World So Cold | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Three Days Grace |
Album: | Life Starts Now |
Released: | August 3, 2010 |
Recorded: | 2009 |
Genre: | Alternative metal |
Length: | 4:03 |
Label: | Jive |
Producer: | Howard Benson |
Prev Title: | The Good Life |
Prev Year: | 2010 |
Next Title: | Lost in You |
Next Year: | 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]
"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]
Speaking about the overall meaning of the track, Gontier stated, "the song is about losing somebody close to you in your life, it's how your life changes."[4]
"World So Cold (piano version)" was released on the Japanese edition of Life Starts Now and on the downloadable single for "Lost in You".[5] [6]
Before the album was released, the band put a piano version without any vocals on their website.
Chart (2010) | Position | |
---|---|---|
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] | 40 | |
Chart (2011) | Position | |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] | 24 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | |
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United States | August 3, 2010 | Alternative radio | Jive | |
Mainstream rock | [10] | |||