Warrior (Demi Lovato song)

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"Warrior"
Song by Demi Lovato
from the album Demi
ReleasedMay 10, 2013
Studio
  • Barefoot Recording (Los Angeles)
  • East West Studios (Los Angeles)
Length3:51
Label Hollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andrew Goldstein
  • Emanuel Kiriakou

"Warrior" is a song recorded by American singer Demi Lovato for her fourth studio album, Demi (2013). Lovato wrote the song along with Lindy Robbins and its producers Andrew Goldstein and Emanuel Kiriakou. The lyrics deal with a feeling of regret that the interpreter wants to let out. [1]

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"Warrior" peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was included on the set lists of Lovato's headlining concert tours The Neon Lights Tour (2014), Demi World Tour (2014-2015) and Tell Me You Love Me World Tour (2018).

Composition

Lovato stated that "Warrior" was "probably the hardest and easiest song to write on the album. I was writing about personal experiences, and it's the type of song where you can't fit all of it into one song. But it was the easiest song at the same time because it’s something that I wanted to say." [2] In a review of Demi, Jason Lipshutz of Billboard compared "Warrior" to Lovato's single "Skyscraper", stating that "Warrior" has Lovato declaring herself "a phoenix that has risen from all-too-public ashes", with emotional lyrics such as: "I've got shame, I've got scars, that I will never show/I'm a survivor, in more ways than you'll know". [3]

In an interview on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , Lovato said that it is a "very meaningful" song to her. In celebration of the release of the album, Demi, Lovato shared a picture of her shoulder tattoo with the phrase "now I'm a warrior", referencing the song's lyrics. [4]

Commercial performance

Upon the release of Demi, "Warrior" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but charted for a week at the bottom of the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, at number 25. [5] In 2023, the song was certified Gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, after selling 500,000 copies in the country; it was the sixth song from the album to be certified in the country. [6]

In June 2018, the song was featured on America's Got Talent by a contestant named Makayla Phillips. The performance caused the song to have a 1,780% rise in sales. The song also reached the top 80 on iTunes at the time, achieving a new peak, since it was not released as a single. [7]

Live performances

"Warrior" was included on the set lists of Lovato's headlining concert tours The Neon Lights Tour (2014), Demi World Tour (2014-2015) and Tell Me You Love Me World Tour (2018). It was also performed in her co-headlining concert tour Future Now Tour (2016), with Nick Jonas. [8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Demi. [9]

Recording and management

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [10] 25

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ ""Warrior": cuando Demi confesó su gran dolor en una canción". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "Demi Lovato Q&A: On 'Demi,' Her 'X Factor' Return and Being Sick of Party Songs". Billboard . Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "Demi Lovato, 'Demi': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard . Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Demi Lovato Proves Her 'Warrior' Status With 12th Tattoo". MTV . Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 - Week of June 1, 2013". Billboard . Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Gold & Platinum: Demi Lovato". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ ""Warrior" de Demi Lovato tiene un aumento en ventas del 1.780%". Music Mundial (in Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Demi Lovato Average Setlist". Setlist. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ Demi (Media notes). Demi Lovato. Hollywood Records. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Demi Lovato Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "American single certifications – Demi Lovato – Warrior". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 3, 2023.
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