Thunder (Imagine Dragons song) New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland, and the top 20 in Finland, France, Ireland, Lebanon, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. The official music video for the song was released on May 2, 2017 on the Imagine Dragons' YouTube channel; the video was shot in Dubai, filmed in black and white. It features the band's lead vocalist Dan Reynolds singing and dancing among other extraterrestrials around in a futuristic city. It was directed by Joseph Kahn. As of December 2018, the video has over 1.0 billion views. Imagine Dragons performed the song at the 2017 American Music
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