Elastic Heart#Sia solo version
{{Short description|2013 song by Australian singer Sia}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Elastic Heart
| cover = Sia - Elastic Heart from The Hunger Games single cover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sia featuring the Weeknd and Diplo
| album = The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| released = {{Start date|2013|10|1|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2013
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Electropop|pop|trap}}
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=18}}
| label = {{hlist|RCA|Republic|Lionsgate}}
| writer = {{hlist|Sia Furler|Thomas Wesley Pentz|Andrew Swanson}}
| producer = {{hlist|Diplo|Greg Kurstin}}
| chronology = Sia
| prev_title = She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Battle Cry
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = The Weeknd
| type = single
| prev_title = Live For
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Elastic Heart
| year = 2013
| next_title = Pretty
| next_year = 2013
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Diplo
| type = single
| prev_title = Coup d'Etat
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Elastic Heart
| year = 2013
| next_title = XXX 88
| next_year = 2013
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = The Hunger Games
| type = singles
| prev_title = Atlas
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Elastic Heart
| year = 2013
| next_title = We Remain
| next_year = 2013
}}
}}
"Elastic Heart" is a song written by Australian singer Sia, featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd and American record producer Diplo, for the soundtrack of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, a film based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. Andrew Swanson assisted the artists in writing the song, with production handled by Diplo and US producer Greg Kurstin. It was released on 1 October 2013 as a single from Catching Fire by RCA, Republic and Lionsgate. "Elastic Heart" peaked at number 7 on the singles chart of New Zealand and was certified 3× Platinum by the Recorded Music NZ. It also appeared on the charts of Australia, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
In 2014, Sia re-recorded a solo version of "Elastic Heart" for her sixth studio album 1000 Forms of Fear. The solo version was released in 2015 as a single from the album and was accompanied by a controversial music video that features actor Shia LaBeouf and dancer Maddie Ziegler. The clip was the eighth most viewed YouTube music video in 2015, while the single peaked within the top 10 in Australia and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in the United States.
Release and composition
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"Elastic Heart" was released as the second single from the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). The song was made available for digital download on 1 October 2013. It was sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio by RCA Records, Republic Records and Lionsgate Films on 8 October 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |title=Top 40/R Future Releases |publisher=All Access Music Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012004014/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 October 2013}}
A power ballad,{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/accidental-pop-songwriter-sia-doesnt-quite-reclaim-206353|title=Accidental pop songwriter Sia doesn't quite reclaim solo career momentum|work=The A.V. Club|first=Annie|last=Zaleski|date=8 July 2014|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520201059/http://www.avclub.com/review/accidental-pop-songwriter-sia-doesnt-quite-reclaim-206353|url-status=live}} the main vocal hook is a chopped sample from Billy Stewart's 1957 recording "Baby, You're My Only Love", while the drumline is an altered take from Jacky Giordano's 1975 instrumental "Magolia".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvjt4rm5R3s |title=DIPLO Unpacks Ableton Stems and Samples for Sia Track "Elastic Heart" |date=28 February 2024 |last=Tape Notes Podcast |access-date=25 May 2024 |via=YouTube}} Hilary Hughes of The Village Voice named "Elastic Heart" a "grand, full electropop production,"{{cite web
|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2015/01/sia-snl-review.php
|title=You Don't Have to 'Get' Sia to Love Her on 'SNL'
|date=18 January 2015
|first=Hilary
|last=Hughes
|work=The Village Voice
|access-date=20 February 2015
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317084931/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2015/01/sia-snl-review.php
|archive-date=17 March 2015
}} while Aimee Cliff from Fact characterised the song as "a pop song that bounces like rubber." Meanwhile, Rolling Stone reviewer Julianne Shepherd called it a trap song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/1000-forms-of-fear-20140708|title=Sia 1000 Forms of Fear: Album Review|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Julianne|last=Shepherd|date=8 July 2014|issue=1212|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=7 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107041827/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/1000-forms-of-fear-20140708|url-status=dead}} Its lyrics address "the overwhelming strength Sia needed to convince herself that life was worth living after coming out of a crushing relationship." With the chord progression of D–A–E–F#m, the song is set in the key of F-sharp minor and a tempo of 130 beats per minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0134936|title=Sia 'Elastic Heart' Sheet Music|date=19 May 2014|access-date=18 April 2015|publisher=Musicnotes.com|archive-date=22 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422174044/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0134936|url-status=live}}
Reception
Blue Sullivan of Slant Magazine wrote that "'Elastic Heart' is a seamless and highly successful team-up that reads like a grimier after-market version of Lady Gaga's 'Do What U Want'."{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/original-soundtrack-the-hunger-games-catching-fire/6 |title=Original Soundtrack: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |first=Blue |last=Sullivan |publisher=Slant Magazine |date=24 November 2013 |access-date=1 June 2014 |archive-date=5 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605052414/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/original-soundtrack-the-hunger-games-catching-fire/6 |url-status=live }} Spin magazine's Chris Martins stated that "Sia soared" and it was a "bubbling ballad,"{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/09/sia-the-weeknd-diplo-elastic-heart-hunger-games-catching-fire/ |title=Sia Soars With the Weeknd and Diplo on 'Elastic Heart' |first=Chris |last=Martins |work=Spin |date=30 September 2013 |access-date=1 June 2014 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204210351/https://www.spin.com/2013/09/sia-the-weeknd-diplo-elastic-heart-hunger-games-catching-fire/ |url-status=live }} and Bradley Stern of MuuMuse claimed it was "a perfectly chaotic combination."{{cite web |url=http://www.muumuse.com/2013/09/sia-elastic-heart-the-weeknd-diplo-hunger-games-catching-fire.html/ |title="Elastic Heart (feat. The Weeknd & Diplo)": Sia Soldiers On With Almighty 'Hunger Games' Anthem |first=Bradley |last=Stern |publisher=MuuMuse |date=September 2013 |access-date=1 June 2014 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923153947/https://muumuse.com/2013/09/sia-elastic-heart-the-weeknd-diplo-hunger-games-catching-fire.html/ |url-status=live }} "Elastic Heart" debuted at number 67 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts on the chart issue dated 14 October 2013. The single also charted at number 27 on the Walloon Ultratip, and number 36 in Switzerland. The song fared better in New Zealand, peaking at number 7 on the national singles chart and was certified gold by the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ). In the United Kingdom, "Elastic Heart" debuted at number 79 on the UK Singles Chart on 12 October 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/131012cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 12.10.2013 (wk 40)|publisher=Zobbel Archive|access-date=20 January 2015|archive-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231093220/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/131012cluk.txt|url-status=live}} On 17 January 2015, the single re-entered the chart at number 61.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111192826/http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/|title=Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 17th January 2015|publisher=Official Charts Company|archive-date=11 January 2015}}
Credits and personnel
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- Songwriting, lead vocals – Sia Furler, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Andrew Swanson
- Producing – Greg Kurstin, Diplo
- Engineering – Greg Kurstin
- Additional engineering – Alex Pasco
- Vocal recording – Rob Kleiner
- Mixing – Manny Marroquin
- Additional mixing – Chris Galland, Delbert Bowers
- Mastering – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
- Drum programming – Andrew Swanson, Diplo
{{div col end}}
Credits for "Elastic Heart" are adapted from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack digital inlay cover.{{cite AV media notes|title=The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|others=Various artist|publisher=Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group|year=2013|type=digital inlay cover}}
Charts and certifications
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| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
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| scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web |url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2015.asp?list=Track%20100 |title=TRACK TOP-100 2015 |publisher=Tracklisten |access-date=6 January 2016 |archive-date=23 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023170848/http://hitlisten.nu/top2015.asp?list=Track%20100 |url-status=live }}
| 97 |
| scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2015 |title=Jahreshitparade 2015 |publisher=Schweizer Hitparade |access-date=6 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114025806/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2015 |archive-date=14 January 2016 }}
| 46 |
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=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Elastic Heart"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|relyear=2013|certyear=2015|id=5205|artist=Sia feat. The Weeknd and Diplo|title=Elastic Heart|award=Platinum|type=single|access-date=25 November 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Sia feat. the Weeknd and Diplo|title=Elastic Heart|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|access-date=January 12, 2025}}
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Release history
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! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref. |
| scope="row"| Worldwide
| 1 October 2013
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| scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| 8 October 2013 | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|RCA|Republic|Lionsgate}} |
| 22 October 2013
| rowspan="2"| Contemporary hit radio |align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |title=CHR Airplay Archive |work=FMQB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602195200/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archive-date=2 June 2013 |url-status=dead }} |
| scope="row"| Italy
| 15 November 2013 |
Sia solo version
{{Infobox song
| name = Elastic Heart
| cover = Sia - Elastic-Heart, 2015.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sia
| album = 1000 Forms of Fear
| released = {{Start date|2015|1|9|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Electropop|pop|trap}}
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=17}}
| label = RCA
| writer = {{hlist|Sia Furler|Thomas Wesley Pentz|Andrew Swanson}}
| producer = {{hlist|Diplo|Greg Kurstin}}
| prev_title = You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Déjà Vu
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|KWZGAExj-es|"Elastic Heart"}}}}
}}
In 2014, Sia recorded a solo version of "Elastic Heart" for her sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear.{{cite AV media notes|title=1000 Forms of Fear|others=Sia|publisher=RCA/Monkey Puzzle|type=liner notes}} It was released on 9 January 2015 by RCA as the third single from the album. Annie Zaleski from The A.V. Club labelled "Elastic Heart" a "striking power ballad," while AllMusic's Heather Phares picked the song as one of the three standouts from the album, alongside "Chandelier" and "Eye of the Needle".{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/1000-forms-of-fear-mw0002680594|title=1000 Forms of Fear – Sia {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|publisher=AllMusic|first=Heather|last=Phares|access-date=9 January 2015|archive-date=11 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511071908/http://www.allmusic.com/album/1000-forms-of-fear-mw0002680594|url-status=live}} Aimee Cliff from Fact named it a "great example of how only Sia can truly rock a song written for (rather than by) Sia."{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/07/16/1000-forms-of-fear/|title=1000 Forms of Fear – FACT magazine|work=Fact|date=16 July 2014|first=Aimee|last=Cliff|access-date=9 January 2015|archive-date=26 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226084752/http://www.factmag.com/2014/07/16/1000-forms-of-fear/|url-status=live}} The deluxe version of 1000 Forms of Fear includes a piano version of the song.
In Italy, "Elastic Heart" impacted contemporary hit radio on 9 January 2015. "Elastic Heart" debuted at number 8 on the ARIA Singles Chart on the chart issue dated 19 January 2015.{{cite web|url=http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles |title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart |publisher=ARIA Charts |access-date=24 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322200515/http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles |archive-date=22 March 2014 }} The following week, the song rose to number 5. The Australian Recording Industry Association certified it 3× Platinum, which denotes shipments exceeding 210,000 copies in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-justin-bieber-maintains-top-spot-after-four-weeks-20150926|title=ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber Maintains Top Spot After Four Weeks|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=26 September 2015|access-date=26 September 2015|archive-date=27 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927091628/http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-justin-bieber-maintains-top-spot-after-four-weeks-20150926|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |title=International Certified Awards |access-date=30 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328112251/http://ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-date=28 March 2014 }} In the United States, "Elastic Heart" debuted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue chart dated 24 January 2015, becoming the week's "Hot Shot Debut".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6443523/hot-100-chart-moves-sia-video-controversy|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Video Controversy Sends Sia's 'Elastic Heart' to No. 17 Debut|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=16 January 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=12 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412134618/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6443523/hot-100-chart-moves-sia-video-controversy|url-status=live}} The song was later certified double platinum for combined sales and streaming of 2 million units in the United States.{{Cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |title=RIAA's Gold and Platinum Program |website=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=3 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103185214/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |url-status=live }} In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart on 5 April 2015 and has since been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.
=Music video=
On 7 January 2015, the music video for the song was released. Directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, shot by cinematographer Sebastian Wintero and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, the video features Maddie Ziegler, who had previously appeared in the video for Sia's single "Chandelier" and "Big Girls Cry", and actor Shia LaBeouf.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/sias-elastic-heart-music-video-shia-labeouf-underwear-201571|title=Sia's "Elastic Heart" Music Video Features Shia LaBeouf in Underwear, Dance Moms' Maddie Ziegler: Watch Now!|first=Rachel|last=McRady|work=Us Weekly|date=7 January 2015|access-date=9 January 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170823/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/sias-elastic-heart-music-video-shia-labeouf-underwear-201571|url-status=live}} In the video, Ziegler and LaBeouf perform an interpretive dance in nude and dirt-smeared outfits.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sia-responds-to-criticism-for-elastic-heart-video-that-sees-shia-labeouf-wrestle-with-a-12yearold-9964392.html|title=Sia apologises for 'Elastic Heart' music video that sees Shia LaBeouf wrestle 12-year-old Maddie Ziegler|work=The Independent|first=Jess|last=Denham|date=8 January 2015|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=11 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111143246/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sia-responds-to-criticism-for-elastic-heart-video-that-sees-shia-labeouf-wrestle-with-a-12yearold-9964392.html|url-status=live}} Justine Harman from Elle likened the concept of the video to the plot of Titanic.{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/news/a21988/sias-new-video-plot-of-titanic/|title=Sia New Video – Maddie Ziegler, Shia LaBeouf, Titanic|work=Elle|access-date=9 January 2015|date=7 January 2015|first=Justine|last=Harman|archive-date=9 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109035500/http://www.elle.com/culture/news/a21988/sias-new-video-plot-of-titanic/|url-status=live}} Jason Lipshutz from Billboard summarised: "The entirety of the video features the surprising pair interpreting the song through different body contortions: they dance-fight, collapse in the middle of the cage, crawl toward and away from each other, and make some wildly fantastic facial expressions."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6429587/sia-elastic-heart-video-maddie-ziegler-shia-labeouf|title=Sia's 'Elastic Heart' Video is a Cage Match Between Maddie Ziegler & Shia LaBeouf|date=7 January 2015|magazine=Billboard|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=10 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110053316/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6429587/sia-elastic-heart-video-maddie-ziegler-shia-labeouf|url-status=live}}
The video was nominated for the 2015 VMA Award for Best Female Video.[http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2015/best-female-video/ "Best Female Video"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724010858/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2015/best-female-video/ |date=24 July 2015 }}, MTV, 21 July 2015 Billboard selected the video as one "of the 10 best music videos of 2015 (so far)",Lipshutz, Jason. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6605833/2015-10-best-music-videos-taylor-swift-maroon-5-sia "The 10 Best Music Videos of 2015 (So Far)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627155332/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6605833/2015-10-best-music-videos-taylor-swift-maroon-5-sia |date=27 June 2015 }}, Billboard, 24 June 2015 as did PopCrush, commenting that the video's "lopsided choreography and filthy warfare yields a raw, junkyard beauty that doesn't ask who will make it out alive, but whether escape is ever really on the table."Donnelly, Matthew. [http://popcrush.com/best-music-videos-2015-so-far/ "The Best Music Videos of 2015 (So Far!): Sia, 'Elastic Heart'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529044415/http://popcrush.com/best-music-videos-2015-so-far/ |date=29 May 2015 }}, PopCrush, 28 May 2015 New York magazine's Vulture.com ranked it number 6 on its list of 2015's top 10 music videos.Lockett, Dee. [http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/10-best-music-videos-of-2015.html# "The 10 Best Music Videos of 2015"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217004754/http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/10-best-music-videos-of-2015.html |date=17 December 2015 }}, Vulture.com, 15 December 2015 It was the eighth most viewed YouTube video in 2015.Spanos, Brittany. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/2015s-10-most-viewed-music-videos-on-youtube-20151209 "2015's 10 Most Viewed Music Videos on YouTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623032207/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/2015s-10-most-viewed-music-videos-on-youtube-20151209|date=23 June 2016}}, Rolling Stone, 9 December 2015
==Controversy==
The video "courted controversy and plaudits in equal measure", with some commentators perceiving it to have pedophilic undertones because it features an adult and child dancing together clad only in beige dancewear.Norton, Siobhan. [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/ballet-fitness-why-growing-numbers-are-using-plis-and-pirouettes-to-work-out-10386434.html "Ballet fitness: Why growing numbers are using pliés and pirouettes to work out"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926034903/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/ballet-fitness-why-growing-numbers-are-using-plis-and-pirouettes-to-work-out-10386434.html |date=26 September 2015 }}, The Independent, 14 July 2015[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/11/sia-video-pop-music-not-paedophilia?CMP=soc_567 "Sia's video: let's be wary of seeing paedophilia everywhere"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828233629/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/11/sia-video-pop-music-not-paedophilia?CMP=soc_567 |date=28 August 2017 }}, Guardian Australia, 11 January 2015
Sia explained that the two dancers represented "warring 'Sia' self states," but she apologized on Twitter to anyone who was upset by the video:{{cite web |url=https://gma.yahoo.com/sia-apologizes-pedophilia-perception-music-video-133650931--abc-news-music.html |title=Sia Apologizes for 'Pedophilia' Perception in Music Video |publisher=Yahoo! |date=9 January 2015 |access-date=8 March 2015 |archive-date=10 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110024135/https://gma.yahoo.com/sia-apologizes-pedophilia-perception-music-video-133650931--abc-news-music.html |url-status=dead }}Ranscombe, Siân. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/11585580/The-10-most-controversial-music-videos.html "The 10 most controversial music videos"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408070841/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/11585580/The-10-most-controversial-music-videos.html |date=8 April 2018 }}, The Telegraph, 10 May 2015
I anticipated some "pedophelia!!!" Cries for this video. All I can say is Maddie and Shia are two of the only actors I felt could play, these two warring 'Sia' self states. I apologize to those who feel triggered by "Elastic Heart". My intention was to create some emotional content, not to upset anybody.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/sia-sorry-over-pedophilia-upset-caused-by-elastic-heart-video-20150108-12kabs.html|title=Sia sorry over 'pedophilia' upset caused by Elastic Heart video|date=8 January 2015|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|first=Peter|last=Vincent|access-date=9 January 2015|archive-date=8 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108092656/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/sia-sorry-over-pedophilia-upset-caused-by-elastic-heart-video-20150108-12kabs.html|url-status=live}}
=Live performances=
On 17 January 2015, Sia performed "Elastic Heart" on Saturday Night Live with Kevin Hart hosting and Maddie Ziegler and Denna Thomsen dancing.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6443656/sia-deliver-magnificent-visual-performances-of-elastic-heart-chandelier-snl-saturday-night-live-maddie-ziegler|title=Watch Sia's Magnificent Visual Performances of 'Elastic Heart' and 'Chandelier' on 'SNL'|magazine=Billboard|first=Mitchell|last=Peters|date=18 January 2015|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121035441/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6443656/sia-deliver-magnificent-visual-performances-of-elastic-heart-chandelier-snl-saturday-night-live-maddie-ziegler|url-status=live}} For the performance, Sia sang the song with a short black veil covering the top half of her face, while Ziegler and Thomsen recreated the dance routine in the music video wearing nude leotards and blonde wigs.{{cite web|url=http://www.aol.com/article/2015/01/18/sias-elastic-heart-performance-on-snl-will-give-you-chills/21131533/|title=Sia's 'Elastic Heart' performance on 'SNL' will give you chills|first=Rosalyn|last=Oshmyansky|publisher=AOL|date=18 January 2015|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406040433/https://www.aol.com/article/2015/01/18/sias-elastic-heart-performance-on-snl-will-give-you-chills/21131533/|url-status=dead}} Later that month, Sia made a live rendition of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/01/sia-performs-in-an-elastic-heart-shaped-box-on-ellen/|title=Sia Performs in an 'Elastic Heart'-Shaped Box on 'Ellen'|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky|work=Spin|date=30 January 2015|access-date=3 February 2015|archive-date=7 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207000927/http://www.spin.com/2015/01/sia-performs-in-an-elastic-heart-shaped-box-on-ellen/|url-status=live}} She also performed the song on The Voice UK on 28 March and The Voice US on 7 April 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/dubliner-lucy-obyrne-makes-live-final-of-the-voice-uk-as-twitter-loses-it-over-sias-wig-31102892.html|title=Dubliner Lucy O'Byrne makes live final of The Voice UK as Twitter loses it over Sia's wig|work=Irish Independent|date=29 March 2015|first=Aoife|last=Kelly|access-date=11 April 2015|archive-date=11 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411134927/http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/dubliner-lucy-obyrne-makes-live-final-of-the-voice-uk-as-twitter-loses-it-over-sias-wig-31102892.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6524423/sia-performs-elastic-heart-on-the-voice-watch|title=Sia Performs 'Elastic Heart' on 'The Voice'|magazine=Billboard|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=8 April 2015|access-date=11 April 2015|archive-date=11 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411134927/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6524423/sia-performs-elastic-heart-on-the-voice-watch|url-status=live}} Sia also performed this song on the Nostalgic for the Present Tour in 2016.
=Charts=
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2015)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Australia|5|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=23 January 2015|refname=AuPeak}} |
| {{single chart|Austria|15|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=21 January 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|35|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=16 January 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia|16|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=23 January 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|7|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=15 January 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Finland|14|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=22 February 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|29|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|songid=1374763|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland|4|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|week=6|year=2015|access-date=6 February 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Israelairplay|2|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|week=5|year=2015|access-date=1 February 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sia/chart-history/mex/|title=Sia Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=28 March 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115060543/https://www.billboard.com/music/sia/chart-history/MEX|url-status=live}}
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| {{single chart|Norway|10|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Poland|1|chartid=1620|year=2015|access-date=4 May 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|10|date=2015-04-11|rowheader=true|refname=ScotlandSolo|access-date=3 February 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Spain|7|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|access-date=26 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|14|artist=Sia|song=Elastic Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=24 January 2015}} |
| {{single chart|UK|10|date=2015-04-11|rowheader=true|refname=UKSolo|access-date=3 February 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|17|artist=Sia|rowheader=true|access-date=15 January 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|27|artist=Sia|rowheader=true|access-date=21 July 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Sia|rowheader=true|access-date=26 March 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|13|artist=Sia|rowheader=true|access-date=14 July 2015}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Sia|title=Elastic Heart|relyear=2015|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2015|certmonth=9|access-date=8 August 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|artist=Sia|title=Elastic Heart|award=Gold|certyear=2016|relyear=2015|access-date=20 March 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Sia|title=Elastic Heart|relyear=2015|certyear=2024|award=Platinum|number=7|access-date=9 May 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Sia|title=Elastic Heart|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2023|access-date=22 February 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=Elastic Heart|artist=Sia|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2016|relyear=2015|access-date=23 August 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Elastic Heart|artist=Sia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2014|access-date=6 June 2020|certyear=2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Sia|title=Elastic Heart|relyear=2015|certyear=2015|award=Platinum|id=sia-elastic-heart|access-date=12 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Sia|title=Elastic Heart|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2015|certyear=2025|certmonth=1|id=13175-3941-1|access-date=31 January 2025|refname="bpi"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Sia|title=Elastic Heart|relyear=2013|certyear=2022|award=Platinum|number=5|refname=US2|digital=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
=Release history=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label ! Ref. |
|---|
| scope="row"| Italy
| 9 January 2015 |rowspan="3"|RCA |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| 9 February 2015 |
| 10 February 2015
| Contemporary hit radio |
| scope="row"| Worldwide
| 14 April 2015 | {{hlist|Monkey Puzzle|RCA}} | align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/elastic-heart-the-remixes/983298252|title=Elastic Heart (The Remixes) by Sia|date=14 April 2015|publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc|access-date=5 May 2015|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628072459/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/elastic-heart-the-remixes/id983298252|url-status=live}} |
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See also
References
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