The Enemy Inside (Dream Theater song)

2013 single by Dream Theater

"The Enemy Inside"

Single by Dream Theater

from the album Dream Theater

Released

August 5, 2013

Length

6:17

John Petrucci

Dream Theater singles chronology

"Build Me Up, Break Me Down"
(2011)

"The Enemy Inside"
(2013)

"Along for the Ride"
(2013)

"The Enemy Inside" is the first single by American progressive metal band Dream Theater's eponymous 12th studio album. It was announced on the band's official Facebook page as the first single on August 3, 2013 and was made available by USA Today for streaming on August 5. A lyric video on YouTube for the song was published on the band's YouTube channel a day later.

There is a music video for the song which shows a returning war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. It is notable as Dream Theater's first music video to not feature any of the band members.

On December 6, 2013, it was announced that "The Enemy Inside" was nominated for the "Best Metal Performance" Grammy Award, coming in second to Black Sabbath's "God Is Dead?"

Track list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Enemy Inside"	6:17

Save A Warrior

During filming the music video to "The Enemy Inside", Dream Theater were connected to Save A Warrior, an organization dedicated to embracing returning war veterans and offering safe, innovative evidence-based resiliency programs for soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The band has worked closely to the organization.

Personnel

James LaBrie - lead vocals
John Petrucci - guitar, backing vocals, producer
John Myung - bass
Jordan Rudess - keyboards
Mike Mangini - drums, percussion

References

Mansfield, Brian (5 August 2013). "Song premiere: Dream Theater's 'The Enemy Inside'". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
"The Enemy Inside lyric video". YouTube. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
"Awards Nominations & Winners". 30 April 2017.

External links

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John Petrucci John Myung James LaBrie Jordan Rudess Mike Portnoy Mike Mangini Kevin Moore Chris Collins Charlie Dominici Steve Stone Derek Sherinian
Studio albums	When Dream and Day Unite Images and Words Awake Falling into Infinity Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Train of Thought Octavarium Systematic Chaos Black Clouds & Silver Linings A Dramatic Turn of Events Dream Theater The Astonishing Distance over Time A View from the Top of the World Parasomnia
Live releases	Live at the Marquee Once in a LIVEtime Live Scenes from New York Live at Budokan Score Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 Live at Luna Park Breaking the Fourth Wall Distant Memories – Live in London
Compilations	Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
EPs	A Change of Seasons
Videos	Images and Words: Live in Tokyo 5 Years in a Livetime Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York Live at Budokan Score Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 Live at Luna Park Breaking the Fourth Wall Distant Memories – Live in London
Singles	"Pull Me Under" "Metropolis—Part I: 'The Miracle and the Sleeper'" "Another Day" "The Silent Man" "Wither" "On the Backs of Angels" "The Enemy Inside" "Along for the Ride" "The Looking Glass"
Other songs	"A Mind Beside Itself" "Space-Dye Vest" "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" "Twelve-step Suite" "Stream of Consciousness" "Octavarium" "Illumination Theory"
Other	Discography Songs by lyricist The Majesty Demos G3 Gigantour The Human Equation Roadrunner Records The Studio Albums 1992–2011 Liquid Tension Experiment
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