Loser (3 Doors Down song)

"Loser"
Single by 3 Doors Down
from the album The Better Life
Released	July 29, 2000
Format	CD
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock, nu metal
Length	4:21 (Album Version) 3:48 (Radio Edit)
Label	Republic Records
Writer(s)	Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell
3 Doors Down singles chronology
"Kryptonite" (2000) "Loser" (2000) "Duck and Run" (2001)

"Loser" is the title of a song recorded by American alternative rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released in July 2000 as the second single from their debut album The Better Life. The song spent 21 weeks at the number-one position on the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock chart, an all-time record for the chart.

Lead singer Brad Arnold wrote "Loser" about a childhood friend who became addicted to cocaine.

Radio publicity

The song received much radio airplay on rock radio, as well as contemporary hit radio due to the song's crossover on the pop charts.

Chart performance

Chart Title	Peak Position
Netherlands Dutch Top 40	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	55
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Rock Chart	4

Track listing

• UK version

1. "Loser" (Radio edit) - 3:48
2. "Loser" (Album version) - 4:21

• EU version

1. "Loser" (Album version) - 4:21
2. "Loser" (Acoustic, Radio Fritz, Berlin) - 3:59
3. "Loser" (Live version) - 5:38
4. "Kryptonite" (Live Acoustic version) - 3:49

• German version

1. "Loser" (Top 40 Edit)
2. "Loser" (Album version) - 4:21
3. "Loser" (Live edit in Atlanta, 2000) - 5:27
4. "Loser" (Acoustic, Radio Fritz, Berlin) - 3:59
5. "Kryptonite" (Live Acoustic version)
6. "Loser" (Video)

Preceded by "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single September 9, 2000 – January 27, 2001

Succeeded by "Awake" by Godsmack