Clap Your Hands


 * "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.

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".