Hozier wrote the song as a critique of religious institutions and their impact on society.
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About Hozier
Hozier is Irish singer and songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, from Bray. Take Me to Church introduced his self-titled debut album, and he performed with Annie Lennox at the 2015 Grammy ceremony. His third studio album, Unreal Unearth, arrived in 2023. That project uses Dante's Inferno as a structural reference and includes the spare blues-guitar setting of Unknown / Nth.
Artist background sources
Andrew Hozier-Byrne - Recording Academy artist biography
Irish identity, Bray origin, debut-album single and 2015 performance with Annie Lennox; award years are not used as release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Hozier - Universal Music 2023 biography and release note
Unreal Unearth as the third studio album, 2023 publication, Dante structural reference and the documented arrangement of Unknown / Nth; tour dates and promotional claims are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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Hozier wrote the song as a critique of religious institutions and their impact on society.
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Hozier is Irish singer and songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, from Bray. Take Me to Church introduced his self-titled debut album, and he performed with Annie Lennox at the 2015 Grammy ceremony. His third studio album,...
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Hozier is Irish singer and songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, from Bray. Take Me to Church introduced his self-titled debut album, and he performed with Annie Lennox at the 2015 Grammy ceremony. His third studio album,...
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