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Published 17:19 IST, October 24th 2019

Imagine Dragons: Unmissable songs by the rock band

Imagine Dragons is one of the most popular bands. Here are the best 4 songs by the band that can not be missed by the fans. Read more about these songs.

Reported by: Kashmira Patil
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Based on YouTube popularity, Imagine Dragons is currently the best American Pop-Rock band. They are from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band gained popularity after their song Demons. The band members consist of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, lead guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman. Imagine Dragons has won three American Music Awards, nine Billboard Awards, one Grammy Award, one MTV Video Music Award, and one World Music Awards. 

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Here are the top 4 best songs by Imagine Dragons that cannot be missed

Believer

The song has got about 1.2 billion views on YouTube. Released on February 2017, Believer ranked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also became the fifth best-selling song of 2017 in the United States. Later in March, Dan Reynolds told a media publication that the song was inspired by his experiences with ankylosing spondylitis in 2015. Dan Reynolds also opened up about more the meaning of the song. He said that the song reflected on specific things in his life that were painful including anxiety, depression, disease, etc. 

Demons

With 746 million views on YouTube, Demons became a commercial success. The song is written by Imagine Dragons and co-written and produced by Alex da Kid. Released in January 2013, the song is said to have a lesson about accepting your own dark side and moving on. The given choice is to either improve it or let every person in one's life know about it. The music video of Demons ends with a dedication to Tyler Robinson, a fan of the band, who died battling cancer at the age of 17. 

Thunder

The song has got about 1.3 billion hits on YouTube and hence is one of the most popular songs by Imagine Dragons. Thunder was released in April 2017 and the official music video released on Youtube later in May. The song was shot in Dubai. Thunder is written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, and its producers Alexander Grant and Jayson DeZuzio.

Radioactive

The song was released in October 2012 and has about 1 billion views on YouTube. Radioactive is an electronic rock and alternative rock song that has elements of dubstep and it contains cryptic lyrics of apocalyptic and revolutionist themes. The song received many positive reviews from the music critics and they also praised the production, lyrics as well as the vocals. Radioactive was also called as the highlight of the album. The song received two Grammy Awards nominations for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance which they won. The song was also honoured with the Billboard Music Award for Top Streaming Song. 

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Updated 21:44 IST, October 24th 2019

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