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Levitate (Imagine Dragons song)

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"Levitate"
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Evolve (Deluxe edition)
ReleasedDecember 2, 2016
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Randolph
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Sucker for Pain"
(2016)
"Levitate"
(2016)
"Believer"
(2017)
Audio
"Levitate" on YouTube

"Levitate" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released through Kidinakorner and Interscope on December 2, 2016 from the Sony Pictures film Passengers.[1][2][3] The song is also featured on the deluxe edition of the band's third studio album Evolve.

Background and composition

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"Levitate" was written by band members Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman as well as Tim Randolph who also produced the track. The song is a synth-pop song with the lyrics referencing the themes of loneliness, inevitability, and romance of Passengers. The title of the song, "Levitate", references the characters' spacewalk scene.

Music video

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The music video for "Levitate" premiered on November 28, 2016 on the Sony Pictures Entertainment YouTube channel.[4] The video features clips from Passengers of Jim Preston (Chris Pratt) and Aurora Lane (Jennifer Lawrence) showing their romance and adventures aboard their sleeper ship.

Personnel

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Credits for "Levitate" adapted from Apple Music.[5]

Musicians

Charts

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Chart performance for "Levitate"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 19

References

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  1. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (2016-11-29). "New Passengers Trailer Features Imagine Dragons Song 'Levitate'". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ^ "PASSENGERS Sci-Fi Film Gets a New Clip and Music Video for Imagine Dragons' "Levitate"". GeekTyrant. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ^ "Imagine Dragons are back with new track 'Levitate'". Digital Spy. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  4. ^ Sony Pictures Entertainment (2016-11-28). PASSENGERS - Imagine Dragons "Levitate" Music Video. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Levitate (From the Original Motion Picture “Passengers”) by Imagine Dragons on Apple Music, 2016-11-28, retrieved 2024-07-01
  6. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.