Album · Shinedown
Us and Them by Shinedown
Us and Them is an album by Shinedown, released in 2005. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 22 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Save Me”, on 16 lists with a best position of #8.
Us and Them, Shinedown's second album, came out on Atlantic on October 4, 2005, and it's the Jacksonville band doubling down on muscle and melodrama. Recorded in Jacksonville and Sanford, Florida, it pairs Brent Smith's big, gritty wail with the grinding riffs of Jasin Todd, the rumble of Brad Stewart's bass and the pounding of Barry Kerch's drums, alternative metal built for arenas and car stereos alike.
"Save Me" roars out of the gate, tense and pleading, "I Dare You" is a fist-raised call to arms, and "Heroes" pushes the drama even higher. The first two found a second home as theme songs for WWE events, No Mercy 2005 and WrestleMania 22. It was the last album with Todd and Stewart, and it kept selling long after, going platinum in the US in 2018. The Sound of Madness came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Us and Them on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Save Me | 16 | #8 | – | 2005–2023 | |
| 2 | I Dare You | 4 | #8 | – | 2006 | |
| 3 | Heroes | 2 | #13 | – | 2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.