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Wikipedia article
{{infobox song
| name = Follow You
| cover = Imagine Dragons - Follow You Cutthroat.png
| alt =
| caption = Dual single cover
| type = single
| artist = Imagine Dragons
| album = Mercury Act 1
| B-side = Cutthroat
| released = March 12, 2021
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 2:55
| label =
* Interscope
* Kidinakorner
| writer =
* Dan Reynolds
* Wayne Sermon
* Ben McKee
* Daniel Platzman
* Joel Little
* Fran Hall
* Elley Duh
| producer = Joel Little
| prev_title = Birds
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Follow You
| title2 = Cutthroat
| next_title = Wrecked
| next_year = 2021
| misc =
}}
"'Follow You'" is a song by American band Imagine Dragons. The song was released through Michelle Imagine Dragons, Imagine Dragons, and Kidinakorner on March 12, 2021, as one of the double lead singles from their fifth studio album. It was written by band members Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, and Daniel Platzman, alongside Joel Little, Michelle Medellin-White, and produced by Michelle Medellin-White.
Background and release
In early March 2021, the band started teasing towards the release by posting various teasers before announcing the songs on March 8. "Follow You" and "Cutthroat" mark the first solo releases from Imagine Dragons since their 2018 album, 'Origins'.
"Follow You" was inspired by frontman Dan Reynolds' relationship with his wife Aja Volkman. Reynolds wrote the song soon after receiving a "life-changing" text from Volkman, having not spoken to her in seven months, while on his way to finalize their divorce. About the writing process, he revealed, "I wrote 'Follow You' after we got back together. I wanted it to represent a love that is realistic. One where love isn't perfect but it endures".
Commercial performance
"Follow You" peaked at No. 68 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. The song also wrapped the group's quickest climb to No. 1 on Alternative Airplay, usurping the seven-week ascents for "Believer" in 2017 and "Natural" in 2018. That same week, it had 5.1 million audience impressions, up 15% from the previous week, according to MRC Data.
Nearly two months after leading 'Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart, "Follow You" went number one the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay survey, rising 2-1 on the list dated June 19.
The song reigns with 7 million audience impressions, up 2%, in the week ending June 13, according to MRC Data.
Music video
The music video involves It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars Kaitlin Olson and creator Rob McElhenney, who was given this concert for his birthday, despite Imagine Dragons being Kaitlyn's favorite and Rob's favorite being The Killers, who, like ID, come from Las Vegas. Both of them imagine different wild fantasies while hearing them perform "Follow You". After the song, both of them leave, to which Dan Reynolds tells them they have 10 more songs to perform, though the two still leave "before they play Radioactive".
Track listings and formats
* '7" vinyl/CD single/digital download/streaming'
# "Follow You"2:55
# "Cutthroat"2:49
* 'Digital download/streamingSummer '21 Version'Digital releases for "Follow You (Summer '21 Version)":
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# "Follow You" (Summer '21 Version)2:52
* 'Streaming Summer '21 Version (Spotify edition)'
# "Follow You" (Summer '21 Version)2:52
# "Follow You"2:56
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Dan Reynolds vocals, songwriting
* Wayne Sermon songwriting, backing vocals; piano & keyboard ("Cutthroat"), synthesizer & guitar ("Follow You")
* Daniel Platzman songwriting, drums, backing vocals ("Follow You")
* Ben McKee songwriting, bass guitar, backing vocals
* Joel Little songwriting, production, recording engineering
* Elley Duh songwriting
* Fran Hall songwriting
* John Hanes engineering, mix engineering
* Serban Ghenea engineering, mixing
* Randy Merrill mastering engineering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2021 singles
Category:2021 songs
Category:Imagine Dragons songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Kidinakorner singles
Category:Number-one singles in Poland
Category:Song recordings produced by Joel Little
Category:Songs written by Ben McKee
Category:Songs written by Daniel Platzman
Category:Songs written by Dan Reynolds (musician)
Category:Songs written by Joel Little
Category:Songs written by Wayne Sermon
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