Battle Cry (Imagine Dragons song)

"Battle Cry"
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Transformers: Age of Extinction (soundtrack) and Smoke + Mirrors (Super deluxe)
B-side	"All for You"
Released	June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)
Recorded	2014 at Imagine Dragons Studio (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Genre	Electronic rock arena rock progressive rock
Length	4:34
Label	KIDinaKORNER Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon
Producer(s)	Imagine Dragons Alex Da Kid Hans Zimmer Steve Jablonsky
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Radioactive (Remix)" (2014) "Battle Cry" (2014) "Warriors" (2014)
Transformerssingles chronology
"All That You Are" (2011) "Battle Cry" (2014) "Back to Life" (2018)

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Battle Cry"	4:32

Personnel

Imagine Dragons

• Dan Reynolds  – vocals, piano
• Wayne Sermon  – acoustic and electric guitars
• Ben McKee  – bass guitar, keyboards
• Daniel Platzman  – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Hans Zimmer  – production
• Steve Jablonsky  – production

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [5]	44
France (SNEP) [6]	150
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [7]	111
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [8]	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Battle Cry - Single by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014.
2. Reyes, Mike (May 13, 2014). "Michael Bay's Transformers: Age Of Extinction To Host A World Premiere Concert On June 19th". Cinema Blend. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
3. "LAUNCH TRAILER: Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark". YouTube . Retrieved October 3, 2014.
4. Comer, M. Tye. "Imagine Dragons Discuss 'Battle Cry,' Breaking Records & Making New Music (Q&A)". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 3, 2014.
5. "Imagine Dragons – Battle Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
6. "Imagine Dragons – Battle Cry" (in French). Les classement single.
7. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 19.07.2014 (wk28)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
8. "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
9. "American single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Battle Cry". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 1, 2021.