A pop anthem gets pulled apart and rebuilt in shadow. Elephant Ears, the project of producer, engineer, and songwriter Alfredo Paz, has released a dark, cinematic rock reimagining of Sia’s iconic hit “Chandelier,” featuring vocalist Eve Black.
The version strips the song back to the core of its lyrics, a darker emotional truth about escaping pain and the fear of facing yourself once the party is over. It forms part of Elephant Ears’ ongoing collection of dark cover interpretations, and Eve Black’s vocal brings real weight to that reframing.
The single marks Elephant Ears’ eighth release since he returned to music in 2024 after a long break due to burnout. In just under two years, his work has reached over 2.8 million streams, won a public-voted radio competition on RNI, charted in the Top 20 on a major Atlanta radio station, and appeared on one Official Chart. The international fanbase keeps growing, and the listener feedback has been powerful.
Paz brings serious history to the project. His career spans more than 30 years working internationally across live events, world-class recording studios, award-winning films, and broadcast productions. He’s worked with acts including José Carreras, The Black Eyed Peas, and Jamie Cullum, and with companies and institutions like ITV, BBC, Sky, and Oxford University.
His training runs deep too. Paz holds two university degrees, in Film Studies and Sound Engineering, and has attended seminars run by industry-leading sound designers including Walter Murch, Gary Rydstrom, Randy Thom, and Larry Sider. He’s more recently been mentored by multiplatinum songwriters and producers including Andrew Rollins, Paul Statham, and Sie Meadway Smith, and is a permanent member of the Audio Engineering Society and the Music Producers Guild.
This “Chandelier” lands as a confident, atmospheric piece of work, and a strong addition to a catalogue that keeps connecting with audiences. It’s a fresh, genuinely affecting take on a song most listeners think they already know.