"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. 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 6× platinum in 2023.<ref name=ARIA23></ref>Guy Sebastian – Choir(Song). ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2019 Although it didn't enter the New Zealand charts it reached platinum certification there.
Background The song is dedicated to Sebastian's close friend and musical collaborator Luke Liang, who died following a battle with mental health. 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." Sebastian performed an acoustic version of the song on 60 Minutes.
Accolades 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.(10 October 2019). Here Are All The Winners From The 2019 ARIA Awards.The Music Network. Retrieved 28 November 2019. "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.
Music video 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. 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 listings
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 Chart (2019) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 40
Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australia (ARIA) 36 Chart (2020) Position Australia (ARIA) 99
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Version Label Reference Various 31 May 2019 Original Sony Music Australia 886447708453 27 September 2019 Remix Unknown
References