Symphony (Imagine Dragons song) explained

Symphony
Cover:Imagine Dragons Symphony Orchestra cover art.jpg
Caption:Symphony (Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles Version) cover art
Type:single
Artist:Imagine Dragons
Album:Mercury – Acts 1 & 2
Released:November 7, 2022
Length:2:55
Producer:Little
Chronology:Imagine Dragons
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"Symphony" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released through Kidinakorner and Interscope on November 7, 2022, as the fourth single from the band's fifth studio album, Mercury – Acts 1 & 2.[1] [2] The song was most successful in French radio and released on the same day as the visualizer video.[3] The song was went to Italian radio on November 25.[4] An alternate version of the song was released with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles and Coke Studio on June 23, 2023.[5] [6]

Background and composition

"Symphony" was written by band members Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman as well as Joel Little, Adio Marchant, and Talay Riley. and produced by Little. Reynolds was nervous to preview the song to Mercury – Acts 1 & 2's executive producer Rick Rubin as it was the "poppiest" and "slickest" song on the album. Rubin, however, enjoyed the song, and was placed as the second song on Mercury – Act 2.[7] The song's lyrics describe the harmonious relationship between two lovers and contains many reference and inclusions of different musical instruments in throughout the song like the timpanis, xylophone, trumpet, and flute.

Visualizer video

The visualizer video for "Symphony" was released on November 7, 2022, and was shot and directed by Matt Eastin.[8] The video features various clips of the band performing during the Mercury World Tour overlayed with a purple hue and special effects of rings, circles, and other shapes.

Personnel

Credits for "Symphony" adapted from Apple Music.Musicians

Charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[9] 4
Turkey (Radiomonitor Türkiye)[10] 10

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major . Michael . VIDEO: Imagine Dragons Shares Video for 'Symphony' . 2024-06-29 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  2. Imagine Dragons - Symphony (Official Visualizer) . 2022-11-07 . ImagineDragonsVEVO . 2024-06-29 . YouTube.
  3. Web site: Imagine Dragons répand sa joie dans "Symphony", son nouveau clip live . 2024-06-29 . www.chartsinfrance.net . fr.
  4. Web site: IMAGINE DRAGONS "Symphony" (Radio Date: 25/11/2022) . 2024-06-29 . radiodate.it . en.
  5. Web site: Schube . Will . 2023-06-23 . Imagine Dragons And Inner City Youth Orchestra Of Los Angeles Team Up For ‘Symphony’ . 2024-06-29 . uDiscover Music . en-US.
  6. Web site: Mertz . Olesya . 2023-07-21 . Imagine Dragons Release New Version of 'Symphony' . 2024-06-29 . Music Daily . en-US.
  7. Imagine Dragons - Mercury, Track By Track (Symphony) . 2022-06-29 . ImagineDragons . 2024-06-29 . YouTube.
  8. Imagine Dragons - Symphony (Official Visualizer) . 2022-11-07 . ImagineDragonsVEVO . 2024-06-29 . YouTube.
  9. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 29/01/2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230129094929/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2023-01-29 . it . . 29 January 2023 . 27 July 2024.
  10. RadiomonitorTR. 1621434818813640705. February 3, 2023 . Radiomonitor Türkiye Uluslararası Listesi Dinlenme Adedi bazında – 5. Hafta Top10 . Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart based on number of listens – Week 5 Top 10 . September 4, 2024 . https://x.com/RadiomonitorTR/status/1621434818813640705.

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