Titanium

"Titanium" is a song recorded by French disc jockey (DJ)-music producer David Guetta, featuring vocals by Australian recording artist Sia. Taken from the former's fifth studio album, Nothing but the Beat, the song was written by Sia Furler, Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Afrojack. Production was also handled by Guetta, Tuinfort and Afrojack. "Titanium" was initially released for digital download on August 8, 2011, as the first of three promotional singles from the album. It was later released as the album's fourth single in December 2011. The song originally featured the vocals of American recording artist Mary J. Blige, whose version of the song leaked online in July 2011. Originally, Katy Perry was offered to feature on the song but turned it down. "Titanium" is a ballad which draws from the genres of pop, house and urban-dance. The song's lyrics are about inner strength. Sia's vocals on "Titanium" received comparisons to those by Fergie and the song was also musically compared to Coldplay's work. Critics were positive towards the song and noted it as one of the standout tracks from Nothing but the Beat. "Titanium" attained top 10 positions in several major music markets, including Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number one, becoming Guetta's fifth number-one single on the chart and Sia's first. The song's accompanying music video premiered on December 21, 2011 but does not feature appearances by Guetta and Sia. Instead, the video focuses on a young boy, played by actor Ryan Lee, with supernatural powers. Guetta has performed the song with Scottish recording artist Emeli Sandé at the 2012 NRJ Music Awards, and at the 2012 Coachella Festival with Sia. "Titanium" has been described as "an emotional near-ballad" that draws from the genres of pop, house and urban-dance. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in common time with a tempo of 126 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of E-flat major with Sia's vocal range spanning from the note of G3 to the note of Eb5. According to Andrew Gregory of The Daily Telegraph, the song's intro features "a hint of 80's flavour". Trent Fitzgerald of PopCrush noted that the song "has the headache-inducing club beat, whining synths [and] atmospheric sound effects." Ben Norman of About.com noted that it "incorporate(s) a strumming guitar ... before a staggering beat filters in, Sia's trademark pipes positively ooze with emotional inflection." The strumming guitar sounds were compared to those of "Every Breath You Take". "Titanium" has lyrics about inner strength, such as: "I'm bulletproof, nothin' to lose / Fire away, fire away / Ricochet, you take your aim / Fire away, fire away / You shoot me down, but I won't fall / I am titanium." Al Fox of BBC Music wrote that on the song, Sia has "ghostly mandolin-esque vocals". Cameron Adams of Herald Sun called them "square-peg", while Melinda Newman of HitFix compared her vocals to those by Fergie. Genevieve Koski of The A.V. Club wrote that on the song, Sia "manage(s) to keep [her] head above the waves of synths ... by amping up [her] vocals to match the outsized beats." David Jeffries of Allmusic compared the song to the music of Coldplay.

~Just Dance - Lady Gaga~ (ooh baby, take me ba-ack) RedOne, Konvict GaGa (hey), (RedOne) (hey) oh, eh (hey, hey, hey) ~Good Time - Owl City~ Woke up on the right side of the bed What’s up with this Prince song inside my head? Hands up if you’re down to get down tonight ~Just Dance - Lady Gaga~ Where are my keys, I lost my phone, phone (oh, oh, oh) What’s going on on the floor? I love this record, baby, but I can’t see straight anymore ~You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful - One Direction~ Everyone else in the room can see it Everyone else but you ~Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon~ Oh don’t you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me I said you’re holding back She said shut up and dance with me ~Superbass - Nicki Minaj (Dynamite - Taio Cruz)~ Can’t you hear that boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass? 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Sia) I am titanium ~Counting Stars - OneRepublic~ Lately I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep Dreaming about the things that we could be ~Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey~ I got that summertime, summertime sadness Ooh, oh ~Harlem Shake - Baauer~ (and do the Harlem shake) ~Anaconda - Nicki Minaj~ Oh my gosh, look at her butt ~Humble - Kendrick Lamar~ My left stroke just went viral (oh my gosh, look at her butt) ~Timber - Kesha~ It’s going down (oh my gosh) ~Rude - Magic!~ I’m gonna marry her anyway (look at her butt) (freedom!) ~Turn Down For What - DJ Snake~ Turn down for what! ~Trouble - Taylor Swift (Umbrella - Rihanna)~ Ooh, ooh (ella, ella, ella , eh, eh, eh) Trouble, trouble, trouble (under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh) Ooh, ooh Trouble, trouble, trouble ~Side To Side - Ariana Grande (Come And Get It - Selena Gomez)~ I’ve been here all night (been here all night baby) I’ve been here all day (na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na) And you got me working side to side (na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na) ~Come And Get It - Selena Gomez (Viva La Vida - Coldplay)~ When you’re ready (ooh) When you’re ready (ooh) ~Just Like Fire - P!nk~ I kick that ceiling, what you gonna say? No one can be just like me anyway Just like fire ~Happy - Pharrell Williams (Shake It Off - Taylor Swift)~ Bring me down Can’t nothing (I shake it off, shake it off) My level’s too high to bring me down Bring me down Can’t nothing ~Bad Blood - Taylor Swift~ Cause baby now we got bad blood ~Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran (Sorry - Justin Bieber)~ Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I (baby) (ooh) Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I ~Wild Thoughts - DJ Khaled~ When I’m with you all I get is wild thoughts ~Rolling In The Deep - Adele~ There’s a fire, starting in my heart Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark ~Despacito - Luis Fonsi~ Oh-oh, you are My sunrise on the darkest day Got me feelin’ some kind of way ~Blank Space - Taylor Swift~ Love’s a game, wanna play? ~Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran~ Say boy, let’s not talk too much Grab on my waist and put your body on me Come on now follow my lead Come, come on now follow my lead (mmm) ~Fireflies - Owl City (Single Ladies - Beyoncé)~ I like to make myself believe (all the single ladies, all the single ladies) That planet earth turns slowly (all the single ladies, all the single ladies) ~Sorry - Justin Bieber~ And I’ve been so caught up in my job Didn’t see what’s going on And now I know ~Cheerleader - OMI~ She is always right there when I need her ~We Are Young - Fun~ Tonight (tonight, tonight) Tonight ~Diamonds - Rihanna~ We’re beautiful, like diamonds in the sky (tonight) ~One Dance - Drake (Fancy - Iggy Azalea)~ That's why I need a one dance Got a Hennessy in my hand (can you taste this gold?) One more time 'fore I go ~Fancy - Iggy Azalea~ Remember my name ‘Bout to blow ~Royals - Lorde~ Let me live that fantasy ~Work From Home - Fifth Harmony (Problem - Ariana Grande)~ Work, work, work, work (I got one less problem without ya) ~Problem - Ariana Grande~ (I got one less problem without ya) I got one less, one less problem ~Havana - Camila Cabello~ Got me feeling like ooh-ooh-ooh And then I had to tell him ~Cheap Thrills - Sia~ No I ain’t got cash, I ain’t got cash I got you, baby ~Stay - Zedd~ All you have to do is stay ~Cold Water - Major Lazer (1-800-273-8255 - Logic)~ No I won’t let go (I feel like I’m outta my mind) I’ll be your lifeline tonight ~Finesse - Bruno Mars~ Girl, we got it going on ~Roar - Katy Perry~ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (yeah, we got it going on, got it going on) Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (I’ll be your lifeline tonight) Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ~Lean On - DJ Snake~ All we need is somebody to lean on ~Payphone - Maroon 5~
Now I’m at a payphone ~The Monster - Eminem~ I’m friends with the monster that’s under my bed (my bed) ~Can’t Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake~ Can’t stop the feeling So just dance, dance, dance ~What Do You Mean - Justin Bieber~ What do you mean? (oh, yeah, yeah) Yeah (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) When you don’t want me to go ~Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO~ (shake that) Everyday I’m shuf- f-f-ling (T.G.I.F.!) Party rock! ~T.G.I.F. - Katy Perry (Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars)~ T.G.I.F! (oh, yeah, yeah) T.G.I.F! (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) T.G.I.F! ~California Girls - Katy Perry (Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO)~ Ooh oh ooh (put your hands up) Ooh oh ooh (are you feelin’ it) ~Raise Your Glass - P!nk~ Just come on and Just come on and (put your hands up) Won’t you come on and raise your glass ~We Found Love - Rihanna (One Last Time - Ariana Grande)~ We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place (wake up in my arms) ~Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye~ And I don’t even need your love ~Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars~ For too long ~Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus~ I came in like a wrecking ball I never hit so hard in love ~Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen~ So call me maybe And all the other boys try to chase me But here’s my number So call me maybe ~California Girls - Katy Perry (7 Years - Lukas Graham)~ I know a place Where the grass is really greener (pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker) Warm, wet and wild There must be something in the water (never rich so we were out to make that steady figure) ~You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift~ She wears short skirts I wear t-shirts She’s cheer captain And I’m on the bleachers ~Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars~ Cause you’re amazing Just the way you are ~So What - P!nk~ You let me fall ~Let It Go - Indina Menzel (I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas)~ Let it go, let it go And I’ll rise like the break of dawn Let it go, let it go (and do it, and do it, and do it, do it, do it) ~Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars~ Saturday night are we in the spot (let's do it, let's do it, let's do it) Don’t believe me just watch ~Teenage Dream - Katy Perry~ You make me feel like I’m living a Teenage dream The way you turn me on I can’t sleep, let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back ~The Edge Of Glory - Lady Gaga~ I’m on the edge with you ~Someone Like You - Adele~ Never mind I’ll find someone like you (halo, halo) ~The Edge Of Glory - Lady Gaga~ I’m on the edge with you (halo, halo, halo) ~Halo - Beyoncé~ I can see your halo ~The Climb - Miley Cyrus~ The climb, yeah ~Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran~ We found love right where we are ~Love The Way You Lie - Rihanna~ Love the way you lie ~Lazy Song - Bruno Mars~ Ooh oh oh Ooh oh oh Nothing at all