Cherry Wine (Hozier song)

"Cherry Wine" is a song by Hozier released in February 2016 as the final single from the 2014 album Hozier. The song was issued to promote awareness of the issue of domestic violence, and sales from downloads go to anti-domestic violence charities.[1][2] The video, directed by Dearbhla Walsh and starring Saoirse Ronan as a domestic violence victim, which premiered on Valentine's Day, was given wide coverage in the Irish press.[3][4][5] In March Hozier performed the song at the UN Women HeForShe event, supported by SAFE Ireland.[6]

"Cherry Wine"
Single by Hozier
from the album Hozier
Released14 February 2016
GenreFolk
Songwriter(s)Andrew Hozier-Byrne

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 32

Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] 94

References
  1. NME 16 Feb 2016 Saoirse Ronan stars as domestic violence victim in Hozier's 'Cherry Wine'
  2. metro.co.uk 17 Feb 2016 "Saoirse Ronan in Hozier's Cherry Wine video"
  3. The Irish Times 11 Feb 2016 - Oscar-nominated Irish actor Saoirse Ronan stars in the video for Hozier's new single, Cherry Wine, which highlights the issue of domestic violence.
  4. https://belltimemagazine.ie Archived 19 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine 15 Feb 2016 Hozier's Single 'Cherry Wine' Released 12th February on iTunes To Benefit Domestic Abuse Charities Worldwide including the Irish Charity SAFE Ireland Archived 12 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. http://www.independent.ie Saoirse Ronan stars in video for Hozier's new single Cherry Wine 11 Feb 2016 "The 25-year-old Dublin singer is releasing his song Cherry Wine to highlight the issue and he will premiere the video on Valentine's Day."
  6. http://www.irishmirror.ie 11 Mar 2016
  7. "Hozier Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 25 September 2018.


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