<P> `` Take Me to Church '' is a song by Irish musician Hozier from his debut extended play ( EP ) Take Me to Church ( 2013 ) -- -- originally released as a free download in September 2013 , featuring original recordings & mixes of songs `` Take Me To Church , '' `` Like Real People Do , '' `` Angel Of Small Death And The Codeine Scene , '' and `` Cherry Wine '' -- -- as well as his later self - titled debut album ( 2014 ) . The song was released as his debut single September 13 , 2013 . Hozier , a struggling musician at the time of its writing , wrote and recorded the song in the attic of his parents ' home in Bray , County Wicklow , Ireland . A mid-tempo soul song , its lyrics detail Hozier 's frustration with the Catholic Church and its stance on homosexuality . The song first caught the attention of independent label Rubyworks , where producer Rob Kirwan overdubbed the original demo with live instruments . Only two musicians feature on the track : Andrew Hozier - Byrne ( Hozier ) and drummer Fiachra Kinder . </P>
<P> `` Take Me to Church '' is a song by Irish musician Hozier from his debut extended play ( EP ) Take Me to Church ( 2013 ) -- -- originally released as a free download in September 2013 , featuring original recordings & mixes of songs `` Take Me To Church , '' `` Like Real People Do , '' `` Angel Of Small Death And The Codeine Scene , '' and `` Cherry Wine '' -- -- as well as his later self - titled debut album ( 2014 ) . The song was released as his debut single September 13 , 2013 . Hozier , a struggling musician at the time of its writing , wrote and recorded the song in the attic of his parents ' home in Bray , County Wicklow , Ireland . A mid-tempo soul song , its lyrics detail Hozier 's frustration with the Catholic Church and its stance on homosexuality . The song first caught the attention of independent label Rubyworks , where producer Rob Kirwan overdubbed the original demo with live instruments . Only two musicians feature on the track : Andrew Hozier - Byrne ( Hozier ) and drummer Fiachra Kinder . </P>
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