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“Know Your Enemy” is the first single from Green Day’s eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, which was released on April 16th, 2009 from Reprise Records.

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.

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.”

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

The first play of song occurred on Sara Cox’s BBC Radio 1 show at 10:00AM GMT. 93.3 WMMR debuted the song on the ‘Preston and Steve show’ at 7:05AM. 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. 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 was made available for internet download on April 16, 2009. In addition, a 90 second clip of the song was posted on the bands’ MySpace page on April 6th, 2009.

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freakinggreen wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Rock music is repeating and this song is fucking catchy and awsome! I like it really much!

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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Saturday morning

OK

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Moormith wrote:
last week

I'm not tryng to be judgemental here but this song really gets on your nerves, sometimes i watch VH1 and this piece of shit coms along with "21 Guns" ; _ ; And i actully liked Green Day, American Idiot is still a pretty good album. But 21 Century Breakdown is just crap

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StarDen wrote:
13 days ago

))))))

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samuelmack324 wrote:
15 days ago

[I dont know my enemy lol] hahaha so funny. but seriously i dont like liking this song. so gay

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LSDawson wrote:
last month

Also, lol @ PmF.

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LSDawson wrote:
last month

I actually really like this song. :(

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EpsilonX wrote:
last month

this is one of the most annoying songs i've ever heard. gah

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tehnickson wrote:
last month

I dont know my enemy lol

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GDAboy wrote:
last month

@MatthieuBelAmi: You took the words out of my mouth! hehe I tottaly agree with you

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MatthieuBelAmi wrote:
last month

This is absolutely catchy and fun, yes it s repetitive but name ONE Rock band that does NOT repeat itself in its songs ? I don't care about the repetition if it's short and makes me singing along while headbanging and taping my foot and that's exactly what this one does

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GDAboy wrote:
last month

Ok this song was wrote in 5 minutes..stop hating it I bet you cant write at least one verse in 5 minutes..I know its repetitive but try to watch the live version maybe you'll like it

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minor-threat wrote:
September 2009

This shitty repetitive song goes like this: DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENEMY

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Inrau wrote:
September 2009

DO U NO UR ENEMY

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iamnoelle wrote:
September 2009

I like Greenday..... hex yes.

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galaxie1962 wrote:
September 2009

green day rocks

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PmF wrote:
September 2009

Gay corporate rock made for MTV. Fuck this shit with a gigantic pneumatic drill right in the asshole.

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still_dre23 wrote:
August 2009

haha day_man thats the best comment ever

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TomTodd wrote:
August 2009

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Day_Man wrote:
August 2009

ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DR... oh, wait. I'm thinking of a good song.

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