Misery Loves My Company

"Misery Loves My Company"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Transit of Venus
Released	May 14, 2013
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	2:42
Songwriter(s)	Adam Gontier Craig Wiseman
Producer(s)	Don Gilmore
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"The High Road" (2013) "Misery Loves My Company" (2013) "Painkiller" (2014)

"Misery Loves My Company" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, from their fourth studio album Transit of Venus released on May 14, 2013.[1] The track became the band's tenth song to reach number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in its November 2, 2013, issue.[2][3] It is the band's eleventh No. 1 single in total.[4] It is the last single to feature Adam Gontier on lead vocals until his return to the band in 2024.[5][6]

Critical reception

AXS.com listed "Misery Loves My Company" as one of the "Top 10 best Three Days Grace songs." Patricia Jones of AXS praised singer Adam Gontier's "distinct vocals" and Barry Stock's "crisp guitar solo" on the song.[7]

Music video

The band held a contest for fans to make a music video for the song in which the winner would receive $5,000.[8][9] The music video was released on September 11, 2013.[10] It was nominated at the 2013 Genero Awards for Video of the Year.[11]

Personnel

Credits for "Misery Loves My Company" adpated from the album's liner notes.[12]

Three Days Grace

• Adam Gontier – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals, keyboard, programming
• Brad Walst – bass, backing vocals
• Barry Stock – lead guitar

Production

• Don Gilmore – producer
• Jason Dufour – assistant recording engineer
• Stephen Koszler – assistant recording engineer
• Andrew Schubert – assistant mixing engineer
• Brad Townsend – assistant mixing engineer
• Keith Armstrong – assistant mixing engineer
• Nik Karpen – assistant mixing engineer
• Mark Kiczula – engineer
• Brad Blackwood – mastering
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Canada Rock (Billboard)[13] 38 US Holiday Airplay (Billboard)[14] 30 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 49 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[16] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[17] 11

References

1. Ryan (June 19, 2013). "Three Days Grace Announces New Dates on Headlining Tour". Alternative Addiction. Archived from the original on January 28, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2024. The band is fresh off the release of their third single 'Misery Loves Company'.
2. Trust, Gary (October 25, 2013). "Chart Moves: Luke Bryan Leads Hot Country Songs For 10th Week; Tegan And Sara Debut On Hot 100; Wisin Lands Solo Latin Leader". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
3. "Mainstream Rock: Nov 02, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
4. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
5. "Three Days Grace". Discogs. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
6. "Three Days Grace Reunite with Original Vocalist Adam Gontier, Matt Walst to Stick Around". 3 October 2024.
7. Patricia Jones (May 1, 2016). "The top 10 best Three Days Grace songs". AXS. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
8. "Make the Official Music Video for Misery Loves My Company". threedaysgrace.com. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
9. Blake Melin (July 6, 2013). "Three Days Grace Offers Fans $5000 For 'Misery Loves My Company' Music Video (LISTEN)". Mstarz. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
10. "Three Days Grace - Misery Loves My Company". YouTube. 11 September 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
11. "Three Days Grace - Genero.tv". Genero.tv. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
12. Transit of Venus (booklet). RCA. 2012.
13. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
14. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Holiday Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
15. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
16. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
17. "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.