"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 | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Don Gilmore | |||
Three Days Grace singles chronology | ||||
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"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 track became the band's tenth song to reach number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in its November 2, 2013, issue. [2] [3] It is the band's eleventh No. 1 single in total. [4] It is the last single to feature Adam Gontier on lead vocals until his return to the band in 2024. [5] [6]
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. [7]
The band held a contest for fans to make a music video for the song in which the winner would receive $5,000. [8] [9] The music video was released on September 11, 2013. [10] It was nominated at the 2013 Genero Awards for Video of the Year. [11]
Credits for "Misery Loves My Company" adpated from the album's liner notes. [12]
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The band is fresh off the release of their third single 'Misery Loves Company'.