Tiptoe (song)

"Tiptoe" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Imagine Dragons, for their debut studio album Night Visions. The song appears as the second track on the album.

This article is about the Imagine Dragons song. For the Joy and the Boy song, see Paradise (Joy and the Boy album). For the Goldfrapp song, see Black Cherry (Goldfrapp album).
"Tiptoe"
Song by Imagine Dragons
from the album Night Visions
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
StudioWestlake Recording, West Hollywood, California
Genre
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ben McKee
  • Daniel Platzman
  • Dan Reynolds
  • Wayne Sermon
Night Visions track listing
11 tracks
  1. "Radioactive"
  2. "Tiptoe"
  3. "It's Time"
  4. "Demons"
  5. "On Top of the World"
  6. "Amsterdam"
  7. "Hear Me"
  8. "Every Night"
  9. "Bleeding Out"
  10. "Underdog"
  11. "Nothing Left to Say" / "Rocks"

Bubbling under the Billboard Hot 100 at number 13, it also peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Rock songs chart. The group performed the song at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.

Composition

The theme of the song deals with the speaker's victory over something momentous, despite his not being noticed or recognized by others. The intro to the song is entirely guitar parts that mimic synthesizer parts.[1] It is composed in the key of Bb minor.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 182
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[3] 13
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[4] 34

Year-end charts
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard Hot Rock Songs[5] 80
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References
  1. Interview on YouTube
  2. "Chart Archive - April 13, 2013". Zobbel.de. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  3. "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. "2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2013.


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