'I don't care about the song': Sia admits she 'didn't anticipate' her new track Reaper she co-wrote with Kanye West to make it onto her new album This Is Acting
She's written songs with and for some of the biggest names in the music industry, but like many creative endeavors, some of those compositions didn't make the final cut.
But rather than letting them fall into obscurity, Sia's latest album, This Is Acting, is made up almost entirely of songs that have been rejected by their intended A-listers.
However, with the release of the album's latest track Reaper on Thursday, which Sia co-wrote with Kanye West, the reclusive 40-year-old admits she didn't think it would actually make the record.
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'I don't care about the song': Sia Furler admitted to Rolling Stone that her latest song Reaper, which she co-wrote with Kanye West, nearly didn't make it onto her upcoming album This Is Acting
'I don't care about the song,' she tells Rolling Stone in their February issue, featuring singer-songwriter and internet star Troye Sivan on the cover.
'I know in print that will look bad, but what I mean is I'm not emotionally attached to it. It's a good, fun song, but I didn't anticipate it being on the record,' she adds in the full interview.
Sia, whose full name Sia Furler, confesses that the inclusion of the song was at her manager's request.
The track list for This Is Acting has just been released, with the album due out at the end of the month.
See the latest updates from Sia as she reveals she 'doesn't care' about new song Reaper
Intriguing: She often appears on red carpets and on stage in bizarre outfits that hide her face
Incognito: Sia and dancer Maddie Ziegler attending the 2015 Grammy Awards
As the singer explains, Cheap Thrills was 'too cute' for Rihanna, and 'Footprints' was left over from a Beyoncé session, having worked with her back in 2013.
She wrote up to 25 songs for the pop queen, but only Pretty Hurts made it onto the former Destiny's Child star's self-titled album.
Her apparent love-hate relationship with the music industry is nothing short of intriguing, often attending red carpets and performances in over-sized wigs or a wardrobe that covers her face.
Indie darling: The singer found independent notoriety in 2007 with her breakout hit Buttons
Even the singer, who found independent notoriety in 2007 with her breakout song Buttons, but she admits she's still grappling with her career as a songwriter for mainstream artists.
'I think that the stuff I write for pop music is terribly, terribly cheesy, but I'm coming from an indie background. I was like "Whoa" when I decided to crossover,' she tells the magazine.
This is Acting is Sia's seventh studio album and is due out January 29.
Anticipated: This Is Acting is due out on January 29
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