"Conqueror" is the eighth single released by

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and the fifth single from ''

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''. It was written by Aurora,

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, Odd Martin Skålnes and Magnus Skylstad and produced by Skålnes, Skylstad and Jeremy Wheatley. On January 15, 2016 the song was officially released worldwide.

Background and composition

"Conqueror" is a

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, and

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song with "clattering drum beats building towards a euphoric chorus". Aurora wrote this song in 2013 with some of her band members. She said: "This song is a rather strange one. It's an important contrast to all the other songs on my album - it's actually a bit happy! I wrote it with some of my band members during 2013 once. It was just for fun, we didn't even know if anything good would come out it!" "'Conqueror' is about a world

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is kind of falling apart around you, and you're looking for a conqueror to save you. But you're looking for the conqueror in someone else, which I think is omethingyou should not do. You should find the conqueror in yourself first, and be your own hero. If you stand strong, then you will stand for a bit longer."

Music video

A music video for the song was released on February 16, 2016. It was directed by Kenny McCracken.

Charts

References

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