"You're Going Down" is the lead single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar.
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| Single by Sick Puppies | ||||
| from the album Tri-Polar | ||||
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| Recorded | 2008–09 | |||
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| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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"You're Going Down" was used by WWE to represent their Extreme Rules pay-per-view event as its official theme song.[1] The wrestling promotion also used the song by making it part of the soundtrack to their video game SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. It was also used in a pre-game video package for the Montreal Alouettes at the 96th Grey Cup and the opening theme for the 2010 live-action film adaptation of Tekken.
The official release date was 2 June 2009 but the band had already begun streaming the song through their Myspace page.[2]
It is also the part of the trailer for My Soul to Take.
When Moore was asked how he wrote the song his answer was, "I asked myself, when you're getting pumped up to get into the ring, what would you want to hear? And that's what came out."[3]
Music video edit
The full video for "You're Going Down" premiered on 11 August 2009 on both MTV2 and mtvU, as well as the mtvU website. The next day, it became available for viewing on Sick Puppies Myspace page,[2] as well as their YouTube channel.[4]
To contrast the heavy, aggressive sound of the song, the video features small children throwing water balloons at each other and shooting each other with water guns. The main humor comes from the fact that it is shot in a very serious way, similar to Saving Private Ryan, so that it appears to be a real war. The kids talk on walkie talkies and appear to die as if fighting with real weapons. The video cuts back and forth between this story and scenes of the band performing the song. Unlike most videos that are part story and part performance, this video has much more of the band performing than of the kids fighting.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "You're Going Down" (Radio edit) | 3:09 |
| 2. | "You're Going Down" (Album version) | 3:09 |
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "Sick Puppies join with WWE Extreme Wrestling van Sick Puppies op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ a b Sick Puppies' MySpace
- ^ AntiMusic.com – Sick Puppies Return with New CD and Hurt Tour
- ^ YouTube – "You're Going Down"
- ^ "Sick Puppies Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Sick Puppies Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Sick Puppies Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Sick Puppies – You're Going Down". Recording Industry Association of America.