The Mountain (song)

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"The Mountain"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Outsider
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2018 (2018-01-25)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:21
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Fallen Angel"
(2015)		"The Mountain"
(2018)		"Infra-Red"
(2018)
Music video
"The Mountain" on YouTube

"The Mountain" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on January 25, 2018 as the lead single from their sixth studio album Outsider . [3] The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in March 2018 and became Three Days Grace's 13th number one on the chart while tying the record with Van Halen. [4] The song is featured in the NBA 2K19 soundtrack. [5]

Contents

Background

In an interview with Digital Journal, bassist Brad Walst said "The Mountain" was originally written in September 2016 and about overcoming the daily difficulties in life. [6] Three Days Grace's drummer Neil Sanderson similarly told iHeartRadio that the song was about dealing with repetitive events that you have to complete and left without a choice. [3]

The song was written by Neil Sanderson, Gavin Brown, Barry Stock, Brad Walst, Matt Walst and Johnny Andrews. [7]

Recording

While talking with Detroit radio station WRIF, lead singer Matt Walst said he sang his highest ever during his musical career on "The Mountain". On the song's final chorus, Walst believed his voice reached a high D. [8]

Music video

"The Mountain" was released as the first single off Outsider on January 25, 2018 with an accompanying music video. In the music video, the band is singing in an Ultimate Fighting Championship ring with a guest appearance by Misha Cirkunov. The music video was directed by Sean Cartwright. [9]

Reception

Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal said "The Mountain" had "infectious riffs and strong hooks" alongside relevant and hopeful lyrics. [10]

The band won the Rock Songwriters of the Year award for "The Mountain" on the 30th anniversary of the SOCAN Awards. [11] The song also won the "No. 1 Song of the Year" award by SOCAN. [12]

Chart performance

In March 2018, "The Mountain" peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and became the 13th number-one song for Three Days Grace on the Billboard chart. With "The Mountain", Three Days Grace tied the record with Van Halen for the most number one songs on the Mainstream Rock chart. [4]

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ "The 40 Best Hard Rock Songs of 2018". Loudwire . December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Mastrogianni, Nicole (January 25, 2018). "Three Days Grace Debuts New Single "The Mountain" from New Album 'Outsider'". iHeartRadio . Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "THREE DAYS GRACE Makes BILLBOARD Rock Songs Chart History". Blabbermouth.net . March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Radio Chatter with Matt Walst from Three Days Grace". WRIF. January 25, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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