"Empire to Ashes" | ||||
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Single by Sleeping with Sirens | ||||
from the album Gossip | ||||
Released | August 4, 2017 | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Producer(s) | Bendeth | |||
Sleeping with Sirens singles chronology | ||||
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"Empire to Ashes" is a song by American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. The song was released on August 4, 2017, as the second single from their fifth studio album, Gossip. [1]
"Empire to Ashes" is about "breaking free of complacency and not being satisfied with the humdrum life." [2] The track was written by David Bendeth, Jacob Scherer, Stevie Aiello and Kellin Quinn, while production was handled by Bendeth. [3] The song has been described as "dark in both sound and lyrical content," which is the theme of their fifth studio album, Gossip. [4] A lyrics video for the track was released on August 4, 2017. [5]
Chad Childers of Loudwire stated, "An underplayed opening verse starts to build in intensity toward a more anthemic sound, before letting it fall back down and starting it up once more." [2] Maggie Dickman of Alternative Press described the track as "catchy as you'd expect it'd be." [4]
Credits for "Empire to Ashes" adpated from album's liner notes. [3]
Sleeping with Sirens
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Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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US Alternative Digital Song Sales ( Billboard) [6] | 25 |
US Hard Rock Digital Song Sales ( Billboard) [7] | 7 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | August 4, 2017 | Warner Bros. | [8] |
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