Eye of the Needle (song)
| "Eye of the Needle" | |
|---|---|
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| Promotional single by Sia | |
| from the album 1000 Forms of Fear | |
| Released | 3 June 2014 |
| Recorded | 2013 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 4:09 |
| Label |
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| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin |
| Audio video | |
| Eye of the Needle on YouTube | |
"Eye of the Needle" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Sia for her sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear (2014). The song was released on 3 June 2014 as a promotional single by Inertia in Australia and Monkey Puzzle and RCA Records globally. It appeared on record charts of Australia, France and the United Kingdom.
Background and composition[edit]
"Eye of the Needle" was released as streamed audio as a promotional tool for Sia's album 1000 Forms of Fear on 2 June 2014.[1][2] The song was written by Chris Braide and Sia, while production was handled by Greg Kurstin.[3]
Collaboration[edit]
In 2015, Adult Swim released a remix of the song featuring Big Freedia as part of the Adult Swim Singles Program.[4]
Track listing[edit]
- Digital download[5]
- "Eye of the Needle" – 4:09
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from liner notes of 1000 Forms of Fear and Tidal.[6]
- Sia Furler – composer, lyricist
- Christopher Braide – composer, lyricist
- Greg Kurstin – producer, bass, drums, guitar, mellotron, piano, engineer
- Jesse Shatkin – engineer
- Alex Pasco – additional engineering
- Julian Burg – additional engineering
- Manny Marroquin – mixer
- Emily Lazar – masterer
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 36 |
| France (SNEP)[8] | 71 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 181 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia[5] | 3 June 2014 | Digital download | Inertia |
| Belgium[10] |
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| Finland[11] | |||
| Germany[12] | |||
| Portugal[13] | |||
| Spain[14] | |||
| Sweden[15] | |||
| Switzerland[16] |
References[edit]
- ^ "'Eye of the Needle' is Now Up on Spotify : Listen". Siamusic.net. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Gordon, Jeremy (2 June 2014). "Sia Shares New Song 'Eye of the Needle'". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Sia (2014). 1000 Forms of Fear (Media notes). Monkey Puzzle/RCA.
- ^ "Big Freedia Slides a Remix of Sia's 'Eye of the Needle' Into Twerk Territory". 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Eye of the Needle". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Sia – Eye Of The needle". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Sia – Eye Of The needle" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 14.06.2014 (wk23)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)" (in Dutch). Belgium: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Finland: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Germany: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Portugal: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Spain: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Sweden: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Eye of the Needle (2014)". Switzerland: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
