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"Whatever It Takes" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released on May 8, 2017, as a promotional single through Kidinakorner and Interscope. It later became the third single from the band's third studio album, Evolve, on October 6, 2017. It was also the official theme song for WWE's PPV event Battleground, in addition to its inclusion in the video game Madden NFL 18. The song was sent to US contemporary hit radio on February 13, 2018.

Contents
1 Background
2 Music video
3 Live performances
4 Usage in media
5 Critical reception
6 Commercial performance
7 Track listing
8 Charts
8.1 Weekly charts
8.2 Year-end charts
8.3 Decade-end charts
9 Certifications
10 Release history
11 Notes
12 References
Background
The song was announced alongside the name and album art of Evolve via Twitter on May 9, 2017.[3]

Music video
A music video for the song was released on October 12, 2017. It was directed by Matt Eastin and Aaron Hymes. Eastin had also previously directed the music videos for Imagine Dragons' songs "On Top of the World", "Roots", and "Believer". The video begins with lead singer Dan Reynolds swimming through a room filled with water. It then cuts to a scene in which Reynolds and the band are playing in the same room; however, it is not filled with water in this scene. As they perform the chorus of the song, the roof crumbles and rain starts pouring in. Throughout the video, the rain persists and the room eventually fills completely with water. However, the band still plays. As Reynolds sings, objects such as boxing gloves and keys float by him along with two people who are seemingly sirens, tugging at him from both sides. Before the final chorus, the music stops and the band floats lifelessly on the water. When they break into song again, the stage has completely changed as the room is no longer underwater, but on fire as the band plays on it. As the video ends, everything is on fire and the music stops.[4] The video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video award.

Live performances
In October 2017, Imagine Dragons performed the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[5]

On May 30, 2018, they performed the song live before game two of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals at T-Mobile Arena in their hometown of Las Vegas.[6]

Usage in media
In February 2018, Imagine Dragons asked Conservative Political Action Conference to stop using "Whatever It Takes" on their conference website.[7][8]

The National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Utah Jazz frequently play the song prior to tip-off of every home game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.[9]

Critical reception
The Guardian writes that "Whatever It Takes" was "written with a sports highlights package in mind ("I love the adrenaline in my veins", wails frontman Dan Reynolds, before chart pop's current obligatory chorus of "woah-ohs" enters)."[10]

Commercial performance
As of May 15, 2018, the song has peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.[11][12]

Track listing
Digital download[13]
No. Title Length
1. "Whatever It Takes" 3:21
CD single[14]
No. Title Length
1. "Whatever It Takes" 3:22
2. "Thunder" (official remix) 3:17
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino)[15] 16
Australia (ARIA)[16] 34
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] 26
CIS (Tophit)[21] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[22] 4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 7
France (SNEP)[24] 37
Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 7
Hungary (Single Top 40)[26] 13
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[27] 24
Ireland (IRMA)[28] 86
Italy (FIMI)[29] 9
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[30] 15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 40
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[33] 5
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[34] 3
Portugal (AFP)[35] 48
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[36] 1
Scotland (OCC)[37] 61
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[38] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[39] 21
Slovenia (SloTop50)[40] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 85
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[43] 93
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[44] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[45] 14
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[46] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 3
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[48] 1
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[49] 1
Year-end charts
Chart (2017) Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[50] 95
Hungary (Single Top 40)[51] 98
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[52] 66
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[53] 16
Chart (2018) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[54] 39
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[55] 63
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[56] 38
CIS (Tophit)[57] 15
France (SNEP)[58] 73
Germany (Official German Charts)[59] 86
Hungary (Single Top 40)[60] 58
Israel (Galgalatz)[61] 12
Italy (FIMI)[62] 56
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[63] 97
Portugal (AFP)[64] 99
Russia (Tophit)[65] 15
Slovenia (SloTop50)[66] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[67] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[68] 37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[69] 36
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[70] 4
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[71] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[72] 31
Chart (2018) Position
Portugal (AFP)[73] 293
Decade-end charts
Chart (2010–2019) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[74] 21
Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[75] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Austria (IFPI Austria)[76] Platinum 30,000double-dagger
Belgium (BEA)[77] Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[78] 2× Platinum 80,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[79] 2× Platinum 160,000double-dagger
France (SNEP)[80] Diamond 333,333double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[81] Platinum 400,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[82] 3× Platinum 150,000double-dagger
Norway (IFPI Norway)[83] Gold 30,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[84] 3× Platinum 60,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[85] Gold 5,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[86] Gold 400,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[88] 2× Platinum 1,000,000[87]
* Sales figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various[a] May 8, 2017 Digital download
KidinakornerInterscope
[13]
United Kingdom October 6, 2017 Contemporary hit radio [89]
October 20, 2017 Digital download [90]
United States November 14, 2017 Adult album alternative radio [91]
Germany November 17, 2017 CD Single
InterscopeUniversal
[92]
United States December 5, 2017 Alternative radio
KidinakornerInterscope
[93]
February 13, 2018 Contemporary hit radio [94]

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