TV Is My Parent

TV Is My Parent
Video by
Sia
Released18 May 2009 (2009-05-18)
Recorded12 September 2007
VenueHiro Ballroom
(New York City, New York)
Genre
Length95:00[2]
Label
DirectorNicholas Wrathall

TV Is My Parent is the first video release by Australian singer-songwriter Sia, released on DVD in May 2009 through Starbucks' record label Hear Music and Sia's own Monkey Puzzle.[1][3] The album features a live concert recorded at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City in 2007, four music videos and additional "behind the scenes" footage.[4] It was released following Sia's 2008 studio album Some People Have Real Problems and Live from Sydney EP, released digitally via iTunes, also in May 2009.[4] TV Is My Parent won the 2009 ARIA Music Award for Best Music DVD.

Content

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TV Is My Parent is 95 minutes in length and consists of a live concert filmed at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City on 12 September 2007, four music videos and additional "behind the scenes" footage, in a section titled "Where the Magic Happens",[5] from Sia's North American tour in 2008.[2][4][6] Songs performed during the concert include ones from Sia's 2008 album Some People Have Real Problems, its 2004 predecessor Colour the Small One, and her collaborations with Zero 7.[7] Audio of the concert was mixed into 5.1 surround sound.[8]

Release

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Sia announced the release of the TV Is My Parent on 9 March 2009,[9] and released its trailer on 23 April.[10] The DVD was released in Europe on 18 May 2009, in the United States the following day,[11] and in Australia on 13 June.[12] In 2012, some online music stores offered the DVD as a bonus with the purchase of her greatest hits album Best Of....[13][14]

Reception

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Writing for website The Digital Fix, Luke McNaney described the DVD as "above average" and praised both Sia and the directors for the "peculiar and worthwhile visions" included in it.[7] The Dwarf's Daniel Townsend wrote that the show delivers a "healthy dose of all things Sia".[5] Thom Holmes of Contactmusic.com expressed his opinion that fans of Sia would "love" TV Is My Parent, though he struggled to understand why, and that watching the DVD was "laborious".[15] Lindsay Zoladz mentioned in her Vulture review of Sia's 2016 album, This Is Acting, that the DVD shows Sia as a "bubbly and loquacious" person who is "twitchy but comfortable in her skin".[16]

TV Is My Parent earned Sia the 2009 ARIA Music Award for Best Music DVD.[17] Sia stated: "I so didn't expect to win."[18]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from section 4 of the TV Is My Parent DVD.[19]

Track listing

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Track listing adapted from Amazon;[2] songwriting credits adapted from DVD credits.[19]

Hiro Ballroom Concert
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Buttons"
 
2."Little Black Sandals"
 
3."Lentil"
 
4."Day Too Soon"
  • Furler
  • Dixon
 
5."Sunday"
  • Furler
  • Dixon
 
6."Destiny"
 
7."Breathe Me"
  • Furler
  • Carey
 
8."Electric Bird"
  • Furler
  • Binns
 
9."You Have Been Loved"
 
10."Academia"
  • Furler
  • Carey
 
11."The Girl You Lost to Cocaine"
  • Furler
  • R. Allum
  • M. Myer
  • P. Marten
 
12."Distractions"
  • Furler
  • Binns
  • Hardaker
 
Where the Magic Happens: USA Tour Spring 2008
No.TitleLength
1."Meeting the People of Santa Monica (Part One)" 
2."Meeting the People of Santa Monica (Part Two)" 
3."Some Tour Ground Rules" 
4."This is My Family!" 
5."At the Legendary Fillmore East" 
6."Fan Generosity" 
7."The Coolest Answerphone Message Ever" 
8."Meet the Band" 
9."Sia Does Texas" 
Music Videos
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Buttons"
  • Furler
  • Freescha
 
2."Day Too Soon"
  • Furler
  • Dixon
 
3."The Girl You Lost to Cocaine"
  • Furler
  • R. Allum
  • M. Myer
  • P. Marten
 
4."Soon We'll Be Found"
 

Release history

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Release history for TV Is My Parent
Region Date Label Format Catalog no. / UPC Ref
Europe 18 May 2009
DVD 0888072314054 [11][20]
United States 19 May 2009 HRM-31405-09 [2][21]
Australia 13 June 2009
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • Inertia
 0888072314054 [12][22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "TV Is My Parent". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sia: TV is My Parent (2009)". Amazon (US). Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ^ "News in Brief: Jack White/Dex Romweber Duo, Sia, The Sounds, Kitsuné". Pitchfork. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Sia to release first DVD and live EP". NME. United Kingdom: IPC Media. 1 May 2009. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b Townsend, Daniel (25 June 2009). "Sia - TV is my Parent (DVD)". The Dwarf. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Empire of the Sun Shines at the 2009 Aria Awards" (PDF). ARIA. Phonographic Performance Company of Australia. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b McNaney, Luke (25 May 2009). "Sia - TV is My Parent | Review". The Digital Fix. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ Mike (17 August 2011). "Sia – 'TV is my Parent'". The Evil Jam. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ "tv is my parent: sia dvd is coming soon". siamusic.net. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  10. ^ "tv is my parent: watch the trailer now". siamusic.net. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b "tv is my parent released today". siamusic.net. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "tv is my parent released in australia". siamusic.net. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  13. ^ Lyon, Robert (16 April 2012). "Album Review: Sia – Best Of (2012 LP)". The AU Review. Australia: Heath Media. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Best Of... (Bonus DVD) – Sia". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  15. ^ Holmes, Thom (14 July 2009). "Sia - TV Is My Parent Music". Contact Music. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  16. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (28 January 2016). "Sia's This Is Acting Is Full of Hits, Misses, and Some Great What-Ifs". Vulture. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  17. ^ "ARIA Awards Winners by Year: 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  18. ^ "ARIA Awards: The Highlights!, Empire, Ladyhawke, AC/DC, Jess Mauboy and More..." MTV Australia. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  19. ^ a b TV Is My Parent (DVD). Hear Music. 2009. 0888072314054.
  20. ^ "TV Is My Parent [DVD] [2009]". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Sia TV Is My Parent US DVD (479587)". eil.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  22. ^ Sia. "TV Is My Parent (DVD)". Sanity. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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