" Radioactive " is a song by American rock band, Imagine Dragons for major major-label debut EP Advanced Silence and later on their debut studio album, Night Visions > (2012), as the opening song. It was first sent to modern rock radio on October 29, 2012, and later released to contemporary radio on April 9, 2013. Musically, "Radioactive" is an electronic rock and an alternative rock song with dubstep elements containing apocalyptic lyrics and revolutionary themes.
The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised production, lyrics, and vocals, calling it a spotlight on the album. Due to heavy rotations on various commercials and trailers, the song became a sleeping hit, peaking at number three on the Billboard US Hot 100 chart and becoming the band's first top 10 single as well as being the third best selling track in the country in 2013. It also broke the record for the hottest rise to the top 5 in the history of the chart and currently holds the record for most weeks spent on Hot 100's Billboard at 87 weeks. The song also reached number one in Sweden and in the top 20 in several countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK, becoming the most successful single from Imagine Dragons to date. It has since been certified Diamond in the US, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.
"Radioactive" received two Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance, winning the last. This is the first time the Imagine Dragons were nominated. During the broadcast, they presented a remix of the song with their Interscope label partner, rapper Kendrick Lamar. The remix was later released for purchase on iTunes.
Video Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song)
Composition
"Radioactive" was written by Imagine Dragons and producer Alex Da Kid. This is one of the more electronically influenced tracks on Night Visions and one of the darkest songs, similar to the fourth song "Demons". This song is an electronic rock and an alternative rock song with dubstep elements. Song lyrics talk about apocalyptic and revolutionary themes: 'I wake up with dust and dust' and 'Here it is, the end of the world'. Although the band has openly defended its secularity, NPR's music critic Ann Powers has argued that the song features "strong religious or spiritual imagery", as has been common throughout the history of rock music.
Speaking in the song, front man Dan Reynolds said:
The song is written in the B minor key
Maps Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song)
Critical reception
"Radioactive" was released to positive reviews. Anne Erickson from Audio Ink Radio rated 4.5 out of 5, calling it "hook-y [and] emotional", stating that the "drama" and "excitement" of the song will allow "Radioactive "to attract alternative pop fans and rockers aloud. AbsolutePunk gave a positive review, called the acoustic part of the song "haunting", and called the chorus "hypnotized". Dara Hickey of Unreality Shout also reacted positively, calling the song "the darkest moments" on the album, and stated that, like all the other songs on the album, "Radioactive" managed to create a sound that "never fails to escape landing and sending boxing to the sky ". IGN praised the song, calling it "oddly strong and rough", and stated that "Radioactive" is "probably the greatest calling card Imagine Dragons".
Crave Online called the song "opening," saying that the song "sexes up the dub-flirtation with this line-dependent verse", the apocalypse and the chorus of victory, with more than a few Hip nuances -Hop in production ", and that the song was" radio-ready when they came ". Our Vinyl states that "the power of this song is remarkable with heavy drums and more of the electronic feel of the rest of the album and strong, impressive vocals from frontman Dan Reynolds that are repaid throughout the LP." Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone criticized the song, calling it "a grim moan that sounds like Chris Martin is trying to write Eminem's ballad about the end of the world."
Performance chart
"Radioactive" debuted at 96 on Billboard Hot 100 after the release of Night Visions in September 2012 and remained at the bottom end of the chart for some time. In April 2013, the song made its top ten debut at number 7, beating the number 15 position set by the previous single "It's Time". In mid-June, the song reached number four, breaking the record for the slowest rise to the top five, besting the previous Florida songwriter Georgia Line "Cruise", which broke the record just three weeks earlier. Two weeks later, the song peaked at number three. The song previously holds the record for the longest rule over the Billboard Rock Hot chart on 23 weeks before being surpassed by Walk the Moon's "Shut Up and Dance". "Radioactive" currently holds the record for the longest reign over the Billboard Rock Airplay chart, with 24 weeks.
The song is also the best-selling rock song in US digital history. It was the No. 2 Song of the Summer by Billboard and spent 87 weeks on Billboard Hot 100, breaking the age-long chart record, previously held by Jason Mraz's 2008 single "I ' m Yours ". It has sold more copies in a calendar year than any other song by a rock action in digital history. "Radioactive" is the third best-selling song of 2013 with sales of 5,496,000 for this year. It has sold 8,234,360 digital copies in the country in September 2017, and has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The song has reached number one in Sweden and in the top twenty of countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand as well as parts of Europe. In the UK, the song debuted at 35 thanks to a powerful download of Hear Me EP in November. After the release of Night Visions in April, the song peaked at number 12, becoming their highest single chart there.
Live show
The first television show of "Radioactive" was executed on September 4, 2012, aired by ABC's evening talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! . The song was performed with the single at that time "It's Time".
In February 2013, the band embarked on a 145-date Night Visions Tour, which saw the band perform in North America and Europe. During the North American leg, the band made their first national television appearance, performing "Radioactive" on February 22, 2013 aired from a late-night CBS talk show Late Show with David Letterman .
In addition to performing the song on March 28, 2013 aired NBC's show talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the band also performed "Radioactive" on July 29, 2013 NBC Late Night with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , following the historic "It's Time" appearance for an empty audience during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 aired Late Night . They performed the song on Saturday Night Live with a guest appearance by Kendrick Lamar on February 2, 2014, recreating their team's performance from a song at the Grammy Awards the previous month.
As one of Taylor Swift's many guest appearances on the 1989 World Tour, the band performed songs with Swift itself in Detroit, Michigan.
The typical live performances of the song have now included a drum solo and a guitar solo.
Usage in media
"Radioactive" is greatly used in promotions for Assassin's Creed III video games and ending credits and credits 2013 The Host , and is included on the soundtrack for the MLB 13: The Show and NBA 2K14 .
In addition to appearing in commercials for 2013's premiere on the History channel, the song has been used in various promos: Chicago Fire , Run For Your Lives, European Outdoor Film Tour, Defiance (as well as a video game tie-in), and Graceland . The song is also featured in an advertisement for Powerbeats by Dr. Dre and starred LeBron James. In the series Arrow , "Radioactive" is used during episode 22 of season 1 for a love scene between Oliver Queen and Laurel Lance characters.
The song is also used in season 5 episode 14 of The Vampire Diaries , as well as the theme for the arrival of groups that were exiled from space to Earth post-apocalyptic in the TV series pilot The 100 .
It was used as the theme song for Combat Zone Wrestling, Cage of Death XIV, TNA Wrestling PPV Slammiversary XI and for the 2013 television series Inside Combat Rescue in National Geographic Channel. The song plays during the end of the season end of season 6 True Blood of the same name, as well as the HBO Go ad which immediately precedes the episode. The song is used in the hype video for the Korean To Legend tournament organized by Ongamenet, to introduce the last two teams for winter 2013-2014.
This song is used as an outsider song St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday during the 2013 season. It is also commonly played during the warm-up in the New England Revolution game. ESPN uses the song to promote the October 14, 2013 Football Football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Diego Chargers.
The song is featured in Fantasia: Music Evolved for Xbox One and Xbox 360.
The song is also featured on Sony's E3 2013 Press Briefing.
The song is featured in one of the top ten most popular Super Bowl XLIX ads as part of an ad for Hyundai.
The song is also used in the science fiction film footage found by Project Almanac (2014).
The song is also used in the Ghost In the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online game game.
Music video
The music video debuted on December 10, 2012. The film was directed by Syndrome and featured actors Lou Diamond Phillips and Alexandra Daddario as well as puppeteers from Puppet Heap. The video revolves around a mysterious mistress (Daddario) in a quest to rescue her friends in the Imagine Dragons from the dreadful dangerous ring of underground dolphin fight led by Phillips. The Champion of the fight, a large purple animal, defeats and kills the stuffed animals and dolls that are forced to fight. After a doll, Screaming Richard, was killed, the teddy pink teddy bears entered the ring and fought the Champion, initially beaten. After rising from the ground, the teddy bear dropped Champion with a single superpower blow. The group leader sent two bodyguards to conquer the teddy, but both were destroyed by the vision of a teddy laser. The remaining spectators fled, leaving the drifter with the group leader stunned. Drifter took the key from the chain around the leader's neck and opened the dungeon holding the band. They walked out, leaving the leader in the crypt; he was immediately surrounded and attacked by previously lost puppets and stuffed animals.
Speaking of the video to MTV, Reynolds said, "We read many scripts from a very talented director, and we found a very special script for us, because it included a visualization of the general theme of the song, which was rather good. empowering about a resurrection, but it does so in a very different way. " "Many people may see a post-apocalyptic world when they hear 'Radioactive', understandable, but we want to convey something that may be slightly different from that... very different from that."
This video has over 890 million views and 5.1 million likes on YouTube in May 2018. Therefore, the video comes in 80 of the most popular music videos on YouTube.
Credits & amp; personnel
Adapted from Night Visions liner notes.
Diagram
Certification
Since May 2013, the RIAA certification for digital singles includes streaming audio and/or on-demand video tracks in addition to downloads.
Accolades
Releasing history
Remix featuring Kendrick Lamar
The Night Visions track remixed by the band, featuring guest vocals from American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar. Remix, while retaining most of the original songs from Advanced Silence , was recorded by the band and Kendrick Lamar to be released as a single. The single was released on January 27, 2014.
Live show
Radioactive was first performed by Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, held at Staples Center, Los Angeles on January 26, 2014. The song was played with mashup with Kendrick Lamar's "MAAD City", a song from the album his Grammy nominations are Good Kid, MAAD City . This is the second most tweeted musical moment of 2014. The song was performed by a duo again on February 1, 2014 airing NBC the late night comedy of live television sketches and Saturday Night Live variety show.
Track list
Credit and personnel
Some were adapted from the Night Visions liner notes.
Gambar Naga
- Dan Reynolds - vokal
- Wayne Sermon - gitar
- Ben McKee-bass
- Daniel Platzman - drum, viola
Additional personnel
- Alexander Grant - co-writer, producer
- Josh MosserÃ, - co-author
- Timmy 2ToneÃ, - coauthor
- Manny MarroquinÃ, - mixing
- Joe LaPortaÃ, - master
Additional musicians
- Kendrick LamarÃ, - vocals
- A BrowzÃ, - guitar
Diagram
Awards
Release history
Remix and other cover
"Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a parody version titled "Off" for his 2014th album Mandatory Fun . "Radioactive" was covered by American violinist Lindsey Stirling with the Texas Pentatonix acapella group and uploaded to the Stirling YouTube channel, becoming very successful and until May 2018 had over 160 million views. The recording then won the YouTube Awards 2013. Jason Derulo covered the song live on the BBC. Daughtry covered the song directly on SiriusXM. Lady Antebellum covered the song directly behind the stage on their Take Me Downtown Tour and placed the video on their YouTube channel. Jake Bugg covers live songs on BBC Radio 1. Radioactive (The Dirty Tees Remix) Shown in The Host's soundtrack.
The Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation recorded a version on their cover album The Q-Music Sessions released in April 2013 and released again on their album Hydra . American post-hardcore band, Our Last Night, covered the song. Masha covered "Radioactive" on her popular YouTube channel on May 25, 2013; the video has received 120,000 views in May 2018. The Radioactive Chicken Heads recorded a cover of punk rock "Radioactive" and released a music video for their version on YouTube. Ed Kowalczyk (Live) covers songs for Australian radio stations. Country musician Dallas Smith covered the song on his Tippin 'Point tour.
American independent singer Madilyn Bailey recorded an acoustic cover that reached number 36 on SNEP, the official French charts, in June 2015. Kelly Clarkson covered the song as part of her "Fan Requests" on July 12, 2015, as long as she was cut off by Piece Tour .
References
External links
- "video music" on YouTube
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
- Kendrick Lamar & amp; Imagine Grammy Dragon 2014 Performance
- Radioactive on IMDb
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