[5] Imagine Dragons released an extended play, Speak to Me in 2009, followed by a self-titled EP, Hell and Silence and It's Time in August 2009, June 2010, and March 2011 respectively.

The band later found commercial success with the release of their fifth extended play, Continued Silence, in February 2012.

"It's Time" was released as the lead single from the EP, peaking at number fifteen on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

The album was preceded by 3 singles: "I Bet My Life", which peaked in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28, "Gold", and "Shots".

After taking a break of more than two years, the band announced their fifth studio album, Mercury – Act 1, which was released on September 3, 2021.