Empire to Ashes

"Empire to Ashes"
Single by Sleeping with Sirens
from the album Gossip
Released	August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
Length	3:17
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	David Bendeth Jacob Scherer Stevie Aiello Kellin Quinn
Producer(s)	Bendeth
Sleeping with Sirens singles chronology
"Legends" (2017) "Empire to Ashes" (2017) "Cheers" (2017)

"Empire to Ashes" is a song by American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. The song was released on August 4, 2017, as the second single from their fifth studio album, Gossip.[1]

Background

"Empire to Ashes" is about "breaking free of complacency and not being satisfied with the humdrum life."[2] The track was written by David Bendeth, Jacob Scherer, Stevie Aiello and Kellin Quinn, while production was handled by Bendeth.[3] The song has been described as "dark in both sound and lyrical content," which is the theme of their fifth studio album, Gossip.[4] A lyrics video for the track was released on August 4, 2017.[5]

Reception

Chad Childers of Loudwire stated, "An underplayed opening verse starts to build in intensity toward a more anthemic sound, before letting it fall back down and starting it up once more."[2] Maggie Dickman of Alternative Press described the track as "catchy as you'd expect it'd be."[4]

Personnel

Credits for "Empire to Ashes" adpated from album's liner notes.[3]

Sleeping with Sirens Kellin Quinn – vocals Gabe Barham – drums Justin Hills – bass guitar Jack Fowler – lead guitar Nick Martin – rhythm guitar Additional musicians Doug Allen – keyboards

Production David Bendeth – producer, mixing Ted Jensen – mastering Brian Robbins – programming, Jeremy Gillespie – engineering Jaran Sorenson – engineering Dustin Richardson – engineering Doug Allen – engineering

Charts

Chart performance for "Empire to Ashes"

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6]	25
US Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[7]	7

Release history

Release history and formats for "Empire to Ashes"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	August 4, 2017	Digital download streaming	Warner Bros.	[8]

References

1. Jason Tate (August 4, 2017). "Sleeping With Sirens – 'Empire To Ashes'". Chorus.fm. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
2. Chad Childers (August 6, 2017). "Sleeping With Sirens Unleash Anthemic 'Empire to Ashes' Lyric Video". Loudwire. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
3. Gossip (booklet). Sleeping with Sirens. Warner Bros. Records. 2017.
4. Maggie Dickman (August 4, 2017). "Hear Sleeping With Sirens' epic new song, "Empire To Ashes," right now". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
5. Jack Parker (August 4, 2017). "Listen: Sleeping with Sirens Release New Single". All Things Loud. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
6. "Sleeping With Sirens Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
7. "Sleeping With Sirens Chart History (Hard Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
8. "Empire to Ashes - Single by Sleeping with Sirens". Spotify. Retrieved March 13, 2024.