3 Doors Down (album)

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3 Doors Down
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Studio album by
3 Doors Down
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] "It's Not My Time" was the first single from the album and was released in February 2008. Another song on the album, "Citizen/Soldier" was released in 2007 as a tribute to the National Guard. [12]

Contents

The album became the band's second consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200, debuting at the top position 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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