The video was co-directed by Matt Eastin and Corey Fox. Aja Volkman, Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds' wife, appears as Reynolds' character's wife. The video was filmed in Provo, Utah, Imagine Dragons' original hometown, and includes cameos from various celebrities associated with Provo or Brigham Young University, including Jon Heder, Whit Hertford, the cast of Studio C, Robbie Connolly, and The New Electric Sound. The video also briefly references another popular conspiracy theory from around the same time, that Beatles member Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike. The taping goes awry as fans of the band stream into the sound stage and turn the event into a rock concert, much to the chagrin of Kubrick and President Richard Nixon, who is also on hand though no one else watching, either in the studio or at home, seems concerned about the revelation of fakery, instead enjoying the music. In the video, a rock band similar to the Beatles (played by the members of Imagine Dragons) pretend to be astronauts for the faked moon landing. The video satirizes a popular conspiracy theory that the 1969 Moon landings were faked, the footage having been directed by Stanley Kubrick, and that Kubrick then made references to the fakery in various of his subsequent films. On 13 November 2013 the band released an official music video for the song. The official music video satirizes a popular conspiracy theory that the Apollo moon landings were faked with the help of director Stanley Kubrick (pictured)Īs a part of the Palladia documentary Imagine Dragons: The Making of Night Visions, which originally aired on 7 November 2012, the band filmed a video of themselves performing "On Top of the World" and subsequently uploaded it to YouTube.
In November 2017, Ford used this song in their Black Friday year-end event sales commercial. The song was featured in the soundtracks of Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave and The Angry Birds Movie.įrom 2013 to 2015, Vodafone Portugal and Vodafone Greece used the song in their ads for the Red phone plan.
The song is used in the Coca-Cola promotional video "Moments of Happiness", shown exclusively at the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia.
WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania uses the song to promote their morning news, Action News Mornings. The song was used in trailers for the films The Croods (2013) and Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014). The song was used during Cartoon Network's 2013 Hall of Game Awards. The song was used by ESPN for their coverage of the NBA for the 2013–14 NBA season. Hunter Hayes covered the song live on his US tour. Dove Cameron's version appears on the compilation album Disney Channel Play It Loud. The song is featured in the Liv and Maddie episode "Twin-a-Rooney", performed by Dove Cameron in the title role of Liv Rooney. The song was featured in the British kids film All Stars. The song was featured prominently in the film The Incredible Burt Wonderstone several times.
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It also featured in Konami video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 as well as being used in a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 advert. "On Top of the World" was performed by the PS22 Chorus during Barack Obama's second United States presidential inauguration.
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The band, longtime fans of the FIFA video game series, reacted positively to its inclusion in the game and stated that it would be "a lot of fun hearing the track play while we are doing bicycle kicks and screaming at the screen." It also served as the opening theme of the short-lived CBS comedy series Partners. "On Top of the World" was licensed for inclusion on the soundtrack of EA Sports game, FIFA 13.
Imagine Dragons performed the song live on the Australian version of The X Factor in 2013. The song is built on a sample of minimalist composer Steve Reich's " Clapping Music" from 1972. The song "On Top of the World" is found to be a positive, upbeat track, unlike other songs found on Night Visions, including " Bleeding Out" and " Hear Me". The song incorporates the chord progression of C-F-C-Dm in the verses, and F-C-G-Dm in the chorus and bridge, with the pre-chorus using Am and G to create a different break in the song. Originally published in the key of C major, the song itself expresses a celebration of accomplishment for the band after striving for years to become successful. "On Top of the World" primarily features Magne guitar and piano instrumentation, with vocals performed by lead singer Dan Reynolds. Problems playing this file? See media help.
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