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Symphony (Imagine Dragons song)

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"Symphony"
Symphony (Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles Version) cover art
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Mercury – Acts 1 & 2
ReleasedNovember 7, 2022
Length2:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Little
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"I Don't Like Myself"
(2022)
"Symphony"
(2022)
"Crushed"
(2023)
Music video
"Symphony" on YouTube

"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

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"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.[citation needed]

Visualizer video

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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.[citation needed]

Personnel

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Credits for "Symphony" adapted from Apple Music.[9]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Symphony"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[10] 41
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[11] 4
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[12] 1
Turkey (Radiomonitor Türkiye)[13] 10

Certifications

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Certifications for "Sharks"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[14] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Major, Michael. "VIDEO: Imagine Dragons Shares Video for 'Symphony'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  2. ^ ImagineDragonsVEVO (2022-11-07). Imagine Dragons - Symphony (Official Visualizer). Retrieved 2024-06-29 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Imagine Dragons répand sa joie dans "Symphony", son nouveau clip live". www.chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  4. ^ "IMAGINE DRAGONS "Symphony" | (Radio Date: 25/11/2022)". radiodate.it. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  5. ^ Schube, Will (2023-06-23). "Imagine Dragons And Inner City Youth Orchestra Of Los Angeles Team Up For 'Symphony'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  6. ^ Mertz, Olesya (2023-07-21). "Imagine Dragons Release New Version of 'Symphony'". Music Daily. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  7. ^ ImagineDragons (2022-06-29). Imagine Dragons - Mercury, Track By Track (Symphony). Retrieved 2024-06-29 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ ImagineDragonsVEVO (2022-11-07). Imagine Dragons - Symphony (Official Visualizer). Retrieved 2024-06-29 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Symphony by Imagine Dragons on Apple Music, 2022-07-01, retrieved 2024-06-29
  10. ^ "Imagine Dragons – Symphony" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 29/01/2023" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 30. týden 2023 in the date selector. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  13. ^ @RadiomonitorTR (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] (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "French single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Sharks" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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