Three Days Grace (album)

''Three Days Grace'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, released on July 22, 2003 through Jive Records. It was the band's only album as a trio, and also under Bertelsmann Music Group.

Background

Prior to being named Three Days Grace, the band was known as Groundswell. Three Days Grace garnered the attention of many record labels after the release of their demo, largely due to the song, "I Hate Everything About You". Eventually, Three Days Grace signed with Jive, and began recording their debut album in Massachusetts. The single "I Hate Everything About You" was released in promotion for the album. In its first week sales, it sold no more than 34,000 copies. The album sold 356,000 copies in the US by 2004 and in 2006, it sold over 1.2 million copies. The album also sold 5,000 copies in its first week in Canada. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has since sold over 335,000 units in Canada. To support the album, the band went on tour in 2004 called the "Three Days Grace World Tour". The group also supported Nickelback on "The Long Road Tour" in 2003, Evanescence on a North American tour and Hoobastank on the "Let it Out Tour" in 2004.

Critical reception

The album was met with positive reviews from most music critics. Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, saying, "Although this debut is a little uneven, it's also promising. Three Days Grace are definitely one of the most accessible alt-metal bands of the 2000s; they just need to add some more distinctiveness to their sound." In another positive review, Sputnikmusic said, "this is a very good debut CD from this band, there are very few flaws, and the music is all very good and it's great to listen to. Looking ahead, I see only good things for this band...although, with only one CD under their belts, it's too early to tell." Dave Doray of IGN gave another positive review, saying, "almost every single song from the ''Three Days Grace'' track list is heavy and catchy, with chewy chunks of assurance and fury thrown in for added measure."Three Days Grace Review
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Accolades

The album has been certified platinum in Canada and 2× Platinum in the US. The lead single "I Hate Everything About You" was nominated for "Best Rock Video" and "People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group" at the 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards. Producer Gavin Brown won "Producer of the Year" for the song at the 2004 Juno Awards.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

;Three Days Grace
*Adam Gontier – lead vocals, guitars
*Brad Walst – bass guitar
*Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals

;Artwork
*Nick Gamma – art direction, design
*Jeff Faerber – illustrations
*Chapman Baehler – photography
*Diane Schmidtke – groomer
*Mandi Line – stylist

;Management
* Mark Adelman – management for Spivak Sobol Entertainment
* Stu Sobol – management for Spivak Sobol Entertainment

;Production
* Gavin "Golden" Brown – producer
* George Marino – mastering
* Ted Jensen – mastering on "I Hate Everything About You" and "Just Like You"
* Michael "Elvis" Baskette – engineer
* Krisjan Leslie – engineer
* Jay Baumgardner – mixing
* Rich Costey – mixing on "Just Like You" and "I Hate Everything About You"
* Randy Staub – mixing on "Burn", "Home" and "Let You Down"
* Dave Holdredge – editing
* Mark Kiczula – assistant engineer
* Mike Lapierre – assistant engineer
* Darren Mora – assistant engineer
* Damien Shannon – assistant engineer
* Alley Trela – assistant engineer
* German Villacorta – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

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2003 debut albums
Jive Records albums
Three Days Grace albums
Albums produced by Gavin Brown (musician)