Irish singer-songwriter Hozier brought out Ed Sheeran during his set at Pinkpop 2024 to perform ‘Work Song’. During live shows, Hozier often performs the hit from his self-titled debut album with a guest, and its live airing at Pinkpop in the Netherlands was no different. Sheeran was invited to take to the stage to perform the song alongside Hozier. Pinkpop turned out to be a busy weekend for Sheeran, who also joined Limp Bizkit for a cover of The Who’s ‘Behind Blue Eyes’.
Hozier has shared the stage with other notable musicians in the past. Earlier this month, he performed ‘I, Carrion (Icarian)’ with Lucy Dacus in New York City. Last year, Dacus, Julien Baker, and Phoebe Bridgers invited Hozier on stage at a Boygenius show in Boston to perform ‘Salt in the Wound’.
Earlier this year, Hozier became the first Irish artist since the late Sinead O’Connor – and only the fourth ever – to top the Billboard Singles Chart in the United States with ‘Too Sweet’, taken from his recent EP ‘Unheard’. Hozier spoke to NME last year about his career so far, and in particular the huge success of his debut single, 2014’s ‘Take Me to Church’.
“I think you just check out of [looking at] the numbers. I try not to quantify to myself what a song has done based on its numbers,” he said. “For me, when I wrote it, I was super-proud of it. And I’ve been incredibly proud that this song – of everything I’ve written – was the one that was a crossover hit. It was an unusual pop hit at the time and an unusual sort of radio success. It’s been a gift for me. But I think some internal janitorial work [is necessary] – like, stepping away from cluttering your head with ‘OK, what number is it on now?’ I’m just so grateful that it’s connected in the way that it has.”
Royal Blood have also covered Hozier’s ‘Eat Your Young’ for BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge
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