Sia recently scored a #1 single with the Sean Paul collab "Cheap Thrills." And today, she returns with a new single that brings back that song's dancehall-inflected sound. The new track "The Greatest" has a vague-uplift message, a lilting electronic beat, and a verse from a striving-for-inspiration Kendrick Lamar, who always dials back on his experimental voice-play when he jumps on a track like this. There's also a video for the song, which Sia co-directed with frequent collaborator Daniel Askill. The video version doesn't have Kendrick's verse, but it does have Maddie Ziegler, the freaky-intense child dancer from so many other Sia videos, as well as a whole lot of other dancing kids. (It might be some sort of extended Orlando nightclub-shooting allegory, but don't quote me on that.) Below, stream the new song and check out the video.
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"The Greatest" is out now at iTunes. Sia is heading out on tour this fall with Miguel and AlunaGeorge.
