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"'''Know Your Enemy'''" is the first [[single (music)|single]] from [[Green Day]]'s eighth studio album, ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]''.<ref>http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16770</ref>, which will be released on [[May 15]], [[2009]] from [[Reprise Records]].<ref>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/CORRECTING-and-REPLACING-CBS-bw-14837862.html</ref>
"'''Know Your Enemy'''" is the first [[single (music)|single]] from [[Green Day]]'s eighth studio album, ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]''.<ref>http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16770</ref>, which will be released on [[May 15]], [[2009]] from [[Reprise Records]].<ref>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/CORRECTING-and-REPLACING-CBS-bw-14837862.html</ref>


[[Alternative Press]] calls the song a "huge rocker" which is a "fierce call to arms against apathy." It was also referred to as sounding "like an outtake from the ''[[Dookie]]'' sessions."<ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-green-day-set-release-date-21st-century-breakdown</ref>
[[Alternative Press]] calls the song a "huge rocker" which is a "fierce call to arms against apathy." It was also referred to as sounding "like an out-take from the ''[[Dookie]]'' sessions."<ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-green-day-set-release-date-21st-century-breakdown</ref>


[[Billie Joe Armstrong]] told [[Q (magazine)|Q]] magazine: “It’s a rallying song. It’s about liberating yourself from a lot of bullshit that you see on TV.” <ref name="songfacts">{{cite web
[[Billie Joe Armstrong]] told [[Q (magazine)|Q]] magazine: “It’s a rallying song. It’s about liberating yourself from a lot of bullshit that you see on TV.” <ref name="songfacts">{{cite web
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A music video for this song will be out with the release of the song on April 24, 2009. <ref>http://www.warnermusic.de/greenday/news/</ref> It will be the first global cross-channel video premiere for MTV and VH1 networks.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607795/20090326/green_day.jhtml</ref>
A music video for this song will be out with the release of the song on April 24, 2009.<ref>http://www.warnermusic.de/greenday/news/</ref> It will be the first global cross-channel video première for MTV and VH1 networks.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607795/20090326/green_day.jhtml</ref>


A 90 second clip of the band playing the song was featured at the opening teaser of the [[NCAA]] 2009 Men's Basketball Championship game on [[April 6]], 2009.<ref>http://www.greenday.com/site/news_black.php</ref> The 90-second clip featured scenes from the music video intercut with scenes from the basketball season. The clip is now available for view on both YouTube and the official Green Day website, after being put up and taken down repeatedly.
A 90 second clip of the band playing the song was featured at the opening teaser of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] 2009 Men's Basketball Championship game on [[April 6]], 2009.<ref>http://www.greenday.com/site/news_black.php</ref> The 90-second clip featured scenes from the music video intercut with scenes from the basketball season. The clip is now available for view on both YouTube and the official Green Day website, after being put up and taken down repeatedly.


A short preview clip can be found on Green Day's official website.
A short preview clip can be found on Green Day's official website.

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"Know Your Enemy"
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"Know Your Enemy" is the first single from Green Day's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown.[1], which will be released on May 15, 2009 from Reprise Records.[2]

Alternative Press calls the song a "huge rocker" which is a "fierce call to arms against apathy." It was also referred to as sounding "like an out-take from the Dookie sessions."[3]

Billie Joe Armstrong told Q magazine: “It’s a rallying song. It’s about liberating yourself from a lot of bullshit that you see on TV.” [4]

A music video for this song will be out with the release of the song on April 24, 2009.[5] It will be the first global cross-channel video première for MTV and VH1 networks.[6]

A 90 second clip of the band playing the song was featured at the opening teaser of the NCAA 2009 Men's Basketball Championship game on April 6, 2009.[7] The 90-second clip featured scenes from the music video intercut with scenes from the basketball season. The clip is now available for view on both YouTube and the official Green Day website, after being put up and taken down repeatedly.

A short preview clip can be found on Green Day's official website.

It will be available for Internet download April 16, 2009.

In addition, a 90 second clip of the song was posted on the bands' MySpace page on April 6th, 2009.

Track Listing

CD 1

  1. "Know Your Enemy"
  2. "Lights Out"
  3. "Hearts Collide"

CD 2

  1. "Know Your Enemy"
  2. "Lights Out"[8]

References

  1. ^ http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16770
  2. ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/CORRECTING-and-REPLACING-CBS-bw-14837862.html
  3. ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-green-day-set-release-date-21st-century-breakdown
  4. ^ "Know Your Enemy". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  5. ^ http://www.warnermusic.de/greenday/news/
  6. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607795/20090326/green_day.jhtml
  7. ^ http://www.greenday.com/site/news_black.php
  8. ^ http://www.amazon.de/Know-Your-Enemy-2track-Green/dp/B0024PQSHS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1239496610&sr=1-1
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