World So Cold (Three Days Grace song)

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"World So Cold"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Life Starts Now
ReleasedAugust 3, 2010 (2010-08-03)
Studio The Warehouse (Vancouver)
Genre Alternative metal
Length4:03
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Adam Gontier
Producer(s) Howard Benson
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"The Good Life"
(2010)		"World So Cold"
(2010)		"Lost in You"
(2011)

"World So Cold" is the third single released from Three Days Grace's 2009 album, Life Starts Now . The song was released for radio airplay on August 3, 2010. [1] The single debuted on the Billboard Rock Songs chart at number 50 and has reached number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [2]

Contents

Composition

"World So Cold" was written by Adam Gontier and produced by Howard Benson. The song runs at 140 BPM and is in the key of G# major. It runs for four minutes and three seconds. [3] The track was written prior to the release of the group's second studio album One-X , according to guitarist Barry Stock. The band had written the verse and pre-chorus at the time, however never transpired into anything. [4]

Gontier said the song was one of the most personal tracks for him and stated the overall meaning is about "how your world changes so quickly when somebody you love or somebody who's been in your life for so long disappears, and you don't really see it coming. It's about dealing with that." [5]

"World So Cold (piano version)" was released on the Japanese edition of Life Starts Now and on the downloadable single for "Lost in You". [6] [7]

Critical reception

Evigshed.com gave the song a positive review, writing, "The intro starts with an interesting original distortion guitar work, following by the awesome drums section. Then, the vocals come with the first already catchy verse singing by Adam [...] The lyrics are poetic, very sad and moving. Anyway, the most beautiful songs come from heart. Adam is an excellent songwriter who takes you into his soul through his lyrics. He also showcases another facet of his vocal talents very captivating." [8]

Accolades

Accolades for "World So Cold"
PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Chart Attack CanadaBest Song [9] 20103

Personnel

Credits for "World So Cold" adapted from album's liner notes. [10]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "World So Cold"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "World So Cold"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef(s).
United StatesAugust 3, 2010 Alternative radio Jive [1]
Mainstream rock [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "tunelab™ | Release Dates". Tunelab.com. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Key and BPM of World So Cold by Three Days Grace". Musicstax.com. September 22, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "World So Cold by Three Days Grace". Songfacts . Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ Karen Bliss. "Moving past tough times: Three Days Grace has emerged with a new CD that's musically and lyrically intense". SOCAN. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ "CD Japan - Life Starts Now" . Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lost in You - EP by Three Days Grace". Apple Music . Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Three Days Grace single World so Cold to impact Active Rock Radio – Review". Evigshed.com. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  9. ↑ "16th Annual Year-End Readers' Poll – Best Song". Chart Attack . December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ Life Starts Now (booklet). Jive. 2009.
  11. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  17. ↑ "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – World So Cold". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ↑ "Available for Airplay Archive: 2010 – August". FMQB . Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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