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 |
| Label | RCA |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Don Gilmore |
| Three Days Grace singles chronology | |
| Music video | |
| "Misery Loves My Company" on YouTube | |
"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 song reached number 38 on the Canada Rock chart. It also topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It is the last single to feature Adam Gontier on lead vocals until his return to the band in 2024.[2]
Composition
[edit ]"Misery Loves My Company" was written by Adam Gontier and Craig Wiseman, while production was handled by Don Gilmore.[3] Drummer Neil Sanderson described the song as "tongue in cheek," explaining: "We've always kind of just written about real experiences in our lives. I think that's one of the biggest things with just our connection to fans is that fans realize that it comes from a real place and we're kind of just regular guys that write about real things that everybody goes through and I think that there's a real tangible connection there."[4]
Critical reception
[edit ]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.[5]
Chart performance
[edit ]The track became the band's tenth song to reach number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in its November 2, 2013, issue.[6] [7] It is the band's eleventh No. 1 single in total.[8]
Music video
[edit ]The band held a contest for fans to make a music video for the song in which the winner would receive 5,000ドル.[9] [10] The winner's video would also premiere on the band's Vevo page.[11] The official music video was released on September 11, 2013, directed by Esther Quenneville and Xavier Collet-Garand.[12] The group also released the runner-up videos, via the Genero website.[13] It was also nominated for a Genero Award for Video of the Year in 2013.[11]
Personnel
[edit ]Credits for "Misery Loves My Company" adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
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
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Weekly charts[edit ]
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Year-end charts[edit ]
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Release history
[edit ]| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 14, 2013 | Mainstream rock | RCA | [19] |
| Canada | September 11, 2013 | Digital download | [20] |
References
[edit ]- ^ 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'.
- ^ "Three Days Grace Reunite with Original Vocalist Adam Gontier, Matt Walst to Stick Around". 3 October 2024.
- ^ a b Transit of Venus (booklet). RCA. 2012.
- ^ Kacy Collins (September 18, 2013). "Three Days Grace Release Video For 'Misery Loves My Company'". KBZS . Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock: Nov 02, 2013". Billboard . Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Blake Melin (July 6, 2013). "Three Days Grace Offers Fans 5000ドル For 'Misery Loves My Company' Music Video (LISTEN)". Mstarz. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Chad Childers (June 28, 2013). "Three Days Grace Turn 'Misery Loves Company' Video Over to the Fans". Noisecreep . Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ "Misery Loves My Company — Three Days Grace". Vevo. Archived from the original (select "Details" tab) on September 17, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "Misery Loves My Company: Runner-Ups [Updated]". threedaysgrace.com. September 11, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Holiday Airplay)". Billboard . Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ Spencer Kaufman (July 29, 2013). "AFI vs Three Days Grace - Cage Match". Loudwire . Retrieved February 14, 2024.
with their latest single 'Misery Loves My Company'
- ^ Misery Loves My Company (Digital liner notes). Three Days Grace. RCA Records. 2013. 702957236.
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