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"'''Children of the Sky'''" '''(a ''Starfield'' song)''', or simply "'''Children of the Sky'''"''',''' is a song by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Imagine Dragons]] released as the soundtrack song for the [[Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda]] video game [[Starfield (video game)|''Starfield'']]. It was released through [[Interscope Records]] and [[Kidinakorner]] on August 30, 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Donovan |first=Imogen |date=2023-08-31 |title=Imagine Dragons release 'Starfield' anthem 'Children Of The Sky' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/imagine-dragons-features-on-starfield-soundtrack-with-children-of-the-sky-3491463 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=2023-08-30 |title=Imagine Dragons Releases Official Starfield Song Called Children of the Sky |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/imagine-dragons-releases-official-starfield-song-called-children-of-the-sky |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> It is the fourth song by the band based on a video game following "[[Warriors (Imagine Dragons song)|Warriors]]" for the [[2014 League of Legends World Championship|2014 ''League of Legends'' World Championship]], "[[Monster (Imagine Dragons song)|Monster]]" for ''[[Infinity Blade III]]'', and "[[Enemy (Imagine Dragons and JID song)|Enemy]]" featuring [[JID]] for [[Arcane (TV series)|''Arcane'']]. The song is featured on the Japanese edition of the band's sixth studio album [[Loom (Imagine Dragons album)|''Loom'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ルーム[CD] - イマジン・ドラゴンズ - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN |url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/imagine-dragons/products/uics-1405/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=イマジン・ドラゴンズ |language=ja}}</ref> It is the first song released by the band not to feature their drummer [[Daniel Platzman]] after his departure from the band in March 2023.<ref name="RS-Platzman">{{cite web | last=Greene | first=Andy | title=Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds Knows His Band Isn't for Everyone: 'You Either Love It or You Hate It' | website=Rolling Stone | date=2024-07-02 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/imagine-dragons-dan-reynolds-tabloids-loom-album-1235050767/ | access-date=2024-07-08}}</ref>

== Background and composition ==

"Children of the Sky" was written by [[Dan Reynolds]], [[Wayne Sermon]], [[Ben McKee]], [[Mattias Larsson]], [[Robin Fredriksson]], and [[Inon Zur]]. It was produced Larson and Fredriksson, co-produced by [[Bethesda Softworks]], and mixed by [[Serban Ghenea]]. It is the first song released by the band to not feature [[Daniel Platzman]] since his hiatus from the [[Mercury World Tour]] in March 2023. The song was first promoted on August 29, 2023 when the band posted the cover art of the song and "tomorrow" as a caption on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=x.com |url=https://twitter.com/Imaginedragons/status/1696664508230488550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> A countdown clock was also added the their official website set for 10 am EST. In a press release, Reynolds described the background of the song:<ref name=":0" />

{{blockquote|[[Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda]] created iconic games we’ve been playing for most of our lives, and we’re honored to have collaborated on this song for ''[[Starfield (video game)|Starfield]]''. The song, like the game, asks some of the most difficult questions we face as humans trying to find our place in the universe.”|[[Dan Reynolds]]}}