Second Chance (Faber Drive song)

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"Second Chance"
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Single by Faber Drive
from the album Seven Second Surgery
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2007 (2007-02-01)
Studio Mountainview Studios (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
Genre
Length3:41
Label
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Faber Drive singles chronology
"Second Chance"
(2007)		"Tongue Tied"
(2007)

"Second Chance" is the debut single by Canadian band Faber Drive, released on February 1, 2007, from their debut studio album, Seven Second Surgery . The song peaked at number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100, as well as number 11 and number 13 on the Canada CHR/Top 40 and Canada Hot AC airplay charts, respectively.

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Background

"Second Chance" was first released on February 1, 2007, in Canada for digital download. [1] The song premiered via Melodic.net on March 20, 2007, before it was officially released elsewhere on March 27. [2]

Composition and lyrics

It was written by Faber Drive, Chad Kroeger and Brian Howes, while production was handled by Howes and Joey Moi, with additional production from Kroeger. The song was recorded at Mountainview Studios in Abbotsford, British Columbia. [3] Lyrically, the song is about regret and frustration of backing out of a relationship prematurely: "Instead of holding you, I was holding out/ I should have let you in, but I let you down." [4] Musically, critics have compared the track to U2 and Def Leppard, with AllMusic writer Jo-Ann Greene noting its "U2 influence." [5] [6]

Music video

The music video for "Second Chance" was released in 2007, directed by Frank Borin. [7] The video reached number six on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown on the week of July 20, 2007. [8]

Personnel

Credits for "Second Chance" retrieved from CD single liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Second Chance"
Chart (2007)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 26
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [10] 11
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [11] 13

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Second Chance"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
CanadaFebruary 1, 2007 Digital download 604 [1]
United StatesMarch 27, 2007 Universal Republic [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Second Chance - Single by Faber Drive". 604 Records . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Pär Winberg (March 20, 2007). "Check Out The Single With Faber Drive At Our Mediasection". Melodic . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Second Chance (US CD liner notes). Universal Republic Records. 2006. UNIR 21784-2.
  4. ↑ "Faber Drive - Biography". MapleMusic Recordings. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Greene, Jo-Ann. "Seven Second Surgery - Faber Drive". AllMusic . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Review of "Seven Second Surgery" by Faber Drive". Alternative Addiction. June 24, 2007. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "MuchMusic: Faber Drive - Second Chance". MuchMusic . Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ Barry Kowal (October 16, 2016). "Canada's (MuchMusic) Weekly Singles Charts For 2007". Hits of All Decades. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Faber Drive Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Faber Drive Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Faber Drive Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Second Chance - Faber Drive (Digital Download - Universal / Universal Distribution #)". AllMusic . Retrieved December 3, 2025.


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