Warriors (Imagine Dragons song) explained

Warriors
Cover:Song Cover for "Warriors" by Imagine Dragons.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Imagine Dragons
Album:Smoke + Mirrors (Super deluxe)
Released:September 18, 2014
Recorded:2014
Genre:Arena rock
Length:2:51
Prev Title:Battle Cry
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:I Bet My Life
Next Year:2014

"Warriors" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, used by Riot Games for a music video promoting the League of Legends 2014 World Championship.[1] It was also included on the band's second studio album, Smoke + Mirrors. The song was released digitally as a single on September 18, 2014. The music video for the song was the most viewed League of Legends video online with over 200 million views, until K/DA's Pop/Stars surpassed it in 2019.[2] The song was also used as the official theme of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Music video

The song premiered with the debut of its music video on the League of Legends YouTube channel on September 17, 2014. The song and its video served to promote the 2014 League of Legends World Championship.[3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[4] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[5] 27

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] 68
Chart (2015)Position
US Billboard Hot Rock Songs[7] 83

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warriors . . September 17, 2014 . September 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140922115152/http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/esports-event/warriors . dead .
  2. Web site: Imagine Dragons: Warriors Worlds 2014 - League of Legends. . 17 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Imagine Dragons teams with 'League of Legends' for $2.3m tournament - Yahoo News Singapore. 19 September 2014 . May 8, 2017.
  4. Web site: Imagine Dragons Lebanese Chart Top 20 History. The Official Lebanese Top 20. November 16, 2014. April 19, 2017.
  5. Web site: Imagine Dragons - Warriors (Song). 11 November 2014.
  6. Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014 . . December 21, 2014.
  7. Hot Rock Songs : Dec 31, 2015 Billboard Chart Archive. Billboard. billboard.com. January 3, 2016.