2017 single by Sia
"Snowman " is a song by Australian singer-songwriterSia . It was released on 9 November 2017, as the second single from Sia's eighth studio album,Everyday Is Christmas [ 2] claymation was released on 30 October 2020. A part two of the music video was released on 22 December 2022.
"Snowman" earned positive reviews from critics, some of whom deemed it thehighlight single fromEveryday Is Christmas . The song experienced a popularity surge in November 2020 onTikTok ,[ 3] classic .[ 4] Belinda .
The song's co-writerGreg Kurstin in 2017 "Snowman" was written by Sia and frequent collaboratorGreg Kurstin . Written in the key ofD♭ major , Sia's vocals span one octave and a semitone from F3 to G♭4. [ 5] [ 6] midtempo ,60's -inspired,[ 7] ballad [ 8] mxdwn , tell asnowman not to cry as he will melt.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Release and promotion [ edit ] "Snowman" was announced on Sia'ssocial media accounts on 7 November 2017, and was released fordigital download andstreaming on 9 November 2017 as the second single fromEveryday Is Christmas .[ 2] [ 12] [ 13] The Ellen DeGeneres Show [ 14] reality TV series The Voice [ 15]
In December 2020, a challenge based around the song on video-sharing appTikTok saw a massive rise in popularity, becoming a trend. The challenge sees TikTok users attempt to sing a portion of the song, lasting forty seconds, in one breath.[ 3] Snowman Deluxe Edition ofEveryday is Christmas on 5 November 2021.[ 16] [ 17]
On 30 October 2020, aclaymation music video for "Snowman", directed by Lior Molcho, premiered onYouTube .[ 18] [ 19]
Slant Magazine [ 20] Slate Everyday Is Christmas , noting it "[takes] something we associate with winter and [applies] it to a universal theme."[ 21] NME [ 16]
The song has also been included in lists of the bestChristmas songs of all-time published byThe Athletic [ 22] Esquire [ 23] Cosmopolitan [ 24] Billboard [ 4]
Commercial performance [ edit ] Upon its initial release in 2017, "Snowman" debuted and peaked at number 3 on theBillboard [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] [ 31] Billboard Global 200[ 32] Finnish Singles Chart ,[ 33] [ 34] Norwegian Singles Chart for two weeks and returned to number 1 in 2022 and 2023.[ 35] Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first time on the week ending in January 4, 2025 at number 43, over seven years after its first entry on a Billboard chart.[ 36]
As of December 2022, "Snowman" was one of the 10 most-streamed Christmas songs of all-time on streaming platformSpotify .[ 37]
Credits and personnel [ edit ] Credits adapted fromTidal .[ 6]
Monthly chart performance for "Snowman" Chart (2024) Peak Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[ 74] 63
Year-end chart performance for "Snowman" Chart (2021) Position Hungary (Stream Top 40)[ 75] 92 South Korea (Gaon)[ 76] 123 Chart (2022) Position South Korea (Circle)[ 77] 124 Chart (2023) Position Hungary (Single Top 40)[ 78] 47 South Korea (Circle)[ 79] 140 Chart (2024) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 80] 58 Germany (GfK)[ 81] 90 South Korea (Circle)[ 82] 190 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 83] 93
Certifications for "Snowman" Region Certification Certified units /salesDenmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 84] Platinum 90,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 85] Diamond 333,333‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 86] Platinum 600,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 87] Platinum 100,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 88] 2× Platinum 60,000‡ Poland (ZPAV )[ 89] 4× Platinum 200,000‡ Portugal (AFP )[ 90] Platinum 10,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 91] Platinum 60,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 92] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 93] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Release history for "Snowman" Region Date Format Version Label(s) Ref. Various 9 November 2017 Original [ 94] 9 December 2020 Video streaming Snowed In & Slowed Down TikTok Remix [ 95] [ 16] 29 October 2021 Digital download streaming [ 96] 14 November 2025 Remix featuringBelinda [ 97]
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