Song · Shinedown
“Second Chance” by Shinedown
From the album The Sound of Madness (2008)
“Second Chance” by Shinedown appears on 33 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2008 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album The Sound of Madness. Its best result is #2 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #25 alternative song of 2009, #2,834 alternative song of all time and #156 of the '00s.
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"Second Chance" was the second single from The Sound of Madness, Shinedown's 2008 album, released that September, and it's the band at its most open-hearted, a surging, arena-sized anthem that turned out to be the biggest hit they ever had. Brent Smith wrote it with Dave Bassett and sings it with everything he's got, Rob Cavallo produced, and Chris Lord-Alge gave it a punchy, polished mix.
It was everywhere for a while: promos for the second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the WWE Tribute to the Troops show in 2008 and General Hospital, plus Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band 3 and Rocksmith. It also holds a small place in radio history as the final number one on Casey Kasem's American Top 20, which signed off in July 2009.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 79 | WJRR | WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade | 101 |
| 2010 | 134 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2014 | 244 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 267 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 259 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2019 | 10 | 101 WRIF | WRIF Top 20 Songs of the Last 20 Years (2000-2019) | 21 |
| 2020 | 180 | DC101 | The DC101 Top 500 | 500 |
| 2021 | 489 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) | 500 |
| 2023 | 277 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
| 2025 | 330 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) | 400 |
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