Empires

"Empires" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from Act II of their 33-song opera and twelfth studio album, ATUM. The song debuted live at the one-off Metro show on September 20, 2022. The studio recording was first released to the public as part of episode 13 of the Thirty-Three podcast. On April 13, 2023, it was released as the third single from ATUM, with a music video directed by Kevin Kerslake – the same director who famously did "Cherub Rock" in 1993.

Music video
The music video was released the same day as the single on April 13, 2023. It was directed by Kevin Kerslake – the same director who did "Cherub Rock" nearly 30 years earlier.