Monster (Imagine Dragons song)

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"Monster"
Song

"Monster" is a song recorded by American rock band Imagine Dragons for the soundtrack to the 2013 Chair Entertainment and Epic Games action role-playing game Infinity Blade III.[1] It is the band's fifth appearance on a soundtrack after appearing on Answers to Nothing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),[2] Frankenweenie Unleashed!: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture,[3] and Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall[4] and performing "Warriors" at the 2014 League of Legends World Championship in September 2014. The song was released as a single on September 19, 2013,[5] and later appeared on the "super deluxe" edition of the band's second album Smoke + Mirrors (2015).

It was also the song with which WWE promoted the fight of Triple H vs Daniel Bryan in Wrestlemania XXX

The cover art for this song is of two Infinity Blades, in a reference to the game, Infinity Blade III, that this song was featured in.

Background

"Monster", like all of Imagine Dragons' appearances on soundtracks, is a brand new song written specifically for the soundtrack, this time in collaboration with Chair Entertainment for their 2013 title, Infinity Blade III. It will be used in-game, and will be triggered during "crucial battles" within the game's engine and core gameplay.[6] Speaking of the song, the band stated:

Chair has always been on the cutting edge of mobile gaming. Infinity Blade has been massive and we felt the song fit perfectly with the tone and visuals. We're pretty big gamers ourselves, so we couldn't be more excited.[7]

Track listing

Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Monster"4:09

Personnel

Adapted from the "Monster" single.[8]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 78
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 13

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[5] September 19, 2013 Digital download

In popular culture

  • The song was featured during the WWE pay-per-view WrestleMania XXX on April 6, 2014, in a video package highlighting Daniel Bryan.
  • The song was also featured in a trailer for the hit Ubisoft video game "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag". It is the second Imagine Dragons song to be in an Assassin's Creed trailer, following "Radioactive" in the trailer for "Assassin's Creed III"

References

  1. ^ "11 Sep". Imagine Dragons Official Fan Club. Imagine Dragons, Tumblr. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Answers to Nothing – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. "Frankenweenie Unleashed! – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Collar, Matt. "Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Monster - Single". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Imagine Dragons' "Monster" Debuts in Infinity Blade III". Epic Gamers. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Imagine Dragons debuting new song through Infinity Blade III". GameSpot. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  8. ^ Monster (liner notes). Imagine Dragons. Interscope Records. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
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