Riot (Three Days Grace song)

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"Riot"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album One-X
ReleasedNovember 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
Length3:28
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Adam Gontier
Producer(s) Howard Benson
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Never Too Late"
(2007)		"Riot"
(2007)		"Break"
(2009)
Audio video
"Riot" on YouTube

"Riot" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on November 6, 2007, as the fourth and final single from the album One-X . [1] The song peaked at number 65 on the Canadian Hot 100, and number 12 and 21 on the US Mainstream Rock and Alternative Airplay charts respectively. The single was certified Platinum in both Canada and the United States respectively in 2018. [2] [3]

Contents

Background

The song is about rebelling against your own feelings of being overburdened and frustration to take action and make change [4] and was inspired by vocalist Adam Gontier's anger when he was in rehab for OxyContin addiction.[ citation needed ] Gontier revealed in an interview with Loudwire that Chino Moreno of Deftones was almost featured in the song. He stated, "We were in LA recording it and they were pretty close by. I'd always wanted to work with him and we were just such huge Deftones fans. We still are. We reached out to his management, asked if he'd be into it and he was, but for whatever reason it didn't work out." [5] Lead guitarist Barry Stock said the riff was inspired by "Black Sabbath". [6]

It is one of only a few songs by the band to feature profanity. [4]

Composition and recording

"Riot" was written by Adam Gontier and was produced by Howard Benson. [7] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, by Alfred Music Publishing, the track runs at 132 BPM and is in the key of F major. [8] Gontier's range in the song spans from the notes A4 to C6. [8] The song was recorded by Mike Plotnikoff at Bay 7 Studios in Valley Village and Sparky Dark Studios in Calabasas, California. [7]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Riot" (clean edit)3:27
Promotional single
No.TitleLength
1."Riot"3:28

Personnel

Credits for "Riot" adapted from album's liner notes. [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Riot"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [2] Platinum80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [3] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ @threedaysgrace (November 6, 2018). "Riot was released as a single on One-X on this day in 2007!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 "Canadian single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". Music Canada . Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. 1 2 Jones, Patricia (July 6, 2016). "Three Days Grace - Still Bringing Pain With One-X a Decade Later" . Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ Chuck Armstrong (October 18, 2023). "Saint Asonia's Adam Gontier Says Three Days grace Almost Collaborated With Deftones' Chino Moreno on Riot". Loudwire . Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ Joe DiVita (August 13, 2025). "Three Days Grace's Barry Stock Plays His Favorite Riffs". Loudwire . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 One-X (booklet). Jive. 2006. 82876-83504-2.
  8. 1 2 "Three Days Grace "Riot" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. Alfred Music Publishing . Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Riot – Three Days Grace: Tophit" (in Russian). Tophit. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  15. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". Radioscope. Retrieved December 22, 2024.Type Riot in the "Search:" field.
  16. ↑ "British single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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