Legends

## Single by Sleeping with Sirens

"**Legends**" is a song by Sleeping with Sirens, released as the lead single from their album *Gossip* on July 14, 2017. The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on September 18, 2017, directed by Erik Rojas and Joe Mischo. It was announced as Team USA's official song for the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, for that year.

## Background

The band's managers, Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, saw the song's potential. They thought "Legends" would be good for the Olympics, and pitched the idea to the head of the Olympic Committee. In a statement to *Billboard*, Quinn wrote, "It's such a huge honor to be a part of something as major as the Olympics, it honestly doesn't feel real. I think the song we've written has taken on a life of its own. A kid from a small town [Medford, Oregon] has managed to write a song that represents the American Olympic team, dreams can come true, and we can become legends." Producer and co-writer David Bendeth added, "Being a Brit and a Canadian, I never dreamed I would ever live in the USA and make music, let alone co-write an Olympic theme song." Co-writer Stephen Aiello said, "Around 100 years ago my great grandfather left southern Italy at a young age in search for a better life in America. This country afforded him the opportunity to work hard, raise a family, and eventually become a proud American citizen. When I learned that 'Legends' is being used to represent Team USA for the 2018 Olympics, I couldn't help but think about my great-grandfather and how proud I'd hope he'd be if he were alive today. Like many immigrants of the past and present, his sacrifices aren't taken for granted. 'Legends' is a story about the American Dream and what is possible."

Nick Martin said in an interview that "Legends" was "one of the first songs where it really hit us hard that we had definitely crossed over into something that was different," sound-wise from their previous artistry. He continued that their was slight hesitance, but concluded, "what do we have to lose? If we're happy with it and that's what we want to put out and stand behind then we're gonna do that and so we did and we're very proud of that."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

(We could be legends, we can be legends

We could be legends, we can be legends)

We could be legends after all

Hey, woah, woah

We could be legends after all

Hey, woah, woah

[Verse 1]

Do you remember bein' young?

The world in our hands, your heart in a song

Do you remember bein' young?

Remember, remember

Nothin's ever what it seems

Forget who you are, forget how to dream

I think it's time that we believe

Remember, remember

[Pre-Chorus]

We could be wild, and we could be free

We can be anything in life we wanna be

We could move mountains, we could break walls

We can stand tall enough to fight and never fall

[Chorus]

We can be legends after all

Hey, woah, woah

We could be legends after all

Hey, woah, woah

We could be legends after all

[Verse 2]

Do you remember growing up?

Standin' all alone, your back to the sun

Do you remember growing up?

Remember, remember

Tell me how it's gonna be

If we win or lose, wear your heart on your sleeve

I think it's time that we believe

Remember, remember

[Pre-Chorus]

We could be wild, and we could be free

We can be anything in life we wanna be

We could move mountains, we could break walls

We can stand tall enough to fight and never fall

[Chorus]

We could be legends after all

Hey, woah, woah

We could be legends after all

Hey, woah, woah

We could be legends after all

[Post-Chorus]

We could be legends, we can be legends

We could be legends after all

We could be legends, we could be legends

[Bridge]

Stand up and shout it out if you want it

Remember, remember

Reach out and touch the sky 'cause you got it

We'll be here forever

Stand up and shout it out if you want it

Remember, remember

Reach out and touch the sky 'cause you got it

We'll be here forever

(Forever, forever, forever, forever, forever)

[Pre-Chorus]

We could be wild, we could be free

We can be anything in life we wanna be

We could move mountains, we could break walls

We can stand tall enough to fight and never fall

[Chorus]

We can be legends after all

Hey, woah, woah

We could be legends after all

Hey, woah, woah

We could be legends after all

[Outro]

Stand up and shout it out if you want it

Remember

Reach out and touch the sky 'cause you got it

We'll be here forever

## Gallery

Sleeping with Sirens - Legends (Official Lyric Video)Sleeping With Sirens - Legends (Live & Acoustic From NYC)
## References

1. ↑ Bliss, Karen (July 23, 2017). "Sleeping with Sirens' 'Legends': the Story Behind Team USA's Olympics Song". *Billboard*.
2. ↑ Kidd, Sarah (April 27, 2018). "NICK MARTIN of SLEEPING WITH SIRENS – Geeking Out On Music". *Ambient Light*.