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"Machine" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, who co-wrote it with their producer Alex da Kid. It is the third single from the band's fourth studio album Origins.[1]
| "Machine" | ||||
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| Single by Imagine Dragons | ||||
| from the album Origins | ||||
| Released | October 31, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
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| Length | 3:02 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Alex da Kid | |||
| Imagine Dragons singles chronology | ||||
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| Licensed audio | ||||
| "Imagine Dragons - Machine (Audio)" on YouTube | ||||
A snippet of the track was teased in the trailer for Origins. The song was officially announced on social media the day before it was released. On Twitter, the cover art for the song was posted, as well as the caption "Our new song Machine drops TOMORROW morning".[2]
The song has been labeled as arena rock[3] and industrial[4] by critics.
In a positive review of the album by The Independent, the song (along with another single, "Natural") was described as "stomping, stadium filling anthems that scream defiance and are what most would brand "classic" Imagine Dragons".[5] Billboard also described the song as "explosive" and "powerful".[6]
The song's lyrics are about "living outside the box others might put you in"[6] and possible references to social and political realities.
"Machine" was performed live for the first time at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on November 7, along with three other songs from the album: "Natural", "Zero" and "Bad Liar".[7]
Imagine Dragons
- Dan Reynolds – lead vocals, keyboards
- Wayne Sermon – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Ben McKee – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Daniel Platzman – drums, percussion
Production
- Alex da Kid – production
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[15] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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