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Enemy (Imagine Dragons and JID song)
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Wikipedia article
{{infobox song
| name = Enemy
| cover = Enemy Imagine Dragons.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Imagine Dragons and JID
| album = Arcane (Soundtrack from the Animated Series) and Mercury Act 1
| released = October 28, 2021
| recorded =
| genre =
* Pop rock
* rap rock
| length = 2:53
| label =
* Interscope
* Kidinakorner
| writer =
* Justin Tranter
* Ben McKee
* Dan Reynolds
* Daniel Platzman
* Mattias Larsson
* Robin Fredriksson
* Wayne Sermon
* Destin Route
| producer = Mattman & Robin
| chronology = Imagine Dragons
| prev_title = Monday
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Bones
| next_year = 2022
| misc =
}}
"'Enemy'" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons and American rapper JID. It was released through Interscope Records and Kidinakorner on October 28, 2021, from the soundtrack of the animated streaming television series 'Arcane'. The song was written by the artists alongside Justin Tranter and the producers Mattman & Robin. The song was also included on the band's fifth studio album 'Mercury Act 1'. The song became JID's first song to reach the Top 5 in the US, and became the band's first song to reach the Top 5 since the 2017 song "Thunder".
Background
"Enemy" was recorded for the animated Netflix series 'Arcane', which premiered on November 6, 2021. The inspiration behind the song was the video game 'League of Legends', with the band having previously recorded the song "Warriors" for the 2014 'League of Legends' World Championship. On Instagram, JID said "I wrote this verse a couple years ago but initially the opening lines were from a song I started with Mac [Miller], he told me it would fit better on this song and Im glad he did."
Content
In a press release, the band's vocalist Dan Reynolds explained: "'Enemy' is about reconciling internal conflict in a world where it feels impossible to trust even yourself. In 'Arcane', two sisters' lives take them on different paths and leads to a division that threatens to tear an entire city apart. Like the series, the song is meant to be both personal and a critique of a society that seems intent on creating division."
Music video
An accompanying animated video was released on October 28, 2021, and produced by Riot Games and Fortiche Production. It features the 'League of Legends' character Jinx in a story about "the parts of her childhood that led her to a life of crime" and several scenes of "the falling out between Jinx and her sister Vi".
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Mattman & Robin producer, composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocalist, bass, brass band, drums, guitar, programming, synthesizer
* Justin Tranter composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocalist
* Imagine Dragons composer, lyricist, engineer, studio personnel
* John Hanes additional engineer, mix engineer, studio personnel
* JID associated performer, vocals
* Dan Reynolds associated performer, background vocals
* Ben Sedano engineer, studio personnel
* Serban Ghenea engineer, mixer, studio personnel
* Randy Merrill mastering engineer, studio personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history for "Enemy"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"|
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! scope="row"| Various
| October 28, 2021
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! scope="row"| United States
| December 7, 2021
| Alternative radio
| Interscope
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! scope="row"| Italy
| December 10, 2021
| rowspan="2"| Contemporary hit radio
| Universal
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! scope="row"| United States
| February 1, 2022
| Interscope
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|}
References
Category:2021 singles
Category:2021 songs
Category:Animated series theme songs
Category:Imagine Dragons songs
Category:JID songs
Category:League of Legends
Category:Number-one singles in Poland
Category:Song recordings produced by Mattman & Robin
Category:Songs written by Justin Tranter
Category:Songs written by Ben McKee
Category:Songs written by Daniel Platzman
Category:Songs written by Dan Reynolds (musician)
Category:Songs written by Wayne Sermon
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Kidinakorner singles
Category:Rock songs
Category:Rap rock songs
Category:Pop rock songs
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