Shots (Imagine Dragons song)

"Shots"
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Smoke + Mirrors
Released January 26, 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014 at
Imagine Dragons Studio
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Genre
Length 3:53
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Gold"
(2014)		 "Shots"
(2015)		 "Smoke and Mirrors"
(2015)

"Shots" is a song by American alternative rock band Imagine Dragons. It was written by band members Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds and Wayne Sermon and released as the third single from their second studio album Smoke + Mirrors (2015).

Composition

The song shows influence of industrial music with heavy use of synthesizers. Reynolds' vocals are light, despite the dark lyrical content, recalling music from the 1980s. Sermon's guitar textures add complexity.[3]

Promotion

Imagine Dragons performed the track during a first ever live commercial (for Target) during the Grammy Awards (2015).[4] The ad was filmed on Las Vegas' Freemont Street under the direction of Jonas Åkerlund.[5] The ad promoted an exclusive edition of the album available at Target which includes four bonus tracks. It was estimated to cost $8 million and charted at #2 on the Billboard Trending 140.[6]

"Shots" was performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (February 18, 2015)[7] and The Howard Stern Show (March 24, 2015).[8]

Music video

On February 12, 2015, Imagine Dragons released the official music video for "Shots". The video was directed by Robert Hales and was inspired by the artwork created by San Diego based painter Tim Cantor.[9] The same artwork also serves as the cover art for all of the singles for the album. Cantor himself appears as the live depiction of one of his paintings.

Track listing

Digital download[10]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Shots"  Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds, Wayne SermonImagine Dragons 3:53

Personnel

Imagine Dragons

Broiler Remix

In April 2015, Norwegian DJ and electronic music duo Broiler (Mikkel Christiansen and Simen Auke) released a remix of "Shots". It was a hit in ts own right on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart reaching number 9 on the chart.

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 66
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[13] 35
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 72
Croatia (Croatian Airplay Chart)[15] 75
France (SNEP)[16] 183
Germany (Media Control Charts)[17] 60
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 91
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 75
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[20] 7
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[21] 30
Broiler Remix
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 9

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[10] January 27, 2015 Digital download KIDinaKORNER, Interscope Records
Italy[23] February 6, 2015 Contemporary hit radio Interscope Records

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rolling Stone - Imagine Dragons 'Smoke & Mirrors'". 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "News Day - 'Smoke and Mirrors'". 19 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Music Times - Imagine Dragons, new song 'Shots'". 10 February 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.cnbc.com/id/102410552
  5. ↑ NORM CLARKE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. "Imagine Dragons put Fremont Street back on the map". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Grammys 2015: Target's Imagine Dragons Commercial Break Cost About $8 Million". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/112871
  8. ↑ http://www.howardstern.com/news/yesterday-on-the-howard-stern-show-imagine-dragons
  9. ↑ KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records (February 12, 2015). "Imagine Dragons Gearing Up For Release Of New Album -- Smoke... -- SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --". prnewswire.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Shots (2015)". United States: 7digital. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (February 21, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Ellie Goulding Love Me Like You Do Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Imagine Dragons – Shots" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Imagine Dragons – Shots" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Croatia: Radio Chart". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Imagine Dragons – Shots" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Imagine Dragons – Shots". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  18. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 07.02.2015 (wk5)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rock Airplay for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Imagine Dragons – Shots". VG-lista. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  23. ↑ Mompellio, Gabriel. "Imagine Dragons – Shots (Interscope Records)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

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