Changing (Conrad Sewell song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Changing
| cover = Changing_by_Conrad_Sewell.png
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = Conrad Sewell
| album = Life
| B-side =
| released = 5 September 2018
| recorded =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:27
| label = Sony Music Australia
| writer = {{hlist|Conrad Sewell|Jamie Hartman|David Gibson}}
| producer = {{hlist|Jamie Hartman|Dan Heath}}
| prev_title = Healing Hands
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Love Me Anyway
| next_year = 2019
| misc =
}}
"Changing" is a pop song by Australian singer Conrad Sewell, written by Sewell, Jamie Hartman and Dave Gibson. It was released on 5 September 2018 as the lead single from his debut studio album, Life (2019). The song has peaked at number 91 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
Background and release
Upon release Sewell said the song is an apology to an ex-girlfriend, telling never to change for anyone. He explains "I wrote it right in the middle of the relationship I was in when I started to realise that I was ruining it, and that my actions were starting to affect her. I would come home and see her crying. She was always upset. She wasn't the same person that she was when we first started dating. And I felt like it was because of me and the way I was acting."
Music video
The music video for "Changing" was directed by Matt Earl and released on 16 October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLgmHj3pfgc|title=Conrad Sewell - Changing [Official Video]|via=YouTube|date=16 October 2018 |accessdate=31 October 2018}}
Reception
The Prelude Press described the song as "vulnerable and emotional".{{cite web|url=https://thepreludepress.com/news/2018/9/5/conrad-sewell-releases-emotional-new-song-changing|title=Conrad Sewell Releases Emotional New Song, "Changing" |publisher=The Prelude Press|date=5 September 2018|accessdate=5 November 2018}}
Power FM described the song as "a stripped back ballad that shows the Aussie powerhouse's penchant for bold and masterful songwriting."{{cite web|url=https://www.powerfmsa.com.au/shows/oz-made/87477-conrad-sewell-is-pushing-forward-with-changing|publisher=Power FM SA|title=Conrad Sewell is pushing forward with 'Changing'|date=31 October 2018|accessdate=5 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105160604/https://www.powerfmsa.com.au/shows/oz-made/87477-conrad-sewell-is-pushing-forward-with-changing|archive-date=5 November 2018|url-status=dead}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/11/aria-chart-watch-497/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #497|publisher=auspOp|date=3 November 2018|accessdate=5 November 2018|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331231750/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/11/aria-chart-watch-497/|url-status=dead}}
| 91 |
Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label |
|---|
| Australia
| 5 September 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/changing-single/1434259406|title=Changing (single)|publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=5 November 2018}} | {{flatlist|
}} |
==References==
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Category:Songs written by Dave Gibson (Scottish singer-songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Jamie Hartman
Category:Songs written by Conrad Sewell