Smoke + Mirrors

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Smoke + Mirrors
Imagine Dragons studio album

Publication
(s)

February 13, 2015

Label (s) Interscope Records , KIDinaKORNER

Format (s)

CD, download

Genre (s)

Indie rock , pop rock

Title (number)

13

running time

50:50

production

chronology
Night Visions Smoke + Mirrors Evolve

Smoke + Mirrors is the second studio album by the US band Imagine Dragons . It was released on February 13, 2015.

background

Was produced Smoke + Mirrors mainly by the band, as well as Alex da Kid . The band had previously recorded over 100 demos that were worked through for the album. Singer Dan Reynolds said about the album before it was released that it would be "completely different" and "more rock-heavy" than its predecessor Night Visions . The album's lead single , I Bet My Life , was released on October 27, 2014. Imagine Dragons appeared with the song at the 2014 American Music Awards and 2015 at The Ellen DeGeneres Show . The second pre-released single, Gold, followed in December 2014. The third single, Shots , was performed at the 2015 Grammy Awards .

Track list

  1. Shots - 3:52
  2. Gold - 3:37
  3. Smoke and Mirrors - 4:21
  4. I'm So Sorry - 3:50
  5. I Bet My Life - 3:13
  6. Polaroid - 3:50
  7. Friction - 3:22
  8. It Comes Back to You - 3:37
  9. Dream - 4:18
  10. Trouble - 3:11
  11. Summer - 3:38
  12. Hopeless Opus - 3:59
  13. The Fall - 6:02

Deluxe bonus tracks:

  1. Thief - 3:47
  2. The Unknown - 3:24
  3. Second Chances - 3:37
  4. Release - 2:28
  5. Warriors - 2:51

Super Deluxe Edition bonus tracks:

  1. Thief - 3:47
  2. The Unknown - 3:24
  3. Second Chances - 3:37
  4. Release - 2:28
  5. Warriors - 2:51
  6. Battle Cry - 4:32
  7. Monster - 4:10
  8. Who We Are - 4:09
  9. Shots ( Broiler Remix) - 3:11

reception

criticism

Los Angeles Times' Mikael Wood rated the album two out of four stars. He drew comparisons with the popular electronic dance music and says that the band sounds "lame" at times, but the album conveys strong feelings. Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone magazine gave the album two out of five stars, criticized the wild mix of different genres and concluded that the band's music still had a long way to go. Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph praised the album and gave it a positive rating of four out of five stars.

Awards

The album was nominated for a People's Choice Award in the Favorite Album category.

Chart placements

album

Smoke + Mirrors went straight to number one in both the US and UK charts and was the band's first number one album in both countries. Top ten placements were achieved in each of the DA-CH countries, as well as in many other countries such as Australia , France , New Zealand and Spain . In most countries, however, the album was represented in the charts for a significantly shorter time than Night Visions .

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 3 (16 weeks) 16
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 5 (7 weeks) 7th
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 3 (18 weeks) 18th
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 1 (38 weeks) 38
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 1 (117 weeks) 117

Singles

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
monster
  US 78 05/10/2013 (1 week)
Warriors
  DE 58 03/10/2014 (8 weeks)
  AT 56 03/10/2014 (6 weeks)
  UK 54 04/10/2014 (3 weeks)
I Bet My Life
  DE 65 December 26, 2014 (1 week)
  AT 74 02/06/2015 (1 week)
  CH 71 03/29/2015 (1 week)
  UK 27 02/21/2015 (6 weeks)
  US 28 11/15/2014 (22 weeks)
Shots
  DE 60 03/06/2015 (14 weeks)
  AT 73 07/03/2015 (1 week)
  UK 91 02/07/2015 (2 weeks)
  US 75 02/14/2015 (3 weeks)
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The first single, I Bet My Life, was the most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100 , reaching number 28 and a platinum record. Otherwise, Monster and Shots entered the US single charts and reached positions 78 and 75. In the United Kingdom, the two titles and Warriors , included on the deluxe edition, also reached the charts and all three singles were awarded a silver record . In the German-speaking area, these three singles also had short chart stays, the most successful being Shots with place 60 and 14 weeks in the German charts . In Sweden , the song stayed in the charts for 40 weeks. A remix by the DJ duo Broiler increased the success of Shots , especially in Norway , where this version reached number three in the charts.

Awards for music sales

Smoke + Mirrors received a total of nine gold and two platinum records for over 1.3 million units sold worldwide.

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 80,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) Mexico (AMPROFON) Gold record icon.svg gold 30,000
Norway (IFPI) Norway (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 15,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 7,500
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 20,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg9 × gold,
Platinum record icon.svg2 × platinum
 1,397,500

Main article: Imagine Dragons / Music Sales Awards

Web links

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  1. ^ Smoke + Mirrors at Universal Music
  2. ↑ Imagine Dragons' New Desolation: The Making of 'Smoke + Mirrors' , Rolling Stone
  3. ↑ Imagine Dragons 'Not Counting on Winning' Any Grammys Sunday Night , Rolling Stone
  4. ^ I Bet My Life , genius.com
  5. ↑ American Music Awards 2014's 20 Best and Worst Moments , Rolling Stone
  6. Jump in : Imagine Dragons with “I Bet My Life” and “Demons” on the Ellen DeGeneres Show , Universal Music
  7. ↑ gold , genius.com
  8. ↑ Grammys 2015: Target's Imagine Dragons Commercial Break Cost About $ 8 Million , Billboard
  9. ↑ Smoke + Mirrors (Deluxe) on Spotify
  10. ↑ Smoke + Mirrors (Super Deluxe Edition) on Spotify
  11. ↑ Critique at Los Angeles Times
  12. ↑ Critique of Rolling Stone
  13. ^ Review by The Daily Telegraph
  14. ↑ People's Choice Awards 2016 nominations: Full list , Entertainment Weekly
  15. ↑ Chart placement in Germany
  16. ↑ Chart placement in Austria
  17. ↑ Chart placement in Switzerland
  18. ↑ Chart placement in the UK
  19. ↑ in the United States
  20. ^ Award from I Bet My Life in the United States
  21. ↑ Placements on the Billboard Hot 100
  22. ↑ Chart positions in the British single charts
  23. ↑ Awards in the United Kingdom
  24. ↑ Chart placements of shots at austriancharts.at
  25. ↑ Chart placement of shots (Broiler Remix) at austriancharts.at