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2017 single by Sufjan Stevens
"Tonya Harding"
A white background displaying a painting of American figure skater Tonya Harding is shown.
Single by Sufjan Stevens
ReleasedDecember 8, 2017
Length5:05
LabelAsthmatic Kitty
Songwriter(s)Sufjan Stevens
Producer(s)Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens singles chronology
"Mystery of Love"
(2017) 		"Tonya Harding"
(2017) 		"Watch Fire"
(2018)

"Tonya Harding" is a song written, produced, and recorded by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. It was released digitally through Asthmatic Kitty Records on December 8, 2017. The song's release was intended to coincide with that of the Tonya Harding biopic I, Tonya. Stevens said in an interview he had sent the producers the song for use in the film but they "couldn't find a way to use it". Lyrically, "Tonya Harding" is about Tonya Harding and her role in Nancy Kerrigan's assault.

Reception

In January 2018, the song entered the Ultratip portion of Belgium's Flanders' Ultratop chart where it debuted and peaked at number 46.

Tonya Harding, though never having personally listened to the song, is not a fan of the song in principle, resenting its use of her image and name, saying when asked, “Who gives these people permission to use my name? You all disrespected me and it hurt. I’m a human being and it hurt my heart."

Charts

Chart performance for "Tonya Harding"
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) 46

References

  1. "Sufjan Stevens Pens A Quiet Song For 'Feisty, Fierce' Figure Skater Tonya Harding". NPR.org. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. Willman, Chris (December 9, 2017). "'I, Tonya' Filmmakers Rejected Indie Rock Darling Sufjan Stevens' 'Tonya Harding' Song". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  3. Muller, Marissa G. "Tonya Harding Is Really Not Here for Sufjan Stevens' Song About Her". W Magazine. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sufjan Stevens – Tonya Harding" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. "Tonya Harding is Really Not Here for Sufjan Stevens' Song About Her". 11 January 2018.
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