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“It's Time” by Imagine Dragons
From the EP Continued Silence EP (2012)
“It's Time” by Imagine Dragons appears on 36 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2012 and 2026. It was first released in 2012 on the EP Continued Silence EP. Its best result is #1 on the 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #9 alternative song of 2012, #2,014 alternative song of all time and #54 of the '10s.
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"It's Time" was Imagine Dragons' debut single, sent out in early 2012 as the lead track from Continued Silence, their first EP for a major label, and later folded into their first full album, Night Visions. It was hardly new: the song had been on YouTube since 2010 and on the band's self-released It's Time EP in 2011. Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon and Ben McKee wrote it, Brandon Darner produced it with the band, and the recording still features early members Andrew and Brittany Tolman, from before Daniel Platzman joined.
It's a stomp-and-holler anthem about digging in your heels against change while everything around you is in turmoil, built for gang vocals and big rooms. A Glee cover and a steady run through TV ads pushed it to number 15 on the Hot 100, the band's first Top 40 hit.
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
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1781 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1369 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2014 | 202 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 211 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 34 | ALT 98.7 | ALT 98.7 Top 98 ALT Songs of the Decade | 98 |
| 2019 | 176 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2020 | 65 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) | 107 |
| 2020 | 61 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s | 102 |
| 2020 | 94 | The Buzz | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade | 99 |
| 2020 | 13 | X96 | X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade | 100 |
| 2020 | 118 | DC101 | The DC101 Top 500 | 500 |
| 2022 | 483 | X96 | X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time | 500 |
| 2022 | 273 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2023 | 271 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
| 2026 | 263 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
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