Invincible is a song by American singer

Omar Apollo Omar Apolonio Velasco (born May 20, 1997), known professionally as Omar Apollo, is an American singer and songwriter. After signing a record deal with Warner Records, his debut album, ''Ivory'', was released in 2022 to positive reviews for his ...

, featuring Daniel Caesar, from his debut studio album '' Ivory'' (2022). It was released through Warner Records as the album's third single on February 9, 2022.

Composition

Apollo co-wrote and co-produced the song with Caesar with Sean Leon providing additional writing. "Invincible" is a future-leaning Neo soul ballad driven by guitar and drum production. The song incorporates different genre elements such as

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alternative R&B Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, hipster R&B, dark R&B, emo R&B and left-field R&B) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to pro ...

, and reggae. The song has lyrics focusing on themes such as human fragility, mortality, queer love, and melancholy.

Music video

The music video for "Invincible" was directed by Stillz and released on February 9, 2022. The video begins with Apollo plugging in an amplifier, which he is then sitting on while strumming a guitar in the middle of an alleyway. Alongside him is Caesar and two young boys racing with toy cars, an SUV and an ambulance. The scene transition to Caesar riding out the top of an SUV in which seems to be a car chase between the vehicles the young boys were playing with. Apollo is riding passenger-side behind the ambulance, which is then shown to have Caesar inside of it attached to IVs. The ambulance arrives to a house where Caesar is being pulled out on a stretcher and placed onto a dinner table with a cake on top of him, where a family celebrating a birthday and blowing out candles. In between, there are scenes depicting Caesar being prepared for surgery. During Apollo's verse, he is seen getting a MRI in a garage. After Apollo finishes his rap verse, a shirtless male couple wearing large puppet heads are hanging out. The two men are seen running, holding hands, wrestling on the ground, and embracing each other. The video ends with Apollo and Caesar exiting the alleyway into a tunnel. The puppet heads that the gay couple are wearing were created by Andrés Gudiño, a Costa Rican artist whose visuals depict sexuality and gender. The video won the Best International R&B/Soul Video award at the

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Critical reception

"Invincible" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Writers at ''

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'', appreciated the song for exploring different genres, calling it a "musical match made in heaven". Cora Johnson of '' Clash Music'' gave the song a positive review, calling it "hypnotic" and "beautifully arranged with "symphonic" harmonies layered throughout the track. K.G. of '' NME'' praised the song's stripped-down production as it "allowed Apollo's and Caesar's vocal performances to shine." In a review of the song's parent album, ''NME'' also called the track “emotionally climactic” and "tender" collaboration.

Accolades

References

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