The High Road (Three Days Grace song) explained

The High Road
Cover:The_High_Road_by_Three_days_grace.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Three Days Grace
Album:Transit of Venus
Released:January 22, 2013
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:3:13
Label:RCA
Producer:Don Gilmore
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"The High Road" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, released as the second single from their fourth studio album Transit of Venus on January 22, 2013.[1]

Background and release

"The High Road" expresses a more affectionate sentiment, with Adam Gontier singing about a relationship gone wrong.[2] A lyric video for the song was released on their YouTube and Vevo channel on January 7, 2013.[3] The song was serviced to rock radio on January 22.[1]

Chart performance

"The High Road" reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[4] This is the band's first song to not enter the top 20 on the Billboard Alternative Songs peaking at number 24 since "Riot" peaked at number 21 in 2007.[5] It is also the band's tenth number one on the Active Rock Radio chart, breaking the then-record for most number ones on the chart.[6] On the week of December 22, 2012, the song debuted on the Canada Rock chart at number 50, making it the last song from the band to enter the chart before Gontier's departure in January 2013.[7] [8] The song later peaked at number two on the chart.

Personnel

Credits for "The High Road" adpated from the album's liner notes.[9]

Three Days Grace

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[10] 72
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[11] 45

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Access - Rock Future Releases. All Access Mediabase. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113143145/https://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases. January 13, 2013. January 22, 2013. May 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Album Review: Three Days Grace Transits Into New Flavor of Music with 'Transit of Venus'. The Lantern. Dan Hope. October 1, 2012. February 14, 2024.
  3. Web site: Three Days Grace - The High Road - YouTube. January 7, 2013.
  4. Web site: Mainstream Rock: Apr 27, 2013 . Billboard . October 9, 2013.
  5. Web site: Three Days Grace Chart History (Alternative Airplay). Billboard. December 11, 2022.
  6. Web site: Three Days Grace Announces New Dates on Headlining Tour. Alternative Addiction. Ryan. June 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140128102643/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/3242/Three-Days-Grace-Announces-New-Dates-on-Headlining-Tour. January 28, 2014. February 14, 2024.
  7. Web site: Canada Rock: Week of December 22, 2012. Billboard. February 14, 2024.
  8. Web site: Singer Adam Gontier Explains Departure From Three Days Grace. Loudwire. Spencer Kaufman. January 9, 2013. December 11, 2022.
  9. Transit of Venus. 2012. booklet. RCA.
  10. Web site: Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013 . . December 21, 2014.
  11. Web site: Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2013 . . December 21, 2014.