EMPIRE

***Empire*** is a single album by Chinese Australian YouTuber Wengie featuring Minnie from South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE. It was released on October 18, 2019 by Unicorn Pop and distributed by LINYL. It consists of the title track "Empire" in three different versions, Korean, English, and Korean and English. A music video was also released alongside the single.

The song was released through several music portals, including MelOn, Apple Music, and Spotify.

## Background

On October 15, it was announced that Wengie and Minnie teams up for a collaboration song "Empire". The collaboration is part of Wengie's 'World Wide Music Project' following the project of her first single with Filipino star Inigo Pascual which happen on May 4.

According to Wengie, "Empire" is a song about 'Girl power' and contains a message that cheers and encourages the listeners.

## Composition

The song was composed by Melanie Fontana and Michel “Lindgren” Schulz. It was described as a "Korean-English hybrid propelled by a pulsating, clapping beat and trap percussion" and "bilingual female empowerment banger"

## Commercial performance

"Empire" debuted at number 22 on the Billboard charts. The song was featured in E! News's mixtape, *The MixtapE* where they select their favorite new songs and added into it.

## Tracklist

1. EMPIRE (single)
2. EMPIRE (English ver.)
3. EMPIRE (Korean ver.)
4. Empire (Instrumental)

## Lyrics

* HAN
* ROM
* ENG

## Hangul

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
언젠간 이뤄줘 for me
나를 봐, 나를 봐 her majesty
아무도 날 넘볼 순 없지

Never die, live fast, it's my empire
Put my face on the cash, it's my empire
Put the bricks to the bricks, watch 'em get higher
Lay back, let 'em, let 'em build my empire

(Minnie)

Empire 나의 자리
소장해 Minnie, 따라해 봐 Minnie
매일 hail on it, blizzards
해 줄게 내 꿈에 later kiss kiss (meow)

Bang bang, two bags
My cash my bad
넌 왜 불러 my name
이제 그려 네 맘에 'cause one day

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
언젠간 이뤄줘 for me
나를 봐, 나를 봐 her majesty
아무도 날 넘볼 순 없지

들어봐 느껴봐 it's my empire
내려놔 모두다 it's my empire
보라 빛 왕관이 빛날 때 higher
Lay back, let 'em, let 'em build my empire

Rollin' in the streets with the top off
The sun shines brighter with the top off
I think this drink needs a top off
Yeah, so I can take my (haha!)

네가 원한 것 기대는 마
차갑게 돌아서 바로
니 입술이 날 불러 queen
'Cause one day

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
언젠간 이뤄줘 for me
나를 봐, 나를 봐 her majesty
아무도 날 넘볼 순 없지

Never die, live fast, it's my empire
Put my face on the cash, it's my empire
Put the bricks to the bricks, watch 'em get higher
Lay back, let 'em, let 'em build my empire

(Wengie, Minnie)

Lay back, let 'em, let 'em build my empire

## Romanization

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
eonjengan irwojwo for me
nareul bwa, nareul bwa her majesty
amudo nal neombol sun eoptji

Never die, live fast, its my empire
Put my face on the cash, its my empire
Put the bricks to the bricks, watch em get higher
Lay back let em let em build my empire

(Minnie)

Empire naui jari
sojanghae Minnie, ttarahae bwa Minnie
maeil hail on it, blizzards
hae julge nae kkume later KISS KISS

Bang bang two bags
My cash my bad
neon wae bulleo my name
ije geuryeo ne mam-e cuz one day

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
eonjengan irwojwo for me
nareul bwa, nareul bwa her majesty
amudo nal neombol sun eoptji

deureobwa neukkyeobwa it’s my empire
naeryeonwa moduda it’s my empire
bora bit wanggwani bitnal ttae higher
Lay back let em let em build my empire

Rollin in the streets with the top off
The sun shines brighter with the top off
I think this drink needs a top off
Yeah, so I can take my (haha)

nega wonhan geot gidaeneun ma
chagapge doraseo baro
ni ipsuri nal bulleo queen
Cuz one day

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
eonjengan irwojwo for me
nareul bwa, nareul bwa her majesty
amudo nal neombol sun eoptji

Never die, live fast, its my empire
Put my face on the cash, its my empire
Put the bricks to the bricks, watch em get higher
Lay back let em let em build my empire

(Wengie, Minnie)

Lay back let em let em build my empire

## English

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
One day they will build empires for me
See the crown, see the crown her majesty
Bow down as they build empires for me

Never die, live fast, its my empire
Put my face on the cash, its my empire
Put the bricks to the bricks, watch em get higher
Lay back let em let em build my empire

(Minnie)

Empire represent it
So much money I could never spend it
Make it hail on em, blizzards
And for the rest of my haters, kiss kiss

Bang bang two bags
My cash my bad
And when they shouting my name
Best believe what they say cuz one day

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
One day they will build empires for me
See the crown, see the crown her majesty
Bow down as they build empires for me

Never die, live fast, its my empire
Put my face on the cash, its my empire
Put the bricks to the bricks, watch em get higher
Lay back let em let em build my empire

Rollin in the streets with the top off
The sun shines brighter with the top off
I think this drink needs a top off
Yeah, so I can take my (haha!)

Cuz that’s what you want
That’s what you like
Put you on ice, like the others
Down on your knees
Bow to the queen
Cuz one day

One day they will build empires for me
From the dirt to the sky for the world to see
Bow down as they build empires for me
One day they will build empires for me
See the crown, see the crown her majesty
Bow down as they build empires for me

Never die, live fast, its my empire
Put my face on the cash, its my empire
Put the bricks to the bricks, watch em get higher
Lay back let em let em build my empire

(Wengie, Minnie)

Lay back let em let em build my empire

## Release history

1. ↑ https://colorcodedheaven.com/2019/10/18/wengie-empire-feat-minnie-of-gi-dle/
2. ↑ https://colorcodedheaven.com/2019/10/18/wengie-empire-feat-minnie-%eb%af%bc%eb%8b%88-of-gi-dle-%ec%97%ac%ec%9e%90%ec%95%84%ec%9d%b4%eb%93%a4-english-version/