Roar

"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 			
Genre 	Power pop 			
Length 	3:42 			
Label 	Alfred 			
Producer(s) 	*Dr. Luke, 
*Max Martin, 
*Cirkut 			
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. It garnered generally mixed reviews from music critics.
==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.