Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
2013
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2012
Release: 2012Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected original recording supports a first-release year of 2012. Recording-level evidence and the release program were read together; only year precision is asserted. Later annual-list appearances or single promotion do not reset that year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2012.html, 2013.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Radioactive - licensed recording item
Actual item title, performer credit, album association and public recording release field were retrieved and read. Only the supported year is published; an observed day is not an independent proof of the earliest global release day.
Continued Silence - EP - licensed release program
Licensed release program, artist and track membership were retrieved and read. Original recording dates are checked separately; an expanded edition, compilation, January 1 placeholder or current copyright year does not set the first release date.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by lead singer Dan Reynolds' experiences with depression and his journey towards self-discovery.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2013.html, position 3
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2013.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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