HOZIER REACTS TO BECOMING FIRST IRISH ARTIST SINCE SINéAD O'CONNOR TO TOP U.S. CHARTS WITH "TOO SWEET"
Hozier has nothing but love to share with his fans after his song "Too Sweet" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart - his first time hitting the No. 1 spot.
The singer-songwriter is also the first Irish artist - and fourth overall - to lead the chart since Sinéad O'Connor's (who died in July 2023 at 56) "Nothing Compares 2 U."
"I want to say a huge, huge thank you to all of the supporters, all the fans around the world," Hozier shared in a video, posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. "It's absolutely staggering. I'm taken massively by surprise by it, and I want to say thank you for your support. I'm so thrilled that you're enjoying ‘Too Sweet,' and it means the world to me."
Previously, O'Connor's song spent four weeks at No. 1 in 1990, while the rock band U2 achieved the feat twice in 1987 with "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "With or Without You," and Gilbert O'Sullivan reached the top spot in 1972 with "Alone Again (Naturally)."
The "Take Me to Church" singer added in the post's caption, "A huge thank you for all the incredible support from around the world #TooSweet has reached #1 in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and #1 for a second week in the UK and Ireland. It means the world that you're enjoying this song so much. Thank you all."
Hozier's "Too Sweet," which has gone viral on social media, especially TikTok, in recent weeks, is off his EP Unheard, which was released in March and an expansion of his 2023 album Unreal Unearth.
The last time the "Eat Your Young" artist reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was in 2014 with his hit song "Take Me to Church." The single peaked at No. 2.