"Live Louder" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter

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. It was released on 5 September 2014 as the third single from his debut studio album '' Yours''.

Background

A 90-second preview of "Live Louder" was released on 20 August 2014 via Willemse's

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account. It became available for pre-order from 22 August 2014.

Promotion

"Live Louder" received significant promotion due to its use in a

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promotion for the 14th season of ''

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''. Willemse performed the song live on the verdict show for the sixth season of ''

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'' on 15 September 2014. . The song also features on the soundtrack of the 2015 Australian film "Sucker", which stars Timothy Spall, Shaun Micallef and Kat Stewart.

Music video

The official video clip was released on 4 September 2014 via Willemse's VEVO account. Some of the scenes in the video clip bears a resemblance to "

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" by

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Track listing

*Digital download # "Live Louder" – 3:09 *Remixes # "Live Louder" (7th Heaven Remix) – 3:19 # "Live Louder" (7th Heaven Club Mix) – 5:58 # "Live Louder" (David Konsky Remix) – 3:22

Charts

"Live Louder" debuted at number 22 on the

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and peaked at number 4 two weeks later.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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