2018 single by Kygo and Imagine Dragons
"Born to Be Yours " is a song written and performed by Norwegian music producerKygo and American bandImagine Dragons . Produced by Kygo, it was released bySony andUltra Music on 15 June 2018. It is included on the international deluxe edition of Imagine Dragons' fourth studio albumOrigins Scoob! Scooby-Doo franchise. It is also used in The 2024 film "The Garfield Movie " based on the Garfield Comic strips by Jim Davis
Release and background [ edit ] On 11 June 2018, Kygo teased the collaboration on social media with a picture of him and all members from Imagine Dragons, captioning the post with a musical notes emoji.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
"Born to Be Yours" is anEDM song that modelled onradio rock with a slight element offolk .[ 6] [ 7] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Matthew Meadow of Your EDM praised the song, calling it "a deliciously sweet song that absolutely hits the spot". He regarded the track as "the perfect combination of both artists' sounds", writing that "Kygo's production blends seamlessly with the acoustic guitar strums and Reynolds' voice".[ 11] Dancing Astronaut described the song as a representation of "the perfect artistic synergy between the American band's unmistakable vocal quality and Kygo's melodic tropical chord progressions". He noted the song's most refreshing feature as the integration of elements from Kygo's musical roots, and concluded by deeming the track a "balanced, deeply moving, and impressively chill" collaboration.[ 12]
The music video is directed by Matt Eastin and Aaron Hymes, and involves a civilized sasquatch falling in love with someone, only to realize she is a hunter, however, he is saved by another Sasquatch. The Sasquatch is played by Joshua James and Michael S. Fritchen aka “The Fritchenator” plays the hick with the “No Squatches” sign. It was filmed in Utah.[ 13]
Credits adapted fromTidal .[ 14]
2025 weekly chart performance for "Born to Be Yours" Chart (2025) Peak Venezuela Airplay (Record Report )[ 50] 129
Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 51] 78 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 52] 36 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 53] 91 Germany (Official German Charts)[ 54] 87 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[ 55] 47 Hungary (Single Top 40)[ 56] 62 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 57] 90 Portugal (AFP)[ 58] 163 Slovenia (SloTop50)[ 59] 32 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 60] 31 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 61] 46 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard )[ 62] 23
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 63] 2× Platinum 140,000‡ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 64] Gold 15,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 65] 3× Platinum 240,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 66] Gold 45,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 67] Gold 100,000‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 68] Gold 200,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 69] Platinum 50,000‡ Mexico (AMPROFON )[ 70] Platinum 60,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 71] 2× Platinum 60,000‡ Poland (ZPAV )[ 72] 2× Platinum 40,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 73] Gold 30,000‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 74] Platinum 20,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 75] Gold 400,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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