"Misery Loves My Company" | ||||
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Single by Three Days Grace | ||||
from the album Transit of Venus | ||||
Released | May 14, 2013 | |||
Genre | Alternative metal | |||
Length | 2:42 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Don Gilmore | |||
Three Days Grace singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Misery Loves My Company" on YouTube |
"Misery Loves My Company" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, from their fourth studio album Transit of Venus released on May 14, 2013. [1] The song reached number 38 on the Canada Rock chart. It also topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It is the last single to feature Adam Gontier on lead vocals until his return to the band in 2024. [2]
"Misery Loves My Company" was written by Adam Gontier and Craig Wiseman, while production was handled by Don Gilmore. [3] Drummer Neil Sanderson described the song as "tongue in cheek," explaining: "We've always kind of just written about real experiences in our lives. I think that's one of the biggest things with just our connection to fans is that fans realize that it comes from a real place and we're kind of just regular guys that write about real things that everybody goes through and I think that there's a real tangible connection there." [4]
AXS.com listed "Misery Loves My Company" as one of the "Top 10 best Three Days Grace songs." Patricia Jones of AXS praised singer Adam Gontier's "distinct vocals" and Barry Stock's "crisp guitar solo" on the song. [5]
The track became the band's tenth song to reach number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in its November 2, 2013, issue. [6] [7] It is the band's eleventh No. 1 single in total. [8]
The band held a contest for fans to make a music video for the song in which the winner would receive $5,000. [9] [10] The winner's video would also premiere on the band's Vevo page. [11] The official music video was released on September 11, 2013, directed by Esther Quenneville and Xavier Collet-Garand. [12] The group also released the runner-up videos, via the Genero website. [13] It was also nominated for a Genero Award for Video of the Year in 2013. [11]
Credits for "Misery Loves My Company" adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]
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United States | May 14, 2013 | Mainstream rock | RCA | [19] |
Canada | September 11, 2013 | Digital download | [20] |
The band is fresh off the release of their third single 'Misery Loves Company'.
with their latest single 'Misery Loves My Company'
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