"Warrior" is a song recorded by American singer

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, taken from her fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2013). Lovato wrote the song along with

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and its producers

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and

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. The lyrics deal with a feeling of regret that the interpreter wants to let out. "Warrior" peaked at number 25 on the

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and was certified Gold by the

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. It was included on the set lists of Lovato's headlining concert tours

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(2014),

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(2014-2015) and

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(2018).

Composition

Lovato stated that "Warrior" was "probably the hardest and easiest song to write on the album. I was writing about personal experiences, and it's the type of song where you can't fit all of it into one song. But it was the easiest song at the same time because it’s something that I wanted to say." In a review of ''Demi'', Jason Lipshutz of ''

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'' compared "Warrior" to Lovato's single "

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", stating that "Warrior" has Lovato declaring herself "a phoenix that has risen from all-too-public ashes", with emotional lyrics such as: "I've got shame, I've got scars, that I will never show/I'm a survivor, in more ways than you'll know". "It's a very, very meaningful song to me", said Lovato in an interview in

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. In celebration of the release of the album, ''Demi'', Lovato shared a picture of her shoulder tattoo with the phrase "now I'm a warrior", referencing the song's lyrics.

Commercial performance

Upon the release of ''Demi'', "Warrior" failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 but charted for a week at the bottom of the

chart, at number 25. In 2023, the song was certified Gold in the United States by the

, after selling 500,000 copies in the country. It was the sixth song from the album to be certified in the country. In June 2018, the song was featured on ''

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'' by a contestant named Makayla Phillips. The performance caused the song to have a 1,780% rise in sales. The song also reached the top 80 on iTunes at the time, achieving a new peak, since it was not released as a single.

Live performances

"Warrior" was included on the set lists of Lovato's headlining concert tours

(2014),

(2014-2015) and

(2018). It was also performed in her co-headlining concert tour

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(2016), with

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from ''Demi''. Recording and management *Recorded at Barefoot Recording and East West Studios (

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) *Mixed at MixStar Studios (

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) *Mastered at

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(

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) *Published by Shigshag Music ( BMI), Radassyouvich/Pulse Recording Songs (

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), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Songs of Pulse Recordings (BMI), Seven Peaks Music (ASCAP) and Demi Lovato Publishing (ASCAP) Personnel *

– lead vocals, songwriting *

– production, songwriting, programming, piano *

– production, songwriting, piano, digital editing *

– songwriting *

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– mixing *

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– mastering * John Hanes – engineered for mix *

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– digital editing

Charts

Certifications

References

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