Conqueror (Aurora song)

2016 single by Aurora

"Conqueror"

Single by Aurora
from the album  All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
Released| 15 February 2016 (2016-02-15)
Recorded| 2015
Genre|

* Scandipop
* synth-pop
* electropop

Length| 3:27
Label|

* Decca
* Budde Music

Songwriter(s)|

* Aurora Aksnes
* Geir Luedy
* Magnus Skylstad
* Odd Martin Bergjord Skålnes

Producer(s)|

* Odd Martin
* Magnus Skylstad
* Jeremy Wheatley

Aurora singles chronology
| "Half the World Away"
(2015)  | "Conqueror"
(2016)  | "I Went Too Far"
(2016)

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Music video
"Conqueror" on YouTube

"Conqueror" is a song by Aurora and the fifth single from All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. It was written by Aurora, Geir Luedy, Odd Martin Skålnes and Magnus Skylstad and produced by Skålnes, Skylstad and Jeremy Wheatley. On January 15, 2016 the song was officially released worldwide.

## Background and composition

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"Conqueror" is a Scandipop,[1] synth-pop,[2] and electropop song[3] with "clattering drum beats building towards a euphoric chorus".[4] Aurora wrote this song in 2013 with some of her band members.

She said: "This song is a rather strange one. It's an important contrast to all the other songs on my album - it's actually a bit happy! I wrote it with some of my band members during 2013 once. It was just for fun, we didn't even know if anything good would come out it!"[5]

"'Conqueror' is about a world [that] is kind of falling apart around you, and you're looking for a conqueror to save you. But you're looking for the conqueror in someone else, which I think is [something] you should not do. You should find the conqueror in yourself first, and be your own hero. If you stand strong, then you will stand for a bit longer."[6]

In the documentary Once Aurora, she expressed her dislike for the song due to its overly pop leanings.[7][8] However, in a 2021 interview with NME, she stated, "I like the song more now, but haven't played it live for five years. I stopped after 2016 and said, 'I'm never going to play this again – ever!'" She then said, "When I start touring again, I will start playing it again – because it is very fun. I just needed a five-year break from the song."[8]

## Music video

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A music video for the song was released on February 16, 2016. It was directed by Kenny McCracken.

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Conqueror"  Chart (2016)  | Peak
position

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Canada Rock (Billboard)[9] | 49
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 47
Norway Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] | 8
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 32

## References

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1. ^ Elmahdi, Adam (21 September 2015). "Aurora leads a joyous celebration of melancholy in East London". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
2. ^ "Aurora - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend". MusicOMH. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
3. ^ i-D staff (15 January 2016). "premiere: aurora, 'conqueror'". i-D. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
4. ^ Pollard, Alexandra (19 January 2016). "Aurora's brilliant new single is the best thing you'll hear today". Gigwise. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
5. ^ "Aurora Track by Track". www.thefourohfive.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
6. ^ "INTERVIEW: AURORA On Her Song 'Conqueror' & Upcoming Album | iHeartRadio". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
7. ^ En Gang Aurora [Once Aurora] (Motion picture). 2018.
8. ^ a b Trendell, Andrew (7 July 2021). "AURORA talks new single 'Cure For Me': "Why is it so difficult to let others be themselves?"". NME. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
9. ^ "AURORA Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
10. ^ "AURORA Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
11. ^ "Aurora Chart History (Norway Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
12. ^ "Aurora Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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* Discography

Studio albums|

| All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend|

* "Runaway"
* "Conqueror"
* "Running with the Wolves"
* "Winter Bird"
* "I Went Too Far"
* "Through the Eyes of a Child"
* "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
* "Half the World Away"

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Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1)|

* "Queendom"
* "Forgotten Love"

A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)|

* "Animal"
* "The Seed"

The Gods We Can Touch|

* "Giving In to the Love"
* "Cure for Me"
* "Exist for Love"
* "Heathens"
* "A Temporary High"
* "A Dangerous Thing"
* "The Woman I Am"

What Happened to the Heart?|

* "Your Blood"
* "The Conflict of the Mind"
* "Some Type of Skin"
* "The Flood"

Extended plays|

* Running with the Wolves

Other songs|

* "Into the Unknown"

Related soundtracks|

* Deus Salve o Rei
* Frozen 2
* Wolfwalkers
* Sky: Children of the Light
* One Piece
* Kaiju No. 8

Concert tours|

* All My Demons Tour
* 2018–2019 tour
* The Gods We Can Touch Tour
* 2024 Norwegian tour
* What Happened to the Earth?

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