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Tiptoe (song)

"Tiptoe"
Song by Imagine Dragons
from the album Night Visions
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
StudioWestlake Recording, West Hollywood, California
Genre
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ben McKee
  • Daniel Platzman
  • Dan Reynolds
  • Wayne Sermon

"Tiptoe" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Imagine Dragons, for their debut studio album Night Visions. The song appears as the second track on the album.

Bubbling under the Billboard Hot 100 at number 13, it also peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Rock songs chart. The group performed the song at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.

Composition

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The theme of the song deals with the speaker's victory over something momentous, despite him not being noticed or recognized by others. The intro to the song is entirely guitar parts that mimic synthesizer parts.[1] It is composed in the key of B♭ minor.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 182
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[3] 13
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[4] 34

Year-end charts

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Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard Hot Rock Songs[5] 80

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Interview on YouTube
  2. ^ "Chart Archive - April 13, 2013". Zobbel.de. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Tiptoe". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 1, 2021.


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