Warriors (Imagine Dragons song)

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"Warriors"
Song Cover for "Warriors" by Imagine Dragons.jpg
Single by Imagine Dragons
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre Arena rock
Length2:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Battle Cry"
(2014)
"Warriors"
(2014)
"I Bet My Life"
(2014)
Music video
"Warriors" on YouTube

"Warriors" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, used by Riot Games for a music video promoting the League of Legends 2014 World Championship. [1] It was also included on the band's second studio album, Smoke + Mirrors . The song was released digitally as a single on September 18, 2014. [2] The music video for the song was the most viewed League of Legends video online with over 200 million views, until K/DA's Pop/Stars surpassed it in 2019. [3] The song was also used as the official theme of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Contents

Music video

The song premiered with the debut of its music video on the League of Legends YouTube channel on September 17, 2014. The song and its video served to promote the 2014 League of Legends World Championship. [4]

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Warriors"2:51

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [23] Gold200,000
Italy (FIMI) [24] Gold25,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [25] Platinum10,000
Sweden (GLF) [26] 2× Platinum80,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [28] Platinum1,000,000
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [29] Gold1,300,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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