| Conqueror | |
| Cover: | Aurora_-_Conqueror.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Aurora |
| Album: | All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend |
| Recorded: | 2015 |
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| Prev Title: | Half the World Away |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | I Went Too Far |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
"Conqueror" is the eighth single released by Aurora and the fifth single from All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. It was written by Aurora, Geir Luedy, Odd Martin Skålnes and Magnus Skylstad and produced by Skålnes, Skylstad and Jeremy Wheatley. On January 15, 2016 the song was officially released worldwide.
"Conqueror" is a Scandipop,[1] synth-pop,[2] and electropop song[3] with "clattering drum beats building towards a euphoric chorus".[4] Aurora wrote this song in 2013 with some of her band members.
She said: "This song is a rather strange one. It's an important contrast to all the other songs on my album - it's actually a bit happy! I wrote it with some of my band members during 2013 once. It was just for fun, we didn't even know if anything good would come out it!"[5]
"'Conqueror' is about a world [that] is kind of falling apart around you, and you're looking for a conqueror to save you. But you're looking for the conqueror in someone else, which I think is [something] you should not do. You should find the conqueror in yourself first, and be your own hero. If you stand strong, then you will stand for a bit longer."[6]
In the documentary Once Aurora, she expressed her dislike for the song due to its overly pop leanings.[7] [8] However, in a 2021 interview with NME, she stated, "I like the song more now, but haven't played it live for five years. I stopped after 2016 and said, 'I'm never going to play this again – ever!'" She then said, "When I start touring again, I will start playing it again – because it is very fun. I just needed a five-year break from the song."
A music video for the song was released on February 16, 2016. It was directed by Kenny McCracken.
| Peak position | |
| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 47 |
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