Take Me to Church

"Take Me to Church"
Single by Hozier
from the album Take Me to Church EP and Hozier
Released	13 September 2013
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	Indie rock soul blues
Length	4:02[1]
Label	Rubyworks Island Columbia
Writer(s)	Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Producer(s)	Rob Kirwan
Hozier singles chronology
"Take Me to Church" (2013) "From Eden" (2014)
Hozier chronology Take Me to Church (2013) From Eden (2014)

"Take Me to Church" is a song by Irish musician Hozier for his debut extended play (EP) Take Me to Church (2013), as well as his self-titled debut album (2014). The song was released as his debut single on 13 September 2013. Hozier, a struggling musician at the time of its writing, wrote and recorded the song in the attic of his parents' home in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. A mid-tempo soul song, its lyrics detail Hozier's frustration with the Catholic Church and its stance on homosexuality. It first caught the attention of independent label Rubyworks, where producer Rob Kirwan overdubbed the original demo with live instruments. Only two musicians feature on the track, Andrew Hozier-Byrne (Hozier) and drummer Fiachra Kinder.

The song's music video has contributed to its widespread popularity. The clip, directed by Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of the small production company Feel Good Lost, follows the relationship between two men and the subsequent violent homophobic backlash. Upon its YouTube release in September 2013, it quickly began to go viral, leading to Hozier's license with Columbia Records.

In 2014, the song achieved widespread global popularity, topping the charts in 12 countries, and also reached the top 10 in 21 other territories. In the United States, it was aided by music platform Shazam and Spotify to become a rock radio hit (where it spent 23 consecutive weeks at the top of the Hot Rock Songs chart, tied with Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" as the longest-running number-one in its history at the time), later crossing over to the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number two in December 2014. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. The song has been certified five times platinum in the US.

Background

In 2013, Hozier was a struggling musician, often seen in Dublin-area open mic nights. During this period, he penned "Take Me to Church" at his parents' home in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, and recorded a rough demo in their attic with a programmed backing track.^[2] He wrote the song after a bad breakup.^[3] "The vocals were recorded in my attic at 2 o'clock in the morning. So it's a real homemade job," he later remarked.^[4]

It caught the attention of independent label Rubyworks, who paired him with producer Rob Kirwan. The song was overdubbed with live instrumentation, but the original demo vocals remained, as Kirwan found them "powerful" enough to remain.^[2]

Lyrical interpretation

	"Take Me to Church" A 22-second sample of "Take Me to Church" by Hozier, where a portion of the chorus is heard.
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Lyrically, "Take Me to Church" is a metaphor, with the protagonist comparing his lover to religion. The song grew out of Hozier's frustration with the Catholic Church's teachings which, although he himself was raised in the Protestant Quaker faith, dominated the social and political outlook of the Irish state.^[5] "Growing up, I always saw the hypocrisy of the Catholic church," Hozier said in an interview with Rolling Stone. "The history speaks for itself and I grew incredibly frustrated and angry. I essentially just put that into my words."^[2]

In an interview with The Irish Times, Hozier stated, "I found the experience of falling in love or being in love was a death, a death of everything. You kind of watch yourself die in a wonderful way, and you experience for the briefest moment–if you see yourself for a moment through their eyes–everything you believed about yourself gone. In a death-and-rebirth sense."^[6]

In an interview with New York magazine, he elaborated: "Sexuality, and sexual orientation – regardless of orientation – is just natural. An act of sex is one of the most human things. But an organization like the church, say, through its doctrine, would undermine humanity by successfully teaching shame about sexual orientation – that it is sinful, or that it offends God. The song is about asserting yourself and reclaiming your humanity through an act of love."^[7]

The song draws inspiration from atheist author Christopher Hitchens and paraphrases the poet Fulke Greville's verse "Created sick, commanded to be sound."^[8][9][10]

Commercial performance

I never wrote music for the mainstream. I think I was incredibly fortunate that the song crossed over and people connected with it. Spotify played a big role. It's a discovery platform and it's been invaluable to me over the past year.

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Hozier in 2015^[2]

The song rose in prominence alongside its viral music video, attracting A&R representatives from major labels in a bidding war to sign Hozier. He was signed by Justin Eshak of Columbia Records, who later opined that the song became a hit due to a shift on pop radio, spearheaded by Sam Smith: "The music is connecting because when it gets on the air it's such a sharp juxtaposition to the existing material on top 40 radio."^[2] The song first experienced chart success in his native Ireland, climbing the charts in October 2013 and eventually reached number 2 on Irish Singles Chart.^[3]

In May 2014, Hozier performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman.^[11] It was sent to US modern rock radio on 24 June 2014 by Columbia Records.^[12] It eventually reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks in December 2014 and January 2015, behind Taylor Swift's "Blank Space", while becoming his first top-five single there.^[13] As of July 2015, the song has sold 4,270,000 copies in the US.^[14] The track has since reached top 5 in many other countries including peaking at number 2 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

The song initially attracted US attention in Nashville via an Adult album alternative radio station. From there, it became the top song for the area on music identification application Shazam, which led to its appearance on a local top 40 station. "Take Me to Church" achieved widespread popularity in the United States between the summer and fall of 2014.^[2]

Despite the song's popularity on YouTube, the song achieved more listens on Spotify,^[15] becoming the service's most-streamed song of 2014, achieving 87 million listens.^[16]

Music video

The concept for the "Take Me to Church" music video was the result of a collaboration between Hozier, Brendan Canty and his writing partner Emmet O’Brien.^[17] It was directed by Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost^[18] and was released on 25 September 2013. The video, shot in grayscale on location at Inniscarra Dam in Cork, Ireland, follows a same-sex relationship and the violently homophobic backlash that ensues when the community learns of one of the men's sexuality. The song went viral following its release. "I remember someone texting me to say it was getting 10,000 views an hour," he recalled.^[2] The song achieved 230,000 YouTube views within two weeks.^[4]

Hozier stated, "The song was always about humanity at its most natural, and how that is undermined ceaselessly by religious organisations and those who would have us believe they act in its interests. What has been seen growing in Russia is no less than nightmarish. I proposed bringing these themes into the story and Brendan liked the idea."^[19][20]

Track listing

Digital download – single[21]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take Me to Church"	4:01

Digital download – EP[22]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take Me to Church"	4:01
2.	"Like Real People Do"	3:17
3.	"Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene"	3:38
4.	"Cherry Wine" (Live)	3:59

German CD single[23]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take Me to Church"	4:01
2.	"Run"	3:17

Cover versions and use in media

• Matt McAndrew performed "Take Me to Church" on U.S. television program The Voice season 7 as his top 12 act. His cover peaked at number 5 on the iTunes charts and at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• The song was used in season 14 of the documentary series Intervention.
• The song was used in a commercial for Beats by Dre which featured LeBron James. The commercial showed James returning to his old high school in Akron, Ohio.^[24]
• Ellie Goulding posted a cover of "Take Me to Church" on her official YouTube channel.^[25] The cover was featured in the Supergirl episode "Livewire".
• The song was used in the closing credits of the third episode of the first season of The Leftovers.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013–15) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[26] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[28] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[29] 2 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[30] 2 Canada AC (Billboard)[31] 4 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 2 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[33] 1 Canada Rock (Billboard)[34] 13 Colombia (National Report Top Rock)[35] 1 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[36] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[37] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[38] 4 Dominican Republic(Monitor Latino)[39] 2 Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[40] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[41] 4 France (SNEP)[42] 2 Germany (Official German Charts)[43] 2 Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[44] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[45] 37 Hungary (Single Top 40)[46] 1 Iceland (Tonlist Lagalistinn)[47] 1 India (Angrezi Top 20)[48] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[49] 2 Israel (Media Forest)[50] 10 Italy (FIMI)[51] 1 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[52] 1 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[53] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[54] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[55] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[56] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[57] 2 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[58] 1 Russia (2M)[59] 6 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[60] 3 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[61] 5 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[62] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[63] 6 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[64] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[65] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[66] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[67] 2 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[68] 12 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[69] 1 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[70] 32 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[71] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[72] 2 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[73] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[74] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[75] 83 Germany (Official German Charts)[76] 61 Ireland (IRMA)[77] 3 Italy (FIMI)[78] 37 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[79] 84 UK Singles Chart[80] 66 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[81] 13 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[82] 15 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[83] 3 US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[84] 17 Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA)[85] 4 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[86] 8 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[87] 7 Germany (Official German Charts)[88] 30 Israel (Media Forest)[89] 25 Italy (FIMI)[90] 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[91] 4 Poland (ZPAV)[92] 20 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[93] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[94] 14 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[95] 26 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[96] 13 All-time chart Chart Position Italy (FIMI)[97] 12 New Zealand (RIANZ)[98] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[99]	6× Platinum	420,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[100]	Gold	15,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[101]	3× Platinum	90,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[102]	8× Platinum	640,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[103]	2× Platinum	120,000^^
France (SNEP)[104]	Platinum	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[105]	3× Gold	450,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[106]	6× Platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[107]	3× Platinum	45,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[108]	7× Platinum	70,000^*
South Korea (Gaon Chart)		269,845[109]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[110]	Platinum	40,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[111]	3× Platinum	120,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[112]	Platinum	30,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[113]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[114]	5× Platinum	5,000,000[14]
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[115]	Platinum	2,600,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Since May 2013, RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.^[116]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland[22]	13 September 2013	Digital download (EP)	Rubyworks
United States[117]	16 September 2013
	24 February 2014	Adult album alternative radio	Columbia
Ireland[21]	20 March 2014	Digital download	Rubyworks
United States[12][118][119]	24 June 2014	Modern rock radio	Columbia
	8 September 2014	Hot adult contemporary radio
	16 September 2014	Contemporary hit radio
Italy[120]	14 November 2014		Island

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External links

• Official video on YouTube