Warrior (song)

"Warrior" is a song written by Kimbra, Mark Foster, Isom Innis, and A-Trak and features the production of A-Trak and Foster, it was recorded in 2011. The track was initially released as a free download on the "Three Artists, One Song" website. The song was officially released as the fourth single from her debut album, Vows. It was released as a single on May 4th, 2012. The song peaked #22 on the New Zealand RIANZ charts, and peaked #1 on the New Zealand NZ Artists RIANZ charts.

Background
The song has no confirmed meaning, but many fans speculate it to be about someone who will never stop fighting, even if they're getting pushed down constantly, which leads to the song name, 'Warrior"

Composition
The song is composed in the key of B♭ and has the BPM of 110. The song uses elements from EDM, dance and electronic music while still having somewhat of a pop feel to the song. The song is recognized as a indie pop and dance song.

Music video
The music video premiered on the YouTube channel for Converse shoes on 5 April 2012. The video features a group of prisoners being forced to wrestle, and being brutally beaten, with chairs and other objects, for the enjoyment of a man wearing a red sweater. Scenes of Kimbra singing with her arms tied while watching the fight are cut into the video. At the end, the wrestlers turn on the man wearing the red jumper, and Kimbra knocks him out. The video ends with Mark Foster, Kimbra and A-Trak leaving the stadium. All of the wrestlers are wearing Converse shoes.

Credits

 * Lead vocals – Kimbra Johnson
 * Producers – Mark Foster, Alain Malkovitch
 * Lyrics – Kimbra Johnson, Mark Foster, Ison Innis, Alain Malkovitch
 * Label: Warner Bros. Records