Snowman (Sia song)

"Snowman" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. It was released on November 9, 2017, as the first and only promotional single from Sia's eighth studio album, Everyday Is Christmas. A music video made via claymation was released on October 30, 2020.

"Snowman"
Slowed Down & Snowed In remix artwork
Promotional single by Sia
from the album Everyday Is Christmas
Released9 November 2017
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Kurstin
Music video
"Snowman" on YouTube

"Snowman" earned positive reviews from critics, some of whom deemed it the highlight single from Everyday Is Christmas. The song experienced a popularity surge in November 2020 on TikTok,[1] which led to the release of the "Slowed Down & Snowed In" remix in the following month.

In 2020, Brandon Funston of The Athletic listed "Snowman" as the 85th best Christmas song of all-time.[2]

Composition
The song's co-writer Greg Kurstin in 2017

"Snowman" was written by Sia and frequent collaborator Greg Kurstin. Written in the key of D♭ major, Sia's vocals span from F3 to G♭5.[3] Production on the track was handled solely by Kurstin.[4] The song is a midtempo, 60's-inspired,[5] piano-driven, crisp, swaying ballad[6] over which Sia's vocals, described as "calm but energetic" by mxdwn, tell a snowman not to cry as he will melt.[7][8] The track runs for a length of 2 minutes and 45 seconds.[9]

Release

"Snowman" was announced on Sia's social media accounts on 7 November 2017, and was released for digital download and streaming on 9 November 2017 as a promotional single from Everyday Is Christmas.[10][11] Sia performed "Snowman" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[12] and on the finale of the fifteenth season of American reality TV series The Voice.[13]

In December 2020, a challenge based around the song on video-sharing app TikTok saw a massive rise in popularity, becoming a trend. The challenge sees TikTok users attempt to sing a portion of the song, lasting forty seconds, in one breath.[1] Sia subsequently released a 'Snowed In & Slowed Down Remix' of the track, which was later featured on the "Snowman Deluxe Edition" of the Everyday is Christmas album on November 5, 2021.[14]

Reception

Slant Magazine described the song as a "clever ode to fleeting romance".[15] Slate named it the best song on Everyday Is Christmas, noting it "[takes] something we associate with winter and [applies] it to a universal theme."[16] In 2020, Brandon Funston of The Athletic listed "Snowman" as the 85th best Christmas song of all-time.[2]

NME commented that the TikTok remix version of the song "opts for a breezier tempo than the original, with Sia changing the song’s key midway through for extra effect."[14]

Commercial performance

Upon its initial release in 2017, "Snowman" debuted and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Holiday Digital Songs Sales chart dated 2 December 2017.[17] Following its rise in popularity in 2020, the track reached the top 50 in Australia,[18] Canada,[19] France[20] and Germany,[21] among others. It also peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Global 200,[22] and reached number 1 on the Finnish Singles Chart,[23] becoming Sia's first chart-topping hit in the country.[24]

Music video

On 30 October 2020, the claymation music video for "Snowman", directed by Lior Molcho, premiered on YouTube.[25]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]

  • Sia Furler – songwriter, vocals
  • Greg Kurstin – songwriter, producer, bass, drums, keyboards, piano, engineer
  • Alex Pasco – engineer
  • Julian Burg – engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixer
  • John Hanes – mixing engineer
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[49] Gold 45,000
Italy (FIMI)[50] Gold 35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] Gold 15,000
Poland (ZPAV)[52] Platinum 50,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[53] Gold 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[55] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release history for "Snowman"
Region Date Format Version Label(s) Ref.
Various 9 November 2017
Original
[56]
9 December 2020 Video streaming Snowed In & Slowed Down TikTok Remix [57][14]
29 October 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [58]

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