Night Visions
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Night Visions is the debut studio album by American rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released on September 4, 2012 through Interscope Records. 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,[1] with six of the album's tracks being previously released on multiple EPs. Musically, Night Visions is primarily an alternative rock and indie rock album, however, it also uses influences of dubstep, folk, hip-hop and pop.[2]
Night Visions received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with some praising its first half as "arena rock-esque". The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling more than 83,000 copies within its first week. It also peaked at the summit of the Billboard Alternative Albums and Rock Albums charts, as well as in the top ten albums in Austria, Canada, Germany, and Norway.[3] The band promoted the album by touring the United States in fall 2012, as well as touring Europe in November. Currently, they are performing a headlining tour in support of the album.
Release and promotion
Singles
"It's Time" was originally released as the lead single from Continued Silence, an extended play preceding Night Visions' release. It was solicited to mainstream radio in January 2012, and was released as the band's debut single on August 18, 2012. It has notably become the band's first commercially successful single to date, reaching the top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4][1] It has since also peaked within the top forty in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland.[5][1] The band performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The music video for the song was directed by Anthony Leonardi, which was nominated for "Best Rock Video" at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.[6] A documentary about the making of the album entitled "Imagine Dragons: The Making of Night Visions" debuted November 7, 2012 on VH1's Palladia.
"Amsterdam" was exclusively released as a free download via iTunes. The single was released as iTunes' "Single of the Week" on the week of the album's release in countries with respective release dates of the album. The single was first released in North America on the American September 4, 2012 release date,[7] and again in European countries on the European February 7, 2013 release date of the album.[8] It is unknown whether "Amsterdam" will be released in the United Kingdom on the British April 1, 2013 release date of Night Visions.
"Radioactive" was originally released as a radio-only single from Continued Silence, and later, Night Visions in April and October 2012 respectively. The band performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show with David Letterman. It has since reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the number 1 on the Alternative Songs chart and number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100,[9][10] as well as peaking within the charts of Denmark (#6), Norway (#2), Sweden (#1) and UK (#31).[11][12][13]
"Hear Me" was released as the second single from Night Visions on November 24, 2012. The following day, the song was released as a 4-track EP, featuring the previous two singles, "Radioactive" and "Amsterdam", as well as "The River", which was a bonus track on the Best Buy edition of Night Visions.[14] "Hear Me" and "Radioactive" are both UK Top 40 singles.
"Demons" was released to American Triple A radio on January 28, 2013 as a radio-only single from Night Visions[15]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | 84%[16] |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Consequence of Sound | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CraveOnline | 8/10[19] |
diffuser.fm | 8/10[20] |
Las Vegas Weekly | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sputnikmusic | 2.5/5[22] |
Ultimate Guitar | 8/10[23] |
Unreality Shout | 9.1/10[24] |
USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Critical reception
Night Visions received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Gregory Heaney from Allmusic said that "even though Imagine Dragons might have skipped a few steps along the way to their arena sound, Night Visions is still an album that, at least for a few minutes at a time, will make everyday life seem just a little bit bigger".[17] Brian Mansfield from USA Today also gave the album a positive review, saying "For all the group's musical mastery, it's the flourishes courtesy of producer Alex Da Kid that make individual tracks stand out: the mandolin hook of It's Time, the jaunty whistle of On Top of the World, the burbling guitar in Demons. Those creative touches may seem like small details, but it's that imagination that gives these Dragons teeth."[25] Dara Hickey of UnrealityShout praised the album's sound and themes, saying that "Even though they sing into the unpredictable, shifting abysses that move around our everyday lives, the opulence of their music still glows with the expanse and comfort of four musicians who will always be there to provide that helping hand".[24]
Lisa Kwon of Consequence of Sound gave the album a mixed review, and noted that "It’s a shame that Night Visions fails to match the fresh adrenaline rush that the band’s first single had promised us when we first heard it on the radio or in commercials earlier this year."[18] On the other hand, Annie Zaleski of Las Vegas Weekly gave the album a positive review, and praised Night Visions for it being "well-crafted and wildly creative, and boasts solid songwriting—three things that are sorely missing on albums by so many younger bands."[21]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling more than 83,000 copies within its first week. It also peaked at the summit of the Billboard Alternative Albums chart and Rock Albums chart.[26] As of February 2013, the album was certified gold in the United States, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.
"It's Time" has been certified platinum in the United States and "Radioactive" has been certified gold in the United States and they have both reached into the top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Radioactive" | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid, Josh Mosser | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 3:06 |
2. | "Tiptoe" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 3:14 |
3. | "It's Time" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons, Brandon Darner | 4:00 |
4. | "Demons" | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid, Josh Mosser | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 2:57 |
5. | "On Top of the World" | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 3:12 |
6. | "Amsterdam" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons, Brandon Darner | 4:01 |
7. | "Hear Me" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 3:55 |
8. | "Every Night" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 3:37 |
9. | "Bleeding Out" | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid, Josh Mosser | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 3:43 |
10. | "Underdog" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 3:29 |
11. | "Nothing Left to Say" (6:33), includes hidden song "Rocks" (2:11) | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 8:56 |
Total length: | 42:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Working Man" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 3:55 |
13. | "Fallen" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 2:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Working Man" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 3:55 |
13. | "Fallen" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 2:59 |
14. | "My Fault" | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 2:57 |
15. | "Round and Round" | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 3:18 |
16. | "The River" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons, Brandon Darner | 3:25 |
17. | "America" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons, Brandon Darner | 4:34 |
18. | "Selene" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Cha-Ching (Till We Grow Older)" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 4:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Selene" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 4:02 |
13. | "The River" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons, Brandon Darner | 3:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "My Fault" | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 2:56 |
13. | "Round and Round" | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | Imagine Dragons, Alex Da Kid | 3:17 |
14. | "The River" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons, Brandon Darner | 3:24 |
15. | "America" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons, Brandon Darner | 4:33 |
16. | "Selene" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 4:02 |
17. | "Cover Up" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 4:20 |
18. | "I Don't Mind" | Imagine Dragons | Imagine Dragons | 3:18 |
Personnel
- Imagine Dragons
- Dan Reynolds – vocals
- Wayne Sermon – guitar
- Ben McKee – bass
- Daniel Platzman – drums, viola
- Additional musicians
- J Browz – additional guitar (tracks 1 and 4), additional bass (track 4)
- Jonathan Vears – additional guitar (track 9)
- Benjamin Maughan – additional piano/bass
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Canada | September 4, 2012 | Digital download, CD | Interscope Records, KIDinaKORNER |
Mexico[33] | |||
United States | |||
Australia[34] | September 7, 2012 | Interscope Records | |
New Zealand | |||
Germany[35] | February 1, 2013 | ||
Netherlands[36] | |||
India[37] | |||
Brazil[38] | |||
Denmark[39] | |||
France[40] | |||
Italy[41] | |||
Russia[42] | |||
South Africa[43] | |||
Spain[44] | |||
Switzerland[45] | |||
United Kingdom[46][47] | April 1, 2013 |
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