Thunder (Imagine Dragons song)


"Thunder" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released by Interscope Records and Kidinakorner on April 27, 2017, as the second single from their third studio album, Evolve. Written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, and its producers Alexander Grant and Jayson DeZuzio, "Thunder" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song became the band's fourth single in that country to reach the top ten after "Radioactive", "Demons" and "Believer". It also reached the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on Imagine Dragons' YouTube channel on May 2, 2017. The video was shot in Dubai, filmed in black and white. It features the band's lead vocalist, Dan Reynolds, singing and dancing among extraterrestrials, portrayed by dancers Haroon Al Abdali, Mamadou Bathily, and Gianna Gi, around a futuristic city. It was directed by Joseph Kahn. As of June 2020, the video has over 1.4 billion views and 8.6 million likes.

Live performances

Imagine Dragons performed the song at the 2017 American Music Awards, in a medley with singer Khalid's "Young Dumb & Broke", with Khalid joining them for the performance. A little over a month later, on December 20, a studio version of the mash-up was released.

Chart performance

"Thunder" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single has also reached number one in Belarus, the Czech Republic and Latvia and the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. It topped the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart for 21 weeks, Alternative Songs, Adult Top 40, and the Mainstream Top 40 charts.
It became the ninth best-selling song of 2017 in the United States, with 1,189,000 copies sold in the year.

Critical reception

Critics from Billboard magazine placed it number 84 on its list of best songs of 2017.

Usage in media

"Thunder" is used in the trailer for the 2018 animated film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, along with "Watch Me". The song was also used in the Loway and Mr.Hand episode Nightclub.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Medley version

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australia 50
Canada 18
Hungary 32
Sweden 99
Switzerland 77
US Billboard Hot 10022
US Adult Contemporary 10
US Adult Top 40 7
US Hot Rock Songs 1
US Mainstream Top 40 34

Medley version

Decade-end charts

Certifications

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Release history