Three Days Grace (album)

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

Three Days Grace
Studio album by
Three Days Grace
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)
Studio
Genre
Length44:02
LabelJive
ProducerGavin 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: April 28, 2003[4]
  2. "Just Like You"
    Released: March 29, 2004[5]
  3. "Home"
    Released: October 4, 2004[6]
  4. "Wake Up"
    Released: January 10, 2005[7]

Background and writing

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.[8]

According to drummer Neil Sanderson, the albums material comes from the "crazy things" the group had seen growing up. Singer Adam Gontier stated, "I don't find it easy to write about happy shit. You don't need a release when you're happy." The group completed half of the album at Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, while the rest was done at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York.[9] The group spent roughly six months to record the album, while the songs on the record were written over the course of ten years.[10]

To support the album, the band went on tour in 2004 called the "Three Days Grace World Tour".[11] The group also supported Nickelback on "The Long Road Tour" in 2003, Evanescence on a North American tour and Hoobastank on the "Let it Out Tour" in 2004.[12][13][14]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
IGN8.5/10[15]
Melodic[16]
SpinD[17]
The Village Voice(dud)[18]

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."[2] She praised the group's songwriting on tracks such as "Born Like This", "Just Like You", and "Scared". She also called the album's lead single, "I Hate Everything About You", the band's "best song, gaining most of its power from its directness and bluntness in examining a dysfunctional relationship."[2]

Dave Doray of IGN gave another positive review, remarking, "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."[15]

Kaj Roth of Melodic stated, "Three Days Grace plays tough modern rock, standing on classic hard rock ground like a mix between Depswa and Shinedown." He complimented the song "Scared" for its guitar harmonies calling it, "real refreshing." However he was critical on the tracks, "Burn" and "Now or Never" for the lack of "good melodies."[16]

Spin gave a more negative review calling the album, "generic Canadian gripe rock."[17]

Commercial performance

Three Days Grace debuted at No. 194 on the Billboard 200 and in its first week, the album sold no more than 34,000 copies.[19][20] The album later peaked at No. 69 on the Billboard 200 in 2004 and sold 356,000 copies that year.[21] As of 2006, the album sold over 1.2 million copies in the US.[22][23] The album also entered the Canadian Albums Chart at No. 9 and sold 5,000 copies in its first week.[24] According to the Nielsen SoundScan, the album has since sold over 335,000 units in Canada.[25]

Accolades

The album has been certified platinum in Canada[26] and 2× Platinum in the US.[27] The lead single "I Hate Everything About You" was nominated for "Best Rock Video" and "People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group" at the 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards.[28] Producer Gavin Brown won "Producer of the Year" for the song at the 2004 Juno Awards.[29]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Three Days Grace and Gavin Brown except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burn" 4:27
2."Just Like You" 3:08
3."I Hate Everything About You" 3:51
4."Home"
4:21
5."Scared"
  • Three Days Grace
  • Brown
  • Matt Walst
3:13
6."Let You Down"
  • Three Days Grace
  • Brown
  • Walst
3:46
7."Now or Never" 3:00
8."Born Like This" 3:33
9."Drown" 3:28
10."Wake Up"
  • Three Days Grace
  • Brown
  • Wilcox
3:25
11."Take Me Under" 4:20
12."Overrated" 3:30
Total length:44:02
Target and Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Are You Ready"2:44
Total length:46:46
iTunes and deluxe edition[30]
No.TitleLength
13."I Hate Everything About You" (live acoustic version)3:59
14."Are You Ready"2:46
15."Drown" (live acoustic version)4:05
Total length:54:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[31]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
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  4. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1501. April 25, 2003. p. 26.
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  6. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1575. October 1, 2004. p. 20.
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  12. "Nickelback Ready To Hit 'The Long Road'". Billboard. September 12, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  13. "Evanescence To Team Up With Seether For North American Tour". Blabbermouth.net. May 19, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  14. "Hoobastank To 'Let Out' DVD, Fall Tour". Billboard. October 21, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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  17. "Breakdown". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. October 2003.
  18. Christgau, Robert (January 25, 2005). "Harmonies and Abysses". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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  21. "Billboard Magazine March 13, 2004" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  22. "Billboard Magazine July 1, 2006" (PDF). p. 47. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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