The Better Life

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The Better Life
Studio album by 3 Doors Down
Released	February 8, 2000
Recorded	1999 in New York City
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	40:44 1:36:40 (Deluxe Edition)
Label	Republic
Producer	Paul Ebersold
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3 Doors Down chronology
3 Doors Down (1997) The Better Life (2000) Away from the Sun (2002)

The Better Life is the first studio album by 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2000. It has become 6 times Platinum since release. Lyrics are written by the lead singer, Brad Arnold, and the music is written by Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, and Matt Roberts, all of whom are musicians in 3 Doors Down. Brad played drums on the album. "Kryptonite", "Loser", and "Be Like That" all reached the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at #3, #55, and #24, respectively. The album was the 11th best-selling album of 2000 with more than 3,000,000 records sold in that year. The Better Life sold 6 million copies worldwide. ^[1]

It is the band's best-selling album to date, with sales of over 5,550,000 copies in the United States, as of July, 2009.^[2]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Kryptonite" - 3:53
2. "Loser" - 4:24
3. "Duck and Run" - 3:50
4. "Not Enough" - 3:13
5. "Be Like That" - 4:25
6. "Life of My Own" - 3:58
7. "Better Life" - 3:07
8. "Down Poison" - 4:21
9. "By My Side" - 3:16
10. "Smack" - 2:29
11. "So I Need You" - 3:49

[edit] Deluxe Edition Bonus CD

A Deluxe Edition with second disc was released in 2007 and features a live performance recorded at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

1. "Duck and Run" 4:42
2. "The Road I'm On" 3:48
3. "Kryptonite" 4:23
4. "Father's Son" 4:32
5. "Better Life" 3:23
6. "Away from the Sun" 4:15
7. "Be Like That" 4:38
8. "Running out of Days" 3:37
9. "Sarah Yellin'" 3:29
10. "It's Not Me" 3:27
11. "When I'm Gone" 4:52
12. "Here Without You" 5:06
13. "Loser" 5:44

[edit] Singles from The Better Life

• "Kryptonite" - September 12, 2000 [1]
  • Reached No. 3 on "U.S. Hot 100"
  • Reached No. 1 on "U.S. Modern Rock" (11 weeks) and "U.S. Mainstream Rock" (9 weeks)
• "Loser" - May 28, 2001 [2]
  • Reached No. 55 on "U.S. Hot 100"
  • Reached No. 2 on "U.S. Modern Rock"
  • Reached No. 1 on "U.S. Mainstream Rock" (21 weeks)
• "Duck And Run"
  • Reached No. 11 on "U.S. Modern Rock"
  • Reached No. 1 on "U.S. Mainstream Rock" (3 weeks)
• "Be Like That" - August 20, 2001 [3]
  • Reached No. 24 on "U.S. Hot 100"
  • Reached No. 22 on "U.S. Modern Rock"
  • Reached No. 10 on "U.S. Mainstream Rock"

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Better Life at MusicBrainz