I Fight Dragons Music Business Case Study – 1 song, 7.5 writers, 18+ versions

A crazy story about our time on Atlantic and their (ultimately unquenched) desire for us to turn a cool track into the smash hit song they were certain waited inside of it. Downloads below:

If you’d like to listen to / download any of the demos of different versions for your at-home listening pleasure, here they are!

Full playlist: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions

0. Wells Track Idea: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/01-wells-idea?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />1. Lies In Stereo: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/lies-in-stereo-atlantic-demo-1?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />2. Drive Thru: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/drive-thru-brian-and-greg?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />3. So Tired (Rivers Cuomo 1): https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/so-tired-rivers-cuomo-1?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />4. Ain’t Gonna Live Forever (Rivers Cuomo 2): https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/aint-gonna-live-forever-rivers?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />5. (Between) Seventeen and Gone: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/between-seventeen-and-gone?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />6. Runaways: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/runaways-brian-scratch-vox-v5?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />7. Lifeline: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/lifeline?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />8. I Will Be The One (v1): https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/i-will-be-the-one?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />8.5: I Will Be The One (v2): https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/i-will-be-the-one-v2?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />9. One Day: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/one-day?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />10. Better Livin’ Thru Television: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/betterlivinthrutelevision?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />11. Chicago: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/chicago-brian-scratch-vox-v1?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />12. Can’t Get To me (Adam Schlesinger): https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/01-cant-get-to-me-demo?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />13. Down With Perfect: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/1-down-with-perfect?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />14. Losing The Battle, Winning The War: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/2-losing-the-battle-winning?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />15. Never Let Them Go: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/3-never-let-them-go?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />16. Grow the F%$^k Up: lost the demo for this version
17. Fight or Flight: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/5-fight-or-flight?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions />18. It’s Not Me, It’s You: https://soundcloud.com/wells-track-versions/6-its-not-me-its-you?in=wells-track-versions/sets/wells-track-demo-versions