Know Your Enemy (Green Day song)
"Know Your Enemy" | ||||
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Single by Green Day | ||||
from the album 21st Century Breakdown | ||||
B-side |
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Released | April 16, 2009 | |||
Recorded | September 1, 2008 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Composer(s) | Green Day | |||
Lyricist(s) | Billie Joe Armstrong | |||
Producer(s) |
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Green Day singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Know Your Enemy" on YouTube |
"Know Your Enemy" is a
Release and reception
It was referred to by
During their 21st Century Breakdown tour show in Minneapolis on July 11, 2009, Billie Joe Armstrong told the crowd that the song had been recorded on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, MN.[9]
Usage in media
"Know Your Enemy" was used as the theme song for WWE SmackDown since the show's debut on Syfy from 2010 to 2012.
It is also played at New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers games when the away team comes out of the locker room.
FC Halifax Town also use this as their walk out song when playing at home.
The song is also featured on the Awesome as Fuck live album.
The song appears in Shaun White Skateboarding and NHL 10.
It became available as a downloadable song for the music video game Rock Band on July 7, 2009, along with the songs "East Jesus Nowhere" and "21 Guns".[10]
It has been used in the trailers for movies The Spy Next Door and Free Birds as well as being used to promote Comcast and the Wimbledon on ESPN.
Music video
The music video was directed by Motion Theory's Mathew Cullen (who helmed the video for Weezer's "Pork and Beans" in 2008), and it premiered on MTV and other stations across the globe on April 24, 2009. In the video, the band is performing at night on a stage in a field surrounded by a barbed wire fence. Shots of the band are also frequently seen through night vision closed-circuit cameras that surround the field, as well as on helicopters that patrol the area with searchlights. The final chorus of the song shows fire burning behind the silhouettes of the band members. The video was shot in Downtown Los Angeles.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Know Your Enemy" | 3:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Know Your Enemy" | 3:12 |
2. | "Lights Out" | 2:16 |
3. | "Hearts Collide" | 2:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Know Your Enemy" | 3:12 |
2. | "Lights Out" | 2:16 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Know Your Enemy" | 3:12 |
2. | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Live from Irving Plaza) | 4:24 |
3. | "F.O.D." (Live from Prague) | 2:24 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Know Your Enemy" | 3:12 |
2. | "Lights Out" | 2:16 |
3. | "Hearts Collide" | 2:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Know Your Enemy" | 3:12 |
2. | "Hearts Collide" | 2:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Know Your Enemy" | 3:12 |
2. | "21 Guns" | 5:21 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[37] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[38] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
- lead vocals
- backing vocals
- Tré Cool - drums, percussion
References
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- ^ Gaston, Peter (March 24, 2009). "Green Day Set Release Date for 21st Century Breakdown!". Spin. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- About.com. Archived from the originalon April 22, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- ^ "First Look: Green Day's new video "Know Your Enemy"". NineMSN Music Fix. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
- ^ "Artist Chart History — Green Day". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- ^ "Concert review: A Green Day reckoning". Star Tribune. July 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
Before singing the current radio fave "Know Your Enemy," he said, "The day we recorded this song was the first day of the Republican Convention. The Republican Convention was here, right? We got those [bleep] out of office, right?"
- ^ "MTV Games, Harmonix & Warner Bros./Reprise Records Partner With Green Day to Bring Their Music Exclusively to Rock Band". RockBand.com. June 11, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
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- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Green Day". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
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- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "British single certifications – Green Day – Know Your Enemy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – Green Day – Know Your Enemy". Recording Industry Association of America.