Live Louder
| "Live Louder" | ||||
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| Single by Nathaniel Willemse | ||||
| from the album Yours | ||||
| Released | 5 September 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Disco, funk | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | DNA Songs, Sony | |||
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| Producer(s) | David Ryan Harris and DNA Songs[1] | |||
| Nathaniel Willemse singles chronology | ||||
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"Live Louder" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Nathaniel Willemse. It was released on 5 September 2014 as the third single from his debut studio album Yours.[2]
Background
[edit]A 90-second preview of "Live Louder" was released on 20 August 2014 via Willemse's VEVO account.[3]
It became available for pre-order from 22 August 2014.[4]
Promotion
[edit]"Live Louder" received significant promotion due to its use in a television commercial promotion for the 14th season of Dancing with the Stars Australia. Willemse performed the song live on the verdict show for the sixth season of The X Factor Australia on 15 September 2014.[5] "Live Louder" has since been sampled as the closing song in the first episode of the Disney Channel original Raven's Home, a spin off of the 2000s comedy That's So Raven starring Raven Symone[citation needed]. The song also features on the soundtrack of the 2015 Australian film "Sucker", which stars Timothy Spall, Shaun Micallef and Kat Stewart.
Music video
[edit]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 "Need You Tonight" by INXS.[6]
Track listing
[edit]- Digital download[2]
- "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
[edit]"Live Louder" debuted at number 22 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at number 4 two weeks later.
Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 4 |
| Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[8] | 2 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 66 |
| Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[10] | 12 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[11] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Live Louder – Nathaniel Willemse". Australian-charts.org. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Live Louder – Single by Nathaniel". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Nathaniel – Live Louder (Teaser)". YouTube. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "NEW SINGLE 'LIVE LOUDER' ANNOUNCED". nathanielofficial.com.au. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Meghan Trainor and Nathaniel: Top 8 Live Decider – Special Guests". The X Factor Australia. Yahoo!7. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Nathaniel – Live Louder". YouTube. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Nathaniel Willemse – You're Beautiful". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
