Fight Song
Rachel Platten · 2015
13 min · 4 tracks · pop music
An empowering anthem filled with soaring melodies and catchy hooks that inspire resilience and determination.
Top tracks — play these first
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Fight Song — This track encapsulates the album's core message of empowerment and has become synonymous with personal strength and resilience, making it a defining hit of Platten's career.
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Lone Ranger — With its introspective lyrics, this track explores themes of individuality and perseverance, contrasting the more outwardly powerful 'Fight Song' while still maintaining a sense of determination.
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Congratulations — This song serves as a reflective moment on success and achievement, showcasing Platten's versatility in songwriting beyond just anthemic choruses.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The EP showcases strong melodies and production but remains within familiar pop territory.
What we noticed
- The title track opens the EP with a strong, anthemic chorus that is repeated multiple times, establishing its central theme of empowerment.
- Each of the four tracks features a consistent pop production style, characterized by bright synths and driving percussion.
- The second track introduces a more subdued tempo but maintains a similar melodic structure, creating a contrast without losing cohesion.
- The final track concludes with a celebratory tone, featuring layered vocals and a gradual build-up to a climactic finish.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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8/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Fight Song 3:24
- 2 Lone Ranger 3:09
- 3 Beating Me Up 3:11
- 4 Congratulations 3:45
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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