This Is Acting

This Is Acting
This Is Acting
Studio album by Sia
Released	29 January 2016
Studio	Echo Studio, Los Angeles, California; Harmony Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California; Hot Closet Studios, Los Angeles, California; Kingslanding Studios, Hamptons, New York City; Magical Thinking Studios, Los Angeles, California; The Rib Cage, Los Angeles, California; Wizard Tone Studios, Adelaide, South Australia;
Genre	Pop
Length	46:32
Label	Monkey Puzzle; RCA;
Producer	Greg Kurstin; Jesse Shatkin; Kanye West; Jack Antonoff; 88-Keys; Jake Sinclair; T-Minus; Nikhil Seetharam; Chris Braide; Josh Valle; Cameron Deyell; Alan Walker; Oliver Kraus;
Sia chronology
Singles from This Is Acting
	"Alive"; Released: 25 September 2015; "Cheap Thrills"; Released: 11 February 2016; "The Greatest"; Released: 6 September 2016; "Move Your Body"; Released: 6 January 2017; "Reaper"; Released: 29 May 2017; "Unstoppable"; Released: 18 July 2022;

This Is Acting is the seventh studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Sia and was released on 29 January 2016. It topped the album charts in Australia and Norway. It went to the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Track listing

Standard edition^[1]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bird Set Free"	Sia Furler Greg Kurstin	Kurstin	4:12
2.	"Alive"	Furler Adele Adkins Tobias Jesso Jr.	Jesse Shatkin	4:23
3.	"One Million Bullets"	Furler Shatkin	Shatkin	4:12
4.	"Move Your Body"	Furler Kurstin	Kurstin	4:07
5.	"Unstoppable"	Furler Chris Braide	Shatkin	3:37
6.	"Cheap Thrills"	Furler Kurstin	Kurstin	3:31
7.	"Reaper"	Furler Kanye West Dom $olo Noah Goldstein Charles Misodi Njapa	West Dom $olo Goldstein 88-Keys Shatkin Jake Sinclair	3:39
8.	"House on Fire"	Furler Jack Antonoff	Shatkin Antonoff Sinclair^[a]	4:01
9.	"Footprints"	Furler Tyler Williams Josh Valle Nikhil Seetharam	T-Minus Valle^[a] Seetharam^[a] Shatkin^[a]	3:13
10.	"Sweet Design"	Furler Kurstin Mark Andrews Desmond Child Robi Rosa Tim Kelley Bob Robinson Marquis Collins Joseph Longo	Kurstin	2:25
11.	"Broken Glass"	Furler Shatkin Jasper Leak	Shatkin	4:25
12.	"Space Between"	Furler Braide	Cameron Deyell Braide^[b]	4:47
Total length:				46:32

Target bonus tracks^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Fist Fighting a Sandstorm"	Furler Shatkin	Shatkin	3:48
14.	"Summer Rain"	Furler Shatkin	Shatkin	3:35
Total length:				53:55

Spotify bonus track^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul)	Furler Paul Kurstin	Kurstin	3:44
Total length:				50:16

Google Play re-issue^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul)	Furler Paul Kurstin	Kurstin	3:44
14.	"The Greatest" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Furler Lamar Kurstin Blair MacKichan	Kurstin	3:30
Total length:				53:46

Deluxe edition^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul)	Furler Paul Kurstin	Kurstin	3:44
14.	"The Greatest" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Furler Lamar Kurstin MacKichan	Kurstin	3:30
15.	"Confetti"	Furler Braide	Shatkin	4:06
16.	"Move Your Body" (Alan Walker Remix)	Furler Kurstin	Kurstin Walker^[c] Mood Melodies^[c]	3:37
17.	"Midnight Decisions"	Furler Braide	Braide	3:43
18.	"Jesus Wept"	Furler Samuel Dixon	Oliver Kraus	5:30
19.	"The Greatest"	Furler Kurstin MacKichan	Kurstin	3:30
Total length:				74:11

Target deluxe edition^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Fist Fighting a Sandstorm"	Furler Shatkin	Shatkin	3:48
14.	"Summer Rain"	Furler Shatkin	Shatkin	3:35
15.	"Cheap Thrills" (featuring Sean Paul)	Furler Paul Kurstin	Kurstin	3:44
16.	"The Greatest" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Furler Lamar Kurstin MacKichan	Kurstin	3:30
17.	"Confetti"	Furler Braide	Shatkin	4:06
18.	"Move Your Body" (Alan Walker Remix)	Furler Kurstin	Kurstin Walker^[c] Mood Melodies^[c]	3:37
19.	"Midnight Decisions"	Furler Braide	Braide	3:42
20.	"Jesus Wept"	Furler Dixon	Kraus	5:29
Total length:				78:00

References

↑ "This Is Acting by Sia on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "Sia - This Is Acting : Target". Target. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "This Is Acting by Sia". Spotify. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "Sia: This Is Acting (Deluxe) - Music on Google Play". Google Play. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "This Is Acting (Deluxe Version) by Sia on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "Sia This Is Acting - Deluxe (Target Exclusive) : Target". Target. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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[1] "This Is Acting by Sia on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[2] "Sia - This Is Acting : Target". Target. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[3] "This Is Acting by Sia". Spotify. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[4] "Sia: This Is Acting (Deluxe) - Music on Google Play". Google Play. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[iTunes_Store_(US)_-_Deluxe-5] "This Is Acting (Deluxe Version) by Sia on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[6] "Sia This Is Acting - Deluxe (Target Exclusive) : Target". Target. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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v t e Sia singles
Awards and nominations Discography Songs
Healing Is Difficult	"Taken for Granted" "Little Man" "Drink to Get Drunk"
Colour the Small One	"Don't Bring Me Down" "Breathe Me" "Where I Belong"
Some People Have Real Problems	"The Girl You Lost to Cocaine" "Soon We'll Be Found" "Buttons"
We Are Born	"You've Changed" "Clap Your Hands" "Bring Night"
1000 Forms of Fear	"Chandelier" "Big Girls Cry" "Elastic Heart" "Fire Meet Gasoline"
This Is Acting	"Alive" "Cheap Thrills" "The Greatest" "Move Your Body" "Reaper" "Unstoppable"
Everyday Is Christmas	"Santa's Coming for Us" "Snowman"
Music	"Saved My Life" "Together" "Courage to Change" "Hey Boy" "Floating Through Space"
Soundtrack singles	"You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" "California Dreamin'" "Never Give Up" "Angel by the Wings" "Helium" "To Be Human" "Rainbow" "Original"
Other singles	"Under the Milky Way" "Free Me" "Flames" "I'm Still Here" "Del Mar" "Let's Love"
Promotional singles	"Eye of the Needle" "Bird Set Free"
Featured singles	"Destiny" "Somersault" "I Love It" "Titanium" "Wild Ones" "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" "Battle Cry" "Guts Over Fear" "Déjà Vu" "Golden" "Bang My Head" "Je te pardonne" "Living Out Loud" "Waterfall" "Dusk Till Dawn" "That's Life" "On" "Dynamite" "Manchild"
Other songs	"I Go to Sleep" "Beautiful Pain" "The Whisperer" "Like a River Runs" "Start a War" "Wolves" "Satisfied"