The first single released officially for Madeon’s debut album Adventure, “Imperium” was released on October 15th, 2014 via a game on Madeon’s website that worked somewhat like the popular game Simon. Once the game was won, a download button appeared for the user.

Imperium is a Latin word that refers to the power given to magistrates of the Roman government officials, particularly the dictator. This power was primarily military and roughly translates to “power to command”.

On Twitter, he refers to this track as the ‘turning point’ in the album, transitioning from a playful, joyous style into a more emotional form.