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"Radioactive" is a song recorded by American rock band Imagine Dragons for their major-label debut EP ''Continued Silence'' and later on their debut studio album, ''Night Visions'' (2012), as the opening track. "Radioactive" was first sent to modern rock radio on October 29, 2012,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Available for Airplay Archive – Modern Rock )〕 and released to contemporary radio on April 9, 2013. Musically, "Radioactive" is an electronic rock song with elements of alternative rock and contains cryptic lyrics about apocalyptic and revolutionist themes. The song received acclaim from critics, who praised the production, lyrics, and vocals, calling it a highlight on the album. Due to heavy rotation on various commercials and trailers, the song became a sleeper hit, peaking at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and becoming the band's first top 10 single as well as being the third best selling song in that country.〔http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-100-songs〕 It also broke the record for slowest ascension to the Top 5 in chart history〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/npr-the-slow-hit-movement-year-old-songs-on-the-pop-charts/ )〕 and currently holds the record for most weeks spent on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at 87 weeks. The song has also reached number one in Sweden and in the top 20 in several countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, becoming Imagine Dragons' most successful single to date. It has since been certified ten times platinum in the USA, making it the best selling rock song of all time and, regardless of genre, one of the best selling singles of all time.〔https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/chart-watch-john-legend-wins-squeaker-210241602.html〕 "Radioactive" received two Grammy Awards nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance, winning the latter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List )〕 This was Imagine Dragons' first time being nominated. During the broadcast, they presented a remix of the song with their Interscope label-mate, rapper Kendrick Lamar. The remix was later released for purchase on iTunes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Radioactive featuring Kendrick Lamar is up on iTunes )〕 ==Composition== "Radioactive", which was written by Imagine Dragons producer Alex Da Kid and Ben Linke. It is one of the more electronically influenced tracks on ''Night Visions'' as well as one of the darkest, similar to fourth track "Demons". The song has intense and powerful vocals. It also employs a fusion of the genres pop, rock and dubstep.〔 The studio version is in the musical key of B minor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Radioactive' Explosion: How Imagine Dragons' Hit Has Conquered Multiple Radio Formats )〕 The song's lyrics speak of apocalyptic and revolutionist themes: 'I'm waking up to ash and dust' and 'This is it, the apocalypse'. Though the band has publicly maintained its secularity, NPR music critic Ann Powers has opined that the song features strong "religious or spiritual imagery", the likes of which have been common throughout the history of rock music. Speaking on the song, front man Dan Reynolds said: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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