"
Take Me to Church" is a song by Irish musician
Hozier for his debut
extended play (EP)
Take Me to Church (2013), as well as his
self-titled debut album (2014). The song was released as his debut single on 13 September 2013. Hozier, a struggling musician at the time of its writing, wrote and recorded the song in the attic of his parents' home in
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. A mid-tempo
soul song, its lyrics detail Hozier's frustration with the
Catholic Church and
its stance on homosexuality. It first caught the attention of independent label
Rubyworks, where producer Rob Kirwan overdubbed the original demo with live instruments. Only two musicians feature on the track, Andrew Hozier-Byrne (
Hozier) and drummer Fiachra Kinder.