The sound of 55,000 people singing along with Sia on “Titanium” is a truly beautiful thing. Sia reunited with her collaborators David Guetta and Afrojack for an iconic performance on the house bop at the Ultra Music Festival 25th anniversary event. The March 2023 performance had big-time feelgood vibes, with Sia leading the crowd with her incredible vocal melodies. Guetta and Afrojack kept the audience hyped while performing behind the decks, and they looked just as ecstatic as the sold-out crowd.
A David Guetta concert is always a major event, but Sia making her surprise Ultra debut definitely took this one to the next level, making for an emotional moment for many fans. The uplifting melodies and powerful message of “Titanium” make for a song that can really hit you in the feels, and The Music Man has to say that the energy in the air as soon as Sia hit the stage made this an unforgettable performance.
Guetta scored a viral video when he uploaded the “Titanium” performance to YouTube on March 29, 2025, and in the month since then, the upload has hit 3.4 million views. Fans were vibing on the tune big time, and added comments such as “I love the 50,000 plus backup singers on this song! How could you not sing along?” and “I just cried when I heard the intro of ‘Titanium’, that song is amazing. I can’t describe all the things that I feel hearing Sia singing that song.”
Guetta always seems to score the best collabs at his shows. The French DJ dropped another corker when Ava Max hit the stage with him at the Ushuaïa Ibiza open-air club to sing Alphaville’s “Forever Young.” Max added some gorgeous soulful vocals to the 1984 hit, which Guetta skillfully blended with Marian Gold’s original flawless vocal take. The crowd knew what to do and sang the hook back to them as one, creating a hype performance that hit 15 million views on YouTube.
Guetta released “Titanium” on August 8, 2011, with Sia featuring as the lead vocalist. The Music Man readers might be interested to hear that the songwriting team was made up of Sia, Guetta, Afrojack, Giorgio Tuinfort, and Nick van de Wall. Guetta, Afrojack, and Tuinfort also handled production on the hit. “Titanium” was a major international success, with the house tune going five times Platinum in the US, UK, and Australia, as well as gaining several multi-Platinum certifications in other markets.