Just Like You (Three Days Grace song)
| "Just Like You" | ||||
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| Single by Three Days Grace | ||||
| from the album Three Days Grace | ||||
| Released | April 22, 2004 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Writer(s) | Gavin Brown, Adam Gontier | |||
| Producer(s) | Gavin Brown | |||
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"Just Like You" is a single by the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was the second single from their eponymous debut album. In 2004, the song became their first number 1 hit on the Billboard Alternative Songs[1] (then Modern Rock Tracks) and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[2] charts. Despite peaking at number 1 on both charts, it still did not capture the popularity and pop radio success of their prior hit, "I Hate Everything About You" where it peaked number-two and number-four respectively still gaining more airplay on mainstream rock, active rock and modern rock radio stations than "Just Like You".
Background and meaning
Adam Gontier reflected on the meaning behind the song; he said:
"It's about being told how to live your life. When we were growing up, we saw it sort of first hand. A lot of our friends were pushed into doing jobs their parents were telling them to do. It's about being pushed around and told how to live your life and standing up for yourself."[3]
Music video
The music video for "Just Like You" features the band playing behind a two-way mirror. The opposite side of the mirror shows dozens of motionless people standing in straight lines while security guards and distinguished superiors look over them. The band appears to be wearing identical jumpsuits and conforming along with the rest of the individuals on their side of the mirror, while the band is actually performing wildly behind the mirror. One of the men in line notices a glitch in the mirror and begins to bob his head. He stops after the chief guard is given approval by one of the distinguished superiors to keep order. As the song comes closer to the end, the glass shatters against the guards and the men and women throw off their masks. The scene quickly begins to mimic that of a rave, the scene now resembling that of a typical rock concert. The video ends just as it began, with everyone in the room lined up wearing jumpsuits and masks, as if nothing had ever happened, possibly signifying the futility of rebellious endeavors. It's the first music video to feature Barry Stock performing with the band.
Track listing
- "Just Like You"
- "Let You Down"
- "I Hate Everything About You" (Acoustic)
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 55 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[1] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[2] | 1 |
| Preceded by "Float On" by Modest Mouse |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single August 7–21, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park |
| Preceded by "Slither" by Velvet Revolver |
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single August 21 - September 4, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park |
References
- 1 2 "Three Days Grace Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- 1 2 "Three Days Grace - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ↑ Montes, Michael (2004). "Interview with Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace". Florida Entertainment Scene. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
- ↑ "Three Days Grace Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2012.