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"Battle Cry" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released on June 2, 2014 as a single promoting Transformers: Age of Extinction, a 2014 science fiction action film based on the Transformers franchise. The song was also included on the band’s second studio album, Smoke + Mirrors.[1] It is the first theme song in the live-action Transformers film franchise not to be performed by Linkin Park,[2] though the latter's "Until It's Gone" is included on the accompanying video game.[3]

"Battle Cry"
Single by Imagine Dragons
B-side	"All for You"
Released	June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)
Recorded	2014 at Imagine Dragons Studio (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Genre	Electronic rock, arena rock, symphonic rock
Length	4:32
Label	KIDinaKORNER Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon
Producer(s)	Imagine Dragons Alex Da Kid Hans Zimmer Steve Jablonsky
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Radioactive (Remix)" (2014) "Battle Cry" (2014) "Warriors" (2014)

Background

As part of his efforts to distance Age of Extinction from the previous films in the series, Transformers director Michael Bay sought out a new musical act to soundtrack the film and hand picked Imagine Dragons for the job.[2] "Battle Cry" was written by the group members specifically for use in the film, inspired by the story as pitched to them by Bay. Lead singer Dan Reynolds revealed to Billboard that the aim with "Battle Cry" was to write "in a more cinematic way" to compose a song that was satisfying as a piece of music but also benefited the visual it was set to accompany.[4]

Track listing

Personnel

Imagine Dragons

• Dan Reynolds – vocals, piano
• Wayne Sermon – acoustic and electric guitars
• Ben McKee – bass guitar, keyboards
• Daniel Platzman – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Hans Zimmer – production
• Steve Jablonsky – production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	44
France (SNEP)[6]	150
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7]	111
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8]	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Battle Cry (Imagine Dragons song)

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[es] Battle Cry (canción de Imagine Dragons)

«Battle Cry» (en español: «Grito de Batalla») es una canción de la banda estadounidense de rock Imagine Dragons. Fue lanzada el 2 de junio de 2014 como un sencillo promocional para Transformers: Age of Extinction, una película de acción y ciencia ficción de 2014 basada en la franquicia Transformers.[1]

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[ru] Battle Cry

«Battle Cry» — песня американской альтернативной рок группы Imagine Dragons, вошедшая в саундтрек фильма Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления[1]. Сингл был издан 2 июня 2014 года. «Battle Cry» была позже включена в Super Deluxe издание альбома Smoke + Mirrors.

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