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Post-grunge is a derivative of
grunge Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged during the in the American Pacific Northwest state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns. Grunge fuses elements of p ...
that has a less abrasive or intense tone than traditional grunge. Originally, the term was used almost pejoratively to label mid-1990s rock bands such as
Bush Bush commonly refers to: * Shrub, a small or medium woody plant Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to: People * Bush (surname), including any of several people with that name **Bush family, a prominent American family that includes: *** ...
,
Candlebox Candlebox is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Since its formation in 1990, the group has released seven studio albums, several charting singles, a compilation, and a CD+DVD. Candlebox found immediate success with the release of ...
and
Collective Soul Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and lead guitarist Jes ...
that emulated the original sound of grunge. In the late 1990s, post-grunge morphed into a more clearly defined style that married the sound and
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of grunge with a less intense and abrasive tone, rising to prominence that lasted in the 2000s. Bands such as ,
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,
Bush Bush commonly refers to: * Shrub, a small or medium woody plant Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to: People * Bush (surname), including any of several people with that name **Bush family, a prominent American family that includes: *** ...
,
Puddle of Mudd Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut '' Co ...
,
Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin is an American Rock music, rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink an ...
,
Three Days Grace Three Days Grace is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1992 originally as "Groundswell" and played in various local Norwood backyard parties and area establishments before disbanding in 1995 and regrouping in 1997. ...
, Default,
Creed A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) in a form which is structured by subjects which summarize its core tenets. The ea ...
,
Collective Soul Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and lead guitarist Jes ...
,
Shinedown Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original l ...
,
Candlebox Candlebox is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Since its formation in 1990, the group has released seven studio albums, several charting singles, a compilation, and a CD+DVD. Candlebox found immediate success with the release of ...
,
Seether Seether are a South African rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion wit ...
, and
Matchbox Twenty Matchbox Twenty (also known as Matchbox 20 and MB20) is an American rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995. The group currently consists of Rob Thomas (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Brian Yale (bass guitar), Paul Doucette (drums, r ...
all achieved mainstream success.


Characteristics

During the 1990s, a post-grunge sound emerged that emulated the attitudes and music of grunge, particularly its thick, distorted
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s, but with a less intense and less abrasive tone. Unlike a lot of early grunge bands, post-grunge bands often worked through major record labels and incorporated influences from a variety of musical genres including:
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, ,
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alternative metal Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With r ...
and
classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...
. Post-grunge music tends to be in mid-tempo and is noted for having "a polished, radio-ready production". Tim Grierson of
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wrote that musically, post-grunge bands "split the difference between plaintive ballads and aggressive rockers, resulting in songs that combine the two extremes into a sad-eyed, propulsive middle ground". Post-grunge tends to feature the "...same kind of melody as...
bubblegum pop Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is considered disposable, contrived, or marketed for children and adolescents. The term also refers to a rock and pop subgenre, originating in the United States i ...
" and pop song structures. Sometimes music features both an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar playing simultaneously. Post-grunge tends to have production quality that is much higher and cleaner than grunge. A "major rift" between grunge and is in the lyrical substance of the music; grunge expressed emotion through loose metaphors or third-person narratives, while post-grunge was known for being direct and blunt. While describing lyrics that are common in , Sasha Geffen of ''Consequence of Sound'' wrote that "plunged directly into the Geffen wrote that most post-grunge songs that achieved mainstream success "call after a prospective or past companion in the first person". Post-grunge lyrics also tend to be about topics such as relationships, romance and drug addiction. According to Geffen, "grunge's frontmen posed with their addictions; songwriters sought redemption for them". Geffen states that post-grunge songs "fit the mold of songs made for...teenage boys and girls" who were "longing for a distant someone".


Pejorative labels

Originally, post-grunge was a label that was meant to be almost pejorative, suggesting that grunge bands labelled as were simply musically derivative, or a cynical response to an "
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" rock movement. When grunge became a mainstream genre because of bands such as
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and
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guita ...
, record labels started signing bands that sounded similar to these bands' sonic identities. Bands labeled as that emerged when grunge was mainstream such as
Bush Bush commonly refers to: * Shrub, a small or medium woody plant Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to: People * Bush (surname), including any of several people with that name **Bush family, a prominent American family that includes: *** ...
,
Candlebox Candlebox is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Since its formation in 1990, the group has released seven studio albums, several charting singles, a compilation, and a CD+DVD. Candlebox found immediate success with the release of ...
and
Collective Soul Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and lead guitarist Jes ...
are all noted for emulating the sound of bands that launched grunge into the mainstream. According to Tim Grierson of
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, the almost pejorative use of the "post-grunge" label to describe these bands was "suggesting that rather than being a musical movement in their own right, they were just a calculated, cynical response to a legitimate stylistic shift in
rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States an ...
". During the late 1990s, post-grunge morphed, becoming a derivative of grunge that combined characteristics of grunge with a more commercially accessible tone. During this time, post-grunge bands such as
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and
Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adai ...
emerged. Grierson wrote: Grierson also wrote, "Post-grunge was a profitable musical style, but bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam were beloved partly because of their perceived integrity in avoiding the mainstream. Post-grunge, by comparison, seemed to exist in order to court that very audience." In the late 2000s and 2010s, the derogatory term "butt rock" gained traction when applied in relation to many post-grunge artists whose popularity peaked simultaneously with that of the genre itself, such as
Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adai ...
,
Creed A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) in a form which is structured by subjects which summarize its core tenets. The ea ...
,
Puddle of Mudd Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut '' Co ...
, and
Hinder Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
. While origins of the term are debatable, it usually implies criticism of raspy vocals overuse and, less often, overly clichéd or negative lyrics.


History


1991–1993: Origins via grunge

Even at the height of their popularity, after the release of ''
Nevermind ''Nevermind'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991, by DGC Records. It was Nirvana's first release on a major label and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, ''Neve ...
'' (1991) brought grunge to international attention, Nirvana experienced increasing problems, partly caused by
Kurt Cobain Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who served as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona ...
's
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and growing dissatisfaction with commercial success. In late 1992, Cobain was photographed in a T-shirt with 'Grunge is Dead' printed on its front at which point the genre's decline started to be widely discussed. Cobain's suicide in 1994, as well as Pearl Jam's touring problems, marked a decline for grunge that year. Problems of addiction for
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of
Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne ...
led to the band cancelling scheduled dates in 1995. Addiction and legal problems for
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of
Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (also known by the initialism STP) is an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kretz ...
led to the band having touring problems, causing the band to tour their album ''
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'' for only four months, and their follow up album '' Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop'' for only 6 weeks.


1993–1997: First wave and rise in popularity

When grunge was mainstream, major record labels began signing and promoting bands emulating the genre. In spite of the fact that bands such as Bush and Candlebox have been categorized as grunge, both bands have also been categorized as post-grunge. Even the classic rock band Rush made a contribution to the nascent post-grunge with the 1993 studio album ''
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'' and the subsequent releases ''
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'' (1996) and ''
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'' (2002). Collective Soul and
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are two other bands categorized as post-grunge that emerged along with Bush and Candlebox. Bush, Candlebox, Collective Soul and Live all achieved mainstream success; Candlebox's self-titled album was certified by the
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(RIAA) and, according to
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, sold at least 4,000,000 copies. Its song "Far Behind" peaked at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Collective Soul's song "Shine" peaked at number 11 on the same chart and was certified gold by the RIAA in September 1994. Collective Soul's album ''
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'' was certified 2× platinum by the RIAA, and the band's self-titled album released in 1995 was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA. Bush's debut studio album ''
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'' was certified by the RIAA and the band's second studio album ''
Razorblade Suitcase ''Razorblade Suitcase'' is the second studio album by English rock band Bush, released on 19 November 1996 by Trauma and Interscope Records. The follow-up to their 1994 debut ''Sixteen Stone'', it was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London wi ...
'', which peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA. Carl Williott of
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called Bush's album ''Sixteen Stone'' "a harbinger of pop dominance". Live's album ''
Throwing Copper ''Throwing Copper'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Live, released on April 26, 1994, on former MCA Records subsidiary Radioactive Records. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and was recorded at Pach ...
'' was certified 8× platinum by the RIAA, and the band's album '' Secret Samadhi'' was certified 2× platinum by the RIAA. Both ''Throwing Copper'' and ''Secret Samadhi'' peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In 1995, former Nirvana drummer
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's newer band
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Foo Fighters was initially formed as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Following the success of the eponymous debut album, Grohl (lead vocals, guitar) re ...
helped to popularize post-grunge and define its parameters, becoming one of the most commercially successful
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bands in the United States, aided by considerable airplay on
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. Like grunge bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam,
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, and Alice in Chains, the post-grunge band Candlebox was from
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, but post-grunge was marked by a broadening of the geographical base of grunge, with bands categorized as post-grunge such as
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's Live,
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,
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's Collective Soul, Australia's
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and England's Bush, who all paved the way for later post-grunge bands. Female solo artist
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's 1995 album ''
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'', which is considered a post-grunge album, became a hit and was certified 16× platinum by the RIAA in 1998 having sold at least 15,000,000 copies in the United States. Matchbox Twenty's 1996 debut album, ''
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'', was a success; it was certified 12× platinum by the RIAA.


1997–2009: Second wave and peak popularity

With the first wave of post-grunge bands losing popularity, post-grunge morphed in the late 1990s and early 2000s, gaining further popularity with bands such as
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,
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, 3 Doors Down,
Puddle of Mudd Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut '' Co ...
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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, abandoning some of the angst and anger of the original movement for more conventional anthems, narratives and romantic songs. They were followed in this vein by newer acts such as
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and
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. Creed's albums ''
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'', released in 1997, and ''
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'', released in 2001, were both certified by the RIAA. ''Weathered'' sold at least 6,400,000 copies in the United States. Creed's album ''
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'', released in 1999, was certified diamond by the RIAA and sold at least 11,690,000 copies in the United States. ''Human Clay'' song "
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" peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Nickelback broke into the mainstream in the early 2000s; their song "
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" peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The Nickelback album that featured the song, ''
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'', was certified 6× platinum by the RIAA and sold at least 5,528,000 copies in the United States. Nickelback's next album, ''
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'', was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA and sold at least 3,591,000 copies in the United States. The album's song " Someday" peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 1 on both the
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and the
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chart. Nickelback's album ''
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'' was certified 6× platinum by the RIAA fourteen months after being released. Four years after being released, the album was certified 8× platinum by the RIAA. In March 2017, ''All the Right Reasons'' was certified diamond by the RIAA. Staind's album ''
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'' peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold at least 716,000 copies in its release week, and, According to Nielsen SoundScan, sold at least 4,240,000 copies in 2001. ''Break the Cycle'' song "
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" peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. 3 Doors Down's debut studio album ''
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'' was certified 6× platinum by the RIAA and sold at least 5,653,000 copies in the United States. ''The Better Life'' song "
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" peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 1 on the
Mainstream Top 40 Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/contemporary hit radio, CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played o ...
chart. 3 Doors Down's second studio album ''
Away from the Sun ''Away from the Sun'' is the second studio album recorded by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released by Universal Music Group on November 12, 2002. The singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On" ...
'' was certified by the RIAA and sold at least 3,863,000 copies in the United States. Lifehouse achieved mainstream success in the early 2000s; their song "
Hanging by a Moment "Hanging by a Moment" is a song by American alternative rock band Lifehouse. It was the first single released from their debut studio album, '' No Name Face'' (2000), issued through DreamWorks Records. The track was written by lead singer Jaso ...
", which peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, was the most played song on the radio in 2001. Puddle of Mudd broke into the mainstream in the early 2000s; their album '' Come Clean'' was certified by the RIAA and the album's songs "
Blurry "Blurry" is a song by American rock band Puddle of Mudd. It was released on October 16, 2001, as the second single from the band's debut album '' Come Clean'' (2001). It was 2002's most successful rock song in the United States, topping the ''Bi ...
" and " She Hates Me" both reached very high positions on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Blurry" peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' and "She Hates Me" peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "She Hates Me" also peaked at number 7 on the
Top 40 Mainstream Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/ CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the Un ...
chart. The band Default became popular with their song " Wasting My Time". It peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The post-grunge band
Cold Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A lower bound to temperature is absolute zero, defined as 0.00K on the Kelvin scale, an absolute thermodynamic ...
's song " Stupid Girl" peaked at number 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. band Crossfade's song "
Cold Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A lower bound to temperature is absolute zero, defined as 0.00K on the Kelvin scale, an absolute thermodynamic ...
" peaked at number 81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 23 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, number 39 on the
Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009. It ranked songs based on airplay on Mainstream Top 40 radio stations, singles s ...
chart, number 28 on the
Pop 100 Airplay The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009. It ranked songs based on airplay on Mainstream Top 40 radio stations, singles sa ...
chart, and number 57 on the
Hot Digital Songs The Digital Songs or Digital Song Sales chart (previously named Hot Digital Songs) ranks the best-selling digital songs in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published by ''Billboard'' magazine. Although it originally start ...
chart. It was certified gold by the RIAA in December 2006. Crossfade's was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 2005. Three Days Grace broke into the mainstream during the 2000s; their song " Just Like You" peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on both the
Mainstream Rock chart Mainstream Rock is a music chart in '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States, a category that combines the formats of active rock and heritage rock. The chart was launched i ...
and the
Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ...
chart. The Three Days Grace song "
I Hate Everything About You "I Hate Everything About You" is the debut single by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, from their debut self-titled album. The song peaked at number 55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, number four on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and ...
" peaked at number 55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 28 on the
Pop Songs Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/ CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the Un ...
chart. In 2006, Three Days Grace released their album ''
One-X ''One-X'' is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was produced by Howard Benson and is the band's first album recorded as a four-piece band, as Barry Stock joined the group and took over lead guitar from lead singer ...
'', which was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA. The album's song "
Pain Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, ...
" peaked at number 44 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 47 on the Pop 100 chart and number 35 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. ''One-X'' song " Never Too Late" peaked at: number 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 12 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, number 19 on the Pop 100 chart, number 17 on the Pop 100 Airplay chart, number 30 on the Hot Digital Songs chart, number 18 on the
Hot Canadian Digital Singles The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, pr ...
chart, number 13 on the Adult Top 40 chart and number 1 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Recurrents chart. Daughtry broke into the mainstream in 2006 with the release of their self-titled debut album.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, occ ...
of
AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
noted the sound of the album. It sold at least 5,040,000 copies in the United States. The band
Flyleaf Flyleaf may refer to: *In book design, a blank leaf in the front or back cover * Flyleaf (band) Flyleaf is an American rock band formed in Belton, Texas, in 2002. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop, and Christian metal ...
's song "
All Around Me "All Around Me" is a song by American band Flyleaf from their self-titled debut album, '' Flyleaf'' (2005). It was released as the third single on April 23, 2007. It is the band's highest-charting and only single to chart on the ''Billboard'' ...
" peaked at: number 40 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 12 on the Top 40 Mainstream, number 17 on the Pop 100, number 15 on the Pop 100 Airplay, number 38 on the Hot Digital Songs and number 23 on the Adult Top 40. Flyleaf's self-titled album was certified platinum by the RIAA.


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List of post-grunge bands This is an alphabetical list of rock music groups whose primary genre is post-grunge. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W See also * Alternative rock ** List of alternative rock art ...


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