Like a champion

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Like a champion
Selena Gomez
publication 19th July 2013
length 2:55
Genre (s) Dancehall
text Daniel James, Leah Haywood, Peter Thomas, Bebe Rexha, Mark Myrie, Leroy Sibbles
music Dreamlab, Peter Thomas
Publisher (s) Hollywood
album Stars dance
Like a Champion live in San Diego (November 2013)

Like a Champion is a song by Daniel James, Leah Haywood, Peter Thomas, Bebe Rexha , Mark Myrie, Leroy Sibbles (lyrics) and Dreamlab as well as Peter Thomas (music), which was interpreted by the American singer and actress Selena Gomez . It is included on their album Stars Dance , which was released in 2013. With a length of 2:55 minutes it is the shortest song on the album.

Creation and publication

Like a Champion was produced by Dreamlab and Peter Thomas. Appeared Like a Champion in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 19 July 2013. Like a Champion includes (mainly in the chorus) text lines from the song Champion of Buju Banton in 1995. Gomez sang Like a Champion at Thanksgiving 2013 the halftime show of the Dallas Cowboys game against the Oakland Raiders .

Genre

Like a Champion is to be classified as a dancehall song with influences from Jamaican music, reggae , funk and socca music. Gomez's Barbadian accent is striking. Many critics compare Like a Champion to the works of the singer Rihanna .

Individual evidence

  1. Stars Dance Preview. idolator.com, accessed August 14, 2014 .
  2. Stars Dance Preview. idolator.com, accessed August 14, 2014 .
  3. Stars Dance track by track. mtv.com, accessed August 14, 2014 .
  4. Like a Champion. popdust.com, accessed August 14, 2014 .