Clap Your Hands

## Clap Your HandsSingle by Sia

* Single
* Album

Single artwork

Album artwork

"*Let the beat set you free*"
—Sofia Carson
"**Clap Your Hands**" is the second track from Sia's fifth studio album, *We Are Born*.

## Background

Released on 13 April 2010, the song serves as the album's second single.

## Promotion

The song was one of the songs 'made available for preview' on Sia's official YouTube channel in the weeks leading to the release of the album.

Sia performed "Clap Your Hands" on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* on 12 September 2011.

## Charts

 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)
 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)
 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
 Netherlands (Single Top 100)
 US Hot Dance Club Songs (*Billboard*)
 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (*Billboard*)

## Music video

The music video for the song was originally directed by Claire Carre, who also directed the "Soon We'll Be Found" video, and included Bollywood dancing. However, discontent with the result, Sia recommissioned Kris Moyes, who previously directed Sia's videos for "Buttons" and "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine". The video features Sia as many puppet-characters - an idea which Moyes apparently came up with on the flight to the shoot. Kris Moyes won best video at the 2010 ARIA Awards - his second such award. Of the video, Moyes notes, "under less than amazing circumstances (the clip was shot in Sia's New York apartment), something amazing can be made".

## Lyrics

Well I've been

Neglecting the good things

(oh oh woah)

Well I've been desiring

The good things

I'm biting the lighting

The good things

(oh oh woah)

I've minding what to see

The good things

Just let me out of my misery

(oh oh woah)

(oh oh)

On a night like this

Get out of misery

(oh oh)

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Turn the lights on my nights

This is life

And we only get one chance

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Come on dance

Take a chance on romance

We only get one shot at this

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Turn the lights on my nights

This is life

And we only get one chance

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Come on dance

Take a chance on romance

We only get one shot at this

Oh, clap your hands

I'm trying to find in the good things

I'm finding this might be a good thing

(oh oh woah woah)

Just let me out of my misery

(oh oh oh)

(oh oh)

On a night like this

Get out of misery

(oh oh)

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Turn the lights on my nights

This is life

And we only get one chance

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Come on dance

Take a chance on romance

We only get one shot at this

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Turn the lights on my nights

This is life

And we only get one chance

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Come on dance

Take a chance on romance

We only get one shot at this

(oh oh)

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Turn the lights on my nights

This is life

And we only get one chance

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Come on dance

Take a chance on romance

We only get one shot at this

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Turn the lights on my nights

This is life

And we only get one chance

Clap your hands

Clap your hands

Come on dance

Take a chance on romance

We only get one shot at this