" Weird Al " Yankovic recorded a parody version entitled " Inactive " for his 2014 album '' Mandatory Fun '' . " Radioactive " was covered by American violinist Lindsey Stirling with Texan a cappella group Pentatonix and uploaded to Stirling 's YouTube channel , becoming immensely successful and as of December 2018 has over 170 million views . The recording subsequently earned a 2013 YouTube Award . Jason Derulo covered the song live on BBC . Daughtry covered the song live on SiriusXM . Lady Antebellum covered the song live backstage on their '' Take Me Downtown Tour '' and put the video on their YouTube channel . Jake Bugg covered the song live on BBC Radio 1 . Radioactive ( The Dirty Tees Remix ) Featured on the film The Host 's soundtrack
2013 YouTube Award
2013 YouTube Music Awards
Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song)