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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Power Is Power

| type = single

| cover = SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott - Power Is Power.png

| alt =

| artist = SZA, the Weeknd, and Travis Scott

| album = For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length =

| label = Columbia

| writer =

* Solna Rowe

* Abel Tesfaye

* Jacques Webster II

* Eric Frederic

* Jason Quenneville

* Victor Dimotsis

* Zach Cooper

* Ahmad Balshe

* Myles Martin

| producer =

* The Weeknd

* Ricky Reed

* DaHeala

| chronology = SZA

| prev_title = Garden (Say It Like Dat)

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Just Us

| next_year = 2019

| misc =

}}

"'Power Is Power'" is a song by American singer SZA, Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, and American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on April 18, 2019, as a single from the 'Game of Thrones' companion soundtrack, 'For the Throne'.

Background and release



Following the release of the collaboration "Wake Up" by Travis Scott featuring the Weeknd, as the fourth single from Scott's 'Astroworld' on March 26, 2019. In early April of that year, rumours regarding the possibility of a 'Game of Thrones' inspired track by SZA, the Weeknd, and Travis Scott began to circulate around the web. The artists' involvement on the 'For the Throne' soundtrack was then later confirmed on April 8, via an announcement of the soundtrack by Columbia Records. Following the release of the promotional singles "Kingdom of One" by Maren Morris and "Nightshade" by The Lumineers on April 12, SZA then later shared the cover art and release date of the song, on her Instagram profile on April 16.

Lyrics



The title of the song is a line spoken by the character Cersei Lannister in the HBO TV series 'Game of Thrones', the song's lyric however revolve around the character Jon Snow. Writers at the time interpreted the lyrics as possibly foreshadowing the aforementioned character winning out the conclusion of the show.

Music video



The music video was first teased on April 20, 2019, and features a medieval theme, reminiscent of its source show 'Game of Thrones'. It was directed by Anthony Mandler and released on May 5, 2019.

Charts



Release history



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| April 18, 2019

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| rowspan="2"| April 23, 2019

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| May 3, 2019

| Contemporary hit radio

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References




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