3 Doors Down

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3 Doors Down

Background information
Origin Escatawpa, Mississippi Flag of United States United States
Genre(s) Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Post-Grunge
Years active 1996 – present
Label(s) Universal Records
Website Official Website
Members
Brad Arnold
Matt Roberts
Todd Harrell
Chris Henderson
Greg Upchurch
Former members
Daniel Adair

3 Doors Down is an American alternative rock band formed in 1996, in Escatawpa, Mississippi.


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[edit] History

The band signed to Universal Records in 2000 for their first record, The Better Life. They received international attention with the release of the single "Kryptonite". The single crossed over several formats, peaking number one on rock, alternative and pop radio. The album went on to sell over six million copies.

"Be Like That" was one of the main songs on the soundtrack of American Pie 2 (2001). The first two lines of the version of the song that appears on the soundtrack are different from the original version of the song; it was asked to be changed so that it would better suit the film.

The follow up album proved to be just as successful. In 2002, Away from the Sun was released with the first single being "When I'm Gone". The song featured a video in tribute to American troops, filmed during the band's October 2 concert aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington while anchored in Lisbon, Portugal. The original video featured the band being buried in mud, but was ultimately scrapped for the footage of them playing on the USS George Washington. The song remained on the charts for almost a year, again garnering multiple format airplay from rock to pop to alternative radio. The ballad "Here Without You" became another multi-format success, doing especially well in the adult contemporary space, while the singles "The Road I'm On" and "Away From The Sun" were minor hits. The album went on to sell over three million copies.

3 Doors Down released their third studio album, Seventeen Days, in 2005, and it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. While Daniel Adair played drums on the record, he decided to join Nickelback just weeks before its release. Thus the band had to quickly conduct auditions to find a new drummer in time for promotional shows, and ultimately signed Greg Upchurch, formerly of Puddle of Mudd. The album achieved platinum status in less than a month. Its first single, "Let Me Go" (originally intended for Spider-Man 2 but withheld), received much airplay, and was followed by a second song called "Behind Those Eyes." Also in 2005, WWE used "Here Without You" as one of its two tribute songs for Eddie Guerrero. WWE also used "Behind Those Eyes" as one of the theme songs for that year's WrestleMania 21 event.

In May of 2006, they played at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Other notable bands that performed for the Dubai Desert Rock Festival were Megadeth, Testament and Reel Big Fish. This was their first live concert in the Middle East, where rock music concerts aren't performed that much.

Lead singer Brad Arnold says that within the next month or two the band will begin writing the follow-up record to 2005's "Seventeen Days," and recording could start late this year or early in 2007. "Hopefully by March or April we'll have a new record out," Arnold says. "But this time I don't want to put a new record out until you hear it and go, 'Holy sh*t!' We're not going to rush it or try to make one in 17 days again. We're just gonna have fun with it."

Arnold believes the band will take a different approach to recording the next project. "Instead of just going in and trying to write a record, we're going to go in and jam and have some fun and let the record happen," he says. "The first record we wrote in four years, the second record we wrote in four months, the third one we wrote in four weeks. I don't want to do that anymore."

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[edit] Charitable live performances

[edit] Virtual albums

[edit] DVDs

  • 3 Doors Down: One Red Light (November 2004, DVD)
  • Live DVD: Away From The Sun (October 25, 2005, DVD)

[edit] Singles

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Main- stream Rock Germany Album
2000 "Kryptonite" 3 1 (11 weeks) 1 (9 weeks) 85 The Better Life
2000 "Loser" 55 2 1 (21 weeks) 78 The Better Life
2001 "Duck and Run" - 11 1 (3 weeks) - The Better Life
2001 "Be Like That" 24 22 10 - The Better Life
2003 "When I'm Gone" 4 2 1 (17 weeks) - Away from the Sun
2003 "The Road I'm On" - 24 8 - Away from the Sun
2003 "Here Without You" 5 22 14 23 Away from the Sun
2004 "Away from the Sun" 62 33 20 - Away from the Sun
2005 "Let Me Go" 14 14 6 55 Seventeen Days
2005 "Behind Those Eyes" - 25 12 33 Seventeen Days
2005 "Live for Today" - 31 18 - Seventeen Days
2005 "Here by Me" - - - - Seventeen Days
2006 "Landing in London" (with Bob Seger) - - 32 79 Seventeen Days

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Brad Arnold - Matt Roberts - Todd Harrell - Chris Henderson - Greg Upchurch
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Discography
Albums: The Better Life - Away from the Sun - Seventeen Days
Live/Compilations: Another 700 Miles - iTunes Originals - 3 Doors Down
Singles: Kryptonite - Loser - Duck & Run - Be Like That - When I'm Gone - The Road I'm On - Here Without You - Away from the Sun - Let Me Go - Behind Those Eyes - Live for Today - Here by Me - Landing in London (feat. Bob Seger)
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