Misery Loves My Company

"Misery Loves My Company" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, from their fourth studio album Transit of Venus released on May 14, 2013. The track became the band's tenth song to reach number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in its November 2, 2013, issue.[1][2] It is the band's eleventh No. 1 single in total.[3] This was the band's first single to not enter the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. It is the last single to feature Adam Gontier on lead vocals.[4]

"Misery Loves My Company"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Transit of Venus
ReleasedMay 14, 2013
GenreAlternative metal
Length2:42
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Gilmore
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"The High Road"
(2013)		 "Misery Loves My Company"
(2013)		 "Painkiller"
(2014)

Critical reception

AXS.com listed "Misery Loves My Company" as one of the "top 10 best Three Days Grace songs." Patricia Jones of AXS praised singer Adam Gontier's "distinct vocals" and Barry Stock's "crisp guitar solo" on the song.[5]

Music video

The band held a contest for fans to make a music video for the song in which the winner would receive $5,000.[6] The music video was released on September 11, 2013.[7][8]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[9] 38
US Holiday Airplay (Billboard)[10] 30
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 49
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[12] 13

Year-end charts
Chart (2013) Position
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[13] 11

References
  1. Trust, Gary (October 25, 2013). "Chart Moves: Luke Bryan Leads Hot Country Songs For 10th Week; Tegan And Sara Debut On Hot 100; Wisin Lands Solo Latin Leader". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. "Mainstream Rock: Nov 02, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. "Three Days Grace". Discogs. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  5. Patricia Jones (May 1, 2016). "The top 10 best Three Days Grace songs". AXS. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. "Three Days Grace". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  7. Video on YouTube
  8. "Three Days Grace Offers Fans $5000 For 'Misery Loves My Company' Music Video (LISTEN)". Mstarz. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  9. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  10. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Holiday Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  11. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  12. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  13. "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.


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