Let Me Be Myself

"Let Me Be Myself" is the second main single (fourth, counting the promo singles "Citizen/Soldier" and "Train") by rock band 3 Doors Down from their eponymous fourth studio album. The song was released on December 2, 2008.^[1] The song is a power ballad, similar to previous hits by the band, "Be Like That" and "Here Without You".

Song meaning

Lead singer, Brad Arnold, said the song has a lot of meaning to him personally, and cited it as his favorite track from the album. During a performance of the song on the famous New York City rock station, K-Rock, he stated that the song "is about just be yourself, without thinking in what the people say".

Music video

The music video for the song is an incorporation of GEICO's cavemen. The music video follows around the GEICO caveman, who runs away from a party after not fitting in. Throughout the video, he is constantly approached by humans whom he pushes away. At the end of the video he meets up with several other caveman at the local bowling alley where he finally relaxes and has a good time. The video also includes actor Michael Raymond-James from True Blood.

The music video was preceded by about a month by a GEICO commercial featuring the song along with a scene reminiscent of the last scene of the music video. The commercials, however, ended differently in that the Caveman became depressed when he saw that the bowling alley's pinsetter was sponsored by GEICO, and prominently displayed their slogan "So Easy A Caveman Can Do It." The music video ended on a happier note and does not feature the GEICO logo at all.

Chart performance

"Let Me Be Myself" has debuted at #38 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart and so far, the song reach the half of the chart of the Adult 40 Tracks, even being a radio single only. The song peaked, until now, at #12, and is becoming a success, climbing every week. The song has also reached as high as 4# on the Hot AC Recurrent Chart.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	29
German Singles Chart	41
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles^[3]	21
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs^[4]	4

References

↑ CHR Available for Airplay FMQB.com. Accessed November 13, 2008
↑ Billboard.com
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External links

3 Doors Down

Brad Arnold Chet Roberts Justin Biltonen Chris Henderson Greg Upchurch Matt Roberts Richard Liles Todd Harrell Daniel Adair

Studio albums	The Better Life Away from the Sun Seventeen Days 3 Doors Down Time of My Life Us and the Night

Compilations	The Greatest Hits

Extended plays	Another 700 Miles Acoustic EP Where My Christmas Lives

Singles	"Kryptonite" "Loser" "Duck and Run" "Be Like That" "When I'm Gone" "The Road I'm On" "Here Without You" "Let Me Go" "Behind Those Eyes" "Landing in London" "Citizen/Soldier" "It's Not My Time" "Train" "The Champion in Me" "Let Me Be Myself" "When You're Young"

Discography

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