"The Enemy Inside" is the first single by American

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band

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'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 ''

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'' for streaming on August 5. A 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

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. 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

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Track list

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

. The band has worked closely to the organization.

Personnel

* James LaBrie -

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* Jordan Rudess - keyboards * Mike Mangini -

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References

External links

Official Dream Theater websiteOfficial Dream Theater Facebook page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Enemy Inside (Dream Theater song) 2013 singles Dream Theater songs Roadrunner Records singles Songs written by John Petrucci 2013 songs Songs written by John Myung

Track list

Save A Warrior

Personnel

See also

References

External links