For the 2019 World Championship in League of Legends (LoL), the song “Phoenix” and the corresponding music video have now been released. The comments are flooded with memes. We show you the coolest reactions from the players.
What kind of video is this? For some time now, it has been common in League of Legends to celebrate major events with original songs. In 2014, it was a big deal when the song “Warriors” by Imagine Dragons was used for the World Championship. This created a huge hype in the community.
The new song is called “Phoenix” and has received a particularly artistic music video. The song is performed by Cailin Russo and Chrissy Costanza. We embed the video of the new song here:
This time, the pro Faker also appears in the video, who plays for the team SK Telecom T1. Also present are Caps from G2 Esports and Rookie from Invictus Gaming. At the end of the video, you can see how the animated bodies of the pros move towards the stadium and trophy.
The design for the trophy for the 2019 World Championship is by the fashion label Louis Vuitton.
Much praise for the artistic part in the video
This is particularly praised: The art style of the new video is often mentioned in the comments and positively highlighted. While opinions about the song are divided, the artistic presentation is well-received.
This is less well received: One player writes on Reddit “The video is not bad. The animation is really cool and something different. The song is just … meh. Boring, generic. It didn’t hype me up.”
“I’m glad I’m not the only one,” responds another player. “The animation is great, but the actual song lacks … energy? It’s not like with “And Ignite NANANANA” or “LEGENDS NEVER DIIIIIIEEE”. I feel like it’s missing power.” He then describes how in other songs like Warriors the guitars thundered and harmonized with the champions in the clouds and that the hype moments are missing in the new song.
Here you can find the video to RISE for the LOL World Championship 2018 for comparison
However, there are certainly listeners who enjoy and praise the song. On YouTube, a user writes, “This song is great. The girls’ voices fit perfectly and create beautiful harmonies. Love it.”
meme frenzy in the comments
What are people joking about? A catchphrase in the video is the question “Are you gonna die today?” In the comments on YouTube, players respond with quotes from LoL champions or situations to this and other questions from the music video.
Here are a few comments we’ll show you:
- “Are you gonna die today?” Yasuo : “Its just death, nothing serious”
- “What are you willing to lose ?” -M7 Yasuo : Your promo
- “Are you gonna die today?” Yasuo: Yare Yare
- “Are you gonna die today” Draven players: today and everyday
- “Are you gonna die today?” Rammus: OK
- “A million voices in your head call stop, when I start my 84th promo at 3am”
How do you like the new song and the accompanying video? The start of the 2019 World Championship was certainly exciting:
