3 Doors Down (album)

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3 Doors Down
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
RecordedJune 2007 – April 2008
Studio
  • New York City
  • Houston, Texas
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Atlanta, Georgia
Genre
Length45:39 (standard edition)
53:22 (bonus tracks)
LabelUniversal Republic
ProducerJohnny K
3 Doors Down chronology
Acoustic EP
(2005)
3 Doors Down
(2008)
Where My Christmas Lives EP
(2009)
Singles from 3 Doors Down
  1. "Citizen/Soldier"
    Released: November 2007
  2. "It's Not My Time"
    Released: February 19, 2008
  3. "Train"
    Released: May 19, 2008
  4. "Let Me Be Myself"
    Released: December 2, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
AllMusic[3]
Blender [1]
Bloomberg News[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[5]
IGN7.1/10[6]
The New York Times(mixed)[7]
Starpulse [8]
UGOC+[9]

3 Doors Down is the fourth studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on May 20, 2008.[10][11] "It's Not My Time" was the first single from the album and was released in February 2008. Another song on the album, "Citizen/Soldier" was released in 2007 as a tribute to the National Guard.[12]

The album became the band's second consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200, debuting at the top position with first week sales of 154,000.[13] 3 Doors Down was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 26, 2008,[14] and as of November 2009, it has sold 820,000 copies in the US.[15] It is their first album to feature Greg Upchurch on drums.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell and Chris Henderson

No.TitleLength
1."Train"3:10
2."Citizen/Soldier"3:52
3."It's Not My Time"4:01
4."Let Me Be Myself"3:48
5."Pages"3:47
6."It's the Only One You've Got"4:23
7."Give It to Me"3:21
8."These Days"3:39
9."Your Arms Feel Like Home"3:44
10."Runaway"3:24
11."When It's Over"4:18
12."She Don't Want the World"4:03
Total length:45:39
Bonus tracks
No.TitleOutletLength
13."Feet in the Water"Best Buy exclusive4:34
14."Who Are You"Best Buy and UK exclusive[16]3:08
15."It's the Only One You've Got" (acoustic)iTunes Store and international digital edition; only available when the complete album is bought4:15
16."It's Not My Time" (acoustic)US iTunes Store pre-order; it was available as a single or when the complete album was pre-ordered3:57
Total length:61:33

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[34] Gold 40,000^
Germany (BVMI)[35] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 820,000[15]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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  4. ^ Douglas Lytle; Mark Beech (June 10, 2008). "U.S. Rock Bands Roar Back via Death Cab, 3 Doors Down: Review". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Collis, Clark (May 23, 2008). "3 Doors Down Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
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  12. ^ "National Guard Movie Promotion". 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
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  15. ^ a b Gary Trust (November 6, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Swift's Latest 'Fearless' Feat". Billboard.
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  35. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (3 Doors Down; '3 Doors Down')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

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