"Saved My Life" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. The song was released on 2 May 2020, after she performed it during the online COVID Is No Joke live comedy fest hosted by AmeriCares during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proceeds from the song benefit AmeriCares and CORE Response. It is featured on Sia's ninth studio album, Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (2021). Lyrically, the song is about her friend saving her from suicide in 2016.
Background and composition Sia wrote "Saved My Life" in a session with British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa. It is a pop ballad which features piano, keyboards, bass, drums and guitar played by Kurstin. The track opens up as a piano ballad and slowly builds into a grand track filled with strings and an uptempo beat. Sia's vocal performance on the track was described as "passionate" by MXDWN. "Saved My Life" has a length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Sia – writer, vocals Dua Lipa – writer Greg Kurstin – writer, producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, engineer, mixer, masterer Julian Burg – engineer Chris Gehringer – masterer
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