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Shinedown came together in Jacksonville, Florida, after vocalist Brent Smith’s previous band dissolved. Smith assembled the original lineup with guitarist Jasin Todd, bassist Brad Stewart, and drummer Barry Kerch, and the group’s early demos led to a recording agreement with Atlantic Records.
Leave a Whisper introduced Shinedown through “Fly from the Inside,” “45,” “Burning Bright,” and a powerful interpretation of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man.” Us and Them followed with “Save Me,” “I Dare You,” “Heroes,” and “Shed Some Light,” expanding the band’s audience without abandoning the emotional directness of its debut.
The Sound of Madness became a major commercial breakthrough. “Second Chance,” “Sound of Madness,” “If You Only Knew,” “Devour,” and “The Crow & the Butterfly” gave Shinedown a broad range of rock-radio hits, while the expanded edition added “Diamond Eyes,” “Her Name Is Alice,” and other recordings from the same period.
The lineup evolved around Smith and Kerch, with guitarist Zach Myers and bassist, songwriter, and producer Eric Bass becoming central members. Amaryllis, Threat to Survival, and Attention Attention produced songs including “Bully,” “Unity,” “Cut the Cord,” “State of My Head,” “Devil,” “Get Up,” and “Monsters.”
Planet Zero combined personal songs with social commentary through “Daylight,” “Dead Don’t Die,” “A Symptom of Being Human,” and the title track. The band also released multiple alternate versions of “A Symptom of Being Human,” extending the song through acoustic, piano, pop, and live arrangements.
Shinedown’s eighth studio album, EI8HT, expanded the catalog with eighteen songs, including “Dance, Kid, Dance,” “Three Six Five,” “Killing Fields,” “Searchlight,” “Safe and Sound,” “Outlaw,” and “Young Again.” The record continued the band’s preference for large-scale choruses while moving through hard rock, reflective ballads, and broader American roots influences.
Outside the main studio albums, Shinedown has released soundtrack songs, demos, stripped-down performances, expanded-edition material, and standalone recordings such as “Atlas Falls.” That variety reveals how frequently the band revisits its own songs, reshaping arrangements without losing the emotional core that made them connect with listeners.
Complete List Of Shinedown Songs From A to Z
A–E
- “2184” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “45” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “45” (acoustic) – Leave a Whisper (The Sanford Sessions: enhanced edition) (2003)
- “A More Utopian Future” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “A Symptom of Being Human” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “A Symptom of Being Human (Acoustic Remix)” – Non-album single (2023)
- “A Symptom of Being Human (Live)” – Non-album live single (2024)
- “A Symptom of Being Human (Piano Remix)” – Non-album single (2023)
- “A Symptom of Being Human (Pop Remix)” – Non-album single (2023)
- “Adrenaline” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “All I Ever Wanted” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Amaryllis” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “America Burning” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “ANWTD” (“A New Way to Die”) – Attention Attention (Japanese/Walmart bonus tracks) (2018)
- “Army of the Underappreciated” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Asking for It” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “At the Bottom” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Atlas Falls” – Non-album single (2020)
- “Atmosphere” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Atmosphere” (demo) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Attention Attention” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Back to the Living” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Bear with Me” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Begin Again” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Better Version” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Beyond the Sun” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Black Cadillac” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “Black Soul” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Breaking Inside” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “Breaking Inside” (featuring Lzzy Hale) – The Sound of Madness (2010 deluxe reissue) (2010)
- “Brilliant” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Bully” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “Burning Bright” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Burning Bright” (Sanford mix) – Leave a Whisper (The Sanford Sessions: enhanced edition) (2003)
- “Burning Down the Disco” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Call Me” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “Carried Away” (demo) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Clueless and Dramatic” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Creatures” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Cry for Help” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “Crying Out” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Cut the Cord” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “Dance, Kid, Dance” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Dangerous” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “Darkside” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Daylight” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Dead Don’t Die” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Deep End” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Delete” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Devil” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Devour” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “Devour” (Live from Washington State) – Amaryllis (Japanese bonus tracks) (2012)
- “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” – The Sound of Madness (2010 deluxe reissue) (2010)
- “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” (Live from Washington State) – Amaryllis (Japanese bonus tracks) (2012)
- “Dizzy” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Do Not Panic” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Dysfunctional You” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Emptiness Man” (demo) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “Enemies” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “Evolve” – Attention Attention (2018)
F–J
- “Fake” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Fake” (demo) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Falling Fearless” (demo) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “Fly from the Inside” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Fly from the Inside” (live acoustic) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “For My Sake” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “Get Up” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Get Up (Acoustic Version)” – GET UP single (2019)
- “Get Up (Piano Version)” – GET UP single (2019)
- “Headcase” – Attention Attention (Japanese/Walmart bonus tracks) (2018)
- “Her Name Is Alice” – The Sound of Madness (2010 deluxe reissue) (2010)
- “Heroes” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Hope” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “How Did You Love” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “I Dare You” – Us and Them (2005)
- “I Dare You” (acoustic) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “I Dare You” (Clear Channel Stripped) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “I Own You” – The Sound of Madness (Deluxe version; 2010 deluxe reissue) (2008/2010)
- “I’ll Follow You” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “I’m Not Alright” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “If You Only Knew” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “Imposter” – EI8HT (2026)
- “In Memory” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “It All Adds Up” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “Junkies for Fame” – The Sound of Madness (2010 deluxe reissue) (2010)
K–O
- “Kill Your Conscience” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Killing Fields” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Lacerated” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Lady So Divine” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Leave a Whisper” (Leave a Whisper sessions) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “Left Out” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Left Out” (demo) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “Lost in the Crowd” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Machine Gun” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Miracle” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “Misfits” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “Monsters” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “My Name (Wearing Me Out)” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “Never Gonna Let Go” – Threat to Survival (Japanese edition) (2015)
- “No More Love” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “No More Love” (demo) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “No Sleep Tonight” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Notice Me” (demo) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “Nowhere Kids” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “Oblivion” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “One” (Clear Channel Stripped) (U2 cover) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Outcast” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “Outlaw” – EI8HT (2026)
P–T
- “Persistence” (demo) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Planet Zero” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Pyro” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Reject” – Threat to Survival (Japanese edition) (2015)
- “Safe and Sound” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Save Me” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Save Me” (acoustic) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Save Me” (Pull mix) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Searchlight” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Second Chance” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “Second Chance” (acoustic version) – The Sound of Madness (2010 deluxe reissue/vinyl reissue) (2010)
- “Shed Some Light” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Simple Man” (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover) – Leave a Whisper (The Sanford Sessions: enhanced edition) (2003)
- “Simple Man” (live) (Live from the Inside) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Simple Man” (rock version) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “Sin with a Grin” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “So Glad That You Asked.” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Some Day” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Some Day” (acoustic) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Son of Sam” – The Sound of Madness (Deluxe version; 2010 deluxe reissue) (2008/2010)
- “Soon Forgotten” (demo) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “Sound of Madness” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “Special” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “Standardized Experiences” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Start Over” (Leave a Whisper sessions) – Leave a Whisper (Deluxe edition) (2003)
- “State of My Head” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “Stranger Inside” – Leave a Whisper (2003)
- “Stranger Inside” (live) (Live from the Inside) – Us and Them (iTunes and Amazon deluxe edition) (2005)
- “Sure Is Fun” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “The Crow & the Butterfly” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “The Crow & the Butterfly” (Pull Mix) – The Sound of Madness (2010 deluxe reissue/vinyl reissue) (2010)
- “The Dream” – Us and Them (2005)
- “The Energy” – The Sound of Madness (Deluxe version; 2010 deluxe reissue) (2008/2010)
- “The Entrance” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “The Human Radio” – Attention Attention (2018)
- “The Pilot” – EI8HT (2026)
- “The Saints of Violence and Innuendo” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Thick as Thieves” – Threat to Survival (2015)
- “This Is a Warning” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Three Six Five” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Three Six Five (Acoustic Version)” – Non-album single (2025)
- “Three Six Five (Piano Version)” – Non-album single (2025)
- “Through the Ghost” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “Trade Yourself In” – Us and Them (2005)
U–Z
- “Unity” – Amaryllis (2012)
- “Unity (Acoustic Version)” – Non-album single (2019)
- “Welcome” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “What a Shame” – The Sound of Madness (2008)
- “What You Wanted” – Planet Zero (2022)
- “Wide Open” – EI8HT (2026)
- “Yer Majesty” – Us and Them (2005)
- “Young Again” – EI8HT (2026)
Shinedown Studio Albums
Leave a Whisper (2003)
Us and Them (2005)
The Sound of Madness (2008)
Amaryllis (2012)
Threat to Survival (2015)
Attention Attention (2018)
Planet Zero (2022)
EI8HT (2026)
Shinedown Live Albums, Expanded Releases, and Selected Singles
Somewhere in the Stratosphere (2011)
The Warner Sound Live Room EP (2013)
Atlas Falls (2020)
Three Six Five / Dance, Kid, Dance (2025)
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