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Background

As part of his efforts to distance ''Age of Extinction'' from the previous films in the series, ''Transformers'' director Michael Bay sought out a new musical act to soundtrack the film and hand picked Imagine Dragons for the job. "Battle Cry" was written by the group members specifically for use in the film, inspired by the story as pitched to them by Bay. Lead singer Dan Reynolds revealed to '' Billboard'' that the aim with "Battle Cry" was to write "in a more cinematic way" to compose a song that was satisfying as a piece of music but also benefited the visual it was set to accompany.

Track listing

Personnel

Imagine Dragons * Dan Reynolds – vocals, piano * Wayne Sermon – acoustic and electric guitars * Ben McKee – bass guitar, keyboards * Daniel Platzman – drums, percussion Additional Musicians *

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References

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