We Remain

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"We Remain"
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedOctober 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
Recorded2013
GenreArena pop
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ryan Tedder
  • Brent Kutzle
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Say Something"
(2013) 		"We Remain"
(2013) 		"Change"
(2016)
The Hunger Games
 singles chronology
"Elastic Heart"
(2013) 		"We Remain"
(2013) 		"Yellow Flicker Beat"
(2014)
Licensed audio
"We Remain (From “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Soundtrack)" on
YouTube

"We Remain" is a song by American singer

power ballad about perseverance. Contemporary music critics lauded the song for its sound and picked it as one of the highlights from the soundtrack. The single appeared on a few national record charts
including Belgium, South Korea and the United Kingdom.

Background

Following the release of her seventh

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with a song called "We Remain" in September 2013.[2] On September 25, 2013, Aguilera unveiled a 90-second preview of the track.[3]

Composition

"We Remain"
A 25-second sample of "We Remain"
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"We Remain" was written by

chorus, Aguilera sings "So burn me with fire/ Drown me with rain/ I'm gonna wake up screaming your name/ Yes I'm a sinner, yes I'm a saint/ whatever happens here, whatever happens here, we remain".[7] Several critics compared "We Remain" to Aguilera's previous hit "Beautiful" (2002) and Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" (2012) for musical similarities.[10][11]

Release history

The song was released as the third

The Voice on December 17, 2013.[17] A studio version of the duet was released on the US iTunes Store on December 16, 2013.[18]

Critical reception

"We Remain" received critical acclaim from

Consequence of Sound selected "We Remain" as one of the highlights from the album, which made Aguilera "the biggest star on display".[19] Entertainment Weekly writer Nick Catucci picked it as one of the best tracks, calling it "an awesome reminder of Christina's power" and "one of the most righteous doses of uplift this year, on any platform".[10] Mike Wass from the Idolator placed "We Remain" at number twenty on his list of Aguilera's forty best songs.[20]

Personnel

Credits adapted from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack digital inlay cover[21]

Track listing

Digital download[8]
  1. "We Remain" – 4:00

Charts

"We Remain" peaked at number 58 on the South Korean

Wallonian Singles Chart.[24]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[23] 31
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[24] 14
Italy (FIMI)[25] 101
South Korea (
GAON Download Chart)[22]
 58
UK Singles (
Official Charts Company)[26]
 144
US
Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[27]
 64

Release history

Country Date Format Label(s) Ref.
Belgium October 1, 2013 Digital download Universal Music Group [28]
Finland [29]
France [30]
Germany
[31]
New Zealand Universal Music Group [32]
Switzerland [33]
United States
  • RCA
  • Republic
 [8]
Australia October 2, 2013 Universal Music Australia [34]
United States October 8, 2013 Contemporary hit radio
[16]
December 16, 2013 Digital download[a] Republic [18]
Notes
  1. ^ Live from The Voice version

References

  1. ^ "Discography Christina Aguilera". ARIA Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 26, 2013). "'Catching Fire' Soundtrack: Christina Aguilera, The Weeknd, Lorde Join The Hunger Games". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Earp, Catherine (September 26, 2013). "Christina Aguilera previews 'Hunger Games' song 'We Remain' - listen". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Christina Aguilera Delivers 'We Remain' for 'Catching Fire' Soundtrack: Listen". Billboard. October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Reed, Ryan (September 26, 2013). "Christina Aguilera Catches Fire on 'We Remain'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c Lopez, Michael (September 27, 2013). "Christina Aguilera Adds 'We Remain' To 'Catching Fire' Soundtrack (LISTEN)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c Malec, Brett (September 30, 2013). "Christina Aguilera's Catching Fire Song "We Remain" Released—Listen to the Power Ballad Now!". E!. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d "We Remain (From "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Soundtrack): Christina Aguilera". Amazon. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  9. ^
    Spin Media
    . Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Catucci, Nick (January 23, 2014). "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  11. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Hunger Games:Catching Fire Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  12. ^ Ng, Philiana (September 26, 2013). "Christina Aguilera Records Song for New 'Hunger Games' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  13. The Huffington Post
    . September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  14. ^ Nicodemo, Tara (September 30, 2013). "Christina Aguilera Teases 'Hunger Games' Ballad: 'We Remain'". RyanSeacrest.com. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  15. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (September 30, 2013). "Christina Aguilera's Fiery 'Hunger Games' Single Art Revealed: Take A Look!". MTV News. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  17. ^ "The Voice Season 5 (2013): And the Winner Is..." International Business Times. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  18. ^ a b "We Remain (The Voice Performance) – Single by Jacquie Lee & Christina Aguilera". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  19. Consequence of Sound
    . Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  20. ^ Wass, Mike (December 18, 2020). "Christina Aguilera's 40 Best Songs". Idolator. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  21. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (digital inlay cover). Various artist. Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  22. ^
    Gaon Chart. Archived from the original
    on October 18, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  23. ^
    Ultratip
    . Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  24. ^
    Ultratip
    . Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  25. ^ "Tutti i successi del 2013" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  26. ^ "Cluk Update: 12.10.2013". Zobbel Archive. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  27. ^ "Christina Aguilera Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  28. ^ "We Remain". 7digital Belgium. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  29. ^ "We Remain". 7digital Finland. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  30. ^ "We Remain". 7digital France. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  31. ^ "We Remain (From "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire") - Single". Germany: iTunes Store. January 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  32. ^ "We Remain". 7digital New Zealand. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  33. ^ "We Remain". 7digital Switzerland. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  34. ^ "We Remain (From 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Soundtrack)". bandit.fm. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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