But "The Greatest" is very potent, a work of art, not charity. So it's no crime that some of the other mainstream original songs memorializing Orlando have been as rote as issue-oriented singles are often stereotyped as being. Making pop about a specific tragedy is necessarily a tricky job. Jessica Goodman from Entertainment Weekly explained the chorus "massive and catchy." Once the critics had picked up on the song's connection with the Orlando nightclub shooting, Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic wrote: The Greatest was highly praised by music critics and its commemoration too. The vocals span from B♭ 3 to E♭ 5 in the song. The song is written in the key of C minor with a cut common time tempo of 96 beats per minute.
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īillboard editor Gil Kaufman described "The Greatest" as an "uplifting, poppy song with a subtle island vibe." The music video was nominated for a 2017 MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. Commercially, "The Greatest" reached the top five in several countries and was awarded with certifications in different territories. Although the singer has not provided an interpretation of the video's plot, numerous media outlets have perceived it as a tribute to the 49 victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. Īn accompanying music video for the single was filmed by Sia and Daniel Askill, and features American dancer Maddie Ziegler surrounded by 48 different young people. The song was originally intended to be in a new album called We Are Your Children.
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The solo version was written only by the former two. The electropop song was written by Sia, Greg Kurstin, and Lamar while production was only handled by Kurstin. Being made available for digital consumption as the record's third single on 6 September 2016 through Monkey Puzzle and RCA Records, "The Greatest" features a new part with the American rapper Kendrick Lamar. " The Greatest" is a song recorded by Australian singer and songwriter Sia for the deluxe edition of her seventh studio album, This Is Acting (2016).