The album also earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album. Evolve peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and became certified Platinum by the RIAA. The band’s third studio album was titled Evolve and was released on June 23, 2017. “Believer” reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became certified 5X Platinum by the RIAA. One FeburImagine Dragons released the lead single “Believer” for their next album. The track on the Suicide Squad soundtrack was called “Sucker for Pain” and featured Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Logic, Ty Dolla Sign, and X Ambassadors. We haven’t stopped in, like, six years, so we’ve forced ourselves to at least take a year off.” During that break Imagine Dragons appeared on the soundtrack for Me Before You and Suicide Squad. Reynolds was quoted in an interview saying, “This is the year we’re going to actually take time off. The tour ended in February 2016 in Amsterdam and once completed Imagine Dragons said they would be taking another hiatus from performing. The band also went on a North American and European tour in promotion of the album. Imagine Dragons was now 2-0 for successful studio albums they had released. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and became certified Platinum by the RIAA. Singles for the album include “I Bet My Life”, “Gold”, “Shots”, and “Dream”. The second studio album for the band was called Smoke + Mirrors and was released on February 17, 2015. The band want to put their time and effort into their next album and did not want to release it until it was complete in their eyes. The band embarked on their Night Visions Tour in Europe and North America in 2013, selling out multiple venues.Īt the end of the Night Visions Tour, Imagine Dragons announced they would be taking a break from performing live to work on recording new music. Only a few bands could imagine experiencing the success that “Radioactive” had. “Radioactive” also earned a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance. It became certified Diamond by the RIAA and is the best-selling rock song on the Nielsen SoundScan running list of best-selling rock songs in digital history. The track peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained on the chart for 87 weeks. Kendrick Lamar) was the album’s second single and became a major hit. It was awarded a Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Album. The album also saw international success, making the top ten on charts in countries across the world. Night Visions peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and has become certified double Platinum by the RIAA. That same year, Imagine Dragons recorded and released their debut album called Night Visions. “It’s Time” peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the music video for the song earned a nomination for Best Rock Video at the MTV VMAs. Continued Silence peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and contained a single called “It’s Time”.
The band recorded and released two EPs in early 2012 called Continued Silence and Hear Me. Imagine Dragons signed with Interscope Records in November of 2011 and began working to produce new music.įlaminio left the band shortly after they signed with Interscope, leaving Imagine Dragons as a four-piece. The Tolman couple left the group and were replaced by drummer Daniel Platzman and keyboardist Theresa Flaminio. The band moved to Las Vegas to record three EPs Imagine Dragons (2010), Hell and Silence (2010), and It’s Time (2011). Bassist Lemke ended up leaving the group so Sermon recruited Ben McKee who was also a graduate of Berklee College of Music. The new five-piece began to play together at shows, still as Imagine Dragons. Brittany Tolman was Andrew Tolman’s wife and provided vocals and piano for the group. Sermon was a guitarist who had graduated from Berklee College of Music and was a longtime friend of Tolman. Shortly after, Beck and Florence left the band and were replaced by Wayne Sermon and Brittany Tolman. Imagine Dragons released an EP entitled Speak to Me shortly after their formation. The group named themselves Imagine Dragons in reference to an anagram that only the members of the band know.
The duo needed more band members so they added guitarist Andrew Beck, bassist Dave Lemke, and pianist Aurora Florence to make the group a five-piece.
Singer Dan Reynolds met drummer Andrew Tolman in 2008 at Brigham Young University in Utah.
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