Know Your Enemy

Know Your Enemy is the sixth studio album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 19 March 2001 by record label Virgin. It was supported by four singles; two of them, "So Why So Sad" and "Found That Soul", were released on the same day for promotional purposes.

Know Your Enemy was a commercial success, albeit not as successful as its predecessor This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. Critics were somewhat divided in their opinions, but its reception has been mostly positive.
Know Your Enemy was released on 19 March 2001. The album debuted and peaked on number 2 in the UK Album Chart, spending a total of 16 weeks there. In Ireland the album reached number 5. Around the world it was pretty successful, peaking at number 3 in Finland and remaining 5 weeks in the Finnish charts. It was number 6 in Denmark, number 7 in Sweden, and number 8 in Norway and in Greece. In Germany, Belgium and in Australia it charted within the top 20.

Four singles from the album were released. "So Why So Sad" and "Found That Soul" were released on the same day while "Ocean Spray" and "Let Robeson Sing" were released later. All four singles charted within the top 20 in the UK Singles Chart.

Know Your Enemy has reached the top 10 in seven countries. It peaked at number 5 in the European charts. Since its release on March 2001 Know Your Enemy has sold more than half a million copies worldwide, with more than 200.000 of those being in the UK alone.

In 2021, Nicky Wire reflected on the album's reputation and sales: "To this day, you see Know Your Enemy at service stations for £2.99, because they bought so many thinking it was by one of those commercial bands! In retrospect, it sold half a million copies. Imagine what we'd give for that now."