Crystals ( song ) - Wikipedia Crystals ( song ) `` Crystals '' Single by Of Monsters and Men from the album Beneath the Skin Released 16 March 2015 Format Digital download, CD Genre Indie folk, indie pop Length 4 : 02 Label Republic Songwriter ( s ) Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson Of Monsters and Men singles chronology `` King and Lionheart '' ( 2013 ) `` Crystals '' ( 2015 ) `` I of the Storm '' ( 2015 ) `` King and Lionheart '' ( 2013 ) `` Crystals '' ( 2015 ) `` I of the Storm '' ( 2015 ) `` Crystals '' is a song written and recorded by Icelandic indie folk / indie pop band Of Monsters and Men. It is the lead single for their second studio album, Beneath the Skin. The single and album artwork was created by artistic director Leif Podhajsky. The song appeared in The CW 's `` Dare to Defy '' promo and the first trailer for The Good Dinosaur. The song was also featured in the soundtrack for FIFA 16. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Music video 3 Lyric video 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links Track listing Digital download / CD No. Title Length 1. `` Crystals '' 4 : 02 Music video A music video was released on May 11, 2015. the video features Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir dressed as a gypsy wearing beads on her eyes. The video takes place in a warehouse where the band members are dressed as workers and Nanna is seen helping them create a monster. As the video goes, she and the members put strange things in a machine and the video ends with them successfully creating what appears to be a girlish creature with crystal eyes. Lyric video A lyric video was released on March 16, 2015 featuring Icelandic actor Siggi Sigurjóns. Charts Chart ( 2015 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 94 Canada Rock ( Billboard ) 6 US Hot Rock Songs ( Billboard ) 12 US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) 6 References Jump up ^ Lipshutz, Lip ( 16 March 2015 ). `` Of Monsters and Men Return with ' Crystals ' : Hear The New Single ''. BillboarD. United States. Retrieved 18 March 2015. Jump up ^ http://leifpodhajsky.com/Of-Monsters-And-Men-Singles Jump up ^ Ryan, Gavin ( 28 March 2015 ). `` ARIA Singles : Lunchmoney Lewis Spends Second Week At No 1 ''. Noise11. Retrieved 28 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Of Monsters and Men Chart History ( Canada Rock ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Of Monsters and Men Chart History ( Hot Rock Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Of Monsters and Men Chart History ( Adult Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Of Monsters and Men Chart History ( Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Of Monsters and Men Chart History ( Rock Airplay ) ''. Billboard. External links Crystals lyric music video on YouTube Of Monsters and Men Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir Ragnar Þórhallsson Brynjar Leifsson Kristján Páll Kristjánsson Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson Árni Guðjónsson Studio albums My Head Is an Animal Beneath the Skin Live albums Live from Vatnagarðar Extended plays Into the Woods Singles `` Little Talks '' `` Dirty Paws '' `` Mountain Sound '' `` King and Lionheart '' `` Crystals '' `` Empire '' `` Wolves Without Teeth '' Related articles Republic Records Universal Music Group This 2010s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crystals_(song)&oldid=819303613 '' Categories : 2015 singles 2015 songs Of Monsters and Men songs Republic Records singles 2010s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Track listings with deprecated parameters Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadarock Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardrocksongs Singlechart usages for Billboardadultalternativesongs Singlechart usages for Billboardalternativesongs Singlechart usages for Billboardrockairplay All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 8 January 2018, at 16 : 50. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the cw song dare to defy
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