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{{short description|2020 song by We the Kingdom}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Don't Tread on Me
| cover      = Don't Tread On Me - We The Kingdom.jpg
| alt        = Don't Tread on Me Single Cover
| type       = single
| artist     = [[We the Kingdom]]
| album      = [[Holy Water (We the Kingdom album)|Holy Water]]
| released   = {{Start date|2020|4|24}}
| recorded   = 2019–2020
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Contemporary Christian music]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=3|s=59}}
| label      = [[Capitol Christian Music Group|Capitol CMG]]
| writer     =
* [[Ed Cash]]
* Scott Cash
* Franni Cash
* Martin Cash
* Andrew Bergthold
| producer   = We the Kingdom
| chronology =
| prev_title = Christmas Day
| prev_year  = 2019
| next_title = [[God So Loved]]
| next_year  = 2020
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|o4KEgwLDLHw|"Don't Tread on Me" (Live)}}
| type   = single
| header = Music videos
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|9dowS2k2TS4|"Don't Tread on Me" (Lyrics)}}
| type   = single
| header = no
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|0J5FnsLrySE|"Don't Tread on Me" (Church Sessions)}}
| type   = single
| header = no
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|vmBt6wAUYVc|"Don't Tread on Me" (Storybrook Sessions)}}
| type   = single
| header = no
}}
}}
"'''Don't Tread on Me'''" is a song by [[We the Kingdom]] that was released as the third single from their debut studio album, ''[[Holy Water (We the Kingdom album)|Holy Water]]'' (2020), on April 24, 2020.<ref name="TCB Single Released">{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/we-the-kingdom-releases-sophomore-single-don-t-tread-on-me/ |title= We The Kingdom Releases Sophomore Single "Don't Tread On Me" - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= April 24, 2020 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref> The song was written by [[Ed Cash]], Scott Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash, and Andrew Bergthold.
"Don't Tread On Me" peaked at No. 40 on the US [[Hot Christian Songs]] chart.<ref name="Hot Christian Songs" />
==Background==
"Don't Tread on Me" was released by We the Kingdom as the third single from their debut studio album, ''[[Holy Water (We the Kingdom album)|Holy Water]]'' (2020), along with its accompanying lyric video.<ref name="TCB Single Released" /> [[Ed Cash]] shared the message of the song,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/we-the-kingdom-releases-sophomore-single-dont-tread-on-me/ |title= We The Kingdom Releases Sophomore Single "Don't Tread On Me" - Music Mayhem Magazine |date= April 27, 2020 |website= Music Mayhem Magazine |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref> saying: {{blockquote|It's one of those songs, that for us, is just a powerful thing to proclaim. We've been given authority over the kingdom of darkness by Jesus. When we come together and we proclaim that, it is really powerful.}}
==Composition==
"Don't Tread On Me" is composed in the key of [[E minor]] with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of {{music|time|4|4}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/songs/We-the-Kingdom/Holy-Water/Don't-Tread-On-Me/ |title= Don't Tread On Me by We the Kingdom |website= MultiTracks |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref> The singers' vocal range spans from [[D (musical note)|D<sub>4</sub>]] to [[C (musical note)|C<sub>5</sub>]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0210797 |title= We The Kingdom "Don't Tread on Me" Sheet Music in E Minor (transposable) - Download & Print - SKU: MN0210797 |website= Musicnotes |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref>
==Commercial performance==
"Don't Tread On Me" made its debut at No. 40 on the US [[Hot Christian Songs]] chart dated August 22, 2020,<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2020-08-22 |title= Hot Christian Songs {{!}} Billboard |date= August 18, 2020 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref> following its commercial release.
==Music videos==
We the Kingdom released the lyric video of "Don't Tread On Me" on April 24, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dowS2k2TS4 |title= We The Kingdom – Don't Tread On Me (Lyric Video) - YouTube |date= April 24, 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |publisher= YouTube, LLC |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref> The live music video of the song, recorded at Young Life Sharptop Cove in [[Jasper, Georgia]], was released on May 5, 2020, on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4KEgwLDLHw |title= We The Kingdom - Don't Tread On Me (Live) - YouTube |date= May 5, 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |publisher= YouTube, LLC |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/we-the-kingdom-don-t-tread-on-me-live-performance/ |title= We The Kingdom "Don't Tread On Me" Live Performance - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= May 5, 2020 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref> The Church Sessions video featuring an appearance by [[Maverick City Music]] was released on October 19, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J5FnsLrySE |title= We The Kingdom - Don't Tread On Me (Church Sessions) - YouTube |date= October 19, 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |publisher= YouTube, LLC |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref> The Storybrooke Sessions video was released to YouTube on June 9, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmBt6wAUYVc |title= We The Kingdom – Don't Tread On Me (Storybrooke Sessions) - YouTube |date= June 29, 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |publisher= YouTube, LLC |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/we-the-kingdom-don-t-tread-on-me-storybrooke-sessions-video/ |title= We The Kingdom "Don't Tread On Me" Storybrooke Sessions Video - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= July 1, 2020 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref>
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Don't Tread On Me"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardchristiansongs|40|artist=We The Kingdom|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 20, 2021|refname="Hot Christian Songs"}}
|-
|}
==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Ref.
|-
| Various
| April 24, 2020
| {{hlist| [[Music download|Digital download]] | [[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| [[Capitol Christian Music Group]]
| <ref name="Apple Music">{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-tread-on-me-single/1507274106 |title= Don't Tread on Me - Single by We The Kingdom on Apple Music |date= April 24, 2020 |website= [[Apple Music]] |version= United States |publisher= [[Apple Inc.]] |access-date= April 20, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* {{URL| https://www.praisecharts.com/songs/details/74821/dont-tread-on-me-sheet-music | Lyrics and sheet music for the song}} on PraiseCharts
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