Thunder (Imagine Dragons song) Thunder (Imagine Dragons song) "Thunder" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released by Interscope Records and Kidinakorner on April 27, 2017, as the second single from their third studio album, "Evolve" (2017). It was written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman and its producers Alexander Grant and Jayson DeZuzio. "Thunder" peaked at number four on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 becoming the band's fourth single to reach the top ten after "Radioactive", "Demons" and "Believer" in that country. It also reached the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy,
Gold (Imagine Dragons song) remix of the song was featured on the soundtrack of the video game, "NBA 2K17". According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of A minor, with a moderate tempo. Along with "Hopeless Opus" and "I'm So Sorry" on "Smoke + Mirrors", the song touches upon lead-singer Dan Reynolds' depression struggles. Dan Reynolds told "Billboard" that "Gold" was one of the last songs to be recorded for "Smoke + Mirrors": "I came home from tour with my head spinning and decided to run away for a bit to the west coast and reflect/write