--- description: The follow-up to their huge "Radioactive" title: Watch Imagine Dragons' new single, "I Bet My Life" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc1ec91a0c2354b4/69876a713c16392cf245026f/ap470662884970.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Imagine Dragons Unveil Their New Single, 'I Bet My Life'  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 2:36 AM CUT  Daniel Wayne Sermon, from left, Dan Reynolds, Ben McKee and Dan Platzman of the musical group Imagine Dragons arrive at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) Daniel Wayne Sermon, from left, Dan Reynolds, Ben McKee and Dan Platzman of the musical group Imagine Dragons arrive at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)John Shearer—John Shearer/Invision/AP  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 2:36 AM CUT Imagine Dragons debuted their new single, “I Bet My Life,” at the American Music Awards. Following the group’s massive success with “Radioactive,” the new single would seem to be slightly more folk-inflected, in the Mumford & Sons style that’s become so popular. That didn’t stop the theatrical group, though, from bringing in explosive visuals and a backing choir. Watch up top. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3601633/imagine-dragons-amas-i-bet-my-life/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3601633/imagine-dragons-amas-i-bet-my-life/"},"headline":"Watch Imagine Dragons Unveil Their New Single, 'I Bet My Life'","datePublished":"2014-11-24T02:36:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:18:32.148Z","description":"The follow-up to their huge \"Radioactive\"","url":"https://time.com/3601633/imagine-dragons-amas-i-bet-my-life/","keywords":["Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc1ec91a0c2354b4/69876a713c16392cf245026f/ap470662884970.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel D'Addario","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc1ec91a0c2354b4/69876a713c16392cf245026f/ap470662884970.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Daniel Wayne Sermon, Dan Reynolds, Ben McKee, Dan Platzman","caption":"Daniel Wayne Sermon, Dan Reynolds, Ben McKee, Dan Platzman","creditText":"John Shearer—John Shearer/Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3601633/imagine-dragons-amas-i-bet-my-life/","name":"Watch Imagine Dragons Unveil Their New Single, 'I Bet My Life'"}}]}] ```