text: we remain " we remain " is a song by american singer christina aguilera , taken from the hunger games : catching fire – original motion picture soundtrack , the soundtrack to the 2013 american science - fiction adventure film the hunger games : catching fire . it was released as the third single from the soundtrack on october 1 , 2013 , following coldplay 's " atlas " and sia 's " elastic heart " . composed by ryan tedder , brent kutzle and , " we remain " is an arena pop power ballad talking about " perseverance " . contemporary music critics lauded the song for its sound and picked it as one of the highlights from the soundtrack . the single appeared on a few national record charts including belgium and south korea . background and composition following the release of her seventh studio album , lotus ( 2012 ) , which spawned two singles " your body " and " just a fool " , aguilera was reported to be featured on the soundtrack for the hunger games : catching fire original motion picture soundtrack with a song called " we remain " in september 2013 . on september 25 , 2013 , aguilera unveiled a 90 - second preview of the track . the song was released as the third single from the soundtrack , following " atlas " by coldplay and " elastic heart " by sia furler . it was released as a digital download single at amazon.com on october 1 , 2013 . it was also released on the itunes stores on the same day . on october 8 , " we remain " impacted us contemporary hit radio . aguilera performed " we remain " live with her contestant jacquie lee during the season finale of the fifth season of the voice on december 17 , 2013 . a studio version of the duet was released on the us itunes store on december 16 , 2013 . " we remain " was written by ryan tedder and brent kutzle of onerepublic , and . the song is a midtempo arena pop power ballad . it lasts for a duration of 4 : 00 ( four minutes ) . aguilera sings with " enormous " and " soaring " vocals on a " propulsive ryan tedder - ish beat " background . " we remain " incorporates a smooth piano and drum machine in its instrumentation . according to billboard magazine , the ballad " finds [ aguilera ] tamping down [ ... ] for a natural and forceful message of perseverance " . at the chorus , aguilera sings " so burn me with fire / drown me with rain / i 'm gonna wake up screaming your name / yes i 'm a sinner , yes i 'm a saint / whatever happens here , whatever happens here , we remain " . several critics compared " we remain " to aguilera 's previous hit " beautiful " ( 2002 ) and alicia keys ' " girl on fire " ( 2012 ) for musical similarities . critical reception " we remain " received critical acclaim from music critics . ryan reed from rolling stone magazine praised the " triumphant sounding " track " sure to be a hit at district 12 radio " . an editor from the huffington post picked " we remain " as one of the standout tracks from the soundtrack that " encapsulates the spirit and power of games ' heroine , katniss " . sam lansky for idolator praised the single 's musical departure from aguilera 's ballads for her 2012 album lotus . brett malec of e ! simply called it " a beautiful track " , while a staff writer from billboard named it a " triumphant " song . while reviewing the soundtrack for the hunger games : catching fire , alex young from consequence of sound selected " we remain " as one of the highlights from the album , which made aguilera " the biggest star on display " . entertainment weekly writer nick catucci picked it as one of the best tracks , calling it " an awesome reminder of christina 's power " and " one of the most righteous doses of uplift this year , on any platform " . personnel credits adapted from the hunger games : catching fire soundtrack digital inlay cover track listing digital download " we remain " – 4 : 00 charts " we remain " peaked at number 58 on the south korean gaon international download chart with 2 , 689 copies sold on october 6 , 2013 . the single also peaked at number 31 on the belgian flanders singles chart and number 14 on the belgian wallonian singles chart . release history notes