Hitparáda — Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna | Lyrically, "Take Me to Church" is a metaphor, with the protagonist comparing his lover to religion |
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It was released on his debut extended play EP and later his self-titled debut album 2014 | Despite the song's popularity on YouTube, the song achieved more listens on Spotify, becoming the service's most-streamed song of 2014, achieving 87 million listens |
Natürlich ist das Lied hochironisch und kritisiert die Kirche.
Note: Change the chart to CZ — RADIO — TOP 100 and insert 201504 into search | Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me my deathless death Good God, let me give you my life If I'm a pagan of the good times My lover's the sunlight To keep the Goddess on my side She demands a sacrifice Drain the whole sea Get something shiny Something meaty for the main course That's a fine looking high horse What you got in the stable? It was shot in black-and-white and follows a romantic relationship between two men and the subsequent |
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The music video contributed to the song's widespread popularity | The song achieved 230,000 YouTube views within two weeks, had more than 417 million views as of 2020, and as of June 15, 2021 had just under 473 million views 472,635,321 |
Only two musicians feature on the track: Andrew Hozier-Byrne Hozier and drummer Fiachra Kinder.