"Power Is Power" is a collaborative song featuring American singer

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, Canadian singer

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, and American rapper and singer Travis Scott. It was released as the lead single from the ''

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'' companion soundtrack, ''

For the Throne ''For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones'' is a soundtrack inspired by the television series '' Game of Thrones'', released by Columbia Records on April 26, 2019. The album features two promotional singles, "Kingdom of On ...

'', on April 18, 2019.

Background and release

In early April of that year, rumours regarding the possibility of a ''

'' 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

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. Following the release of the promotional singles " Kingdom of One" by

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and "Nightshade" by The Lumineers on April 12, SZA then later shared the cover art and release date of the song, on her

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profile on April 16.

Composition and lyrics

The title of the song is a line spoken by the character

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in the HBO TV series ''Game of Thrones'', the song's lyrics 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 official 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

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and released on May 5, 2019.

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* * {{ASOIAF 2019 singles 2019 songs SZA songs Travis Scott songs The Weeknd songs Songs written by the Weeknd Songs written by Belly (rapper) Songs written by DaHeala Songs written by Ricky Reed Music of Game of Thrones Songs written by Travis Scott Song recordings produced by the Weeknd Music videos directed by Anthony Mandler