Words as Weapons (Seether song)

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"Words as Weapons"
Words as Weapons by Seether.jpg
Single by Seether
from the album Isolate and Medicate
Released1 May 2014
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length4:01
Label Bicycle
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Brendan O'Brien
Seether singles chronology
"Weak"
(2013)
"Words as Weapons"
(2014)
"Same Damn Life"
(2014)

"Words as Weapons" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It was released on 1 May 2014, [1] as the lead single from their sixth studio album Isolate and Medicate .

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [2] 95
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 2
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 19
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [6] 44
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [7] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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