"Gladiator" is a song by Australian singer Dami Im. It was written by Im, Johan Gustafson, Fredrik Häggstam and Sebastian Lundberg, and produced by the latter three under their production name Trinity. The song was released on 8 August 2014, as the second single from Im's third studio album Heart Beats. "Gladiator" is a mid-tempo pop ballad that explores the theme of female empowerment. According to its lyrics, Im sings about the need to make a man fall in love with her by fighting for his love "like a gladiator". "Gladiator" received positive reviews from critics, who complimented the catchy production and Im's vocal delivery. They also predicted the song to be a commercial success and compared it to the work of Katy Perry. Upon its release, "Gladiator" debuted at number 11 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales exceeding 35,000 copies. The accompanying music video was directed by Young Black Youth and features Im's character growing up and training to become a powerful evil-fighting gladiator. The video was well received by critics for its presentation. Im promoted "Gladiator" with performances on television and radio programs and at instore appearances. Production and release "Gladiator" was written by Dami Im, Johan Gustafson, Fredrik Häggstam and Sebastian Lundberg. Production of the song was helmed by the latter three under their production name Trinity, who were also behind Im's previous single "Super Love". On 27 July 2014, Im announced that "Gladiator" would be released as her next single. An audio teaser of "Gladiator" was then uploaded to Im's Vevo account on 30 July 2014. The song impacted Australian radio stations on 31 July 2014 and was released both digitally and physically on 8 August 2014, as the second single from Im's third studio album Heart Beats. The physical edition features a karaoke version of "Gladiator" alongside the original version. Two remixes by 7th Heaven were released digitally on 5 September 2014. Composition "Gladiator" is a mid-tempo pop ballad with a length of three minutes and forty-one seconds. It consists of "airy, tribal beats", which Andrew Le from Renowned for Sound noted resembles Katy Perry's single "Roar" (2013). Similarly, Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that the song "wouldn't sound out of place on a Katy Perry album", while David Lim of Maximum Pop added that it "sounds like something you would expect Sia