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Released | October 18, 2019 |
Recorded | 2019 |
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Label | Unicorn Pop |
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"Empire" on YouTube |
Empire is a single album by Chinese-Australian YouTuber Wengie featuring Minnie from South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. It was released on October 18,2019 by Unicorn Pop and distributed by LINYL. It consists of the title track "Empire" in three different versions,Korean,English,and Korean and English. A music video was also released alongside the single. [1]
The song was released through several music portals,including MelOn,Apple Music,and Spotify. [2] [3] [4]
On October 15,it was announced that Wengie and Minnie teamed up for a collaboration song "Empire". [5] The collaboration is part of Wengie's 'World Wide Music Project' following the project of her first single with Filipino pop star Iñigo Pascual on May 4. [6]
According to Wengie,"Empire" is a song about 'Girl power' and contains a message that cheers and encourages the listeners. [6]
The song was composed by Melanie Fontana and Michel “Lindgren”Schulz. [7] It was described as a "Korean-English hybrid propelled by a pulsating,clapping beat and trap percussion" and "bilingual female empowerment banger". [1] [8]
"Empire" debuted at number 22 on the Billboard World Digital Songs. [9] The song was featured in E! News's mixtape,The MixtapE where they select their favorite new songs and added into it. [8]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Empire" |
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| 3:03 |
2. | "Empire" (English version) |
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| 3:03 |
3. | "Empire" (Korean version) |
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| 3:03 |
4. | "Empire" (Instrumental version) |
| 3:03 | |
Total length: | 12:00 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [9] | 22 |
Region | Date | Format | Distributor |
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Various | October 18, 2019 | Digital download, streaming |
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South Korea |
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