Evolve (album)

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Singles
	Believer
	Thunder
	Whatever It Takes
	Walking the Wire
	I don't know why

chronology
Evolve
Imagine Dragons studio album
Publication ; (s)	23rd June 2017
Label (s)	Interscope Records , KIDinaKORNER
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	Indie rock , pop rock
Title (number)	11
running time	39:12
production	Alex da kid; Jayson DeZuzio; Joel Little; John Hill; Mattias Larsson; Rob Cohen; Robin Fredriksson; Tim Randolph;

Evolve is the third studio album by the American band Imagine Dragons . It was released on June 23, 2017.

background

As with the previous two studio albums, Alex da Kid was the producer of the album, and it was also produced by Jayson DeZuzio, Joel Little, John Hill, Mattias Larsson, Rob Cohen, Robin Fredriksson and Tim Randolph. According to singer Dan Reynolds, the album should represent a "further development" for the band. The music encompasses elements of various genres including pop rock , hip hop and electronic dance music . On February 1, Believer was released as the first single from the album. Thunder followed in April as the second and in May Whatever It Takes as the third single. Walking the Wire was released a week before the album . In May 2017, the Evolve Tour was also announced, which started in September.

Track list

I Don't Know Why - 3:10
Whatever It Takes - 3:21
Believer - 3:24
Walking the Wire - 3:52
Rise Up - 3:51
I'll Make It Up to You - 4:22
Yesterday - 3:25
Mouth of the River - 3:41
Thunder - 3:07
Start Over - 3:06
Dancing in the Dark - 3:53

Deluxe bonus tracks:

Levitate - 3:18
Not Today - 4:21
Believer ( Kaskade Remix) - 3:10

reception

criticism

The reviews of Evolve were mixed to below average. Allmusic's Thomas Erlewine rated the album three out of five stars. In his opinion, the fast songs are “festival-friendly electro rockers” and the slow songs feel like a “hybrid of Coldplay and Mr. Mister ”. The album is adapted to the digital zeitgeist of 2017. The Guardian's Hannah J Davies gave the album two stars out of five, describing the album as lifeless electronic arena rock and criticizing the band for adapting to the latest trends in electronic music. Emma Johnston from Classic Rock magazine gave the album a particularly negative rating of 1.5 out of five stars and concluded with “Pop deserves better. Rock deserves better. We all deserve better. "

Awards

Evolve won a Billboard Music Award in the Top Rock Album category in 2018 . The album was also nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Vocal Album category. The single Thunder also received a nomination in the category Best Pop Duo / Group Performance . For the album, the band received the Echo in the International Band category .

Chart placements

album

In Switzerland , Finland , Canada , Norway , Poland , Slovakia and the Czech Republic Evolve reached the top of the album charts. In the United States , it debuted at number two on the charts. In Germany , Austria and the UK top three rankings were achieved in many countries around the world rankings also get into the top ten. In some countries like France , Sweden and Switzerland, the album was in the charts for over 100 weeks.

Chart placements
Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	3 (76 weeks)	76
Austria (Ö3)	2 (93 weeks)	93
Switzerland (IFPI)	1 (112 weeks)	112
United Kingdom (OCC)	3 (73 weeks)	73
United States (Billboard)	2 (... Where.)	...

Singles

In particular, the first two singles Believer and Thunder developed into worldwide successes and achieved numerous high placements in the international charts. In the United States, the two songs achieved roughly the same level of success: they each reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and were each awarded five times platinum by the RIAA . In addition, both singles were each placed in the Hot 100 for 52 weeks. Whatever It Takes reached number twelve. In the UK, Thunder was the most successful at number 20. Thunder and Believer were awarded platinum here, the latter twice. Whatever It Takes and Next to Me were in the top 100 for a week. In Austria and Switzerland, Believer , Thunder and Whatever It Takes achieved placements in the top ten, in Germany Believer achieved 23rd place as the highest placement, the other two singles were also in the top ten. Walking the Wire achieved placements in the lower half of the chart in German-speaking countries, I Don't Know Why was placed in Austria for a week. In Austria, both Believer and Thunder were represented in the top ten of the 2017 annual charts .

Awards for music sales

Evolve received a total of four gold and 20 platinum records for over 2.9 million units sold worldwide.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	2 × platinum	80,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	2 × platinum	120,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	40,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	60,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	20,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 20 × platinum	2,975,000

Main article: Imagine Dragons / Music Sales Awards

Web links

Evolve at Allmusic

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[1] Credits from Allmusic

[2] Imagine Dragons' Next Album Will Be an "Evolution," Says Dan Reynolds , http://abcnewsradioonline.com

[3] Believer , genius.com

[4] Tunder , genius.com

[5] Whatever It Takes , genius.com

[6] Walking the Wire , genius.com

[7] Imagine Dragons To Release New Album 'Evolve' On June 23rd Via KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records - With Evolve Tour Coming This Fall , prnewswire.com

[8] Evolve (Deluxe) on Spotify

[9] Criticism at Allmusic

[10] Review by The Guardian

[11] Criticism at Classic Rock

[12] Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards , Billboard

[13] Imagine Dragons , grammy.com

[14] Billboard 200, July 15, 2017

[15] Chart placement in Germany

[16] Chart placement in Austria

[17] Chart placement in Switzerland

[18] Chart placement in the UK

[19] the United States

[20] Awards in the United States

[21] Chart placements in the Billboard Hot 100

[22] Awards in the United Kingdom

[23] Placement in the British single charts

[24] Chart placements by Believer at austriancharts.at

[25] Chart placements by Thunder at austriancharts.at

[26] Chart placements by Walking the Wire at austriancharts.at

[27] Chart placements by I Don't Know Why at austriancharts.at