Released September 19, 2013 Length 4:09 | Format Digital download | |
Label KIDinaKORNERInterscope Writer(s) Ben McKeeDan PlatzmanDan ReynoldsWayne SermonAlexander Grant | ||
"Monster" is a song recorded by American alternative rock band Imagine Dragons for the soundtrack to the 2013 Chair Entertainment and Epic Games action role-playing game Infinity Blade III. It is the band's fifth appearance on a soundtrack after appearing on Answers to Nothing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Frankenweenie Unleashed!: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture and Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall and "Warriors" performed at the 2014 League of Legends World Championship in September 2014. The song was released as a single on September 19, 2013, and later appeared on the "super deluxe" edition of the band's second album Smoke + Mirrors (2015).
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The cover art for this song is of two Infinity Blades, in a reference to the game, Infinity Blade III, that this song was featured in. The song appeared as one of the official theme songs for the WWE Pay-Per-View WrestleMania XXX, highlighting the Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H match.
Background
"Monster", like all of Imagine Dragons' appearances on soundtracks, is a brand new song written specifically for the soundtrack, this time in collaboration with Chair Entertainment for their 2013 title, Infinity Blade III. It will be used in-game, and will be triggered during "crucial battles" within the game's engine and core gameplay. Speaking of the song, the band stated:
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Adapted from the "Monster" single.