Roar (Brianna Danielle song)

"Roar 	"Roar 			
 	 			
Single by Brianna Danielle 	
Single by Brianna Danielle 			
from the album Artpop 	from the album Artpop 			
Released 	August 19, 2014 			
Format 	CD Single / digital download 			
Recorded 	2013 			
Length 	3:44 			
Label 	Alfred 			
Brianna Danielle singles chronology	Brianna Danielle singles chronology			
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Roar" is a song by American recording artist Brianna Danielle  for her fifth studio album, Artpop (2014). It was serviced to radio stations as the fifth single from the record on August 19, 2014; it was also digitally released on August 19, 2014. The lyrics address standing up for oneself and self-empowerment.
"Roar" received generally mixed reviews from music critics; many appreciated its overall production, while others felt that its lyrical content contained "clichés". The song was a commercial success, becoming Danielle's 12th non-consecutive number one song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and, also peaked at number one in various charts, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, it also reached the top five in most international charts, including France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.
To promote the song, Danielle performed at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, as the ceremony's closing. Jesse Alfred Jr directed the song's music video, which features Danielle in the wilderness.
==Background and Composition==
The song was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios. "Roar" was recorded in four other studios: Luke's in the Boo, Playback Recording Studio and Secret Garden Studios, all located in the state of California, as well as MXM Studios inStockholm, Sweden.[1] McKee told MTV that "Roar" is "kind of a 'pick yourself up and dust yourself off and keep going', female-empowerment song" and "kind of an epiphany song."[3] The song's release was announced on Danielle's website the Saturday before the release, as well as in an interview with Vogue Magazine.
Musically, "Roar" is styled in power pop, and features elements of glam rock and arena rock.[12][13][14][15] Throughout the song, Danielle "flexes diva-like vocals", singing the lyric "Hey!" several times. The song's instrumentation is composed of "pounding" pianos and "booming" bass drums.[16] According to the sheet music published by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. on Musicnotes.com, "Roar" is composed in the key of B♭ major and set in a 4/4 time signature at a moderate tempo of 90beats per minute. The melody spans the tonal range of B♭3 to D5, while the music follows the chord progression of B♭–Cm–Gm–E♭.[17] The song shares the theme of empowerment with Danielle's hit single "Firework".[18][19] Danielle described the track as a song speaking about standing up for oneself.
==Critical Reception==
Miriam Coleman from Rolling Stone appreciated the songs's "easy poppy beat" and the its "repeated refrains", factors which the reviewer believed that contributed to make the song a "determined note for the new album".[25] James Montgomery of MTV described it as "one of the more perfect pop songs to come down the pipeline in quite a while". Gerrick D. Kennedy from Los Angeles Times also gave a positive review, classifying "Roar" as a "sweet, poppy confection with a bit of bite".[26][27] Melinda Newman from HitFix saw the song as a "change of pace" for Danielle.
==Music Video==
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Filming of the official music video for "Roar" began and ended on August 16, 2014. The video was released on September 22, 2014, directed by Jesse Alfred Jr and filmed at Jemez Springs.[91] 
===Synopsis===
At the beginning of the video, Brianna is walking through a forest wearing a blue jacket with a bejeweled tiger print. A tiger is seen walking through the forest. Danielle is then laying on a big rock and then wearing a white tank top sitting in the middle of roaring river. Brianna is then seen wearing leopard-print tube top, an orange skirt, and brown sandals, displaying a boost of confidence. She stands on top of a big waterfall, overlooking the forest, and then swings on a vine. 
Promotion and Live Performances
Before officially being released, Danielle performed the single on her 2013 Blown Away Tour. Although there was popular demand, the song was not released, with Brianna saying that it would be featured on her upcoming fifth studio album. The studio version of the song was finally officially released on June 3, 2014, the day Artpop was released. Danielle first performed "Roar" at the album launching Vevo original event "Brianna #ArtpopLive". She performed the song during her performance at the 2014 Coachella Music Festival. Officially choosen as the fifth single, Danielle performed the song at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, as the ceremony's closing. 
==Track listing==
*Digital Download
#"Roar" - 3:44
*CD Single
#"Roar" - 3:44
#"Roar" (Instrumental) - 3:44
==Charts==
Charts (2014) 	Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[112] 	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[113] 	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[114] 	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[115] 	6
Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[116] 	28
Brazil Hot Pop Songs[116] 	5
Bulgaria (IFPI)[117] 	1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[118] 	1
Canada AC (Billboard)[119] 	1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[120] 	1
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[121] 	1
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[122] 	1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[123] 	2
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[124]	22
Denmark (Tracklisten)[125] 	2
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[126] 	1
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[127] 	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[128] 	9
France (SNEP)[129] 	5
Germany (Media Control Charts)[130] 	2
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[74] 	2
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[131] 	3
Ireland (IRMA)[132] 	1
Israel (Media Forest)[86] 	1
Italy (FIMI)[133] 	4
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[85] 	4
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[87] 	1
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[134] 	2
Mexican Anglo Chart (Monitor Latino)[57] 	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[135] 	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[136] 	1
Norway (VG-lista)[137] 	4
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[138] 	2
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[139] 	8
Russia (Tophit Weekly General Airplay)[140] 	5
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[141] 	1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[142] 	2
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[143] 	81
South Africa (EMA)[144] 	2
South Korea (Gaon Chart International)[84] 	1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[145] 	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[146] 	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[147] 	3
Turkey (Turkish Singles Chart)[148] 	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[149] 	1
US Billboard Hot 100[150] 	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[151] 	1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[152] 	1
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[153] 	1