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Mercury – Acts 1 & 2

Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 is the full fifth studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, released through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. It is a double album consisting of 32 tracks, with the first half, Mercury – Act 1, released separately on September 3, 2021, and Mercury – Act 2, the second half, released on July 1, 2022, as part of Mercury – Acts 1 & 2. Mercury – Act 2 was only released separately on vinyl. The album was executive produced by Rick Rubin.

Mercury – Acts 1 & 2

July 1, 2022

2018–2022

102:40
44:57 (Act 1)
57:43 (Act 2)

Singles and promotion[edit]

"Bones" was released as the lead single to Mercury – Act 2 on March 11, 2022.[4] The song was used to promote the upcoming third season of the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. The release of the song's music video on April 6 coincided with the pre-order of the album.


The album's second single, "Sharks", was released on June 24, 2022, along with an accompanying music video. It was sent to Italian radio on July 1, 2022.[5]


The third single for the album, "I Don't Like Myself", was released on October 10, 2022, along with an accompanying music video for World Mental Health Day. For the occasion, the band partnered with Crisis Text Line for a fundraising campaign.[6]


"Symphony" was released as a single along with a visualizer video. was sent to radio in Italy on November 25, 2022, as the fourth single from the album.[7]


"Crushed" was announced as the fifth single with a release date of May 10, 2023. An accompanying music video was released on the same date. The video was filmed in Ukraine and is in partnership with United24.[8]


"Waves" was sent to radio in Italy on May 19, 2023,[9] as the sixth single from the album, and got also its live debut on August 5, in Rome gig of their Mercury World Tour.

The originally released standard version of Mercury – Act 1 does not include "Enemy". The song was added onto the album as an additional track on digital retailers and streaming platforms.

"I Wish" appears as a bonus track on digital, streaming, and Target Exclusive CD versions of Mercury – Acts 1 & 2, but is omitted from the standard physical version.

The Japanese edition of Mercury – Act 1 features the bonus track "Follow You (Summer '21 Version)", produced by Brandon Darner.

The Japanese edition of Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 features acoustic versions of "" and "Follow You", a live rendition of "Wrecked" (dubbed 'From The Bunker'), a solo mix of "Enemy" with a new verse from Dan Reynolds instead of JID, and a live rendition of "Bones" performed at the Climate Pledge Arena.

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