Music
13 May 25

Hozier to release new version of 'Like Real People Do', with 50% of royalties going to conservation efforts around the world

Hozier at Marlay Park. Copyright Miguel Ruiz.

The single coincides with the 10th anniversary reissue of Hozier's debut album.

Taking to social media, Hozier has teased details of a new version of his 2014 track 'Like Real People Do' – set to be released as a single this Friday, May 16.

The track, the singer-songwriter has revealed, will feature "the bird song, cricket song, rain fall and thunder" of his "beloved home of Wicklow."

The release ties in with Sounds Right – a music initiative by the Museum for the United Nations/UN Live to 'recognise the value of nature'. The project allows 'NATURE' to be credit on collaborative releases with artists, and 'generate royalties from its own sounds to support is own conservation.'

Hozier has stated that 50% of the royalties from "this version of the track will flow through to conservation efforts around the world."

The release of the new version of 'Like Real People Do' also coincides with the special vinyl reissue of Hozier's self-titled debut album on Friday, to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

The album, which featured 'Like Real People Do', alongside classics like ‘Take Me To Church’, ‘Work Song’, ‘From Eden’ and ‘Someone New’, established the Wicklow artist as a bona fide star upon its release in 2014.

The anniversary reissue will arrive on a selection of vinyl variants, and will feature bonus tracks ’In The Woods Somewhere’, ‘Run’, ‘Arsonist’s Lullabye’ and ‘My Love Will Never Die’ – all appearing on vinyl for the very first time. The album will also be reissued on cassette.

The new version of 'Like Real People Do' and the anniversary reissue of Hozier are out Friday, May 16. See Hozier's full list of upcoming dates – including Electric Picnic – here.