Talk:Know Your Enemy (Green Day song)

Last Paragraph on Release and Reception needs a rework

Get er done —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kiraisgod666 (talk • contribs) 20:40, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Introduction is confusing

It sounds like the album has already been released, instead of the song. 84.81.49.194 (talk) 17:04, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Yeah I noticed that too. Corrected it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.6.158.192 (talk) 03:21, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Sound

The intro of this song is the same than in REBEL GIRL of Bikini Kill —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.132.244.237 (talk) 04:36, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Genre

I'm not trying to start an argument or anything, but can this really be considered punk rock? The sound uses many hooks and repetition found within pop music, even if the subject matter is indeed political and anti-authoritarian. Should it instead by labeled pop-punk? Just a thought. 84.166.180.27 (talk) 23:57, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

You're right about it not being punk rock. I like the band a lot, but I'm sure even they wouldn't consider it to be a punk song. They even said that the album is 'power pop', so how about we go with that instead? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.103.126 (talk) 19:32, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

It is even worse. Not only that it is not really Punk Rock, the chorus of the song is a clear copy of a song from a totally different genre. One would probably call it beat-music. In the 1980's the Italian singer Milva performed a song in German that was very successful. The name of the song was "Hurra, wir leben noch" (Hurra, we're still alive). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.34.0.111 (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Umm..maybe it's Alternative rock? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.27.126.28 (talk) 16:58, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm not one of those idiots who just hate green day without a reason but I don't consider this song Punk Rock. It's defineteley alternative. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.233.92.65 (talk) 11:14, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Restless Heart Syndrome as the next single???

Where's the source???

The next is 21 Guns... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chao19 (talk • contribs) 16:46, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Alternative Press quote????

Alternative Press called the song a "huge rocker" which is a "fierce call to arms against apathy."[citation needed]

I've been looking everywhere for that quote (not including the Citation Needed mark, mind you), and I can't find it on the Alternative Press website. Trying Google, it seems that other sites have referenced the interview (the first four, to be exact), while the next few seem to be links to other AP articles talking about the song, followed by results that have absolutely nothing to do with anything. My point is, the quote definitely exists, but I can't find the source anywhere. Anyone want to try and help me with this? --Montaced (talk) 03:45, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm assuming it was in the actual magazine, they usually just post snippets/summaries of the magazine's articles on their site. This is why I placed the citation tag and didn't just remove it, so we'll have to wait for someone with that issue to confirm the quote and add a reference. Hopefully those sites aren't just using Wikipedia as the source here. k.i.a.c (talktome - contribs) 05:04, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

It is Punk rock!!!!!!

This song is punk rock because it is fast, short, and hard. The other things don't matter —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.222.123 (talk) 01:29, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

And those 3 things right there is all that matters :] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chao19 (talk • contribs) 22:17, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

There's more to categorizing a song into a genre than being fast, short, and hard. Look at the lyrics. It is pop punk. ~Zzguitar14 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.112.69.53 (talk) 22:32, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

How about you all go find reliable sources, instead of wasting your time reverting this 3 times a day, it's rather annoying. k.i.a.c (talktome - contribs) 13:36, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Come on, if you heard the song you would know that it's pop punk, because the lyrics, despite being punk, are broad and pop-like, plus its popular and simple "wah hey"s and "oh ay, oh ay"s which sound very pop-like. And idk if you've heard it or not, k.i.a.c. Zzguitar14 (talk) 16:57, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Of course I've bloody heard it. Go find reliable sources. k.i.a.c (talktome - contribs) 06:12, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Bleh nevermind. I'm not that worried about what Wikipedia labels this song. If they get it wrong, then it makes them look bad. Oh well. --Zzguitar14 (talk) 15:16, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

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• From Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song): https://www.allmusic.com/artist/green-day-p69310/charts-awards/billboard-singles
• From Billie Joe Armstrong: RollingStoneMagazine-issue-1178-March14-2013-Pg39
• From Tré Cool: http://www.greendayauthority.com/band/tre.php
• From List of awards and nominations received by Green Day: [1].
• From Gramophone record: (Book), "Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years:1943–1952: The Complete Recordings", unnumbered at back
• From Belgium: BuG 159 – Bericht uit het Gewisse – 7 mei 2012. npdata.be (7 May 2012).

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