Shots (Imagine Dragons song)

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"Shots"
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Smoke + Mirrors
Released January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)
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)		 "I'm So Sorry"
(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.[4]

Promotion

Imagine Dragons performed the track during a first ever live commercial (for Target) during the Grammy Awards (2015).[5] The ad was filmed on Las Vegas' Freemont Street under the direction of Jonas Åkerlund.[6] 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.[7]

"Shots" was performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (February 18, 2015),[8] The Howard Stern Show (March 24, 2015),[9] The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2015),[10] and Today (2015).[11]

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.[12] 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[13]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Shots"  
Imagine Dragons 3:53
Digital download — remix[14]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Shots" (Broiler remix)
Imagine Dragons 3:10

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 its own right on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart reaching number 4 on the chart.

Chart performance

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Italy (FIMI)[37] Gold 25,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[38] 3× Platinum 30,000

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[13] February 2, 2015 Digital download
Italy[39] February 6, 2015 Contemporary hit radio Interscope Records

References

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