Empire_(Queensrÿche_song)

Empire (Queensrÿche song)

Empire (Queensrÿche song)

1990 single by Queensrÿche

"Empire" is a song by the heavy metal band Queensrÿche, appearing on their 1990 album Empire. The lyrical content of the song warns of a foreboding and unstoppable "Empire" of drug trafficking within the United States and its related crimes, that will inevitably lead to the breakdown of civility in American society.

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Known as a fan favorite, the group has played the song often live, doing so over a thousand times as of April 2016, and the track is the band's second most played song in its setlist history. It is exceeded only by "Eyes of a Stranger".[5]

Track listing

7" single
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12" single
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CD single
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Chart performance

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Personnel

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References

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