Imagine Dragons (EP)
Imagine Dragons is the eponymous second extended play (EP) by the American rock band of the same name, released on August 24, 2009.[1] It was recorded at Battle Born Studios. All songs were written and produced by Imagine Dragons. Engineering was done by Robert Root.[2] Tracks from the EP featured on Windows Media Player after the band won a competition on Reverbnation.[3][citation needed] The track "I Need a Minute" cracked the CMJ Radio 200.[4] "Cover Up" appears on various deluxe editions of the band's debut album Night Visions.
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| Released | August 24, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Battle Born Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 19:45 | |||
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| Producer | Imagine Dragons | |||
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On October 15, 2021, the EP was re-released onto streaming platforms with the previously unreleased bonus track "Hole Inside Our Chests".
Release edit
On June 26, 2009, the band released the first song "Uptight" on MySpace.[5] On July 24, they released two songs "I Need a Minute" and "Cover Up".[6]
On October 15, 2021, the EP was re-released onto streaming platforms with the previously unreleased bonus track "Hole Inside Our Chests".
Cover art edit
The album art is an autostereogram, which features a dragon facing to the right.[7]
Film and television edit
- "I Need a Minute" was featured on MTV's The Real World: San Diego.[8]
- "Cover Up" was featured in commercials for MLS' Real Salt Lake.
- "Cover Up" was also featured in commercials for BYUtv's indie music show AUDIO-FILES.[9]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Imagine Dragons (Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Andrew Tolman, Brittany Tolman), except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Need a Minute" | 3:27 | |
| 2. | "Uptight" | 3:43 | |
| 3. | "Cover Up" |
| 4:18 |
| 4. | "Curse" | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "Drive" | 4:32 | |
| Total length: | 19:45 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Hole Inside Our Chests" | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 22:23 | |
Personnel edit
- Dan Reynolds: lead vocals
- Wayne Sermon: guitar
- Ben McKee: bass guitar
- Andrew Tolman: drums
- Brittany Tolman: keyboard, backing vocals
Critical reaction edit
Jason Bracelin, writing in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, described the EP by stating "Upon taking in this bunch's new EP you get the sense that they could probably turn the recitation of the ingredients to a bottle of Prell into an arms-in-the-air anthem. With outsized synth lines, ringing, perpetually cresting guitars and massive syncopated beats and cymbal splashes, Imagine Dragons don't make any bones about believing that bigger is always better... it'll only be a matter of time before a song like 'Curse' is all over the radio."[10]
References edit
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- ^ Lynch, John. "How the 'Facebook of music' is using big data to find the next pop star". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ . Tinderbox Music. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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- ^ @heyplatzman (April 26, 2014). "So I've drawn it for those who want to see the mysterious dragon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Diablo, Scottie (November 9, 2011). "Music from Real World San Diego Episode 7". MTV. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ . Audio-Files. Season 1. Episode 1. April 10, 2012. BYU Television. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ Bracelin, Jason (October 29, 2009). "Crotch rock, indie pop top roundup". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2012.