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from the soundtrack of the 2019

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film '' Maleficent: Mistress of Evil''. It was released as a single on September 20, 2019. It was included on the soundtrack of the film, which was released on October 18, 2019.

Background and promotion

Rexha announced the single on September 17, 2019, following a snippet released the day before. The writers of " Flagpole Sita" by

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are credited as songwriters due to melodic similarity.

Critical reception

Claire Shaffer of ''

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'' wrote that the song "spins the story of Maleficent into a classic girl empowerment anthem ..and lets Rexha show off her impressive vocal belt." Writing for

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, Trey Alston stated that "Bebe Rexha has just provided the anthem for power and resilience this winter ..Being that it's attached to something so massive, it makes sense that it is so wide-eyed and vivid, ready to rear into roaring view. Inevitability has never sounded so strong."

Music video

The inspirational music video was directed by

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. It features Rexha leading fellow female runners through a city. The video also shows Rexha wandering through a "magical" and "butterfly-filled" forest while sporting a glittering black gown and headpiece. The video was released on October 15, 2019.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– vocals, songwriter *

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– songwriter, producer * Aaron Huffman – songwriter *Evan Sult – songwriter *Jeff Lin – songwriter * Micheal Pollack – songwriter *Nate Cyphert – songwriter *

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– songwriter *

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– orchestra and choir arranger *Randy Merrill – masterer *

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– mixer

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* * * {{Sleeping Beauty 2019 singles 2019 songs Bebe Rexha songs Songs written by Bebe Rexha Songs written by Michael Pollack (musician) Songs written by Alex Schwartz Songs written by Joe Khajadourian Song recordings produced by the Futuristics Maleficent (franchise) Music videos directed by Sophie Muller Disney songs Songs about fictional female characters Walt Disney Records singles Warner Records singles