Song · Imagine Dragons
“Shots” by Imagine Dragons
From the album Smoke + Mirrors (2015)
“Shots” by Imagine Dragons appears on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations in 2015. It was first released in 2015 on the album Smoke + Mirrors. Its best result is #14 on the WERS Top 88 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #55 alternative song of 2015.
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"Shots" was the third and final single from Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons' second album, released in 2015, and the band wrote it together: Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee and Daniel Platzman. They produced it themselves, and it leans hard on synthesizers with an industrial edge, Sermon's guitar textures tangling underneath while Reynolds sings with a surprisingly light touch over some dark subject matter, a retro sheen that softens the blow.
They pushed it with real spectacle, playing it on Fremont Street in Las Vegas for what was billed as the first ever live commercial, a Target spot aired during the 2015 Grammy Awards and directed by Jonas Åkerlund, reportedly costing $8 million. The talk-show circuit followed, from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to The Howard Stern Show.
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 | 61 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015 | 91 |
| 2015 | 14 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2015 | 25 |
| 2015 | 41 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 38 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 14 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | 45 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2015 | 50 |
| 2015 | 94 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2015 | 107 |
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