“I Bet My Life” by Imagine Dragons

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“I Bet My Life” by Imagine Dragons

	song info     “I Bet My Life” by Imagine Dragons (official video) is an alternative rock song.     Song Title: I Bet My Life (official video)     Artist: Imagine Dragons     Genre: rock, alternative, alternative rock, adult alternative, indie folk, folk rock, independent, adult pop     Lead Vocals: Dan Reynolds     Guitar: Wayne Sermon     Bass Guitar: Ben McKee     Drums: Daniel Platzman     Director: Jodeb     Producer: Imagine Dragons     Recorded: 2014. Imagine Dragons Studio, Las Vegas, Nevada     Released: 27 October 2014     Label: KIDinaKORNER, Interscope     Number of listens: 19638     Current rank: 1234 (updated weekly)     Highest rank: 1234 (play the video all the way through to register a vote for this song)     Commentary:     I might believe that the boat could fly, but it stopped making sense when he fell from the sky into a waiting crowd of fans. That shit just does’t fly. Translations courtesy of Apple and Google.

    Summary quotation from Wikipedia:

    “I Bet My Life” is a song written by Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds and Wayne Sermon of American alternative rock band Imagine Dragons. The track first appeared as a single on October 27, 2014, released as the lead single promoting their second studio album. The band’s network debut performing the track occurred at the American Music Awards (2014), where they received the award for Favorite Alternative Artist.

    The song was used in a series of TV commercials for American automobile manufacturer Jeep, advertising their “Big Finish” holiday sales event. It also featured in commercials for Sprite featuring LeBron James.

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    Lead singer Dan Reynolds has stated that the song is about his relationship with his parents and explained that while “at times it’s been strained and difficult… in the end, ‘I Bet My Life’ celebrates the bond that we still hold on to.”

Music video

    On December 12, 2014, Imagine Dragons released the official music video for “I Bet My Life”. The video was directed by Jodeb and features actor Dane DeHaan. Footage from the video featured in advertising by American automobile manufacturer Jeep at the American Music Awards, prior to the release of the video.

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    Austin: I Bet My Life is Ava’s favorite song.

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