Evolve (Imagine Dragons album)

Evolve
Studio album by Imagine Dragons
Released	June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Recorded	September 2016 – May 2017
Genre	Pop rock electronic pop EDM
Length	39:12
Label	Kidinakorner Interscope
Producer	Alex da Kid Joel Little Mattman & Robin John Hill Tim Randolph Jayson DeZuzio
Imagine Dragons studio album chronology
Smoke + Mirrors (2015) Evolve (2017) Origins (2018)
Singles from Evolve
"Believer" Released: February 1, 2017 "Thunder" Released: April 27, 2017 "Whatever It Takes" Released: May 9, 2017 "Next to Me" Released: February 21, 2018

Evolve (stylized as ƎVOLVE) is the third studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, released on June 23, 2017, by Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. After the release of their previous album Smoke + Mirrors (2015) and its respective world tour, a self-imposed hiatus for 2016 and cryptic messages from the band through their social media gained anticipation for their third album; it was finally announced on May 9, 2017, along with the initiation of its pre-order. In comparison to Smoke + Mirrors and their 2012 debut Night Visions, frontman Dan Reynolds called the album an "evolution" for the band.

Evolve peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, and received mixed reviews from critics; some acknowledged the band's claim of evolution, while others described it as lifeless and commercially oriented. It was promoted with the singles "Believer", "Thunder", "Whatever It Takes", and "Next to Me", as well as a world tour produced by Live Nation and supported with Grouplove and K.Flay that started in September 2017. The album was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.^[1]