Three Days Grace (album)

Three Days Grace
Studio album by Three Days Grace
Released July 22, 2003
Recorded January–April 2003
Studio Long View Farm Studios, North Brookfield, MA; Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY; Vespa Studios, Toronto, ON; A Room Full of Stuff Studios, Toronto
Genre Alternative metal, post-grunge
Length 44:02
Label Jive
Producer Gavin Brown
Three Days Grace chronology
Wave Of Popular Feeling
(1995)		 Three Days Grace
(2003)		 One-X
(2006)
Singles from Three Days Grace
  1. "I Hate Everything About You"
    Released: July 14, 2003
  2. "Just Like You"
    Released: April 22, 2004
  3. "Home"
    Released: October 28, 2004

Three Days Grace is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on July 22, 2003 through Jive Records. It was their only album under Bertelsmann Music Group, and also as a trio.

Background

Prior to being named Three Days Grace, the band was known as Groundswell. Three Days Grace garnered the attention of many record labels after the release of their demo, largely due to the song, "I Hate Everything About You". Eventually, Three Days Grace signed with Jive, and began recording their debut album in Massachusetts. The single "I Hate Everything About You" was released in promotion for the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]
IGN[3]

The album was met with positive reviews from most music critics. Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, saying, "Although this debut is a little uneven, it's also promising. Three Days Grace are definitely one of the most accessible alt-metal bands of the 2000s; they just need to add some more distinctiveness to their sound."[1] In another positive review, Sputnikmusic said, "this is a very good debut CD from this band, there are very few flaws, and the music is all very good and it's great to listen to. Looking ahead, I see only good things for this band...although, with only one CD under their belts, it's too early to tell." Dave Doray of IGN gave another positive review, saying, "almost every single song from the Three Days Grace track list is heavy and catchy, with chewy chunks of assurance and fury thrown in for added measure."[3]

Accolades

The album has been certified platinum in Canada[4] and the US.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Burn"  4:27
2."Just Like You"  3:08
3."I Hate Everything About You"  3:51
4."Home"  4:21
5."Scared"  3:13
6."Let You Down"  3:46
7."Now or Never"  3:00
8."Born Like This"  3:33
9."Drown"  3:28
10."Wake Up"  3:25
11."Take Me Under"  4:20
12."Overrated"  3:30
Total length:44:02

Personnel

Three Days Grace

Artwork

  • Nick Gamma – art direction, design
  • Jeff Faerber – illustrations
  • Chapman Baehler – photography
  • Diane Schmidtke – groomer
  • Mandi Line – stylist

Management

  • Mark Adelman – management for Spivak Sobol Entertainment
  • Stu Sobol – management for Spivak Sobol Entertainment

Production

  • Gavin "Golden" Brown – producer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Ted Jensen – mastering on "I Hate Everything About You"
  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette engineer
  • Krisjan Leslie – engineer
  • Jay Baumgardner – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Randy Staub – mixing
  • Dave Holdredge – editing
  • Mark Kiczula – assistant engineer
  • Mike Lapierre – assistant engineer
  • Darren Mora – assistant engineer
  • Damien Shannon – assistant engineer
  • Alley Trela – assistant engineer
  • German Villacorta – assistant engineer

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 69[6]
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1[7]
Canadian Albums Chart 9
New Zealand Albums Chart 47[8]

Singles

Year Song Chart Position
2003 "I Hate Everything About You" Australian Singles Chart 22
Canadian Rock Charts 1
Netherlands Singles Chart 84
US Billboard Hot 100 55
US Modern Rock Tracks 2
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
US Mainstream Top 40 28
"Just Like You" Canadian Rock Charts 1
US Billboard Hot 100 55
US Modern Rock Tracks 1
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
2004 "Home" Canadian Rock Charts 6
US Billboard Hot 100 90
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
US Modern Rock Tracks 7

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Canada Platinum[4] 100,000+
United States Platinum[5] 1,000,000+

References

  1. 1 2 Three Days Grace at AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ Three Days Grace Review
  3. 1 2 Three Days Grace Review
  4. 1 2 days grace&sa=three days grace "Canadian certifications" Check |url= value (help). Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 11, 2010: Three Days Grace certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Billboard album chart: Three Days Grace". Billboard web site. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Heatseekers chart: Three Days Grace". Billboard web site. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  8. ↑ "Three Days Grace (album)". Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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