Ticking Away ft. Grabbitz & bbno$ (Official Music Video) // VALORANT Champions 2023 Anthem

A story we all know too well. Of growing up, growing apart, and staying together across the many One More’s of life, love, and VALORANT.

Check out the official anthem and music video for Champions 2023 “Ticking Away ft. Grabbitz & bbno$”.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS:

"Ticking Away"
Featured artists: Grabbitz and bbno$
Written by: Grabbitz and bbno$
Produced by: Grabbitz
Vocal production by: Grabbitz
Additional production by: bbno$
Mixed by: Tom Norris
Mastered by: Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound
Vocals performed by: Grabbitz and bbno$
P/C Riot Games 2023

Music Video: Created in partnership with WIZZ

Lyrics:

I need to keep you around
With my feet tied
With my feet tied tight to the ground
The end's nowhere to be found
I don’t know why
You don’t leave me to drown oh-oh-oh

Don’t know where to go unless you say
Don’t know what to do unless you stay
Thinking that today will be our day
Be our day again

Why am I playing with time as it’s ticking away?
It's tickin’ away, away, I’m askin’
Why, we run for our lives, not a second to waste?
You're tickin’ away, away, away

Alright, let's get it
Winnin'
Losin'
Either way I'm there
Gotta attitude
I'm out the roof
Up in the air
This round I make it count
Yeah I'm talkin’ right now
Feel like the comeback kid
I got no time to spare
Woah
Double up the score
Turn a 2 to a 4
You know I win a lot
Gotta win one more
On a hot streak
Never gets old
Solo with the ace
And my team went gold

Why am I playing with time as it’s ticking away?
It's tickin’ away, away, I’m askin’
Why, we run for our lives, not a second to waste?
You're tickin’ away, away, away
You're tickin’ away, away

I’ll give it one more try
I don’t know why
But I keep comin’ back every time
I want it more than my life
I don’t know why
But it feels so right

Why am I playing with time as it’s ticking away?
It's tickin’ away, away, I’m askin’
Why, we run for our lives, not a second to waste?
It's tickin’ away, away, away
It's tickin’ away, away, away

Tickin’ away, away, away...

[irfan_alii]

Who is here after the 2024 Champion's Supernova to appreciate this masterpiece?

[ericcastillo]

Who else came here to cleanse their ears from the 2024 champions song

[Wnsl]

They really know how to hit us hard in the feels man. This music video hits hard.

[bumerang]

Who is here after the release of Superpower?

[JmzLmr]

Bro, as a 33 year old, this takes me back when I was playing with my bois back in the days everyday. Now, we have our families and we treasure those 2-3 games we play every week. Younger kids, don't take it for granted.

[muhammadrois]

Grabbitz are really fit to be the Valorant champions always. Like the first song of champions "Die For You" just gave me the goosebumps like this one

[robinkaore]

Riot releasing an agent:🤡
Riot releasing a new song:🗿

[Pingvinas]

I'm only 18 and One day I promise will be on the stage

[hankechen]

These animations and story telling hitting different with the combination of the song. It's kinda of relateable, even if the most of us are never going pro, but seeing your friends going their own ways in life and meeting up with you one day, is so heartbreaking (in a good way).

[Alderic.]

The storytelling is just CRAZY.

The tako that they won from the claw machine (00:23) when they were kids (it shows them dropping it but the sequence ends with ONE MORE token being put in), ends up being their LAN garage padlock key (1:30) and Handfool presumably still holds on to it (2:41).

The spin move that broke his ankles (00:28) ends up inspiring him to make a move in game (2:44).

The shot-calling of his friend (1:01) ends up inspiring him to call his own shots (2:42).

He even has the same stretch his friend has (1:34) (2:33).

He pastes the 'ONE MORE' tape (2:22) as a substitute for the banner he has in his room (1:50) which originally came from the LAN garage (1:12) (3:06).

All to show that even though they have all moved on with their lives, he is still representing them on the biggest stage.

[daing_val]

props to cypher for surviving again and recording this masterpiece for us

[michaelwang]

There's something so endearing about watching how the friends he grew up with continued to support him even as they begin to walk different paths and lives, and in the mean time you can see he always remembers where he came from and continues to appreciate their presence (like him copying Raze's hand wave signal in).

[쌉핀]

this is better than 2024 champions music

[scottyx]

I love how bbno$ is finally getting the recognition he deserves and not just a TikTok sound maker.

[RIPER]

Riot never dissapoints if we talk about music. They hired great music artists


Nvm.

[hyeontaek]

I came to clean my rotten ears after listening to the 2024 Champions song.

[BertieEdwardVII]

That actually almost made me cry. The protagonist's friends reminded me of my friends. Always there to support me, even if they have their own internships/school to go to.

[sun_music]

Grabbitz is always successful in creating those "champions" vibes. Well done, bro! 🎉

[Sibalninjaturtle]

2024: What is this K-pop?

2023: I get goosebumps as soon as I hear it

[Kallastin]

Grabbitz never seems to fail us. Die for you, Fire again, and now this!? Masterpieces!