We Are Born

''We Are Born'' is the fifth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. It was released on 18 June 2010. The album is more upbeat than her previous work, which she partly attributes to her relationship with JD Samson as well as her childhood influences Cyndi Lauper and Madonna. The album was produced by Greg Kurstin, and features The Strokes' guitarist Nick Valensi. At the J Awards of 2010, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.

The album's first single, " You've Changed" was released in December 2009 and the second single, " Clap Your Hands", in April 2010. ''We Are Born'' debuted at number 2 on the Australian Albums Chart and was Sia's first top 10 release in her home country. The album won Best Pop Release and Best Independent Release at the 2010 ARIA Music Awards. The album received Gold accreditation in the Australian ARIA charts in 2011.

Critical reception

''We Are Born'' was received with generally favorable reviews with a score of 68 at Metacritic based on 14 reviews.
''Entertainment Weekly'' said: "On ''We Are Born'' the chanteuse explores more caffeinated avenues...It's party music with a heart." Slant Magazine said: "While ''We Are Born'' may not be as immediate or distinctive a statement as its predecessor, there's ultimately very little about it that doesn't work."

The album was nominated for a J Award on 26 July 2010. At the 2010 ARIA Music Awards the album was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Pop Release and Best Independent Release. "Clap Your Hands" was nominated for Single of the Year. Kris Moyes won best video for Sia's video for "Clap Your Hands".

Sia and Samuel Dixon were nominated for Song of the Year at the 2011 APRA Music Awards for the single "Clap Your Hands".

Commercial performance

''We Are Born'' was noticeably more successful than Sia's previous work and charted in countries where no Sia album had charted before. The album debuted at number 2 on the Australian Albums Chart behind Eminem's '' Recovery'', at number 37 on the American ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, at number 9 on the Greek international albums chart, number 7 on the Dutch Albums Chart, number 38 in Switzerland, number 78 in Belgium, number 14 in Denmark, number 24 in Finland, number 73 in Germany and number 60 in Canada. The album also debuted at #74 on the UK Albums Chart in the week ending 3 October 2010, making it her first album to reach the top 100 there.

The album received Gold accreditation for shipments of 35,000 copies in the Australian ARIA charts in 2011.

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Greg Kurstin.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Sia's official website.

* Henry Binns – composer
* Felix Bloxsom – drums, additional vocals
* Dan Carey – composer
* Madonna Ciccone – composer
* Pierre de Reeder – engineer
* Samuel Dixon – composer, bass
* Lauren Flax – composer
* Sia Furler – vocals, composer
* Brian Gardner – mastering
* Inara George – additional vocals
* Jesse Graham – composer
* Spencer Hoad – assistant engineer
* Simon Katz – composer

* Oliver Kraus – strings
* Greg Kurstin – producer, engineer, mix, keyboards, guitar, bass, xylophone, drums, programming
* Rachel Kurstin – project coordinator
* Patrick Leonard – composer
* Jolie Levine – production coordinator/contractor
* Eric Litz – assistant engineer
* Andrew Lynch – acoustic piano
* Aaron Redfield – drums
* Gus Seyffert – guitar
* Eric Spring – vocal recording
* Dave Trumfio – engineer, mix
* Nick Valensi – guitar

Charts

Certifications

References

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2010 albums
Albums produced by Greg Kurstin
ARIA Award–winning albums
Contemporary R&B albums by Australian artists
New wave albums by Australian artists
Sia (musician) albums
Synth-pop albums by Australian artists