"Invincible" is a song by American musician MGK featuring American singer

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. The song was released on April 24, 2012, serves as the second single from MGK's debut studio album ''

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'', and was produced by

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. The song was also featured as a background song in the popular video game ''

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'' by Ubisoft in 2014 which later led to the song being increasingly popular.

Usage in media

''Invincible'' was one of the official theme songs for

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and has been licensed for 2012 NFL

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. The Cleveland Cavaliers have used the song in their introduction to home games. The song is played over a music video introducing their players featuring MGK in a Cavs jersey with "XX" on it (A part of one of MGK's tattoos) instead of numbers. The song also featured in the HTC Rezound commercial. It was released on December 17, 2011, but only became available to purchase on April 24, 2012 on iTunes. The lyric video was premiered also on December 17, on his

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account. MGK performed the song with

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(standing in for Ester Dean) and his hype man Slim Gudz at Wrestlemania 28 as part of

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's entrance on April 1, 2012. MGK performed the song with Ester Dean and his hype man Slim Gudz on

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with Jay Leno, on July 18, 2012.

Part 2 version

Ester Dean posted a Part 2 version of the song in August 2012 onto her SoundCloud page. The Part 2 version features the raps made by MGK removed and replaced with Dean's vocals. Unlike the original song, the Part 2 version has 3 verses.

Music video

MGK shot a video for the single, which featured a cameo appearance from the singer

. The video was uploaded on

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under his

account, on June 3, 2012. The video, directed by

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portrays the struggle and triumph of everyday people in the clip, which depicts an unexpected pregnancy and neighborhood brawl. In his scenes, MGK rushes to a hospital to check on his daughter, who happens to reunite him with his ex-girlfriend. Singer-songwriter Ester Dean roams the hospital hallways, singing the chorus.

Credits and personnel

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– Richard Colson Baker, Ester Dean *

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– Alex da Kid

Track listing

;Digital Single

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{authority control 2011 songs 2012 singles Machine Gun Kelly (musician) songs Bad Boy Records singles Interscope Records singles Song recordings produced by Alex da Kid Songs written by Ester Dean Songs written by Machine Gun Kelly (musician)