Tiptoe (song)

"Tiptoe"
"Tiptoe"
Song by Imagine Dragons
from the album Night Visions
Released	September 4, 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Studio	Westlake Recording, West Hollywood, California
Genre	Indie rock; electronic rock; synth-pop;
Length	3:14
Label	KIDinaKORNER; Interscope; Universal;
Songwriter(s)	Ben McKee; Daniel Platzman; Dan Reynolds; Wayne Sermon;
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

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

Weekly charts

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

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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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

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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.

[United_StatesImagine_DragonsTiptoesingleCertRef-6] "American single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Tiptoe". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

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v t e Imagine Dragons
Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon Ben McKee Andrew Beck Andrew Tolman Theresa Flaminio Daniel Platzman
Studio albums	Night Visions Smoke + Mirrors Evolve Origins Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 (Mercury – Act 1) Loom
Live albums	Live at Independent Records Night Visions Live
EPs	Imagine Dragons Hell and Silence It's Time Continued Silence EP Hear Me The Archive iTunes Session
Singles	"It's Time" "Radioactive" "Hear Me" "Demons" "On Top of the World" "Monster" "Battle Cry" "Warriors" "I Bet My Life" "Gold" "Shots" "Roots" "I Was Me" "Not Today" "Sucker for Pain" "Levitate" "Believer" "Thunder" "Whatever It Takes" "Next to Me" "Born to Be Yours" "Natural" "Zero" "Machine" "Bad Liar" "Birds" "Follow You" "Cutthroat" "Wrecked" "Monday" "Enemy" "Bones" "Sharks" "I Don't Like Myself" "Symphony" "Crushed" "Children of the Sky" "Eyes Closed" "Nice to Meet You" "Wake Up"
Promotional singles	"Amsterdam" "Round and Round" "Smoke and Mirrors" "I'm So Sorry" "Walking the Wire"
Other songs	"Tiptoe" "Bleeding Out" "Who We Are"
Tours	Fall Tour 2012 Smoke + Mirrors Tour Evolve World Tour Mercury World Tour Loom World Tour
Related	Discography Awards and nominations Songs
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