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band

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from their major-label debut EP '' Continued Silence'' and later on their debut studio album, '' Night Visions'' (2012), as the opening track. It was first sent to modern rock radio on October 29, 2012, and then released to contemporary radio on April 9, 2013. Musically, "Radioactive" is an electronic rock and

song with elements of dubstep. In a 2021 podcast interview calle
The Turning Point

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revealed that after almost a decade, he had realized that lyrics were actually about him not giving up hope after losing faith in Mormonism. The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised the production, lyrics, and vocals, calling it a highlight on the album. Due to heavy rotation on various commercials and trailers, the song became a

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, peaking at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and becoming the band's first top 10 single as well as being the third best selling song in that country in 2013. It also broke the record for slowest ascension to the top 5 in chart history and held the record for most weeks spent on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at 87 weeks, a record for 7 years. The song has also reached number one in Sweden and in the top 20 in several countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, becoming Imagine Dragons' most successful single to date. It has since been certified

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in the US, making it one of the best selling singles of all time. "Radioactive" received two

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nominations for Record of the Year and

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, winning the latter. This was Imagine Dragons' first time being nominated. During the broadcast, they presented a

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of the song with their Interscope label-mate, rapper

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. The remix was later released for purchase on

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Composition

"Radioactive" was written by Imagine Dragons and producer

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. It is one of the more electronically influenced tracks on ''Night Visions'' as well as one of the darkest, similar to fourth track "

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". The song is an electronic rock and

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song with elements of dubstep. The song's lyrics speak of apocalyptic and revolutionist themes: 'I'm waking up to ash and dust' and 'This is it, the apocalypse'. Though the band has publicly maintained its

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, NPR music critic Ann Powers has opined that the song features strong "religious or spiritual imagery", the likes of which have been common throughout the history of

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. Speaking on the song, lead singer

said: The song is written in the key of B dorian; a mode of

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in which B is used as the

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Critical reception

"Radioactive" was released to positive reviews. Anne Erickson of ''Audio Ink Radio'' gave the song a rating of 4.5 out of 5, calling it "hook-y ndemotional", and stated that the "drama" and "excitement" of the song would allow "Radioactive" to appeal to both alternative pop fans and hard rockers. ''

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'' gave a positive review, calling the acoustic section of the song "haunting", and called the chorus "hypnotizing". Dara Hickey of ''Unreality Shout'' also reacted positively, calling the song the "darkest moment" on the album, and stated that, like all the other songs on the album, "Radioactive" was successful in creating a sound that "never fails to take off and send fists skyward". IGN lauded the song, calling it "strangely intense and abrasive", and stated that "Radioactive" was "perhaps the greatest calling card of Imagine Dragons". ''Crave Online'' called the song an "opening throb", saying that the song "sexes up the dub-flirtation with a verse hingeing on the line 'this is it, the apocalypse' and a triumphant chorus, with more than a few shades of Hip-Hop in the production", and that the song was as "radio-ready as they come". ''Our Vinyl'' stated that the "power of this song is outstanding with heavy drums and more of an electronic feel than the rest of the album and strong, impressive vocals from front-man Dan Reynolds which are reciprocated throughout the LP." Jon Dolan of ''

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'' was critical of the song, calling it "a dour moaner that sound like Chris Martin trying to write an

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ballad about the end of the world." In 2018, ''

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'' and '' Louder Sound'' ranked the song number two and number one, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Imagine Dragons songs. Hipster Runoff, a satirical and now discontinued readership blog, named it 'the worst song of all time'. It is also on the soundtrack for NBA 2K14, the first NBA 2K game on

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Chart performance

"Radioactive" debuted at 96 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after the release of ''Night Visions'' in September 2012 and remained at the lower ends of the chart for some time. In April 2013, the song made its top ten entry at number seven, besting the number 15 position set by previous single " It's Time". In mid June, the song reached number four, breaking the record for the slowest ascension to the top five, besting the previous holder Florida Georgia Line's song "

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", which broke the record just three weeks earlier. Two weeks later, the song reached its peak at number three. The song formerly held the record for the longest reign atop the ''Billboard'' Hot Rock Songs chart at 23 weeks before being surpassed by Walk the Moon's " Shut Up and Dance". "Radioactive" currently holds the record for the longest reign atop the ''Billboard'' Rock Airplay chart, with 24 weeks. The song is also the best-selling rock song in US digital history. It was the No. 2 Song of the Summer according to ''Billboard'' and spent 87 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, breaking the all-time chart longevity record, previously held by Jason Mraz's 2008 single " I'm Yours", and overtaken by The Weeknd's 2019 single "

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", which spent 90 weeks on the Hot 100 as of the chart issue dated September 4, 2021. However, it still holds the record for most consecutive weeks on the Hot 100, at 85. It has sold more copies in a calendar year than any other song by a rock act in digital history. "Radioactive" was the third best selling song of 2013 with sales of 5,496,000 for the year. It has gone on to sell 8,234,360 digital copies in the nation as of September 2017, and was certified Diamond by the

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(RIAA). The song has reached number one in Sweden and in the top twenty of several countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand as well as several parts of Europe. In the UK, the song debuted at 35 thanks to strong downloads from the '' Hear Me EP'' in November. After the release of ''Night Visions'' in April, the song peaked at number 12, becoming their highest charting single there.

Music video

The music video debuted on December 10, 2012. Directed by Syndrome and featuring puppeteers from Puppet Heap, the video revolves around a mysterious female drifter (played by actress

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) on a quest to save her friends in Imagine Dragons from the perils of a sinister, underground puppet-fighting ring led by actor Lou Diamond Phillips. The Champion of the fight, Gorigula, a large purple beast, beats and kills innocent stuffed animals and puppets forced to fight. After one puppet, Screaming Richard, is killed, the woman's pink

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puppet enters the ring and fights Gorigula, initially being beaten up. After rising from the ground, the teddy bear knocks out Gorigula with a single superpower punch. The ringleader sends two bodyguards to subdue the teddy, whose laser vision disintegrates both of them. The remaining spectators flee, leaving the drifter with the stunned ringleader. The drifter takes a key off the chain around the ringleader's neck and the pink bear pulls the lever, causing the ringleader to fall in the dungeon. The drifter unlocks the door and frees the band. They climb out, while one member notices both the pink bear and the dog puppets on her shoulders. The ringleader is left in the dungeon where the earlier-defeated puppets and stuffed animals soon surround and attack him. Speaking of the video to

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, Reynolds said "We read through a ton of scripts from really talented directors, and we came across one that stood out to us in particular, because it put into visuals the general theme of the song, which is kind of an empowering song about an awakening, but it did it in a way that was very different". "A lot of people probably see a post-apocalyptic world when they hear 'Radioactive', understandably, but we wanted to deliver something that was maybe a little different from that ... a lot different from that." As of December 2021, the music video has over 1.4 billion views on YouTube, making it the group's third most viewed video. It also has over 9 million likes.

Credits and personnel

Adapted from ''Night Visions'' liner notes. Imagine Dragons *

– lead and backing vocals *Wayne Sermon – guitars, backing vocals *Ben McKee – synthesizers, bass guitar, backing vocals *Daniel Platzman – drums, drum machine Additional musicians *J Browz – guitar Additional personnel * Alexander Grant – co-writer, producer *Josh Mosser – co-writer *Manny Marroquin – mixing *Joe LaPorta – mastering

Live performances

The first televised performance of "Radioactive" was executed on the September 4, 2012 airing of ABC

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''. The song was performed alongside then-current single "It's Time". In February 2013, the band started the 145-date ''Night Visions Tour'', which saw the band perform across North America and Europe. During the North American leg, the band made their first national television appearance, performing "Radioactive" on the February 22, 2013 airing of CBS late-night talk show ''

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''. In addition to performing the song on the March 28, 2013 airing of NBC late-night talk show ''

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'', the band also performed "Radioactive" on the July 29, 2013 airing of NBC late-night talk show ''

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'', following the historic performance of "It's Time" to an empty audience during

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on the October 29, 2012 airing of ''Late Night''. They performed the song on ''

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'' with a guest performance by

on February 2, 2014, recreating their teamed performance of the song at the Grammy Awards the previous month. As one of

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's many guest appearances on her

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, the band performed the song with Swift herself in

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. Typical live performances of the song now have incorporated a drum solo and a guitar solo.

Remixes and covers

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recorded a parody version entitled "Inactive" for his 2014 album '' Mandatory Fun''. "Radioactive" was covered by American

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and uploaded to Stirling's YouTube channel, becoming immensely successful and as of December 2018 has over 170 million views. The recording subsequently earned a 2013 YouTube Award.

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covered the song live on BBC. Daughtry covered the song live on SiriusXM. Lady Antebellum covered the song live backstage on their ''

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'' and put the video on their YouTube channel. Jake Bugg covered the song live on

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. Radioactive (The Dirty Tees Remix) Featured on the film The Host's soundtrack. American production duo Synchronice released a melodic dubstep remix of the song which accumulated over 20,000,000 plays on YouTube and over 15,000,000 plays on their own SoundCloud page. Dutch

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band Within Temptation recorded a version on their cover album ''

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band Our Last Night covered the song. Masha covered "Radioactive" on her popular

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on May 25, 2013; the video has received 130,000 views as of December 2018. The Radioactive Chicken Heads recorded a punk rock cover of "Radioactive" and released a music video for their version on YouTube. Ed Kowalczyk (of

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) covered the song for an Australian radio station. Country music artist Dallas Smith covered the song on his Tippin' Point tour. Independent American singer

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recorded an acoustic cover that reached number 36 on SNEP, the official French singles chart, in June 2015.

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covered the song as part of her "Fan Requests" on July 12, 2015, during her ''

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''. Welsh

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band Bullet for My Valentine recorded a cover in 2018 on their sixth studio album

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Kendrick Lamar Remix

The ''Night Visions'' track was

ed by the band, featuring guest vocals from American rapper

. The remix, while retaining most of the original track from '' Continued Silence'', was recorded by the band and Kendrick Lamar for release as a single. The single was released on January 27, 2014.

Live performances

"Radioactive" was first performed by Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar at the

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, held at the

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on January 26, 2014. The song was performed in a

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with Kendrick Lamar's " M.A.A.D City", a track from his Grammy-nominated album ''

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''. It was the second most tweeted music moment of 2014. The song was performed by the duo again on the February 1, 2014 airing of NBC late-night

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and

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''.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Partly adapted from ''Night Visions'' liner notes. Imagine Dragons *

– vocals * Wayne Sermon – guitar *

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– bass * Daniel Platzman – drums, viola Additional personnel * Alexander Grant – co-writer, producer *Josh Mosser – co-writer *Timmy 2Tone – co-writer *Manny Marroquin – mixing *Joe LaPorta – mastering Additional musicians *

– vocals *J Browz – guitar

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Kendrick Lamar Remix

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