"Imperium" is a single produced by French DJ and record producer

Madeon Hugo Pierre Leclercq (; born 30 May 1994), better known by his stage name Madeon (), is a French DJ and music producer from Nantes, currently based in Los Angeles. He initially came to widespread public attention at 17 through a YouTube video, " ...

. It was released as a free download on 17 October 2014 through Madeon's website, and was later available for purchase. The song serves as the lead single from his debut studio album, ''

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'' (2015). It entered the

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at number 142.

Background and release

"Imperium" was accessed via a puzzle, which the user had to complete before receiving the free download. The song was added to

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's playlist in October 2014. "Imperium" was featured on the ''

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'' soundtrack. In a statement, Leclercq said the song is intended to be the transition between two stages and that the song is intended to capture the feeling of "confidently walking into adversity".

Chart performance

Weekly charts

References

2014 singles 2014 songs Madeon songs Song recordings produced by Madeon Songs written by Madeon {{2014-single-stub