Guetta ultimately followed this suggestion. Guetta considered approaching other female singers to record on the song, however Perry advised him to keep Sia on the track. An insider told Take 40 Australia, "So that 'Titanium' song, Sia wrote it for Katy, but didn't want to do a song with Guetta . " According to Sia's manager, Jonathan Daniel of Crush Management, Sia wrote the song for American R&B singer Alicia Keys. It's not only about how big you are in America, it's about the song and the voice." American pop singer Katy Perry was the first person to be offered the track but turned it down because she felt its message was too similar to that of her song " Firework". He explained, "The first time I heard what Sia did, because she was not in the studio with me, I fell in love with it . I didn't even want to give it to anyone else it was perfect the way it was. Eventually, Guetta decided to stay with her version. In an interview with, Guetta spoke about its leak, saying, "You shouldn't even know about that . I'd rather not speak about it." Sia recorded a demo of the song, which was then sent to Blige and other artists. Blige, whose version of the song leaked online in July 2011. The song originally featured vocals from American recording artist Mary J. I have the biggest people on the album and she has a different profile, more like an indie kind of artist and it makes her song even more special, it makes it stand out I think." Guetta told an insider from Los Angeles, "I was totally amazed by Sia . This has made me more curious to study her music more because I was really impressed. After discovering Sia's music online, Guetta picked her to appear on his fifth studio album, Nothing but the Beat.
Production was also handled by Guetta, Tuinfort and Afrojack. "Titanium" was written by Sia, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Afrojack. "Titanium" was co-written and performed by Sia (pictured in 2011) On August 12, 2012, the music video was reused for a Spanish language version of the song. The video has received over 1 billion views on YouTube as of 26 January 2019. The song's accompanying music video premiered on 21 December 2011 but does not feature appearances by Guetta or Sia, instead it focuses on a young boy, played by actor Ryan Lee, with supernatural powers. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number one, becoming Guetta's fifth number-one single on the chart and Sia's first. "Titanium" attained top 10 positions in several major music markets, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. Sia's vocals received comparisons to those of Fergie and the song was also musically compared to Coldplay's work. Critics were positive towards the song and noted it as one of the standout tracks from Nothing but the Beat. The song's lyrics are about inner strength. "Titanium" is a pop song which draws from the genres of house and urban- dance.
The song originally featured the vocals of American recording artist Mary J. It was later released as the album's fourth single in December 2011.
"Titanium" was initially released for digital download on 8 August 2011, as the first of four promotional singles from the album. Taken from Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing but the Beat, the song was written by Sia, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Afrojack. " Titanium" is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta, featuring vocals by Australian singer and songwriter Sia.