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Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
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- Album
- Night Visions
- Released
- 2012
- Genres
- Length
- 3:07
- Tempo
- 136 BPM
- Label
- Kid Ina Korner / Interscope
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About this song
Radioactive is the opening track on Imagine Dragons' debut album, Night Visions. The song has a revolutionary feel.
What it's about
The song leaves its subject open to interpretation. Some listeners read it as being about nuclear war, others as being about Wall Street protests, and others as being about the end of the world.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 13 other songs, like “SYZY(2) IS GOIN' HAM INTO 2022 (NOW ON MAIN!) by Syzy”.
- Covered 34 times, including “Radioactive by Anie.mp3”.
- Written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Alex da Kid and Josh Mosser.
- Produced by Alex da Kid.
- Recorded at Westlake Recording Studios (West Hollywood.