Royalty (Down with Webster song)

"Royalty"
Single by Down with Webster
from the album Time to Win, Vol. II
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
GenreRap rock
Length4:21
LabelUniversal Music Canada
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Zale Epstien
  • Brett Ryan Kruger
Down with Webster singles chronology
"Big Wheels"
(2011) 		"Royalty"
(2012) 		"Jessica"
(2012)

"Royalty" is a song by Canadian band, Down with Webster. The song was released as the third single from the band's second studio album Time to Win, Vol. II on January 10, 2012. The song peaked at #75 on the Canadian Hot 100.

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 Down with Webster, Zale Epstein and Brett Ryan Kruger.[1] Allison of MuchMusic said that the lyrics of "Royalty" are "about a girl who parties too hard."[2]

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 Mt Eden (or Mt Eden Dubstep) entitled Sierra Leone.[citation needed]

Music video

Three members of Down with Webster walking under orange lightning with three members following behind.
Down with Webster in the "Royalty" music video

A music video for the song was filmed in Toronto over two days starting on January 8, 2012.[3] 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."[4]

The video premiered on February 2, 2012 on Much Music and Billboard.com.[5] Allison of Much Music said that band "lights up the screen both figuratively with their dark party track and literally with instruments set ablaze" in the music video.[2] Wong received recognition at the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards, earning a nomination for "Director of the Year".[6] It was the ninth most watched music video on MuchMusic in 2012.[7]

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.[8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Royalty"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 75

References

  1. ^ Time to Win, Vol II (album liner notes). Universal Music Canada. 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Watch the Premiere of Down with Webster's Video for Royalty". MuchMusic. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  3. ^ Dina (February 2, 2012). "Watch This Down With Webster Royalty". Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "On Set: DOWN WITH WEBSTER- ROYALTY". MuchMusic. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Erika Ramirez (2 February 2012). "Down with Webster Video Premiere: 'Royalty'". Billboard.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Today's Top 10: Most Watched Videos of 2012... So Far". MuchMusic. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Royalty by Down with Webster - Music Charts". αCharts.
  9. ^ "Down with Webster Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2023.