I Bet My Life

"I Bet My Life"
A painting of a man with four arms holing out his hands. His chest is cut out by a black, circular hole and a mockingbird takes its place. The words "Imagine Dragons" and "I Bet My Life" are placed inside the hole as well.
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Smoke + Mirrors
ReleasedOctober 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Recorded
Genre
Length3:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Warriors"
(2014) 		"I Bet My Life"
(2014) 		"Gold"
(2014)
Music video
"I Bet My Life" on YouTube

"I Bet My Life" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The track, written by band members Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds and Wayne Sermon, was released as the lead single from their second studio album Smoke + Mirrors on October 27, 2014. The band's network debut performing the track occurred at the American Music Awards (2014), where they received the award for Favorite Alternative Artist.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Imagine Dragons Release Bombastic New Song From Upcoming Album". SPIN.
  2. ^ Bill Lamb (July 6, 2017). "Review and Background of Imagine Dragons' "I Bet My Life"". www.thoughtco.com.
  3. ^ Daniel D’Addario (November 23, 2014). "Imagine Dragons "I Bet My Life" American Music Awards". TIME.com.
  4. ^ "Imagine Dragons Bet It All On A New Sound At The 2014 AMAs!". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.