Cut the Cord

"Cut the Cord" is a song by American rock band Shinedown. It was released on June 29, 2015 as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Threat to Survival. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, their ninth single to do so. It was featured as the official theme song of Hell in a Cell (2015).

"Cut the Cord"
Single by Shinedown
from the album Threat to Survival
ReleasedJune 29, 2015
RecordedOcean Way Recording, Capitol Studios
GenreHard rock[1]
Length3:45
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Shinedown singles chronology
"Adrenaline"
(2013)		 "Cut the Cord"
(2015)		 "State of My Head"
(2015)
Music video
"Cut the Cord" on YouTube

Release

The song was released on June 29, 2015 as an audio clip and single, and its accompanying music video was released the following day.

Song meaning

Through a post on the band's Facebook page, vocalist Brent Smith described "Cut the Cord" as "the statement to the world that you will not give up, you will not give in, and you refuse to fail."[2] In an interview with the American magazine Billboard, Smith said the song was "brutally honest and unapologetic." He also described it as essentially "a wake-up call reminding us all that we can control our own destiny by finding the courage and tenacity to destroy whatever it is that's holding us back."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Cut the Cord"
  2. "Black Cadillac"

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "Shinedown - Threat to Survival (Album Review) - CrypticRock Cryptic Rock". Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  2. Childers, Chad (June 29, 2015). "Shinedown Unleash Aggressive New Song 'Cut the Cord'". Loudwire. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. Allegrezza, Kim (June 29, 2015). "Shinedown offer aggressive, gritty sound in 'Cut the Cord'". Axs.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  4. "Shinedown Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. "Shinedown Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "Shinedown Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  7. "Shinedown Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  9. "American single certifications – Shinedown – Cut the Cord". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 July 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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