"Invincible" | ||||
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Single by Tinie Tempah featuring Kelly Rowland | ||||
from the album Disc-Overy | ||||
Released | 27 December 2010 | |||
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Recorded | 2010 | |||
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Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
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"Invincible" on YouTube |
"Invincible" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah. Written by Tempah, co-written and produced by iSHi, the song features guest vocals from American recording artist, Kelly Rowland. It was released on 26 December 2010, serving as the fourth official single from Tempah's debut album, Disc-Overy. The song was conceived by Tempah as a tribute to the music which Rowland used to release when she was part of Destiny's Child. Critics noted the song's production, which consists of brassy horns and a piano riff, is similar to Rowland's most successful UK single "When Love Takes Over", a collaboration with David Guetta.
An accompanying music video sees Tempah travelling through London reminiscing about his humble beginnings. Rowland appears as a projected image on the buildings. "Invincible" is Tempah's fifth best charting single to date behind "Written in the Stars", "Pass Out", "Miami 2 Ibiza" and "Frisky". The song is also the seventh most international solo single of Rowland to date, behind "Dilemma", "When Love Takes Over", "Stole", "Work", "Commander" and "Like This".
"Invincible" was written by Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal, Phillipe-Marc Anquetil & Tinie Tempah, and produced by iSHi. It features American recording artist Kelly Rowland. Jon O'Brien from Allmusic noted that the song's "huge piano riffs" were similar to those on "When Love Takes Over", a collaboration between Rowland and David Guetta. Robert Copsey of Digital Spy describes the composition as "a suitably bump n' grind-able beat & brassy horns." Tempah revealed that the track was a tribute to Rowland's time in Destiny's Child, "music he grew up listening to". Rowland commented on working with Tinie: "I just love Tinie. What I really like is that he’s himself and not trying to be anyone else – people respect that."