Origins Tracklist
Origins is the fourth studio album by the American pop-rock band Imagine Dragons.
The album was first discovered on 3 October, 2018 when pictures of the album briefly appeared in the band’s shop which were taken down after a few hours on the site. Later that day, both the standard and deluxe album appeared on the Australian and New Zealand iTunes page with 12 tracks listed under the standard album and 15 tracks under the non-international deluxe edition.
The album follows a two-week alternate-reality scavenger hunt for passwords to win tickets for a live concert on 7 November 2018, two days before the album was released.
“Origins” Q&A
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Translations
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What have the artists said about the album?
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Is there a Deluxe Version of the album?
Though characterized as a sister album to Evolve, Origins differs greatly by the sheer distinction between the standard and deluxe version of the album.
The deluxe album only adds four tracks, three of which were unbeknownst before the album’s release. The final track of the album, “Born to Be Yours” with Kygo, is Imagine Dragons' first collaboration to make it on an album.
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How did this album come together so quickly?
According to an iTunes Q&A with Dan Reynolds,
Some of these songs were written when we had weeks off on tour; some were written a month ago. I know there’s some bands that say, ‘Every three years we’ll put out a record and feed the fans, do a big tour, and then go away,’ but we have the ability to continually feed the culture and fan base of Imagine Dragons, so why not do that? I grew up mainly listening to hip-hop and I loved the whole aspect of mixtapes—you could consume stuff from your favorite artists continually, and rock doesn’t do that. We kind of just get put there because we have a guitarist and because sometimes I sing a little screamy, but I really am more influenced by the culture of hip-hop, and of R&B music.
