Cut the Cord

This article is about the song by Shinedown. For the song by Felix Jaehn featuring Patrik Jean, see I (Felix Jaehn album).

"Cut the Cord"
Single by Shinedown
from the album Threat to Survival
Released	June 29, 2015
Recorded	Ocean Way Capitol
Genre	Hard rock [1]
Length	3:45
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Brent Smith Eric Bass
Shinedown singles chronology
"Adrenaline" (2013) "Cut the Cord" (2015) "State of My Head" (2015)
Music video
"Cut the Cord" on YouTube

"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 WWE’s Hell in a Cell (2015).

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

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Cut the Cord" Chart (2015) Peak position Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [4] 23 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5] 4 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 10 US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 8

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Cut the Cord" Chart (2015) Position US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [8] 28 US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [9] 30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [10]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11]	Gold	15,000‡
United States (RIAA) [12]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. 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. "Year-End Charts: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (2015)". Billboard . Retrieved June 3, 2020.
9. "Year-End Charts: Rock Airplay Songs (2015)". Billboard . Retrieved January 25, 2022.
10. "Canadian single certifications – Shinedown – Cut the Cord". Music Canada . Retrieved 6 November 2023.
11. "New Zealand single certifications – Shinedown – Cut the Cord". Radioscope. Retrieved February 1, 2025.Type Cut the Cord in the "Search:" field.
12. "American single certifications – Shinedown – Cut the Cord". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 30 July 2020.