3 Doors Down is an American alternative rock Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as grunge, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop. These genres are unified by their collective debt to the style and/or band from Escatawpa Escatawpa is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,566 at the 2000 census, Mississippi Mississippi is bordered on the north by Tennessee, on the east by Alabama, on the south by Louisiana and a narrow coast on the Gulf of Mexico and on the west, across the Mississippi River, by Louisiana and Arkansas, formed in 1997. The band consists of Brad Arnold (vocals), Matt Roberts (guitars), Todd Harrell (bass), Chris Henderson (guitar), and Greg Upchurch Greg David Upchurch is the current drummer for 3 Doors Down, replacing Daniel Adair who left the band in 2005 (drums/percussion).[1]
The band rose to national fame with their first single, "Kryptonite "Kryptonite" is a song by the American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was originally released as a demo for local play by 97.9 WCPR-FM in Biloxi, Mississippi. Later, it was recorded for their first major label album The Better Life. It was successful on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, staying at number one for eleven consecutive" which charted in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. A new chart is compiled and officially chart. The band then signed onto Universal Records Universal Records was an American record label owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group and released their debut album, The Better Life The Better Life is the first studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2000. It has become 6 times Platinum since release. Lyrics are written by the lead singer, Brad Arnold, and the music is written by Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, and Matt Roberts, all of whom are musicians in 3 Doors Down. Brad played drums on the album. " in 2000. The album was the 11th best-selling album of the year and was certified 6x platinum In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards . Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label must request certification and pay a fee to have the in the United States. Their second album, Away from the Sun Away from the Sun is the second studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on November 12, 2002. The singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On", "Here Without You", and "Away from the Sun". Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson produced 3 songs for the record "Dangerous Game,& (2002) continued the band's success: it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outsold all others during chart and went multi-platinum in the United States like its predecessor. The band followed it up by extensive touring for two years before releasing their third album, Seventeen Days Seventeen Days is the third studio album by American rock group 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2005, five years to the day that 3 Doors Down released their debut album, The Better Life. It is 3 Doors Down's first album in the three years since 2002's Away from the Sun. It topped the chart on the Billboard 200 soon after it was released. Bob in 2005. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum within its first month of release. Their fourth, self-titled album, 3 Doors Down 3 Doors Down is an album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on May 20, 2008. It is the band's fourth studio album."It's Not My Time" was the first single from the album and was released in February 2008. It can be heard on the band's MySpace site. Another song on the album, "Citizen/Soldier" was released in 2007 as a also debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The band often performs more than 300 concerts a year and has performed with other artists such as Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band, formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The band became prominent in the Southern United States in 1973, and rose to worldwide recognition before three members and one road crew member died in an airplane crash in 1977. The band reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant's younger, Megadeth Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983. Founded by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine and bassist Dave Ellefson following Mustaine's departure from Metallica, the band has since released twelve studio albums, three live albums, two EPs, twenty six singles, thirty-two music videos, four compilations and, Staind Staind is an American rock band from Springfield, Massachusetts, including lead singer/guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April and drummer Jon Wysocki. Over the past 14 years the band has recorded six studio albums, had multiple chart topping singles, and sold over 15 million records worldwide, Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta, formed in 1995 by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger. While largely a rock band, the group has also experimented with various other musical styles such as pop and country, aside from their hard rock and post-grunge base. Nickelback is one of the most, Alter Bridge Alter Bridge is an American rock band based in Orlando, Florida. The band was formed in 2004 by then-former members of Creed, Mark Tremonti , Brian Marshall (bass guitar), and Scott Phillips (drums), with Myles Kennedy (lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar), formerly of The Mayfield Four, Breaking Benjamin, Seether Seether is a post-grunge band, formed in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records. Originally named Saron Gas and signed to Musketeer Records in South Africa, they changed their name in 2002, coinciding with the release of their second album and major label debut, Disclaimer. To date they have sold 5, Shinedown Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 by Brent Smith, Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd, and Barry Kerch. The band has released three albums on Atlantic Records. They have released popular singles such as "45", "Save Me", "Devour", and "Second Chance." Every single they have and Daughtry. Since the start of their career, 3 Doors Down has sold over 16 million albums worldwide.
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History
Early years (1996–2000)
3 Doors Down was formed by drummer vocalist Brad Arnold, guitarist Matt Roberts and bassist Todd Harrell. The three were friends who had grown up together in Escatawpa, Mississippi Escatawpa is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,566 at the 2000 census, and who all shared a common interest in rock music. The band began playing locally around the city, playing a mix of both cover songs and original songs that would eventually be recorded on their first release. Brad Arnold eventually ended up not only drumming, but also acting as the group's singer, mainly because, as he puts it, "nobody else would do it, but I did and enjoyed it." Arnold is also their lyricist, and wrote some of their early hits when he was 15, often working on songs during math Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions class.
The band eventually began to tour outside of their city, and it was during a trip to Foley, Alabama that they came up with their official name. When the three men were walking through the town, they saw a building where some letters had fallen off of its sign, and it read "Doors Down." Since at the time they consisted of three people, they added the "3" to create "3 Doors Down."[citation needed]
A couple of years after performing together, Todd Harrell asked guitarist Chris Henderson to join the band. They recorded a demo CD of their original songs at Lincoln Recording in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Radio station WCPR-FM started playing the EP version of "Kryptonite", and it became the #1 requested song on the station for over 15 weeks and led to Universal Records Universal Records was an American record label owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group signing the band.
The Better Life (2000–2001)
3 Doors Down's first album, The Better Life The Better Life is the first studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2000. It has become 6 times Platinum since release. Lyrics are written by the lead singer, Brad Arnold, and the music is written by Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, and Matt Roberts, all of whom are musicians in 3 Doors Down. Brad played drums on the album. " was released on February 2 , 2000, and went on to become the 11th best-selling album of that year, selling over 3 million copies. It has since been certified 6x platinum, thanks in large part to the international hit singles, "Kryptonite "Kryptonite" is a song by the American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was originally released as a demo for local play by 97.9 WCPR-FM in Biloxi, Mississippi. Later, it was recorded for their first major label album The Better Life. It was successful on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, staying at number one for eleven consecutive", "Loser "Loser" is a song by American alternative rock band 3 Doors Down from their debut album The Better Life. The song spent 21 weeks at the No. 1 position on the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock chart, an all-time record for the chart", and "Duck and Run "Duck and Run" is the third single from 3 Doors Down's debut album The Better Life. The song became the band's third consecutive number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, staying there for three weeks. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the song was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles". A fourth single, "Be Like That", also did well and was actually re-recorded for the 2001 film American Pie 2 American Pie 2 is a 2001 American comedy film that is a sequel to American Pie and is the second film in the American Pie franchise. It was written by Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg, and directed by James B. Rogers. The film picks up the story of the four friends from the first film as they reunite during the summer after their first year of, with alternate lyrics for the first 3 lines. This version is known as "The American Pie 2 Edit".
For recording the album, Brad Arnold recorded both the vocal and drum parts. However, when touring to support The Better Life The Better Life is the first studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2000. It has become 6 times Platinum since release. Lyrics are written by the lead singer, Brad Arnold, and the music is written by Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, and Matt Roberts, all of whom are musicians in 3 Doors Down. Brad played drums on the album. ", the band hired a drummer so that Arnold could perform at the front of the stage.
Away from the Sun (2002)
Session drummer Josh Freese Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records. He is currently performing live with both Devo and was hired to record drums for Away from the Sun Away from the Sun is the second studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on November 12, 2002. The singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On", "Here Without You", and "Away from the Sun". Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson produced 3 songs for the record "Dangerous Game,&. Also, Rush Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. The band and its membership went through a number of re-configurations between 1968 and 1974, achieving their guitarist Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson, OC is a Canadian musician, best known for his work as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. Lifeson founded Rush in the summer of 1968, and has been an integral member of the three-piece band ever since produced and performed on three tracks for the record, "Dangerous Game", "Dead Love", and "Wasted Me", but only "Dangerous Game" would appear on the finished product. The band hired Canadian Daniel Adair Daniel Patrick Adair is a Canadian born drummer best known for currently drumming with Canadian rock band Nickelback as the permanent replacement for Ryan Vikedal. Adair's other projects include his previous work with American rock band 3 Doors Down and continuous work with Canadian bands Suspect, instrumental fusion band Martone among others to play drums for the Away From the Sun tour. He would go on to record the drums for the band's next studio release, and was with the band aboard the USS George Washington (CVN-73) USS George Washington is the sixth ship in the Nimitz class of nuclear-powered supercarriers, and the fourth United States Navy ship to be named after George Washington, first President of the United States. She was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and was commissioned July 4, 1992 to film the music video "When I'm Gone".
Another 700 Miles (2003)
In 2003, 3 Doors Down released a live E.P. entitled Another 700 Miles Another 700 Miles is a live EP by 3 Doors Down released on November 11, 2003. It was recorded live at a performance in Chicago, Illinois during the band's Away from the Sun tour consisting of recordings from a live performance by the band in Chicago, Illinois. Another 700 Miles Another 700 Miles is a live EP by 3 Doors Down released on November 11, 2003. It was recorded live at a performance in Chicago, Illinois during the band's Away from the Sun tour has since been certified Gold in the United States. Besides featuring some of 3 Doors Down's hit singles from their previous two albums, the E.P. also contains a version of the popular Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band, formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The band became prominent in the Southern United States in 1973, and rose to worldwide recognition before three members and one road crew member died in an airplane crash in 1977. The band reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant's younger song "That Smell".
In 2003, the band began hosting the annual "3 Doors Down and Friends" benefit concert, through the band's own charity The Better Life Foundation. In 2006, this event was held at the Mobile Convention Center, with proceeds benefiting Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall. At least 1,836 people lost their lives in the actual hurricane and in the subsequent floods, making survivors. As residents of Escawtawpa, the members of the band saw the effects of Katrina's devastation.[2]
Seventeen Days (2005–2007)
The band's third studio album, 2005's Seventeen Days Seventeen Days is the third studio album by American rock group 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2005, five years to the day that 3 Doors Down released their debut album, The Better Life. It is 3 Doors Down's first album in the three years since 2002's Away from the Sun. It topped the chart on the Billboard 200 soon after it was released. Bob, has since been certified platinum. "Let Me Go "Let Me Go" is the first single from the third album by 3 Doors Down, Seventeen Days. The single was released on February 14, 2005, and reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Modern Rock Tracks charts, and #6 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was originally intended for the film Spider-Man 2 but withheld. The song also plays in" and "Behind Those Eyes This song was featured as the secondary theme song for the WWE event, WrestleMania 21" charted with the most success. "Live for Today", "Landing in London "Landing in London" is the fifth and final single from the hit album Seventeen Days by American alternative rock band 3 Doors Down" (on which Bob Seger As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the "System" from his recordings, and continued to strive for national success as a solo artist. In 1976, he achieved national fame with two albums, the studio record Night Moves and the provided back-up vocals and guitar), and "Here by Me" were also released as singles. During the Seventeen Days tour, the band appeared alongside southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band, formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The band became prominent in the Southern United States in 1973, and rose to worldwide recognition before three members and one road crew member died in an airplane crash in 1977. The band reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant's younger, as well as headlined many shows of their own.
Also in 2005, the band released a live DVD entitled Away from the Sun: Live from Houston, Texas. The DVD was produced and directed by Academy Award nominated Alex Gibney Alex Gibney is an Oscar, Emmy and duPont-Columbia Award winning American documentary film director and producer and Doug Biro. It features songs from both The Better Life The Better Life is the first studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2000. It has become 6 times Platinum since release. Lyrics are written by the lead singer, Brad Arnold, and the music is written by Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, and Matt Roberts, all of whom are musicians in 3 Doors Down. Brad played drums on the album. " and Away from the Sun Away from the Sun is the second studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on November 12, 2002. The singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On", "Here Without You", and "Away from the Sun". Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson produced 3 songs for the record "Dangerous Game,&, and even some early sketches of "It's Not Me" and "Father's Son", which were both eventually released on Seventeen Days Seventeen Days is the third studio album by American rock group 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2005, five years to the day that 3 Doors Down released their debut album, The Better Life. It is 3 Doors Down's first album in the three years since 2002's Away from the Sun. It topped the chart on the Billboard 200 soon after it was released. Bob.
Greg Upchurch Greg David Upchurch is the current drummer for 3 Doors Down, replacing Daniel Adair who left the band in 2005, formerly of Puddle of Mudd, replaced Daniel Adair in 2005, when Adair left to accept the position as drummer and contributing member of Nickelback.[3]
3 Doors Down (2008–2009)
3 Doors Down released their self-titled fourth album on May 20, 2008. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 154,000 copies in its first week. It is the band's second consecutive #1 album on the chart after Seventeen Days, as well their fourth album to reach the Top Ten.[4] The album contains the hit singles "It's Not My Time", "Train", "Let Me Be Myself" and "Citizen/Soldier", a song written as a tribute to the National Guard. In 2009, 3 Doors Down, along with The Soul Children of Chicago, released the song “In The Presence Of The Lord” on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration.[5] The album Oh Happy Day won a 2010 Grammy for Best Traditional Gospel Album.[6]
The band recorded in 2009 a Christmas song called "Where My Christmas Lives", which was the first Christmas song Brad Arnold had ever written.[7] It was digitally released along with 7 acoustic songs on December the 8th. 6 of these acoustic tracks were from the previous self-titled album, and one was an acoustic version of 'Where my Christmas Lives'.
Upcoming album (2010-present)
On February 9, 2010, the band released a song called "Shine", through digital media such as iTunes, which was used as a promotion for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is available through digital outlets.[8] The band began touring again in April/May 2010.[specify] The new album is said to be a harder edged record similar to their debut. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Brad Arnold said that the album "is heavier than the last two and less commercial. We decided to do something different. To me, it's our best album yet." [9]
On July 22nd, 2010, the band stated during a concert in London, Ontario, Canada that they were due to start recording their new record the very next week. They also performed a new song, stating it was going to be on the next record, entitled "On The Run". While the new record has no confirmed release date, it is rumoured that the release will be in the region of Spring, 2011.
Later lead singer Brad Arnold also confirmed that two time Grammy nominated producer Howard Benson would be producing the new album, and the band are now in the studio to begin recording. No name has been confirmed for this album as yet.
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