Hozier's eponymous debut album came out here in Ireland in mid-September. It launched globally about a month later. When it was released in the US, Hozier went straight to number 2, and since then it was streamed over 70 million times last week alone.
Speaking to the Sunday Independent, Caroline Downey, the Wicklow-native's manager, said that Hozier's global hit Take Me To Church has been downloaded from iTunes 16 million times and it's being streamed 10 million times a week.
The song has also been used in a new Beats by Dre wireless headphones ad featuring LeBron James which has been viewed online over 10 million times. Take Me To Church also features on the soundtrack for Brad Pitt's new movie, Fury.
Amazing stuff!
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