Santa's Coming for Us

"Santa's Coming for Us" is a song written by Sia and Greg Kurstin and released on 30 October 2017 as the lead single from Sia's eighth studio album and first Christmas album, Everyday Is Christmas.

"Santa's Coming for Us"
Single by Sia
from the album Everyday Is Christmas
B-side	"Santa & Cie"
Released	30 October 2017
Studio	Echo Studios (Los Angeles, CA)[1]
Genre	Christmas
Length	3:26
Label	Atlantic Monkey Puzzle
Songwriter(s)	Sia Furler Greg Kurstin
Producer(s)	Greg Kurstin
Sia singles chronology
"Rainbow" (2017) "Santa's Coming for Us" (2017) "Snowman" (2017)
Music video
"Santa's Coming for Us" on YouTube

Background and release

Sia wrote "Santa's Coming for Us" with her long-time collaborator Greg Kurstin, who also produced the song. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kurstin said that writing the song "took me back to when we used to get into jazz chord changes", referencing Sia's early career.^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Santa's Coming for Us" was released on 22 November 2017 and stars Kristen Bell hosting a Christmas party. Guests include her real-life husband Dax Shepard as her husband, JB Smoove as Santa Claus, Susan Lucci and Henry Winkler as the grandparents, and Sophia Lillis, Wyatt Oleff, and Caleb McLaughlin as the children.^[3][4]

Formats

France 7" single ^[5]

Side A

1. "Santa's is Coming For Us"

Side B

1. "Santa & Cie" Musique Originale Matthieu Gonet

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Santa's Coming for Us" Chart (2017–2024) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 51 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 47 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 45 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 46 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 67 Canada AC (Billboard)[11] 1 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[12] 17 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 29 France (SNEP)[14] 45 Germany (GfK)[15] 50 Global 200 (Billboard)[16] 99 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 33 Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 24 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[19] 24 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 37 Israel International TV Airplay (Media Forest)[21] 5 Italy (FIMI)[22] 82 Japan (Japan Hot 100) (Billboard)[23] 70 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[24] 4 Latvia (DigiTop100)[25] 77 Lithuania (AGATA)[26] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 60 New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[28] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[29] 39 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[30] 32 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[31] 58 Portugal (AFP)[32] 99 Scotland (OCC)[33] 62 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[34] 45 Slovenia (SloTop50)[35] 24 South Korea (Gaon)[36] 107 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[37] 63 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 46 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 27 UK Singles (OCC)[40] 17 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[41] 11 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[42] 1 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[43] 40 US Holiday Top 100 (Billboard)[44] 51

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Santa's Coming for Us" Chart (2018) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[45] 41

Certifications

Certifications for "Santa's Coming for Us"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[46]	Gold	100,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[47]	Gold	45,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[48]	Gold	25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[49]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[50]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 2017 (U.S.)