September 4 world heard Night Visions, the first full album. He reached the 2 position in the chart Billboard 200. The single «It's Time» took 22 th place in the Billboard Hot 100, 4th in the Billboard Alternative and Billboard Rock, and now went platinum.
It was released on September 4, 2012 through Interscope Records. The extended track was released on February 12, 2013, adding three more songs. Recorded between 2010 and 2012, the album was primarily produced by the band themselves, as well as English hip-hop producer Alex da Kid and Brandon Darner from the American indie rock group The Envy Corps. It was mastered by Joe LaPorta. According to frontman Dan Reynolds, the album took three years to finish ...
Self-produced by members of the band along with English hip-hop producer Alexander Grant, known by his moniker Alex da Kid, the album was released by Interscope Records and Grant's KIDinaKORNER label on February 17, 2015, in the United States.
On April 27, 2017, Imagine Dragons released "Thunder" as the second single from their third album.
On May 8, 2017, Imagine Dragons announced their third studio album Evolve, as well as a new track "Whatever It Takes", which was released on the same day. A tour in support for the album was also announced within the same day. Evolve was released on June 23, 2017, worldwide. The album reached the top five in most countries but was met with mixed critical reception. "Whatever It Takes" was released as an official single off the album a few months later on October 6, 2017.
On February 14, 2018, Imagine Dragons announced a new single titled "Next to Me" on Twitter. The song was released as part of a re-issue of Evolve on February 21, 2018.
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"It's Time" was released as the lead single from Continued Silence and It's Time, both extended plays preceding Night Visions' release.
"Radioactive" is a song recorded by American rock band Imagine Dragons for their major-label debut EP Continued Silence and later on their debut studio album, Night Visions (2012), as the opening track. "Radioactive" was first sent to modern rock radio on October 29, 2012, and released to contemporary radio on April 9, 2013. Musically, "Radioactive" is an alternative rock song with elements of electronic rock and contains cryptic lyrics about apocalyptic and revolutionist themes.
"Demons" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. It was written by Imagine Dragons and Alex da Kid, and produced by Alex da Kid. The song appears on their major-label debut extended play Continued Silence and also makes an appearance on their debut studio album Night Visions as the fourth track. The lyrics portray the protagonist warning the significant other of his or her flaws.
The song won a MuchMusic Video Award for International Video of the Year - Group (2014) and an iHeartRadio Music Award for Alternative Rock Song of the Year (2014).
In November 2016, Dan Reynolds told People that the song was inspired by his experiences with ankylosing spondylitis in 2015. He said that, "The meaning of the song is really reflecting on specific things in my life that were painful, whether it was anxiety and dealing with crowds, feeling overwhelmed by that or the success of the band, disease, going through depression—anything that was a source of pain in my life. And just rising above that, finding a place of perspective where I could be appreciative of the pain in my life and make it my greatest strength."
Before the release of Night Visions, Imagine Dragons made appearances on American radio and television to promote their extended play, Continued Silence and debut single It's Time. The band performed "It's Time" on the July 16, 2012 airing of NBC late-night talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
In 2008, lead singer Dan Reynolds met drummer Andrew Tolman at Brigham Young University where they were both students.Tolman recruited longtime high school friend Daniel Wayne "Wing" Sermon, who had graduated from Berklee College of Music.