American Rock Band 3 Doors Down’s new single “When You’re Young†will be available tomorrow exclusively on iTunes.
The song is the first single from the band’s forthcoming and fifth studio album, Time of My Life due out this Spring on Universal Republic. Produced by Howard Benson (Creed, Daughtry, Flyleaf, Hoobastank, Three Days Grace) and recorded in Los Angeles, the track debuted at #25 at Active Rock, has climbed to #19 and is #1 greatest gainer in the format.
Frontman Brad Arnold describes “When You’re Young” as “almost a mockery of how easy people think it is to be young.”
Young people always hear, ‘This is the greatest time of your life…,’ but it’s not always that way, y’know?”
The ballad’s powerful and melancholy tone is reflected in the chorus, “Trapped inside a place that they won’t take you/ They want you to be what they make you/ It’s already over and done/ When you’re young.
Since forming in 1995, Mississippi rock quintet 3 Doors Down (vocalist Brad Arnold, lead guitarist Matt Roberts, bassist Todd Harrell, rhythm guitarist Chris Henderson, and drummer Greg Upchurch) has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide, garnered three Grammy nominations, two American Music Awards, and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting, including BMI’s coveted “Songwriter of the Year” award.
The band’s debut album, 2000’s The Better Life, which is now certified six times platinum, featured the smash hit “Kryptonite.â€
Their sophomore album, 2002’s Away from the Sun, saw similar success with its radio mainstays “When I’m Gone†and “Here Without You.â€
Their subsequent efforts, 2005’s platinum certified Seventeen Days and 2008’s 3 Doors Down, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart.
In 2003, 3 Doors Down founded The Better Life Foundation with the goal of giving as many children as possible a better life; they have raised more than two million dollars for local childrens charities since their inception.
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