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 Adam Gontier
Producer 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 their second studio album, One-X (2006). The song peaked at No. 65 on the Canadian Hot 100, No. 12 and No. 21 on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts, respectively. The single was certified Platinum in Canada, 4× Platinum in the United States, Silver in the United Kingdom, and Gold in New Zealand. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Background and recording

Three Days Grace vocalist Adam Gontier stated in an interview with Loudwire that Chino Moreno of Deftones was almost featured in the song. He is quoted saying: "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]

Composition and lyrics

"Riot" was written by Adam Gontier and was produced by Howard Benson. [6] 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. [7] Gontier's range in the song spans from the notes A4 to C6. [7] Lead guitarist Barry Stock said the riff was inspired by "Black Sabbath". [8]

Lyrically, the song is about rebelling against one's own feelings of being overburdened and frustration to take action and make change. [9] It is one of only a few songs by the band to feature profanity. [9]

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. [6]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Riot"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [1] Platinum80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [4] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [3] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [2] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Canadian single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". Music Canada . Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "British single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "New Zealand single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". Radioscope. Retrieved December 22, 2024.Type Riot in the "Search:" fieldand press Enter.
  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. 1 2 One-X (booklet). Jive. 2006. 82876-83504-2.
  7. 1 2 "Three Days Grace "Riot" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. Alfred Music Publishing . Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ Joe DiVita (August 13, 2025). "Three Days Grace's Barry Stock Plays His Favorite Riffs". Loudwire . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Jones, Patricia (July 6, 2016). "Three Days Grace - Still Bringing Pain With One-X a Decade Later" . Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Riot – Three Days Grace: Tophit" (in Russian). Tophit. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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