On Top of the World (Imagine Dragons song) On Top of the World (Imagine Dragons song) "On Top of the World" is a song by the American rock band Imagine Dragons for their major-label debut extended play "Continued Silence" (2012), where it appears as the third track. The song also appears on their debut studio album "Night Visions" (2012) as the fifth track. "On Top of the World" was released digitally as a single on March 18, 2013. "On Top of the World" primarily features guitar and piano instrumentation, with vocals performed by lead singer Dan Reynolds. Originally published in the key of C major, the song itself
Imagine Dragons comes out and what feels right". Drummer Daniel Platzman added that the band are critical of themselves, with "no room for external pressure". Inspired greatly by the band's travels on both their previous tours and the Night Visions Tour, the album explored world culture as a musical item and overall motif in the album. Dan Reynolds told New Orleans-based newspaper "The Times-Picayune" that there was "a lot of inspiration to be drawn from [the world tour]. You kind of realize that you're a lot smaller than you think". In addition, Reynolds stated to music magazine "Rolling Stone" that the next