Continued Silence EP is the fifth extended play (EP) by American rock band Imagine Dragons, released on February 14, 2012 by KIDinaKORNER and Interscope Records. It was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios. All songs were written by Imagine Dragons and produced by Alex Da Kid, with mixing by engineer Manny Marroquin and engineer Rich Costey. The EP was mastered by mastering engineer Joe LaPorta. All of the songs on Continued Silence were featured on the band's debut album Night Visions except for "My Fault" and "Round and Round", which were later included on deluxe editions of Night Visions. Previous purchases of songs from the EP counted towards Night Visions and decreased its price.
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| Released | February 14, 2012 | |||
| Studio | Westlake Recording Studios (West Hollywood, California) | |||
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| Length | 19:25 | |||
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| Producer | Alex da Kid (also exec.) | |||
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Personnel
editImagine Dragons
- Dan Reynolds – lead vocals
- Daniel Wayne Sermon – guitars, backing vocals
- Ben McKee – bass, backing vocals
- Daniel Platzman – drums, backing vocals
Release and promotion
editTo promote the album, the band performed at SXSW 2012 and toured the United States with Australian group The Jezabels. Their more than fifteen SXSW performances included the broadcast mtvU Woodie Awards Festival as well as the FILTER party, Rachael Ray's party, and The Roxy's party.[1] They also performed at Basilica Block Party, Summerfest, Bunbury Music Festival 2012, Live 105's BFD 2012 and Firefly Music Festival 2012.[2][3][4] They also performed at Chicago's Riot Fest 2012.[5] iTunes featured the EP on its "Rising Stars of Alt Rock" in addition to featuring track "It's Time" on its $0.69 "Alt Rock Hits" beginning April 30, 2012.
Singles
edit"It's Time" became the first single from the EP and began receiving airplay on February 20, 2012. The track "Radioactive" also both received airplay and charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The official music video for "It's Time" debuted on all MTV affiliates on April 17, 2012.[6] Imagine Dragons were the MTV PUSH Artist of the Week of April 16, 2012.[7]
The song "Round and Round" was featured as "Song of the Week" and thus a free download on iTunes.[8]
Reception
editCritical reception
editContinued Silence was praised by music critics. Jason Bracelin of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Spin wrote, "'Silence' builds on the Dragons' climactic, dance floor-worthy swagger, with supersized, arms-in-the-air choruses and a buoyant groove amplified by the introduction of sub-hip-hop beats".[9][10][11][12] Cincinnati CityBeat wrote "A quick spin through Continued Silence...is like panning in a creek bedded with gold nuggets; glints of Coldplay, Everclear, Train and any number of other chart-topping Pop icons, but with a discernibly beat-driven Indie edge. As epic as Homerian poetry set to a U2 soundtrack and as intimate as a candlelight dinner in the Nevada desert."[13]
Commercial performance
editThe EP reached number 40 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Radioactive" | Alex da Kid | 3:06 | |
| 2. | "Demons" |
| Alex da Kid | 2:57 |
| 3. | "On Top of the World" |
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| 3:12 |
| 4. | "Round and Round" |
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| 3:17 |
| 5. | "It's Time" |
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| 4:00 |
| 6. | "My Fault" |
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| 2:56 |
| Total length: | 19:25 | |||
Chart performance
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums Chart[14] | 86 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 40 |
| US Billboard Alternative Albums | 8 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums | 11 |
| US Billboard Digital Albums | 18 |
| US Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 1 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[16] | 20 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | February 14, 2012 |
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Interscope Records |
References
edit- ^ Montgomery, James (March 6, 2012). "MGK, Dev, More Added To 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards Festival". MTV. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ Espeland, Pamela (April 24, 2012). "Lots of 'lineups' with theater seasons, Basilica Block Party, JazzMN Orchestra and more". MinnPost. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "The 18th Annual BFD 2012 Lineup". KITS. April 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Firefly Music Festival | Welcome". Firefly Music Festival. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Riot Fest Chicago 2012". Riot Fest. September 16, 2012. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Imagine Dragons Tapped as MTV's "PUSH" Artist of the Week". PR Newswire. Santa Monica. April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ James, Nicole (April 16, 2012). "MTV PUSH Artist Of The Week: Imagine Dragons". MTV. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Round and Round - Single Imagine Dragons". iTunes UK. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Review of "The Continued Silence EP" by Imagine Dragons". Alternative Addiction. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ Bracelin, Jason (March 2, 2012). "Vegas rockers Imagine Dragons celebrating CD release". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Freshly Squeezed: Imagine Dragons – Continued Silence EP". Breakfast on Tour. February 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ Lesas, Sylvie (February 16, 2012). "Imagine Dragons Continued Silence EP Review". Evigshed Mag. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ Baker, Brian (July 9, 2012). "Bunbury Sleeper: Imagine Dragons". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ Steffen Hung. Irish-charts.com (ed.). "Discography Imagine Dragons|editore=Irish-charts.com". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "Week 34 / 2012". US Albums Top 100. αCharts.us. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Imagine Dragons - Continued Silence EP". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
External links
edit- Continued Silence EP at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
- Imagine Dragons official site