Follow You (Imagine Dragons song)

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"Follow You"
Imagine Dragons - Follow You Cutthroat.png
Dual single cover
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Mercury – Act 1
B-side"Cutthroat"
ReleasedMarch 12, 2021
Recorded2019-2021
Length2:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joel Little
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Birds"
(2019) 		"Follow You" / "Cutthroat"
(2021) 		"Wrecked"
(2021)
Music video
"Follow You" on YouTube

"Follow You" is a song by American band Imagine Dragons. The song was released through Interscope and Kidinakorner on March 12, 2021, as one of the double lead singles from their upcoming fifth studio album, Mercury – Act 1.[1][2] It was written by band members Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, and Daniel Platzman, alongside Joel Little, Fransisca Hall, and Elley Duhé, and produced by Little.

Background and release[]

In early March 2021, the band started teasing towards the release by posting various teasers before announcing the songs on March 8.[3] "Follow You" and "Cutthroat" mark the first releases from Imagine Dragons since their 2018 album, Origins.[4]

"Follow You" was inspired by frontman Dan Reynolds' relationship with his wife Aja Volkman. Reynolds wrote the song soon after receiving a "life-changing" text from Volkman, having not spoken to her in seven months, while on his way to finalize their divorce. About the writing process, he revealed, "I wrote 'Follow You' after we got back together. I wanted it to represent a love that is realistic. One where love isn't perfect but it endures".[5]

Track listings and formats[]

  • 7" vinyl/CD single/digital download/streaming[6][7]
  1. "Follow You" – 2:55
  2. "Cutthroat" – 2:49
  • Digital download/streaming – Summer '21 Version[8]
  1. "Follow You" (Summer '21 Version) – 2:52
  • Streaming – Summer '21 Version (Spotify edition)[9]
  1. "Follow You" (Summer '21 Version) – 2:52
  2. "Follow You" – 2:56

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Follow You"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 2
Bolivia Anglo (Monitor Latino)[14] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 47
CIS (Tophit)[16] 4
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 14
France (SNEP)[19] 41
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 49
Global 200 (Billboard)[21] 66
Guatemala Anglo (Monitor Latino)[22] 7
Hungary (Single Top 40)[23] 31
Italy (FIMI)[24] 33
Lithuania (AGATA)[25] 38
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 26
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[28] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[29] 40
Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino)[30] 17
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[31] 1
Portugal (AFP)[32] 109
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[33] 6
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[34] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 78
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[38] 100
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[39] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 68
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[41] 11
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[42] 7
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[43] 1

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[44] Platinum 70,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various March 12, 2021
Original
[6][7]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal [45]
United States March 23, 2021 Alternative radio Interscope [46]
Various June 4, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Summer '21 Version
  • Kidinakorner
  • Interscope
 [8]
Streaming (Spotify edition) [9]

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard Staff (March 12, 2021). "Imagine Dragons Return With Two Tracks, New Album In the Works". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mercury – Act 1 by Imagine Dragons". Apple Music. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Hill, Eliot (March 8, 2021). "Imagine Dragons Announce 2 New Songs 'Follow You' And 'Cutthroat'". IHeartRadio. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Legaspi, Althea (March 12, 2021). "Imagine Dragons Drop New Songs 'Follow You,' 'Cutthroat'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Stone, Megan (March 12, 2021). "Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds explains significance behind new songs "Follow You" and "Cutthroat"". ABC News Radio. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Follow You / Cutthroat - Single by Imagine Dragons on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Physical releases for "Follow You/Cutthroat":
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Digital releases for "Follow You (Summer '21 Version)":
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Follow You (Summer '21 Version) - Single by Imagine Dragons". Spotify (US). Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Credits / Follow You / Cutthroat / Imagine Dragons - TIDAL". Tidal. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Imagine Dragons – Follow You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Imagine Dragons – Follow You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Imagine Dragons – Follow You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 20 Bolivia Anglo – Del 3 al 9 de Abril, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  15. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  16. ^ Imagine Dragons — Follow You. Tophit. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202119 into search. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202122 into search. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "Top Singles (Week 30, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagine Dragons – Follow You" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  21. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top 20 Guatemala Anglo – Del 3 al 9 de Abril, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  23. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  24. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 17" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  25. ^ "2021 16-os SAVAITĖS (balandžio 16-22 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 23, 2021. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  26. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 2021" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  27. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Imagine Dragons – Follow You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  28. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  29. ^ "Singel 2021-W11". VG-lista. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  30. ^ "Top 20 Panama Anglo – Del 27 de Marzo al 2 de Abril, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  31. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  32. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Imagine Dragons – Follow You". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  33. ^ "Russia Airplay Chart for 2021-05-14." Tophit. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  34. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202125 into search. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  35. ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202123 into search. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  36. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  37. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Imagine Dragons – Follow You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  38. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  39. ^ "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2021-07-02." Tophit. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  40. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  41. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  42. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  43. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  44. ^ "Italian single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Follow You" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 19, 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Follow You" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  45. ^ Fontana, Stefano. "Imagine Dragons 'Follow You' (Radio Date: 12/03/2021)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  46. ^ "Alternative Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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