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The song was released on February 1, 2017 through Interscope and KIDinaKORNER as the lead single from the band 's third studio album, Evolve. Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Commercial performance 4 Remixes 5 Live performances 6 Track listing 7 Charts 8 Certifications 9 Usage in media 10 References 11 External links Background In November 2016, Dan Reynolds told People that the song was inspired by his experiences with ankylosing spondylitis in 2015. He said that, `` The meaning of the song is really reflecting on specific things in my life that were painful, whether it was anxiety and dealing with crowds, feeling overwhelmed by that or the success of the band, disease, going through depression -- anything that was a source of pain in my life. And just rising above that, finding a place of perspective where I could be appreciative of the pain in my life and make it my greatest strength. '' Music video The music video was released on March 7, 2017 and features a boxing match between Dan Reynolds and Dolph Lundgren. It was directed by Matt Eastin and it features what seems to be a young Dan drawing on his notepad in scenes. It is obvious that Dan is losing, and he says that he wants to stop, with Dolph replying, `` We ca n't, '' making it sound like they are forced to fight by an upper authority. It ends with Dan barely conscious, and we get to see what young Dan sketched : a symbol identical to the one on his chest as an adult. Commercial performance `` Believer '' reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the Billboard Hot Rock Songs ( 24 weeks so far ), Alternative Songs ( 13 weeks so far ), and Adult Pop Songs ( 1 week so far ). Among component charts, it also topped Rock Airplay, Rock Streaming Songs, Rock Digital Sale Songs, and Top TV Commercials Charts. It also topped the Canada Alternative Rock Chart. `` Believer '' broke the 14 - year - old record for the most spins on the Mediabase Alternative chart. `` Believer '' has reached the top ten in Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Switzerland, and the United States. As of July 5, 2017, the song has sold 941,000 copies domestically. Remixes Kaskade remixed `` Believer '' in June 2017. Live performances The first televised performance of `` Believer '' was executed on the March 22, 2017 airing of ABC late - night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live !. They then performed the song at BBC Radio 1 's Big Weekend. Track listing Digital download No. Title Length 1. `` Believer '' 3 : 23 Digital download -- Kaskade Remix No. Title Length 1. `` Believer '' ( Kaskade Remix ) 3 : 10 Charts Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 33 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 3 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 40 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 20 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 7 Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) 3 Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) 4 France ( SNEP ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 23 Hungary ( Rádiós Top 40 ) 27 Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) 7 Ireland ( IRMA ) 33 Italy ( FIMI ) 5 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 35 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 40 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 26 Norway ( VG - lista ) 13 Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 5 Portugal ( AFP ) 10 Russia Airplay ( Tophit ) 20 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 19 Slovakia ( Rádio Top 100 ) 43 Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) 6 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 39 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 22 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 42 US Billboard Hot 100 4 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 18 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 1 US Hot Rock Songs ( Billboard ) 1 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 3 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 15,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 3 × Platinum 240,000 France ( SNEP ) Gold 75,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 200,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 3 × Platinum 150,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 30,000 Norway ( IFPI Norway ) Platinum 10,000 Sweden ( GLF ) 2 × Platinum 80,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 200,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Usage in media The song was used in a Nintendo Switch commercial shown during Super Bowl LI. The song was also used in a Bleacher Report video tribute to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Dancing with the Stars contestant Bonner Bolton and his partner Sharna Burgess performed a tango to the song during the May 8, 2017 airing. `` Believer '' also played during the season one finale of Riverdale and on the WWE 24 : Finn Bálor documentary. The song appeared in the trailer for Murder on the Orient Express where its usage was met with mixed response. References Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons ' Dan Reynolds Reveals Hilarious Album Easter Egg ''. February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Mizoguchi, Karen ( March 9, 2017 ). `` How Health Issues Made Imagine Dragons ' Dan Reynolds a ' Believer ' Again : ' I 'm Appreciative of the Pain in My Life ' ''. People. Retrieved July 16, 2017. Jump up ^ O'Donnell, Kevin ( March 7, 2017 ). `` Imagine Dragons ' ' Believer ' video : Go behind the scenes with Dolph Lundgren ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Portugal. The Man 's `` Feel It Still '' Headed For # 1 At Alternative Radio ``. Headlineplanet.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Billboard ( July 17, 2017 ). `` Imagine Dragons ' ' Believer ' Hits No. 1 on Adult Pop Songs Chart ''. Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Billboard ( April 6, 2017 ). `` Papa Roach, Imagine Dragons Nab Airplay Chart No. 1s ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Billboard. `` Imagine Dragons ' ' Believer ' Climbs to No. 1 on Top TV Commercials Chart for March ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AMERICA 'S MUSIC CHARTS - 0 4. 2 5. 1 7 - powered by MEDIABASE ''. Americasmusiccharts.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Mediabase 24 / 7 - 7 Day Charts ''. Mediabase. Retrieved May 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` BuzzAngle Music 2017 Mid-Year Report '' ( PDF ). BuzzAngle. Retrieved July 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Billboard ( June 9, 2017 ). `` Kaskade Drops Vibrant Rework Of Imagine Dragon 's ' Believer ' : Listen ''. Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons Performs ' Believer ' Video Jimmy Kimmel Live ! ''. Abc.go.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Believer - Single by Imagine Dragons on Apple Music ''. iTunes Store ( US ). Retrieved May 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Believer ( Kaskade Remix ) -- Single by Imagine Dragons on Apple Music ''. iTunes Store ( US ). Retrieved July 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons -- Chart history '' Canadian Hot 100 for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved July 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ČNS IFPI '' ( in Czech ). Hitparáda -- Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 201720 into search. Retrieved May 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ČNS IFPI '' ( in Czech ). Hitparáda -- Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 201726 into search. Retrieved July 4, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP ( Week 27, 2017 ) '' ( in French ). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved July 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archívum -- Slágerlisták -- MAHASZ '' ( in Hungarian ). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archívum -- Slágerlisták -- MAHASZ '' ( in Hungarian ). Single ( track ) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` irish-charts.com -- Discography Imagine Dragons ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Italiancharts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 13, 2017 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 4, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. VG - lista. Retrieved March 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia : : Związek Producentów Audio - Video ''. Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Portuguesecharts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved April 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Official Russia Top 100 Airplay Chart ( week 11 ) '' ( in Russian ). Tophit. Retrieved 18 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 2017 - 02 - 10 ''. Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved February 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` SNS IFPI '' ( in Slovak ). Hitparáda -- Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 201720 into search. Retrieved May 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` SNS IFPI '' ( in Slovak ). Hitparáda -- Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 201709 into search. Retrieved March 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Spanishcharts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer '' Canciones Top 50. Retrieved August 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 2017 - 02 - 10 '' UK Singles Chart. Retrieved February 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved August 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved July 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved March 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons -- Chart history '' Billboard Pop Songs for Imagine Dragons. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Chart Watch # 431 ''. auspOp. July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop − Goud en Platina -- 2017 ''. Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. Music Canada. Jump up ^ `` French single certifications -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer '' ( in French ). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( Imagine Dragons ; ' Believer ' ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Italian single certifications -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer '' ( in Italian ). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand single certifications -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Norwegian single certifications -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer '' ( in Norwegian ). IFPI Norway. Retrieved June 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Guld - och Platinacertifikat '' ( in Swedish ). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved August 11, 2017. Type Imagine Dragons in the top right search bar. Click on `` Sok '' and select Believer and see certification. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Imagine Dragons -- Believer ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 16, 2017. Enter Believer in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search Jump up ^ `` Nintendo Switch 's Super Bowl Ad Uses Imagine Dragons ' Song, ' Believer ' ''. February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Gould, Andrew. `` B / R Looks Back at the NBA Dunk Contest 's Greatest Moments with # DunkDominators ''. Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Dancing With the Stars ' : Who 's going to win ? ''. Orlando Sentinel. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Wassenaar, Cheryl ( June 1, 2017 ). `` The first trailer for Murder on the Orient Express uses Imagine Dragons ''. Culturess. Fansided. Retrieved June 2, 2017. External links `` Believer '' on YouTube Imagine Dragons Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Studio albums Night Visions Smoke + Mirrors Evolve Live albums Live at Independent Records Night Visions Live EPs Imagine Dragons Hell and Silence It 's Time Continued Silence EP Hear Me It 's Time Remixes The Archive iTunes Session Singles `` It 's Time '' `` Radioactive '' `` Hear Me '' `` Demons '' `` On Top of the World '' `` Monster '' `` Battle Cry '' `` Warriors '' `` I Bet My Life '' `` Gold '' `` Shots '' `` Roots '' `` I Was Me '' `` Sucker for Pain '' `` Believer '' `` Thunder '' Promotional singles `` Amsterdam '' `` Round and Round '' `` I 'm So Sorry '' `` Whatever It Takes '' `` Walking the Wire '' Songs `` Tiptoe '' `` Bleeding Out '' `` Who We Are '' Tours Night Visions Tour Smoke + Mirrors Tour Evolve Tour Related articles Discography Awards and nominations Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Believer_(Imagine_Dragons_song)&oldid=797483892 '' Categories : 2016 songs 2017 singles Imagine Dragons songs Billboard Alternative Songs number - one singles Songs written by Ben McKee Songs written by Daniel Platzman Songs written by Dan Reynolds ( musician ) Songs written by Justin Tranter Songs written by Mattias Larsson Songs written by Robin Fredriksson Songs written by Daniel Wayne Sermon Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Russian - language sources ( ru ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 Norwegian - language sources ( no ) CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Czech Republic Singlechart called without artist Singlechart usages for Czechdigital Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Hungary Singlechart usages for Hungarysingle Singlechart usages for Italy Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Poland Singlechart usages for Portugal Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for Slovakia Singlechart usages for Slovakdigital Singlechart usages for Spain Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboardadultpopsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardrocksongs Singlechart usages for Billboardpopsongs Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Belgium Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for Germany Certification Table Entry usages for Italy Certification Table Entry usages for New Zealand Certification Table Entry usages for Norway Certification Table Entry usages for Sweden Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Article Talk More Search Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Español Հայերեն Italiano Português Русский Edit links This version of the page has been revised. 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Question: what is the song believer about by imagine dragons
Answer: "The meaning of the song is really reflecting on specific things in my life that were painful, whether it was anxiety and dealing with crowds, feeling overwhelmed by that or the success of the band, disease, going through depression—anything that was a source of pain in my life. And just rising above that, finding a place of perspective where I could be appreciative of the pain in my life and make it my greatest strength."