Next to Me ( Imagine Dragons song ) - wikipedia Next to Me ( Imagine Dragons song ) `` Next to Me '' Single by Imagine Dragons from the album Evolve Released February 21, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 21 ) Format Digital download Length 3 : 50 Label Kidinakorner Interscope Songwriter ( s ) Wayne Sermon Dan Reynolds Alexander Grant Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Producer ( s ) Alex da Kid Imagine Dragons singles chronology `` Whatever It Takes '' ( 2017 ) `` Next to Me '' ( 2018 ) Music video `` Next to Me '' on YouTube `` Next to Me '' is a song recorded by American rock band Imagine Dragons. Written by all four members of the band and producer Alex da Kid, it was released through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records on February 21, 2018, as the fourth single from the band 's third studio album Evolve. It is their first new release since Evolve, and it appears as the first track on a re-issue of the album. Contents 1 Background and release 2 Music video 3 Critical reception 4 Credits and personnel 5 Charts 6 References Background and Release The band first teased the song on February 14, 2018, with a tweet that contains the cover artwork, which features two people in a canyon. They captioned the picture : `` 2 / 21 the evolution begins. '' The single premiered on Zane Lowe 's Beats 1 radio show as the day 's `` World Record '', and was released alongside the announcement of extended summer tour dates. `` Next to Me '' was referred to as the band 's first love song. Dan Reynolds, lead singer of the song, admitted that it was an unexpected theme change in the interview with Lowe, saying : `` Yeah I do n't typically write love songs. I started writing when I was about 13 years old and it was a source of an escape from school from depression from feeling lost and it was never a romance. So for me this is some of the first times that I 've really explored diving into my mind and musicality and sonicality of romance. '' He regarded it as `` something everybody can relate to '', which is the `` feeling like you are going to fail sometimes in a relationship and the true value of a relationship is what happens then ''. Music video An accompanying music video for the song was released on March 13, 2018. The video stars the lead singer, Dan Reynolds, and his wife, Aja Volkman. In the video, Aja leaves Dan due to his problems, leading to him attempting to sell his wedding ring. The clerk tells him that the ring is not worth much, and in his anger, Dan attempts to rob and later kills the clerk. The rest of the video features a series of flashbacks while Dan is on death row, and his eventual execution. Critical reception Ryan Reed of Rolling Stone opined that the band manages to `` blend the experimental and accessible '' on the track, writing that it `` builds to an arena - worthy chorus with massive, choral - style backing vocals and electronic effects ''. Scott T. Sterling of CBS Radio deemed the song `` a big and powerful ballad that highlights Reynolds soaring and impassioned vocals ''. Mike Wass of Idolator stated that the song features a `` sleepy tempo ''. Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Imagine Dragons Wayne Sermon -- composition Dan Reynolds -- composition Ben McKee -- composition Daniel Platzman -- composition Additional musician Alex da Kid -- composition, production Technical personnel Manny Marroquin -- mixing Charts Chart ( 2018 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 96 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 68 Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) 42 Italy ( FIMI ) 52 New Zealand Heatseekers ( RMNZ ) Portugal ( AFP ) 90 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 67 Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) 36 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 72 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 51 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 98 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) 10 US Hot Rock Songs ( Billboard ) 7 References Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons teases possible new song, `` Next To Me '' ``. ABC News Radio. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Jump up ^ Variety Staff ( February 21, 2018 ). `` Imagine Dragons Announce Summer Tour Dates, Drop New Single ' Next To Me ' ( Listen ) ''. Variety. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Jump up ^ McDonnell, Brandy ( February 21, 2018 ). `` Imagine Dragons thundering into Oklahoma this summer ''. NewsOK. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Jump up ^ Maher, Natalie ( February 21, 2018 ). `` Imagine Dragons Release New Single ' Next To Me, ' Announce Extended Summer Tour with Grace VanderWaal ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Wass, Mike ( February 21, 2018 ). `` The Evolution Of Imagine Dragons Continues With `` Next To Me '' ``. Idolator. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Jump up ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8239703/imagine-dragons-next-to-me-video-mini-movie Jump up ^ Reed, Ryan ( February 21, 2018 ). `` Imagine Dragons Release New Song ' Next To Me, ' Plot Summer Tour ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Jump up ^ Sterling, Scott ( February 21, 2018 ). `` Imagine Dragons Reveal New Song ' Next To Me, ' 2018 Tour Dates ''. CBS Radio. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Evolve / Imagine Dragons TIDAL ''. Tidal. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Chart Watch # 462 ''. auspOp. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Imagine Dragons -- Next to Me '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Retrieved April 7, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ČNS IFPI '' ( in Czech ). Hitparáda -- Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 201809 into search. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top Singoli -- Classifica settimanale WK 15 '' ( in Italian ). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved April 14, 2018. Jump up ^ `` NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart ''. Recorded Music NZ. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Portuguesecharts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Next to Me ''. AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 21, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2018. Jump up ^ `` SNS IFPI '' ( in Slovak ). Hitparáda -- Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 201809 into search. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Sverigetopplistan -- Sveriges Officiella Topplista ''. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 3, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Imagine Dragons -- Next to Me ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons Chart History ( Bubbling Under Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons Chart History ( Hot Rock Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018. 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 '' `` Whatever It Takes '' `` Next to Me '' Promotional singles `` Amsterdam '' `` Round and Round '' `` I 'm So Sorry '' `` Walking the Wire '' Songs `` Tiptoe '' `` Bleeding Out '' `` Who We Are '' Tours Night Visions Tour Smoke + Mirrors Tour Evolve World Tour Related articles Discography Awards and nominations Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Next_to_Me_(Imagine_Dragons_song)&oldid=836246670 '' Categories : 2018 singles 2018 songs Imagine Dragons songs Songs written by Wayne Sermon Songs written by Dan Reynolds ( musician ) Songs written by Alex da Kid Songs written by Ben McKee Songs written by Daniel Platzman Song recordings produced by Alex da Kid Interscope Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Tip Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Czechdigital Singlechart called without artist Singlechart usages for Portugal Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for Slovakdigital Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardbubbling100 Singlechart usages for Billboardrocksongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 13 April 2018, at 15 : 46. 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Question: who is the woman in next to me by imagine dragons
Answer: Aja Volkman