For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones | ||||
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Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
Released | April 26, 2019 | |||
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Length | 46:42 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Game of Thrones music chronology | ||||
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Singles from For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones | ||||
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For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones is a soundtrack inspired by the television series Game of Thrones , released by Columbia Records on April 26, 2019. [1] [2] The album features two promotional singles, "Kingdom of One" by Maren Morris and "Nightshade" by The Lumineers, which were released simultaneously on April 12, 2019, [3] [4] as well as the SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott collaborative single, "Power Is Power", which was released on April 18, 2019. Many other artists were featured on it, including X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla Sign, Chloe x Halle, Ellie Goulding, ASAP Rocky, Joey Badass, Rosalía, James Arthur, and Maren Morris. [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Highsnobiety | 2/5 [7] |
Pitchfork | 3.7/10 [8] |
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album 2.5 out of 5 stars. [6]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kingdom of One" (Maren Morris) |
| Ricky Reed | 3:35 |
2. | "Power Is Power" (SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott) |
| 3:31 | |
3. | "Nightshade" (The Lumineers) |
| 3:00 | |
4. | "Hollow Crown" (Ellie Goulding) |
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| 2:51 |
5. | "Baptize Me" (X Ambassadors featuring Jacob Banks) |
|
| 3:37 |
6. | "Too Many Gods" (ASAP Rocky and Joey Badass) |
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| 2:29 |
7. | "Turn on Me" (The National) |
| 4:15 | |
8. | "From the Grave" (James Arthur) |
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| 3:19 |
9. | "Me Traicionaste" (Rosalía featuring A. Chal) |
| 2:46 | |
10. | "When I Lie" (Remix) (Lil Peep featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
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| 3:13 |
11. | "Love Can Kill" (Lennon Stella) |
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| 2:30 |
12. | "Wolf at Your Door" (Chloe x Halle) |
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| 3:57 |
13. | "Devil in Your Eye" (Mumford & Sons) | Dessner | 3:45 | |
14. | "Pray (High Valyrian)" (Matt Bellamy) |
| 3:54 | |
Total length: | 46:42 |
Notes
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [10] | 23 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] | 165 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] | 173 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] | 21 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] | 65 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [15] | 39 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] | 53 |
US Billboard 200 [17] | 37 |
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