Imagine Dragons (EP)
Imagine Dragons is the second extended play by the American rock band of the same name, released on August 24, 2009. It was recorded at Battle Born Studios. All songs were written and produced by Imagine Dragons. Engineering was done by Robert Root. Tracks from the EP featured on Windows Media Player after the band won a competition on Reverbnation. The track "I Need a Minute" cracked the CMJ Radio 200. "Cover Up" appears on various deluxe editions of the band's debut album Night Visions.
On October 15, 2021, the EP was reissued through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records and re-released onto streaming platforms with the previously unreleased bonus track "Hole Inside Our Chests".
Release
On June 26, 2009, the band released the first song "Uptight" on MySpace. On July 24, they released two songs "I Need a Minute" and "Cover Up".On October 15, 2021, the EP was re-released onto streaming platforms with the previously unreleased bonus track "Hole Inside Our Chests".
Cover art
The album art is an autostereogram, which features a dragon facing to the right.Film and television
- "I Need a Minute" was featured on MTV's The Real World: San Diego.
- "Cover Up" was featured in commercials for MLS' Real Salt Lake.
- "Cover Up" was also featured in commercials for BYUtv's indie music show AUDIO-FILES.
Personnel
- Robert Root - engineer
- Dan Reynolds – lead vocals
- Wayne Sermon – guitar
- Ben McKee – bass guitar
- Andrew Tolman – drums
- Brittany Tolman – keyboard, backing vocals