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I Bet My Life
Imagine Dragons
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- Album
- Smoke + Mirrors
- Released
- 2014
- Genres
- Length
- 3:13
- Tempo
- 108 BPM
- Label
- Kid Ina Korner / Interscope
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About this song
"I Bet My Life" is the fifth track on Imagine Dragons' second studio album, Smoke + Mirrors. It is described as a return to the band's more soulful sound.
What it's about
The song is about apology and forgiveness, written from the perspective of a man reflecting on his past mistakes. He wishes to spend the rest of his life with the person he had neglected most, realizing they had been showing him the right path all along.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “HTAFL by YoungBoy Never Broke Again”.
- Covered 4 times, including “I Bet My Life (lullaby) by Rockabye Baby!”.
- Written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee and Daniel Platzman.
- Produced by Imagine Dragons.
- Recorded at Ragged Insomnia Studio (Las Vegas.