"The Road I'm On" is a song by American rock band
3 Doors Down. It was released on March 17, 2003, as the second single from their 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" ...
'' (2002). The song reached number eight on the US ''
Billboard''
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 24 on the ''Billboard''
Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Music video
The music video was directed by
the Malloys
The Malloys is the working name of music video and film directors and brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy. They have been with Superprime Films since 2010.
Videography
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and shows the band performing on a checker-flag pattern stage at night.
NASCAR
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drivers
Tony Stewart
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and
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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are shown racing through the streets in custom
Chevrolet Tahoes. Both drivers eventually end up on a local
short track where a race is underway. The scorekeeping girl begins to name them on the chart. The two eventually bust out of the track and go back to the streets.
Charts
References
2003 singles
3 Doors Down songs
Song recordings produced by Rick Parashar
2003 songs
Republic Records singles
Songs written by Brad Arnold
Songs written by Todd Harrell
Songs written by Chris Henderson (American musician)
Songs written by Matt Roberts (musician)
Songs about loneliness
Songs about depression
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