"The Mountain" is the first single off

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's sixth studio album ''

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''. The song peaked at number one on the ''

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in March 2018 and became Three Days Grace's 13th number one on the chart while tying the record with

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. The song is featured in the '' NBA 2K19'' soundtrack.

Background

In an interview with Digital Journal, bassist Brad Walst said "The Mountain" was originally written in September 2016 and about overcoming the daily difficulties in life. Three Days Grace's drummer

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similarly told

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that the song was about dealing with repetitive events that you have to complete and left without a choice. The song was written by

, Gavin Brown,

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, Matt Walst and

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Recording

While talking with

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radio station

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, lead singer Matt Walst said he sang his highest ever during his musical career on "The Mountain". On the song's final chorus, Walst believed his voice reached a high D.

Release

"The Mountain" was released as the first single off ''Outsider'' on January 25, 2018 with an accompanying music video. In the music video, the band is singing in an

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ring with a guest appearance by

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. The music video was directed by Sean Cartwright.

Reception

Digital Journal said "The Mountain" had "infectious riffs and strong hooks" alongside relevant and hopeful lyrics. The band won the Rock Songwriters of the Year award for "The Mountain" on the 30th anniversary of the

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Awards. The song also won the "No. 1 Song of the Year" award by SOCAN.

Personnel

* Matt Walst – lead vocals *

– guitar * Brad Walst – bass *

– drums, backing vocals, programming

Chart performance

In March 2018, "The Mountain" peaked at number one on the ''

and became the 13th number-one song for Three Days Grace on the ''Billboard'' chart. With "The Mountain", Three Days Grace tied the record with

for the most number one songs on the Mainstream Rock chart.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mountain 2018 singles Three Days Grace songs 2018 songs RCA Records singles Songs written by Neil Sanderson Songs written by Barry Stock Songs written by Gavin Brown (musician) Songs written by Johnny Andrews