Hozier take me to church free download Continue 2013 single Hozier For Sinead O'Connor song, see I'm not Bossy, I'm the boss. Take Me to ChurchSingle by Hozierfrom the album HozierReleased13 September 2013 -09-13)Recorded2013GenreIndie rocksoulbluesLength4:02worksIsland ColumbiaSongwriter (s)Andrew Hozier-ByrneProducer (s)Rob KirwanHozier of Take Me to Church (2013) From Eden (2014) Take Me to Church is a song by Irish musician Hozier. It was released on his debut Extended Game (EP) and then his self-titled debut album (2014). The song was released as his debut single in 2013 as a free download. Hozier, a struggling musician at the time of writing, wrote and recorded the song in the attic of his parents' home in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. A song of the soul of the middle tempo, its lyrics use religious terminology to describe romantic relationships. The song first caught the attention of independent label Rubyworks, where producer Rob Kirwan overstepped the original demo with live instruments. The track features only two musicians: Andrew Hozier and drummer Fiacre Kinder. The clip contributed to the song's widespread popularity. Directed by Brendan Curty and Conal Thomson of the small production company Feel Good Lost, follows the relationship between the two men and the subsequent violent homophobic reaction. After its release on YouTube in September 2013, the video quickly went viral, leading to a subsequent Hozier license with Columbia Records US and Island Records UK. In 2014, the song gained wide worldwide popularity, leading the charts in 12 countries and reaching the top 10 in 21 territories. Using music platforms Shazam and Spotify to become a rock radio hit in the U.S., the song spent 23 consecutive weeks at the top of the Hot Rock Songs chart, tied with Imagine Radioactive Dragons as the longest number number in its chart history (at the time), later moving to the entire Billboard Hot 100 genre, where it peaked at number two in December 2014. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards and was certified platinum five times in the United States. On April 16, 2016, Hozier released the original TAKE Me To Church EP on a special 12-inch vinyl disc for Record Store Day UK, the first time the EP was available as a physical release. Von In 2013, Hozier was a struggling musician, often seen in the Dublin area of open mic nights. During this period, he wrote Take Me to Church at his parents' home in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, and recorded a rough demonstration in their attic with a programmed backing track. He wrote the song after a bad breakup, as he later remarked: The vocals were recorded in my attic at 2am. So it's real homework. The demo caught the attention of an independent label who paired it with producer Rob Kirwan. The song was overworked with live instruments, but the original demo vocals remained, as Kirwan found them powerful enough to stay. For the Grammys, Hozier performed the song with Annie Lennox along with Annie's cover line I Put A Spell On You. Joser's lyrical interpretation of Take Me to Church is a 24-second sample of Take Me to Church by Hozier, where part of the choir is heard. Problems with playing this file? See the media report. Lyrically, Take Me to Church is a metaphor, with the main character comparing his lover to religion. The song grew out of the disillusionment of Hozier by the Catholic Church, who, as someone brought up in the Protestant quaker faith, considered the Irish state's social and political views dominant. Growing up, I've always seen the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, Hozier told Rolling Stone magazine. The story speaks for itself and I grew incredibly disappointed and angry. I essentially just put that in my words. In an interview with The Irish Times, Hozier said that I found that the experience of falling in love or falling in love is death, death of everything. You kind of look at yourself dying in a wonderful way and you experience for the shortest moment if you see yourself for a moment through their eyes- everything you believed about yourself is gone. In the sense of death and rebirth. In an interview with The New York Times, he clarified that sexuality and sexual orientation, regardless of orientation, are simply natural. The act of sex is one of the most human things. But an organization like the church, say, through its doctrine, will undermine humanity by successfully teaching shame about sexual orientation - that it is sinful, or that it offends God. The song is about asserting itself and regaining your humanity through an act of love. The song draws inspiration from the atheist author Christopher Hitchens and paraphrases the poet Fulke Greville's verse Created by the Sick, Commanded to Be Sound. I've never written music for the mainstream. I think I'm incredibly lucky that the song has moved on and the people associated with it. Spotify has played a big role. It's a platform opening and it's been invaluable to me over the last year. Hozier's 2015 song gained notoriety along with its viral music video, attracting A'R representatives from major labels in a bid to sign Hozier. It was signed by Justin Eshak of Columbia Records, who later suggested that the song was a hit because of a change in pop radio led by Sam Smith: Music connects because when it airs, it's such a stark juxtaposition to existing material on Top 40 radio. The song first experienced chart success in his native Ireland, peaking in October 2013 and eventually peaking at number two in Irish Chart. In May 2014, Hozier performed the song on The Late Show with David Letterman. It was sent to American contemporary rock radio on June 24, 2014 by Columbia Records. He eventually reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks in December 2014 and January 2015, following Taylor Swift's Blank Space, becoming his first single in the top 10. By July 2015, the song sold 4,270,000 copies in the United States. Since then, the track has reached the top five in many other countries, including second place in Australia, Canada, New York and the United Kingdom. The song originally caught U.S. attention in Nashville through an alternative adult radio album. From there, it became the top song for the area on the music identification app Shazam, which led to his appearance at the local top 40 station. Take Me to Church gained widespread popularity in the United States between the summer and fall of 2014. Despite the song's popularity on YouTube, the song reached more views on Spotify, becoming the most popular song of 2014, reaching 87 million views. The music video Take Me to Church was the result of a collaboration between Hozier, Brendan Curty and his partner Emmett O'Brien. The film was directed by Brendan Curty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost, which was released on September 25, 2013. The video, shot on a grey scale at the site at inniscarra Dam in Cork, Ireland, follows same-sex relationships in Russia and a violently homophobic reaction that ensues when the community learns of one of the men's sexuality. The video budget is 500 euros. The song went viral after its release. I remember someone texting me that he gets 10,000 views an hour, he recalls. The song received 230,000 views on YouTube in two weeks. Hozier said: The song has always been about humanity in its naturalest, and how it is undeniably undermined by religious organizations and those who would like us to believe that they are acting in its best interest. What is observed in Russia is no less nightmarish. I suggested bringing these themes into history, and Brendan liked the idea. The track listing is Digital Download - single No.TitleLength1 . Take Me to Church4:01 Digital Download - EP-23No.TitleLength1. Take me to Church4:012. How real people do3:173 . Angel of Small Death and Codeine Scene3:384 . Cherry Wine (Live)3:59 German CD single No.TitleLength1. Take me to Church4:012. Run3:17 Cover version and media use Matt McDdrew performed Take Me to Church on the American television program The Voice season 7 as his top 12 act. Its cover peaked at number five on the iTunes charts and at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was used in the 14th season of the documentary series Intervention. The song was used in advertising Dre, which featured LeBron James. The ad showed James returning to his old school in Akron, Ohio. The song was used in the second and final episode of Glee's final season, performed by Roderick Meeks, played by singer Noah Guthrie in March 2015. Ellie Goulding posted the cover of Take Me to Church on her official YouTube channel. The cover was featured in Supergirl's livewire episode. Demi Lovato performed the song live from The Live Lounge. The song was used in the final credits of the third episode of the first season of The Leftovers. The song was featured in the premiere series i'mbie in its fourth season, Episode 2 of Blue Bloody. India Carney performed this song in the American television program The Voice Season 8 as her Top 12 act. Amber Galloway Gallego performed a version of the song ASL with the industrial metal band Vampires Everywhere! released a cover album of the song in 2016 on the album Ritual (Vampires Everywhere! album), starring Chelsea Green singer Alex Koehler.