File:Take Me to Church.ogg

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Description	A sample of Hozier's song "Take Me to Church", released on September 2013 as the first and lead single of his debut studio album.
Author or copyright owner	Rubyworks, Island, Hozier
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Sample from Song
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Take Me to Church
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The composition of the song, production elements as well as the lyrics, which were a point of attention by critics and media outlets, as well as how he performs them during the song. Those elements cannot be fully expressed by plain words, and because of this, an extract of the recording is needed to achieve this.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	This is not replaceable with free media, because the song itself is copyrighted.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	It does not replace the whole body of work, as only containing a part of it and of low quality.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	As only a small amount of the work is being used, this song sample is not believed to detract from the copyright holder's ability to sell or preform the song.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Take Me to Church//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Take_Me_to_Church.oggtrue

Non-free media rationale for Hozier (album)
Article	Hozier (album)
Purpose of use	To provide a sample of the songs on the album (and also the singles released from it). It is being used in the appropriate section of the article.
Replaceable?	Not replaceable because the album itself is copyrighted.

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the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track, and is of inferior quality to the original recording;
no other samples from the same track are currently used in Wikipedia;
there is no adequate free alternative available.

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File:Take Me to Church.ogg

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