Royalty (Down with Webster song)
"Royalty" | ||||
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Songwriter(s) | Tyler Armes, Patrick Gillet, Cameron Hunter, Andrew Martino and Martin Seja | |||
Producer(s) | Zale Epstien and Brett Ryan Kruger | |||
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"Royalty" is a song by
Background
The song was written by Down with Webster band members Tyler Armes, Patrick Gillet, Cameron Hunter, Andrew Martino and Martin Seja. Royalty was produced by
The beginning of the song uses a sample from the track "I'd Like" by the musical act Freshlyground. The looped sample in the background is from New Zealand band
Music video
A music video for the song was filmed in Toronto over two days starting on January 8, 2012.[2] The music video was directed by Chris Wong. In MuchMusic's series On Set, Wong shared that he took inspiration from the music videos of Jay Z's "On to the Next One", Rihanna's "We Found Love" and Drake's "Marvin's Room."[3]
The video premiered on February 2, 2012 on
Chart performance
"Royalty" debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #98 on the week of February 18, 2012 and climbed up to #75 on the week of February 25, 2012.[6]
Charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 75 |
References
- ^ a b "Watch the Premiere of Down with Webster's Video for Royalty". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Watch This Down With Webster Royalty". Retrieved May 17, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "On Set: DOWN WITH WEBSTER- ROYALTY". MuchMusic. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Down with Webster Video Premiere: 'Royalty'". Billboard. 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Marianas Trench leads with seven nominations at the 2012 MMVAs". May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Royalty by Down with Webster - Music Charts". αCharts.
- ^ "Down with Webster Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.