We Are Your Emojis (Dante McNeil song)

We Are Your Emojis is a song written and performed by the lead singer of Marblelandian band Rainbow, Dante McNeil, for the 2014 animated series titled Talking Emojis. It was released on July 25, 2014. The song would reach number 11 on the US Billboard Top 100 of 2014, and again, with number 36 in 2017. The song was also part of the deluxe version of McNeil's album released in 2014, "Reach High!"

Background
On June 4, 2014, Dante McNeil and Britney Cole wrote new lyrics for the original theme song of Talking Emojis in an hour prior to the beginning of the recording sessions. Co-writer Cole openly admitted that she and McNeil, the co-writer, thought that these lyrics are a little original, which is copied from the original demo, so for the most part, the new lyrics were a mix of guesswork based on the few non-original sentences they understood, and new English lyrics that deviated from the original demo's lyrics.

Composition
"We Are Your Emojis" is an alternative rock, teen pop and indie rock song with elements of christian rock, bubblegum dance, nu metal, avant-garde and ska music. It is played at 160 beats per minute in the key of B-flat major.

Lyrics
Main Article: We Are Your Emojis (Dante McNeil song)/Lyrics

Music Video
The music video, shot for the single was directed by Joe Chapman, Godfrey Marsella and Kyan Bush-Medina, with animated segments animated by Studio Estrellada, and produced by Lucrèce Vandame. The video was filmed at Dante McNeil's house, and Skedgolp Center, Marbleville, in Marbleland, respectively on November 29, 2014. It was posted to Vevo and YouTube on January 5, 2015.

The video has around 37.2 million views as of March 2023.

We Are Your Emojis (Original Demo) (2013)

 * 1) We Are Your Emojis (Original Demo) (2:46)

We Are Your Emojis (Digital Single) (2014)

 * 1) We Are Your Emojis (Single Version) (2:49)
 * 2) We Are Your Emojis (Instrumental) (2:49)
 * 3) We Are Your Emojis (TV Version) (0:48)
 * 4) Can't Get Close (3:13)

Personnel

 * Dante McNeil: lead vocals, songwriter
 * Britney Cole: songwriter, producer
 * Conner R. Fritz: producer, mixer
 * Jimmy Gardner: producer
 * Christopher Clérisseau: electric guitar, bass
 * Patrick Williamson: electric guitar, synthesizer, mixer
 * Winston Barajas: drums
 * Jenna K. Garrison: keyboards, recorder
 * Furuse Omezo: piano, soprano clarinet, flute
 * Urushido Chika: string section, boomwhackers, autoharp