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. It was released on February 8, 2005, five years after the release of their debut album, '' The Better Life.'' It is the band's first album to debut atop the ''Billboard'' 200, and received both gold and platinum certifications by the

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(RIAA) on March 14, 2005. Its lead single, " Let Me Go", became the album's only song to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 14. The album features a duet with

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on the single " Landing in London", and is the only 3 Doors Down studio album with Daniel Adair on drums, who left the group to join the Canadian rock band

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in 2005.

Recording

The album's name comes from the band only having seventeen days off in between finishing up their '' Away from the Sun'' tour and returning to the studio to record the album.
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Track listing

: live recording appears on '' Another 700 Miles'' EP (2003) : acoustic recording appears on '' Acoustic EP'' (2005) : appears on ''A Six Pack of Hits'' compilation (2008) : remixed remaster appears on '' The Greatest Hits'' compilation (2012) : acoustic recording appears on ''Back Porch Jam'' (2019)

Personnel

3 Doors Down * Brad Arnold – lead vocals *Matt Roberts – lead guitar, backing vocals *Chris Henderson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Todd Harrell – bass guitar * Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians *

– vocals on "Landing in London" * Bekka Bramlett, Crystal Taliefero, Janet Kenyon, Amy Owsley and Kelley Norris – background vocals on "Father's Son" *Nick Hoffman – banjo and violin on "Father's Son" *Kristin Wilkinson, Anthony La Marchina, Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, David B. Angell (The Love Sponge String Quartet) – strings on "Here by Me" and "Landing in London" *Kirk Kelsey and Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements on "Here by Me" and "Landing in London" Production * Johnny K – producer, engineering *Kirk Kelsey and Tadpole – additional engineering, digital editing *Leslie Richter and Todd Schall – assistant engineering * Andy Wallace – mixing at Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN *John O'Mahony –

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(assisted by Allen Ditto) *

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– mastering at MasterDisk Studios, New York, NY *Sandy Brummels – art direction *Dean Karr – photography *Karen Walker – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Appearances

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(WWE) event ''

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'' in 2005.

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums 3 Doors Down albums Universal Records albums