a bus depot in Marrickville and Sea Cliff Bridge, Wollongong.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
'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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2019 songs
Category:2019 singles
Category:Guy Sebastian songs
Category:Sony Music Australia singles
Category:Songs written by Guy Sebastian
Category:Songs inspired by deaths
Category:ARIA Award-winning songs
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