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/ref> When Moore was asked how he wrote the song his answer was, "I asked myself, when you're getting pumped up to get into the ring, what would you want to hear? And that's what came out".

Music video

The full video for "You're Going Down" premiered on 11 August 2009 on both

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/ref> To contrast the heavy, aggressive sound of the song, the video features small children throwing water balloons at each other and shooting each other with water guns. The main humor comes from the fact that it is shot in a very serious way, similar to ''

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'', so that it appears to be a real war. The kids talk on walkie talkies and appear to die as if fighting with real weapons. The video cuts back and forth between this story and scenes of the band performing the song.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Sick Puppies singles 2009 singles 2009 songs Sick Puppies songs Songs written by Shimon Moore Songs written by Antonina Armato Songs written by Tim James (musician) Songs written by Emma Anzai Song recordings produced by Rock Mafia Virgin Records singles