The High Road (Three Days Grace song)

"The High Road"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Transit of Venus
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:13
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Gilmore
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Chalk Outline"
(2012) 		"The High Road"
(2013) 		"Misery Loves My Company"
(2013)

"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.[9]

Personnel

Credits for "The High Road" adpated from the album's liner notes.[10]

Three Days Grace

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

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "All Access - Rock Future Releases". All Access Mediabase. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Dan Hope (October 1, 2012). "Album Review: Three Days Grace Transits Into New Flavor of Music with 'Transit of Venus'". The Lantern. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Three Days Grace - The High Road - YouTube". Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Mainstream Rock: Apr 27, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Canada Rock: Week of December 22, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Spencer Kaufman (January 9, 2013). "Singer Adam Gontier Explains Departure From Three Days Grace". Loudwire. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  10. ^ Transit of Venus (booklet). RCA. 2012.
  11. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  12. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  13. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  14. ^ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  15. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  16. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Three Days Grace – The High Road". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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