Cut the Cord - Wikipedia Cut the Cord `` Cut the Cord '' Single by Shinedown from the album Threat to Survival Released June 29, 2015 Recorded Ocean Way Recording, Capitol Studios Genre Hard rock Length 3 : 45 Label Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Brent Smith, Eric Bass Shinedown singles chronology `` Adrenaline '' ( 2013 ) `` Cut the Cord '' ( 2015 ) `` State of My Head '' ( 2015 ) `` Adrenaline '' ( 2013 ) `` Cut the Cord '' ( 2015 ) `` State of My Head '' ( 2015 ) `` Cut the Cord '' is a song by American rock band Shinedown. It was released on June 29, 2015 as the lead single from the band 's fifth studio album, Threat to Survival. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, their ninth single to do so. It was featured as the official theme song of Hell in a Cell ( 2015 ). Contents 1 Release 2 Song meaning 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links Release The song was released on June 29, 2015 as an audio clip and single, and its accompanying music video was released the following day. Song meaning Through a post on the band 's Facebook page, vocalist Brent Smith described `` Cut the Cord '' as `` the statement to the world that you will not give up, you will not give in, and you refuse to fail. '' In an interview with the American magazine Billboard, Smith said the song was `` brutally honest and unapologetic. '' He also described it as essentially `` a wake - up call reminding us all that we can control our own destiny by finding the courage and tenacity to destroy whatever it is that 's holding us back. '' Track listing `` Cut the Cord '' `` Black Cadillac '' Charts Chart ( 2015 ) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 34 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) US Hot Rock Songs ( Billboard ) 10 References Jump up ^ `` Shinedown - Threat to Survival ( Album Review ) - CrypticRock Cryptic Rock ''. Retrieved October 9, 2015. Jump up ^ Childers, Chad ( June 29, 2015 ). `` Shinedown Unleash Aggressive New Song ' Cut the Cord ' ''. Loudwire. Retrieved August 20, 2015. Jump up ^ Allegrezza, Kim ( June 29, 2015 ). `` Shinedown offer aggressive, gritty sound in ' Cut the Cord ' ''. Axs.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown -- Chart history '' Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Shinedown. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown -- Chart history '' Billboard Alternative Songs for Shinedown. Retrieved August 18, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown -- Chart history '' Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Shinedown. Retrieved August 11, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Shinedown. Retrieved August 11, 2015. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Shinedown Brent Smith Barry Kerch Zach Myers Eric Bass Jasin Todd Brad Stewart Nick Perri Studio albums Leave a Whisper Us and Them The Sound of Madness Amaryllis Threat to Survival EPs iTunes Session Acoustic Sessions Singles `` Fly from the Inside '' `` 45 '' `` Simple Man '' `` Burning Bright '' `` Save Me '' `` I Dare You '' `` Heroes '' `` Devour '' `` Second Chance '' `` Sound of Madness '' `` If You Only Knew '' `` The Crow & the Butterfly '' `` Diamond Eyes ( Boom - Lay Boom - Lay Boom ) '' `` Bully '' `` Unity '' `` Enemies '' `` I 'll Follow You '' `` Adrenaline '' `` Cut the Cord '' `` State of My Head '' `` Asking For It '' `` How Did You Love '' `` Thick as Thieves '' Music DVDs Live from the Inside Somewhere in the Stratosphere Related articles Discography This 2010s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cut_the_Cord&oldid=804636212 '' Categories : 2015 singles Shinedown songs 2015 songs Atlantic Records singles Billboard Mainstream Rock number - one singles Songs written by Brent Smith 2010s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardbubbling100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardalternativesongs Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Singlechart usages for Billboardrocksongs All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 October 2017, at 07 : 33. About Wikipedia

Question: what is cut the cord by shinedown about
Answer: described "Cut the Cord" as "the statement to the world that you will not give up, you will not give in, and you refuse to fail."