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Power Is Power
"Power Is Power" is a song by American singer SZA, Canadian singer the Weeknd, and American rapper Travis Scott. It was released as the lead single from the Game of Thrones companion soundtrack, For the Throne, on April 18, 2019.
| "Power Is Power" | |||
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| April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18) | |||
| Electro-R&B | |||
| pop rap | |||
| 3:31 | |||
| Columbia | |||
| Solána Rowe | |||
| Abel Tesfaye | |||
| Jacques Webster II | |||
| Eric Frederic | |||
| Jason Quenneville | |||
| Ahmad Balshe | |||
| Zach Cooper | |||
| Victor Dimotsis | |||
| Myles Martin | |||
| The Weeknd | |||
| Ricky Reed | |||
| DaHeala | |||
| "Garden (Say It like Dat)" (2018) |
"Power Is Power" (2019)
"Just Us" (2019) | "Garden (Say It like Dat)" (2018) | "Power Is Power" (2019) | "Just Us" (2019) | | "Garden (Say It like Dat)" (2018) | "Power Is Power" (2019) | "Just Us" (2019) | | | | | | | | "Price on My Head" / "Wake Up"(2019)
"Power Is Power"(2019)
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"Power Is Power"(2019)
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"Power Is Power" is a song by American singer SZA, Canadian singer the Weeknd, and American rapper Travis Scott. It was released as the lead single from the Game of Thrones companion soundtrack, For the Throne, on April 18, 2019.
In early April of that year, rumours regarding the possibility of a Game of Thrones inspired track by SZA, the Weeknd, and Travis Scott began to circulate around the web. The artists' involvement on the For the Throne soundtrack was then later confirmed on April 8, via an announcement of the soundtrack by Columbia Records. Following the release of the promotional singles "Kingdom of One" by Maren Morris and "Nightshade" by The Lumineers on April 12, SZA then later shared the cover art and release date of the song, on her Instagram profile on April 16.
The title of the song is a line spoken by the character Cersei Lannister in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, the song's lyrics however revolve around the character Jon Snow. Writers at the time interpreted the lyrics as possibly foreshadowing the aforementioned character winning out the conclusion of the show.
The official music video was first teased on April 20, 2019, and features a medieval theme, reminiscent of its source show Game of Thrones. It was directed by Anthony Mandler and released on May 5, 2019.
| Chart (2019) | Peakposition |
|---|---|
| 30 | |
| 10 | |
| 9 | |
| 50 | |
| 49 | |
| 22 | |
| 33 | |
| 140 | |
| 40 | |
| 16 | |
| 31 | |
| 23 | |
| 13 | |
| 3 | |
| 33 | |
| 64 | |
| 18 | |
| 41 | |
| 67 | |
| 45 | |
| 5 | |
| 90 | |
| 36 | |
| 19 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 500,000‡ | |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
| Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2019 | Digital downloadstreaming | Columbia | ||
| April 23, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | |||
| Rhythmic contemporary | ||||
| May 3, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | Sony |
- Power Is Power (Audio) on YouTube
- Power Is Power (Lyric video) on YouTube
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