Choir (song)

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"Choir"
Single by Guy Sebastian
from the album T.R.U.T.H.
Released31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)
Length2:51
LabelSony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
  • Trevor Brown
  • Zaire Koalo
  • Sebastian
Producer(s)M-Phazes
Guy Sebastian singles chronology
"Before I Go"
(2018) 		"Choir"
(2019) 		"Let Me Drink"
(2019)
Alan Walker singles chronology
"Play"
(2019) 		"Choir (Remix)"
(2019) 		"Ghost"
(2019)
Alternative cover
Remix cover
Remix cover
Music video
"Choir" on YouTube
"Choir (Remix)" on YouTube


"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. The song peaked at number 7 in the Australian Singles Chart, Sebastian's 13th top 10 single in Australia. It spent 28 weeks in the top 50, and was certified 6x platinum in 2023.[2][3] Although it didn't enter the New Zealand charts it reached platinum certification there.[4]

Background

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The song is dedicated to Sebastian's close friend and musical collaborator Luke Liang, who died following a battle with mental health.[5] He said Luke's 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]

Accolades

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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, winning the latter two.[7] ""Choir" was also nominated for Song of the Year, Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2020[8]

Music video

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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.[9] The remix video was also released on 27 September 2019 through Alan Walker's YouTube channel.[10] It was filmed in a church in Newtown, a bus depot in Marrickville and Sea Cliff Bridge, Wollongong.

Track listing

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Digital download[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Choir"2:51
Digital download – remix[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Choir (Remix)" (with Alan Walker)3:28
Digital download[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Choir (Alt. Version)" (with Samantha Jade)3:28

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[14][15]

Original version

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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] 6× Platinum 420,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Platinum 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Version Label Reference Ref.
Various 31 May 2019
Original Sony Music Australia 886447708453 [11]
27 September 2019 Remix (with Alan Walker) Unknown [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Guy Sebastian readies 'Before I Go'". auspOp. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ Guy Sebastian – Choir(Song). ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2019
  4. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Guy Sebastian". Radioscope. Retrieved 5 February 2025. Type Guy Sebastian in the "Search:" field.
  5. ^ a b "Exclusive performance of Guy Sebastian's new single 'Choir'". 9now. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  6. ^ ""We're keeping his light alive." Guy Sebastian on the loss that inspired his new song". Mamamia. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. ^ (10 October 2019). Here Are All The Winners From The 2019 ARIA Awards.The Music Network. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ Guy Sebastian - Choir (Official), retrieved 1 December 2022
  10. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Choir (Alan Walker Remix)". Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ a b "Choir by Guy Sebastian". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Choir (Remix) – Single by Guy Sebastian & Alan Walker on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Choir (Feat. Samantha Jade) [Alt. Version] by Guy Sebastian". 25 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Choir / Guy Sebastian – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Choir (Remix) / Guy Sebastian & Alan Walker – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Choir". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  17. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  18. ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  19. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  21. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Guy Sebastian – Choir". Radioscope. Retrieved 5 February 2025. Type Choir in the "Search:" field.