Cheap Thrills (song)

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"Cheap Thrills"
File:Sia Cheap Thrills.png
Single by Sia featuring Sean Paul
from the album This Is Acting
Released 11 February 2016
Format Digital download
Genre
Length
  • 3:30 (album version)
  • 3:44 (single version)
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Sia singles chronology
"Bang My Head"
(2015)		 "Cheap Thrills"
(2016)
Sean Paul singles chronology
"Make My Love Go"
(2016)		 '"Cheap Thrills"
(2016)		 "Lay You Down Easy"
(2016)

"Cheap Thrills" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Sia Furler, taken from her seventh studio album This Is Acting (2016). It was written by Sia and Greg Kurstin, and produced by Kurstin. The remix of the track featuring Sean Paul was released on 11 February 2016 as the second single from This Is Acting.[2][3]

Background and composition

"Cheap Thrills" was written by Sia and Greg Kurstin, and produced by Kurstin. It was originally intended to be performed by Rihanna for her album Anti, but was rejected by her and Icona Pop.[4]

The remix of the track features a toast from Jamaican reggae recording artist Sean Paul.

"Cheap Thrills" is written in the key of F♯ minor in common time with a tempo of 90 beats per minute. The song follows a variation of the vi–IV–I–V chord progression: F♯m–D–A–E. Sia's vocal range in the song spans an octave, from B3 to D5.[5]

Critical reception

Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone called it a "bouncy party anthem",[6] whilst The Guardian wrote it to be "a perfectly serviceable party tune".[7] Nick Levine of NME praised the track's production "and there's no denying this is another superior slab of on-trend ear candy from one of pop's finest songwriters."[8]

Commercial performance

In Australia, it was eventually certified Platinum for shipments of over 70,000 copies, and reached number 6. In New Zealand, the song reached number 3, and was certified Platinum for sales of over 15,000 copies. In the UK, it was Sia's highest chart position as a solo artist, peaking at number 2. It reached number 1 in Germany, France, Ireland, Israel, Bulgaria and Sweden. In North America, the song has peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number 7 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Live performances

Sia has performed "Cheap Thrills" on various television shows and concerts, with a group of dancers usually led by either Maddie Ziegler or Stephanie Mincone dancing to the same choreography as in the music video, including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2016,[9] American Idol in March,[10] Coachella in April,[11] and YouTube's Brandcast event in New York City[12] and the season finale of The Voice, both in May.[13]

Music videos

A lyric video featuring Sean Paul performing a new verse was released on 10 February 2016. In the video, a faceless couple wearing wigs (the dancers Minn Vo and Stefanie Klausman), which have become part of Sia's signature look, win a dance contest on a black-and-white television show reminiscent of American Bandstand.[4][14]

Sia and Daniel Askill directed a performance video featuring Maddie Ziegler dancing with two male dancers to Ryan Heffington's choreography, which was released on 21 March 2016. The three dancers wear beige, with black and blonde hairstyles and gloves in the half-and-half style used in most of Sia's videos for This Is Acting. They dance on a bare stage, with Sia at a rear corner singing into a microphone while wearing a similar bobbed two-toned wig, a large bow and a white dress. Billboard wrote that "the video features the same type of intense, captivating choreography as some of [Sia's] other work. This time, Ziegler is backed by two other dancers, and the trio seems to blend as one".[15] Teen Vogue said that Ziegler "delivers another powerful performance".[16]

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul) – 3:44
  2. "Cheap Thrills" (album version) – 3:30

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 6
Australia Dance (ARIA)[18] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[21] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22] 7
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 18
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[24] 43
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart Top 20)[25] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[26] 4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[28] 2
Denmark Digital Songs (Billboard)[29] 1
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[30] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 4
France (SNEP)[32] 1
France Radio Chart (SNEP)[33] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[34] 1
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[35] 1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[36] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[37] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[38] 1
Israel (Media Forest)[39] 1
Italy (FIMI)[40] 2
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[41] 3
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[42] 2
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[43] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[44] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[45] 3
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[46] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[47] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[48] 3
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[49] 2
Poland (Polish TV Airplay Chart)[50] 2
Portugal (AFP)[51] 1
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[52] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[53] 1
Serbia (Top 50 Serbija)[54] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[55] 10
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[56] 5
Slovenia (SloTop50)[57] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[58] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[59] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[60] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[61] 2
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[62] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[63] 24
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[64] 32
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[65] 3
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[66] 49
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[67] 21
Venezuela English (Record Report)[68] 1
Venezuela Pop (Record Report)[69] 19

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[70] 2× Platinum 140,000
Belgium (BEA)[71] Gold 15,000
Canada (Music Canada)[72] Gold 40,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[73] Gold 30,000
Germany (BVMI)[74] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[75] 2× Platinum 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[76] 2× Platinum 30,000
Poland (ZPAV)[77] Platinum 20,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[78] Platinum 40,000
Sweden (GLF)[79] 2× Platinum 80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Platinum 600,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

See also

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