Song · Imagine Dragons
“Roots” by Imagine Dragons
Released 2015
“Roots” by Imagine Dragons appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2015 and 2020. It was first released in 2015. Its best result is #4 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #62 alternative song of 2015.
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"Roots" was a stand-alone single for Imagine Dragons in 2015, written by band members Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee and Daniel Platzman with producer Alex da Kid, and it only found an album home later, tucked onto the Japanese version of Evolve, their third album, as an extra. The American band gave it its live debut in Melbourne on September 2, 2015, during the Smoke + Mirrors Tour, and the video, shot in New Zealand, followed on September 29. It went straight in at the top of Billboard's Rock Digital Songs chart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2015 | 25 |
| 2015 | 45 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 4 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | 63 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2015 | 107 |
| 2016 | 59 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) | 107 |
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