"Just Like You" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on March 29, 2004, as the second single from their debut studio album. The song became their first number-one hit on the U.S. BillboardModern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts in August 2004.[4] Despite peaking at number one on both charts, it still did not capture the popularity and pop radio success of their prior single, "I Hate Everything About You", which had peaked at numbers two and number four, respectively, but overall having more airplay on mainstream rock, active rock, and modern rock radio stations than "Just Like You". However, both songs peaked at the same position (number 55) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song earned a nomination at the 2005 Radio Music Awards for Song of the Year: Rock Radio.[5]
Adam Gontier reflected on the meaning behind "Just Like You"; he said:
"It's about being told how to live your life. When we were growing up, we saw it sort of first hand. A lot of our friends were pushed into doing jobs their parents were telling them to do. It's about being pushed around and told how to live your life and standing up for yourself."[6]
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, by Alfred Music Publishing, the track runs at 88 BPM and is in the key of A minor.[7] Gontier's range in the song spans from the notes A4 to G5.[7]
The original music video for "Just Like You" was shot in Toronto, Ontario in September 2003 and was supposed to be released later that month.[10] The video was directed by Kurt St. Thomas and was shot in black and white without using black and white film. Speaking about the original concept of the video, drummer Neil Sanderson stated, "It's a schizophrenic theme. This girl has this doppelganger, this evil twin kinda thing, which represents schizophrenia, and we see the girl wrestling with herself. She arguing with herself in her own head."[10]
However, the original concept was scrapped and the band recorded a different version of the video. The official music video for "Just Like You" was directed by Scott Winig and was released on April 5, 2004.[11][12] The video features the band playing behind a two-way mirror and shows statue-like people wearing jumpsuits and identical looking masks covering their entire faces, making everyone look like one another.[13] It is the first music video to feature Barry Stock performing with the band.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Three Days Grace and Gavin Brown, except "Let You Down" written by Three Days Grace, Gavin Brown and Matt Walst.
US promo single
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Just Like You"
3:06
UK promo single
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Just Like You"
3:10
CD single
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Just Like You"
3:06
2.
"Let You Down"
3:44
3.
"I Hate Everything About You" (acoustic version)
3:42
Personnel
Credits for "Just Like You" adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]
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