Words as Weapons (Seether song)

"Words as Weapons"
Single by Seether
from the album Isolate and Medicate
Released1 May 2014
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length4:01
LabelBicycle
Songwriters
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Seether singles chronology
"Weak"
(2013)
"Words as Weapons"
(2014)
"Same Damn Life"
(2014)
Music video
"Words as Weapons" on YouTube

"Words as Weapons" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It was released on 1 May 2014,[1] as the lead single from their sixth studio album Isolate and Medicate.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Words as Weapons"
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[2]95
Canada Rock (Billboard)[3]2
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4]19
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5]12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Words as Weapons"
Chart (2014) Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 44
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7] 32

Certifications

Certifications for "Words as Weapons"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Styles, Wes. "Seether Release New Single 'Words As Weapons,' Announce New Album Read More: Seether Release New Single 'Words As Weapons,' Announce New Album". q103albany.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Seether Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Seether Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Seether Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Seether Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "American single certifications – Seether – Words as Weapons". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 May 2023.