Warriors (Imagine Dragons song)

"Warriors" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, used by Riot Games for a music video promoting the League of Legends 2014 World Championship. It was also included on the band's second studio album, Smoke + Mirrors (2015). The song was released digitally as a single on September 18, 2014. The music video for the song was the most viewed League of Legends video online with over 200 million views, until K/DA's Pop/Stars surpassed it in 2019. The song was also used as the official theme of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Music video

The song premiered with the debut of its music video on the League of Legends YouTube channel on September 17, 2014. The song and its video served to promote the 2014 League of Legends World Championship.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Warriors"	2:51

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	56
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	60
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)	18
France (SNEP)	48
Germany (GfK)	58
Hungary (Single Top 40)	34
Ireland (IRMA)	80
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)	16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	66
Norway (VG-lista)	27
Portugal Digital Song Sales (Billboard)	13
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)	29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	7
UK Singles (OCC)	54
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)	2
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)	68
Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard Hot Rock Songs	83

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)	3× Platinum	180,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)	Platinum	90,000
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	Gold	25,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)	Platinum	10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	Platinum	60,000
Sweden (GLF)	2× Platinum	80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)	Gold	1,300,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

"Warriors". LeagueOfLegends.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ "Warriors – Single by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons: Warriors | Worlds 2014 - League of Legends". YouTube. 17 September 2014.
"Imagine Dragons teams with 'League of Legends' for $2.3m tournament - Yahoo News Singapore". 19 September 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
"Imagine Dragons – Warriors" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 40. týden 2014 in the date selector. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons – Warriors" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons – Warriors" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
"Chart Track: Week 39, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons Lebanese Chart Top 20 History". The Official Lebanese Top 20. November 16, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
"Imagine Dragons – Warriors" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons - Warriors (Song)". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
"Imagine Dragons Chart History (Portugal Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201439 into search. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons – Warriors". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
"Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
"Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
"Hot Rock Songs : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
"Brazilian single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Warriors" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
"Danish single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Warriors". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Imagine Dragons; 'Warriors')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
"Italian single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Warriors" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
"Norwegian single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Warriors" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
"Spanish single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Warriors". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
"Sverigetopplistan – Imagine Dragons" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
"British single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Warriors". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
"American single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Warriors". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
"Danish single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Warriors". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

v t e Imagine Dragons
Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon Ben McKee Andrew Beck Andrew Tolman Theresa Flaminio Daniel Platzman
Studio albums	Night Visions Smoke + Mirrors Evolve Origins Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 (Act 1) Loom
Live albums	Live at Independent Records Night Visions Live
EPs	Imagine Dragons Hell and Silence It's Time Continued Silence EP Hear Me The Archive iTunes Session
Singles	"It's Time" "Radioactive" "Hear Me" "Demons" "On Top of the World" "Monster" "Battle Cry" "Warriors" "I Bet My Life" "Gold" "Shots" "Roots" "I Was Me" "Not Today" "Sucker for Pain" "Levitate" "Believer" "Thunder" "Whatever It Takes" "Next to Me" "Born to Be Yours" "Natural" "Zero" "Machine" "Bad Liar" "Birds" "Follow You" "Cutthroat" "Wrecked" "Monday" "Enemy" "Bones" "Sharks" "I Don't Like Myself" "Symphony" "Crushed" "Children of the Sky" "Eyes Closed" "Nice to Meet You" "Wake Up"
Promotional singles	"Amsterdam" "Round and Round" "Smoke and Mirrors" "I'm So Sorry" "Walking the Wire"
Other songs	"Tiptoe" "Bleeding Out" "Who We Are"
Tours	Fall Tour 2012 Smoke + Mirrors Tour Evolve World Tour Mercury World Tour Loom World Tour
Related	Discography Awards and nominations Songs
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Other tournaments

Music

Pentakill
"Warriors"
"Legends Never Die"
"Masterpiece"
K/DA
- "Pop/Stars"
- All Out
  - "The Baddest"
  - "More"
Arcane League of Legends
- "Enemy"
"Everything Goes On"
"Star Walkin'"
"Heavy Is the Crown"
"Ma meilleure ennemie"

Characters

Other games

Riot Games	Teamfight Tactics League of Legends: Wild Rift Legends of Runeterra 2XKO
Riot Forge	Ruined King Hextech Mayhem The Mageseeker Convergence Song of Nunu Bandle Tale
Tabletop games	Mechs vs. Minions Tellstones: King's Gambit

Other

The 2020 Mid-Season Invitational was cancelled and replaced by the 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Knockout stage Final
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