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Night Visions (2012)

Where the lyrics of Night Visions take you, and where it was really made.

Recorded across three studios, Night Visions took three years to finish, and six of its songs had already come out on EPs.

Key places

Studio at the Palms, where several album tracks were recorded (2012)

Recording site Studio at the Palms — Several tracks on the album were recorded at the Studio at the Palms in Paradise, Nevada. The album credits name engineer Mark Everton Gray for this studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Battle Born Studios, where Robert Root recorded tracks (2012)

Recording site Battle Born Studios — Some album tracks were recorded and mixed at Battle Born Studio in Winchester, Nevada, with Robert Root credited as engineer. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Westlake Recording Studios, where Josh Mosser recorded for KIDinaKORNER (2012)

Recording site Westlake Recording Studios — Some album tracks were recorded at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles for KIDinaKORNER, with Josh Mosser credited as recording engineer. The band had entered the Westlake studio in West Hollywood, California, in 2011 to write and record material. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Night Visions: debut studio album by the American pop rock band Imagine Dragons
• Released September 4, 2012 through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records
• Mostly produced by the band with English hip-hop producer Alex da Kid
• Brandon Darner of The Envy Corps, formerly of the metal band Slipknot, also took part in production
• Musical influences include folk, hip hop and pop

Background

• Dan Reynolds formed Imagine Dragons in 2008 as lead singer
• Members moved to Las Vegas, Nevada
• Three EPs came before the album: 2009, 2010 and 2011
• Continued Silence EP released February 14, 2012
• Single It's Time released August 18, 2012 as the band's debut single
• According to Reynolds, the album took three years to finish, and six of its tracks had appeared earlier on multiple EPs

Recording

• Recorded between 2010 and 2012
• Tracks recorded at Studio at the Palms, Battle Born Studios and Westlake Recording Studios

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Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band formed in 2008 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Dan Reynolds met drummer Andrew Tolman at Brigham Young University in 2008; the two recruited other members to form the band.
• The band's lineup changed several times; Wayne Sermon and Ben McKee completed the core line-up by 2009.
• The band released their first EPs in Las Vegas and signed with Interscope Records in November 2011.

Members

• The current lineup consists of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, and bassist Ben McKee.
• Daniel Platzman joined as drummer in 2011 and was later absent from the band; Andrew Tolman served as touring drummer.

Career

• Debut album Night Visions (2012) peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200; the single "Radioactive" topped the Hot Rock Songs chart for 23 weeks.
• Smoke + Mirrors (2015) became the band's first album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
• Evolve (2017) produced the chart-topping singles "Believer", "Thunder", and "Whatever It Takes".
• Origins (2018) debuted at No. 2 in the US; Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 (2022) and Loom (2024) followed.
• The band has sold more than 74 million albums and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance for "Radioactive".
• Critical reception of their albums has been mixed, though the band remains commercially successful.

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Reception

At release

• Metacritic: score of 52 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews
• USA Today: Brian Mansfield gave a favorable review and credited producer Alex da Kid with the flourishes that make individual tracks stand out
• AllMusic: Gregory Heaney said the album sometimes feels as though it lacks depth, but called it an album that makes everyday life seem a little bigger
• Las Vegas Weekly: Annie Zaleski praised the album as well-crafted and wildly creative, with solid songwriting
• Consequence of Sound: Lisa Kwon gave a mixed review and felt the album did not match the first single's promise
• Melodic: Johan Wippsson called the album somewhat shattered but, as a whole, very charming and well-crafted
• musicOMH: Chris Saunders panned the album as safe and middle of the road
• Critical response overall stayed mixed rather than strongly positive

Records

• Debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 in the United States, with more than 83,000 copies sold in its first week
• Peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Albums and Rock Albums charts
• Appeared in the Billboard 200 top ten in 2012, 2013 and 2014
• Fourth best-selling album in the US in 2013, with over 1.4 million copies sold that year
• Debuted at number two in the United Kingdom
• Nominated for the Juno Award for International Album of the Year (2014)
• Won the Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Album (2014)
• Certified octuple platinum in the United States

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Trivia

• The album debuted at number two in the United Kingdom, narrowly losing the top slot to Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience.
• Radioactive and Demons each spent more than 60 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, making Imagine Dragons the first artist to do so.
• Worldwide, the album was the eighth best-selling album of 2013, with sales of 2.2 million.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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