Enemies (Shinedown song)

"Enemies"
"Enemies"
Single by Shinedown
from the album Amaryllis
Released	July 17, 2012
Studio	Ocean Way (Los Angeles); Capitol (Hollywood);
Length	3:08
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Brent Smith; Dave Bassett; Eric Bass;
Producer(s)	Rob Cavallo
Shinedown singles chronology
Music video
	"Enemies" on YouTube

"Enemies" is the third single from American rock band Shinedown's fourth studio album, Amaryllis.

Release

The song was released on July 17, 2012.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Enemies" (Smith, Bass, Bassett)	3:08

Music video

The video shows the band sitting in a private meeting, in an open and empty room. The lyrics in the song simulate the dialogue, and how it causes the resulting "fight" that ensues.

As of December 1, 2022, the song has 59 million views on YouTube.

In popular culture

This song was used as the opening theme for WWE Raw from July 25, 2016 to January 22, 2018, as well as being featured in the WWE 2K18 video game.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[1]	2
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[2]	40
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[3]	29
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[5]	94

Chart (2013)	Position
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[6]	47

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[7]	Gold	40,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Shinedown Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ "Shinedown Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ "Shinedown Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
^ "Shinedown Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
^ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
^ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Shinedown – Enemies". Music Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Shinedown-1] "Shinedown Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2022.

[sc_Billboardcanadarock_Shinedown-2] "Shinedown Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_Shinedown-3] "Shinedown Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2013.

[sc_Billboardrockairplay_Shinedown-4] "Shinedown Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2013.

[5] "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

[6] "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

[CanadaShinedownEnemiessingleCertRef-7] "Canadian single certifications – Shinedown – Enemies". Music Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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v t e Shinedown
Brent Smith Barry Kerch Zach Myers Eric Bass Jasin Todd Brad Stewart Nick Perri
Studio albums	Leave a Whisper Us and Them The Sound of Madness Amaryllis Threat to Survival Attention Attention Planet Zero
EPs	iTunes Session Acoustic Sessions
Singles	"Fly from the Inside" "45" "Simple Man" "Burning Bright" "Save Me" "I Dare You" "Heroes" "Devour" "Second Chance" "Sound of Madness" "If You Only Knew" "The Crow & the Butterfly" "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)" "Bully" "Unity" "Enemies" "I'll Follow You" "Adrenaline" "Cut the Cord" "State of My Head" "Asking For It" "How Did You Love" "Devil" "Get Up" "Monsters" "Attention Attention" "Atlas Falls" "Planet Zero" "Daylight" "A Symptom of Being Human"
Music DVDs	Live from the Inside Somewhere in the Stratosphere
Related articles	Discography Volumes, 1 & 2