Enemies (Shinedown song)

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

"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
"Unity" (2012) "Enemies" (2012) "I'll Follow You" (2013)
Music video
"Enemies" on YouTube

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 & Alternative 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.