Seventeen Days

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Seventeen Days
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2005
Recorded2004
StudioOcean Way (Nashville)
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length44:11
LabelUniversal
ProducerJohnny K
3 Doors Down chronology
Another 700 Miles
(2003)
Seventeen Days
(2005)
Acoustic EP
(2005)
Singles from Seventeen Days
  1. "Let Me Go"
    Released: November 22, 2004[1]
  2. "Behind Those Eyes"
    Released: April 4, 2005[2]
  3. "Landing in London"
    Released: June 8, 2005[3]
  4. "Here by Me"
    Released: July 25, 2005[4]
  5. "Live for Today"
    Released: August 1, 2005[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Seventeen Days is the third studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released on February 8, 2005, five years to the day that the band released their debut album The Better Life. It topped the chart on the Billboard 200 soon after it was released. Bob Seger sings a duet with lead singer Brad Arnold on the song "Landing in London".

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell and Chris Henderson

No.TitleLength
1."Right Where I Belong"2:32
2."It's Not Me"3:14
3."Let Me Go"3:52
4."Be Somebody"3:15
5."Landing in London (feat. Bob Seger and string arrangements by David Campbell)"4:31
6."The Real Life"3:52
7."Behind Those Eyes"4:19
8."Never Will I Break"3:50
9."Father's Son"4:12
10."Live for Today"3:47
11."My World"3:00
12."Here by Me"3:47
Total length:44:11
US iTunes Store edition bonus track[9]
No.TitleLength
13."Be Somebody" (acoustic)3:11
International digital edition bonus tracks[10]
No.TitleLength
13."Here Without You" (acoustic)3:51
14."Away from the Sun" (acoustic)3:44
UK digital edition bonus track[11]
No.TitleLength
15."Let Me Go" (acoustic)3:49
US DualDisc edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Let Me Go" (acoustic)3:49
14."Be Somebody" (acoustic)3:11
15."Landing in London" (acoustic)4:47
16."My World" (acoustic)2:59

Additional notes[edit]

  • The album was delayed shortly in 2004 because 3 Doors Down was busy touring around with their previous album Away from the Sun.
  • The live version of "It's Not Me" was featured on the Another 700 Miles EP.
  • Many people believe the album was written by the band in seventeen days, hence the name of the album, but this is not true. The name was created because the band only had 17 days off from the end of their Away from the Sun tour and being back in the studio to work on their new album.[12]
  • Seventeen Days was certified platinum just a month after its release.
  • "Behind Those Eyes" was used as one of two theme songs for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event WrestleMania 21 in 2005.
  • This is the only 3 Doors Down studio album to feature drummer Daniel Adair, who left the group to join Nickelback in 2005.

Personnel[edit]

3 Doors Down

  • Brad Arnold – lead vocals
  • Matt Roberts – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Henderson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Todd Harrell – bass
  • Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Bob Seger – vocals on "Landing in London"
  • Bekka Bramlett, Crystal Taliefero, Janet Kenyon, Amy Owsley and Kelley Norris – background vocals on "Father's Son"
  • Nick Hoffman – banjo and violin on "Father's Son"
  • Kristin Wilkinson, Anthony La Marchina, Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, David B. Angell (The Love Sponge String Quartet) – strings on "Here by Me" and "Landing in London"
  • Kirk Kelsey and Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements on "Here by Me" and "Landing in London"

Production

  • Johnny K – producer, engineering
  • Kirk Kelsey and Tadpole – additional engineering, digital editing
  • Leslie Richter and Todd Schall – assistant engineering
  • Andy Wallace – mixing at Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN
  • John O'Mahony – Pro-Tools (assisted by Allen Ditto)
  • Howie Weinbergmastering at MasterDisk Studios, New York, NY
  • Sandy Brummels – art direction
  • Karen Walker – design
  • Dean Karr – photography

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Gold 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[29] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1582. November 19, 2004. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1600. April 1, 2005. p. 19.
  3. ^ "3 Doors Down feat. Bob Seger – Landing in London". [[[MegaCharts]]. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1616. July 22, 2005. p. 21.
  5. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1617. July 29, 2005. p. 21.
  6. ^ Allmusic review
  7. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved 2016-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/seventeen-days-bonus-track-version/id1440784079
  10. ^ https://music.amazon.de/albums/B001SPNQNO
  11. ^ https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B001KE96R8
  12. ^ [1] 3 doors down bio
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 279.
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  19. ^ "3 Doors Down: Seventeen Days" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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  26. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  27. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  28. ^ "Canadian album certifications – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Music Canada.
  29. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (3 Doors Down; 'Seventeen Days')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  30. ^ "American album certifications – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Recording Industry Association of America.