"Battles" is the debut single by ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...
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season fifteen runner-up
La'Porsha Renae and would have been her coronation song had she won the contest.
Background
"Battles" was written by
Who Is Fancy, who wrote it as a tribute to the passing of
G.R.L. singer and X Factor finalist
Simone Battle. Battle and Who Is Fancy were roommates when she died.
Critical response
"Battles" was described as anthem-like and upbeat, if a bit poppier than we're used to hearing from the passionate, soulful vocalist.
Commercial performance
"Battles" debuted on the
iTunes
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Top 100 chart on April 6, 2016 a day ahead of the Grand Final performance show. After Renae's debut performance of the song the next day, it climbed up the charts reaching the Top 15. However, the single charted noticeably lower than the other finalists. The single also peaked at number 11 on the
iTunes
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Top 100 pop songs chart. It reached No. 22 on the R&B Digital Songs chart, selling 7,000 copies based on just two days of sales.
Chart performance
References
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2016 debut singles
2016 songs
American Idol songs
19 Recordings singles
Big Machine Records singles
Songs written by Who Is Fancy