Pride (American Authors song)

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"Pride"
Single by American Authors
from the album What We Live For
ReleasedDecember 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)
Recorded2014–15
Genre
Length3:11
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Aaron Accetta
  • Shep Goodman
American Authors singles chronology
"Go Big or Go Home"
(2015)
"Pride"
(2015)
"What We Live For"
(2016)
Music video
"Pride" on YouTube

"Pride" is a song by American indie rock band American Authors. The song was written by band members Zachary Barnett, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez and James Shelley with producers Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman. The track was released by Mercury Records and Island Records as second single from their second album What We Live For .

Contents

Promotion

After the huge success achieved with their latest single "Go Big or Go Home", American Authors have finally returned with the awaited follow-up. "Pride" was released on digital retailers on December 11, 2015 via Island Records as the second taste of the band's upcoming second studio album and follow-up to 2014's debut Oh, What a Life . The music video directed by Rosco Guerrero and filmed in Denver was premiered through Vevo later the same day of its release. "Pride" was written by Zachary Barnett, Matt Sanchez, James Adam Shelley, Shep Goodman, Aaron Accetta and Dave Rublin. A special American sign language video to support the radio mix version of the single was premiered through Vevo on March 11, 2016. It was directed by Brendan Walter and Mel Soria.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Pride"3:11

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [1] 33
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [2] 29
US Rock Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 16

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