Origins (Imagine Dragons album) critics, but many claimed that the album is an improvement from their previous work "Evolve". The album was preceded by four singles: "Natural", "Zero", "Machine", and "Bad Liar". The album cover for "Origins", along with several pieces of merchandise revolving around the album were leaked online on October 2, 2018. The following day, Imagine Dragons officially announced the album to the public with a trailer. Within the trailer, the band spoke about why they were releasing a new album so soon after their previous album "Evolve", along with just finishing the Evolve World Tour in September 2018. Lead singer Dan
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