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“I Bet My Life” by Imagine Dragons
From the album Smoke + Mirrors (2015)
“I Bet My Life” by Imagine Dragons appears on 12 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2014 and 2020. It was first released in 2015 on the album Smoke + Mirrors. Its best result is #8 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #68 alternative song of 2014 and #386 of the '10s.
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"I Bet My Life" was the first taste of Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons' second studio album, released as its lead single on October 27, 2014, and written by all four members: Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds and Wayne Sermon. Reynolds has said it's about his relationship with his parents, strained and hard at times, and that the song is ultimately a celebration of the bond they held on to.
The band produced it themselves, with Robert Root recording, Manny Marroquin mixing and the Las Vegas Mass Choir adding their voices. They gave it its first network airing at the 2014 American Music Awards, the same night they took home Favorite Alternative Artist. The video, directed by Jodeb, stars Dane DeHaan and Alex Neustaedter and opens and closes at Arizona's Salt River.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 49 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2014 | 91 |
| 2014 | 63 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014 | 99 |
| 2014 | 42 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Top 50 CYY Songs of 2014 | 50 |
| 2014 | 34 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2014 | 51 |
| 2014 | 53 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2014 | 104 |
| 2014 | 42 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2014 | 107 |
| 2014 | 23 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2014 | 50 |
| 2015 | 54 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015 | 91 |
| 2015 | 8 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 45 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | 14 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2015 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 102 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) | 107 |
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