3 Doors Down (album)

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3 Doors Down
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
RecordedJune 2007 – April 2008
Studio
  • New York City
  • Houston, Texas
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Atlanta, Georgia
Genre
Length45:39 (standard edition)
53:22 (bonus tracks)
Label Universal Republic
Producer Johnny K
3 Doors Down chronology
Acoustic EP
(2005)
3 Doors Down
(2008)
Where My Christmas Lives EP
(2009)
Singles from 3 Doors Down
  1. "Citizen/Soldier"
    Released: November 2007
  2. "It's Not My Time"
    Released: February 19, 2008
  3. "Train"
    Released: May 19, 2008
  4. "Let Me Be Myself"
    Released: December 2, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 55/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Bloomberg News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [5]
IGN 7.1/10 [6]
The New York Times (mixed) [7]
StarpulseStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
UGO C+ [9]

3 Doors Down is the fourth studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on May 20, 2008. [10] [11] Its first two singles, "Citizen/Soldier" and "It's Not My Time", were released in November 2007 and February 2008, respectively. Both songs entered the Billboard Hot 100, at numbers 96 and 17, respectively, while the former served as a tribute to the National Guard. [12]

Contents

The album became the band's second consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 154,000. [13] 3 Doors Down was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 26, 2008, [14] and as of November 2009, it has sold 820,000 copies in the US. [15] It is their first album to feature Greg Upchurch on drums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell and Chris Henderson

No.TitleLength
1."Train"3:10
2."Citizen/Soldier"3:52
3."It's Not My Time"4:01
4."Let Me Be Myself"3:48
5."Pages"3:47
6."It's the Only One You've Got"4:23
7."Give It to Me"3:21
8."These Days"3:39
9."Your Arms Feel Like Home"3:44
10."Runaway"3:24
11."When It's Over"4:18
12."She Don't Want the World"4:03
Total length:45:39
Bonus tracks
No.TitleOutletLength
13."Feet in the Water" Best Buy exclusive4:34
14."Who Are You"Best Buy and UK exclusive [16] 3:08
15."It's the Only One You've Got" (acoustic) iTunes Store and international digital edition; only available when the complete album is bought4:15
16."It's Not My Time" (acoustic)US iTunes Store pre-order; it was available as a single or when the complete album was pre-ordered3:57
Total length:61:33

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [34] Gold40,000^
Germany (BVMI) [35] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold820,000 [15]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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