Evanescence and K.Flay announce Ballerina end-title song Fight Like A Girl
Evanescence have teamed up with K.Flay on the track 'Fight Like A Girl', the first end-title song in the John Wick film 'Ballerina'.
After frontwoman Amy Lee and Halsey dropped the original song 'Hand That Feeds' from the hotly awaited flick, the 'Bring Me To Life' group have joined forces with alternative star K.Flay on a song they co-wrote with Dylan Eiland and Ballerina film composer Tyler Bates.
A description of the song reads: "Fuelled by fierce energy and defiance, Fight Like A Girl channels the film's themes of vengeance, resilience, and female empowerment, mirroring its adrenaline-pumping intensity and emotional depth."
Both 'Fight Like A Girl' and 'Ballerina' are released on June 6.
Amy Lee said: 'Tyler calling me up to create this song for Ballerina couldn't have come at a more perfect time, I know I'm not the only girl out there ready to dig my heels in and show the world what we're made of.
'I really wanted this song to be a collab, and K.Flay is one of my favourite artists. It is literally a dream come true to do this together!'
Grammy-nominated K.Flay casually penned her verse backstage after a concert while her "adrenaline was still super high".
She added: 'Amy sent me the demo and I was immediately so energised, so inspired.
I was on tour at the time, and I wrote my verse backstage after a show, when my adrenaline was still super high. For me, the film and the song are both about how we channel our pain and how we choose to define ourselves. What separates the hero from the villain?'
Taking place during the events of 'John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum', 'Ballerina' follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
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