The Better Life
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This article is about the album by 3 Doors Down. For the Keith Urban song, see Better Life.
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| Studio album by 3 Doors Down | |||||
| Released | February 8, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | 1999 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock Post-grunge Alternative metal Hard rock |
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| Length | 40:46 | ||||
| Label | Universal | ||||
| Producer | Paul Ebersold | ||||
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The Better Life is the first 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. "Kryptonite", "Loser", and "Be Like That" all reached the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at #3, #55, and #24, respectively.
[edit] Track listing
- "Kryptonite" - 3:56
- "Loser" - 4:21
- "Duck and Run" - 3:52
- "Not Enough" - 3:16
- "Be Like That" - 4:25
- "Life of My Own" - 3:59
- "Better Life" - 3:05
- "Down Poison" - 4:25
- "By My Side" - 3:20
- "Smack" - 2:31
- "So I Need You" - 3:51
The album was the 11th best-selling album of 2000 with more than 3,000,000 records sold in that year
[edit] Singles from The Better Life
- "Kryptonite"
- Reached No. 3 on "U.S. Hot 100"
- Reached No. 1 on "U.S. Modern Rock" (11 weeks) and "U.S. Mainstream Rock" (9 weeks)
- "Loser"
- Reached No. 55 on "U.S. Hot 100"
- Reached No. 2 on "U.S. Modern Rock"
- Reached No. 1 on "U.S. Mainstream Rock" (21 weeks)
- "Duck and Run"
- Reached No. 11 on "U.S. Modern Rock"
- Reached No. 1 on "U.S. Mainstream Rock" (3 weeks)
- "Be Like That"
- Reached No. 24 on "U.S. Hot 100"
- Reached No. 22 on "U.S. Modern Rock"
- Reached No. 10 on "U.S. Mainstream Rock"
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