Legendary (Welshly Arms song)

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"Legendary"
Welshly Arms - Legendary.jpg
Single by Welshly Arms
from the album No Place Is Home
ReleasedJuly 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:52
Label Universal
Songwriter(s)
  • James Weaver
  • Sam Getz
Producer(s)
  • James Weaver
  • Sam Getz
Welshly Arms singles chronology
"Need You Tonight"
(2015)		"Legendary"
(2016)		"Bad Blood"
(2016)
Music video
"Legendary" on YouTube

"Legendary" is a song by American blues rock band Welshly Arms. It was released on July 11, 2016, and the music video was released on June 26, 2017. The song was featured at the end of an episode of the NBC show, Shades of Blue , served as the end credits song for the 2018 film Den of Thieves, and was featured in the menu soundtrack of the video game Asphalt 9: Legends .

Contents

Background and composition

"Legendary" was written by the band's lead vocalist Sam Getz and bass guitarist James Weaver. The song is described as about "going through struggles and following through and coming out on top, [ sic ] going through some of the worst in life and realizing you're stronger and better because of it." [1] Moreover, Weaver said that the song was the first song where they structured it to tell a story and "maybe be a little bit more radio friendly" than what they were previously doing. [2]

According to Getz, the idea for the song's chorus came up when he was in the shower, where he immediately grabbed his phone and recorded the song on the spot. In an interview, he said that he drew on personal experiences while writing the song at the point when the verses begin. He added, "you have the chance to be legendary, you have the chance to leave your mark on the music world:" [3]

"It is a rocky road to get [to the music world]. You have to fight the battles. If we had listened to everyone who thought one of our songs were shit, we would have stopped making music ages ago. No matter what you do, you have to have thick skin to really be great at what you do. That's how it is in our world of music. When I wrote the lyrics, I was definitely thinking of a great athlete or a good journalist. Whatever you do, I think this attitude exists everywhere, everyone has to overcome hurdles on their way."

Release and music video

"Legendary" was released on all music streaming services as a single on July 11, 2016. [1] The music video was later published on June 26, 2017. [4] The song was later added to the band's studio album, No Place Is Home. [2]

The music video starts with a bank robbery and ends with the band in animal masks, being driven around the streets of Los Angeles by a woman armed with a pump action shotgun. According to Mikey Gould, the band's drummer, "it was awesome to see what went into the production and getting to cruise around LA with a police detail escorting us. It was great timing wise because we shot it during the dead of winter in Cleveland so to get to roll around LA with the top down on a sweet vintage car felt really good." [4]

"Legendary" was featured at the end of an episode of the NBC show, Shades of Blue . The song also served as the end credits song for the 2018 film Den of Thieves . [5] In addition, the song was used as part of the soundtrack of the 2018 racing game Asphalt 9: Legends . [6]

Credits and personnel

Track listing

Digital download/streaming [7]

  1. "Legendary" – 3:52

Digital download/streaming – Aron remix [8]

  1. "Legendary" (ARON remix) – 3:35

Digital download/streaming – Acoustic version [9]

  1. "Legendary" (Acoustic) – 3:36

Digital download/streaming – Stripped version [10]

  1. "Legendary" (Stripped) – 3:44
  2. "Dangerous"

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [21] Gold30,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [22] Platinum400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Legendary"
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
VariousJuly 11, 2016Original Universal
[7]
July 7, 2017Aron remix
[8]
July 21, 2017Acoustic
[9]
July 25, 2017EP track
May 25, 2018Album track
August 12, 2022StrippedPosition

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