Q 01/05

In which part of his parents' County Wicklow home did Hozier record the vocals for Take Me to Church?

A) The garage

B) The attic

C) The basement

D) A garden shed

Answer · why

B) The attic

The attic doubled as his makeshift studio, and he sang the take at two in the morning. Those demo vocals were strong enough to stay on the finished si...

Q 02/05

The Take Me to Church music video, which follows two men in love, was shot entirely in which style?

A) Black-and-white

B) Stop-motion animation

C) One continuous take

D) Slow motion

Answer · why

A) Black-and-white

Black-and-white footage gives the story of a homophobic attack its starkness. The video quickly went viral after its release on YouTube in September 2...

Q 03/05

The Take Me to Church video was meant to highlight the persecution of gay people in which country?

A) Uganda

B) Poland

C) Russia

D) Hungary

Answer · why

C) Russia

Russia was on Hozier's mind: the video echoes organised attacks on gay youths there, which far-right gangs filmed. It shows a couple torn apart when a...

Q 04/05

Which 2024 Hozier single reached number one in the US, a spot Take Me to Church missed by one place?

A) Eat Your Young

B) Francesca

C) Swan Upon Leda

D) Too Sweet

Answer · why

D) Too Sweet

Too Sweet climbed to the top three weeks after its debut, making Hozier the first Irish act to lead the Billboard Hot 100 since Sinéad O'Connor in 199...

Q 05/05

Take Me to Church earned Hozier a 2015 Grammy nomination in which of the four general categories?

A) Record of the Year

B) Album of the Year

C) Song of the Year

D) Best New Artist

Answer · why

C) Song of the Year

Song of the Year is a songwriter's award, so the nomination went to Hozier alone as the track's only writer. He did not win, but he performed at the c...