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The Better Life is the debut studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2000. It has become 7× Platinum since release. This is the only album on which lead singer Brad Arnold played drums. "Kryptonite", "Loser", and "Be Like That" all reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 3, No. 55, and No. 24, respectively. The Better Life sold over six million copies worldwide.[9]

This article is about the album by 3 Doors Down. For the Keith Urban song, see Better Life.
The Better Life
Studio album by
3 Doors Down
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2000
Recorded1999
StudioArdent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre
  • Post-grunge
  • hard rock
  • alternative metal[1]
Length40:55
Label
  • Republic
  • Universal
ProducerPaul Ebersold
3 Doors Down chronology
The Better Life
(2000)		 Away from the Sun
(2002)
Singles from The Better Life
  1. "Kryptonite"
    Released: January 18, 2000[2]
  2. "Loser"
    Released: June 26, 2000[3]
  3. "Duck and Run"
    Released: January 9, 2001[4]
  4. "Be Like That"
    Released: May 29, 2001[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[7]
Robert ChristgauC+[8]

It is the band's best-selling album to date, with sales of over 5,653,000 copies in the United States, as of July 2014.[10]


Background


In 1997, 3 Doors Down released a self-titled demo CD that garnered attention locally. Only 2,000 copies of the demo are known to exist and its track listing is mostly shared with The Better Life. Six songs from the demo were later re-recorded and polished for commercial viability on The Better Life. The final demo track, "Sarah Yellin' 86," was re-recorded as "Sarah Yellin'" on the band's second studio album, Away from the Sun, in 2002. Studio recordings of two tracks from the demo, "Dead Love" and "Man In My Mind," were produced, but never released. Five songs, "Duck and Run," "Not Enough," "Be Like That," "Better Life," and "So I Need You," were added for The Better Life after the band had been picked up by Universal Records.

In 2007, a two-disc version of the album, The Better Life: Deluxe Edition, was released and included an audio recording of a 2003 concert. In 2021, a remaster of the album, The Better Life: 20th Anniversary Edition, was released on CD, vinyl, and digital download; all three versions include the band's eponymous 1997 demo, with the ten songs being listed as the "Escatawpa Sessions." The CD and digital releases of the 20th Anniversary Edition also include acoustic versions of "Kryptonite" and "Be Like That," along with "The Better Life (XX Mix)" and the studio recording of "Wasted Me" as bonus tracks.


Track listing


All lyrics are written by Brad Arnold.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Kryptonite"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
3:54
2."Loser"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
4:25
3."Duck and Run"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
  • Henderson
3:51
4."Not Enough"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
  • Henderson
3:14
5."Be Like That"
  • Arnold
  • Henderson
4:26
6."Life of My Own"
  • Arnold
  • Harrell
3:58
7."Better Life"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
  • Henderson
3:07
8."Down Poison"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
4:21
9."By My Side"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
3:16
10."Smack"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
2:29
11."So I Need You"
  • Arnold
  • Roberts
  • Harrell
  • Henderson
3:48
Total length:40:55
Best Buy edition
No.TitleLength
12."Loser" (live)5:28
13."Life of My Own" (live)4:37
14."Kryptonite" (live)3:49
Total length:54:49

Deluxe Edition bonus CD


On September 18, 2007, the Deluxe Edition with a bonus second disc was released, which features a live performance recorded in 2003 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

Bonus Disc – U.S. edition (Universal Republic Records – B0008991-02)
No.TitleLength
1."Duck and Run" (live)4:44
2."The Road I'm On" (live)3:50
3."Kryptonite" (live)4:20
4."Father's Son" (live)4:32
5."Better Life" (live)3:20
6."Away from the Sun" (live)4:15
7."Be Like That" (live)4:40
8."Runnin' Out of Days" (live)3:40
9."Sarah Yellin'" (live)3:30
10."It's Not Me" (live)3:30
11."When I'm Gone" (live)4:52
12."Here Without You" (live)5:06
13."Loser" (live)5:44
Total length:56:03
20th Anniversary Edition CD/digital bonus tracks (disc one)
No.TitleLength
12."Kryptonite" (acoustic)3:50
13."Be Like That" (acoustic)4:25
14."The Better Life" (XX mix)3:05
15."Wasted Me" (studio version with harp)3:12
Total length:55:28
20th Anniversary Edition "Escatawpa Sessions" demos (disc two)
No.TitleLength
1."Kryptonite" (Escatawpa Sessions)3:52
2."Loser" (Escatawpa Sessions)3:32
3."Life of My Own" (Escatawpa Sessions)4:40
4."Smack" (Escatawpa Sessions)2:28
5."Down Poison" (Escatawpa Sessions)6:21
6."Dead Love" (Escatawpa Sessions)2:41
7."Wasted Me" (Escatawpa Sessions)2:55
8."Man in My Mind" (Escatawpa Sessions)3:04
9."By My Side" (Escatawpa Sessions)3:16
10."Sarah Yellin' 86" (Escatawpa Sessions)3:29
Total length:36:23

Personnel


Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[11]

3 Doors Down

Additional musicians

Production


Singles



Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[32] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[34] 7× Platinum 5,653,000[10]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "The Better Life". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1333. January 14, 2000. pp. 101, 105, 115.
  3. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1356. June 23, 2000. pp. 100, 104.
  4. "Active Rock: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1382. December 22, 2000. p. 86.
  5. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1403. May 25, 2001. pp. 87, 114, 125, 129, 140, 146.
  6. Allmusic review
  7. Entertainment Weekly review
  8. "CG: 3 doors down". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  9. Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Grein, Paul (June 24, 2014). "USA: Top 20 New Acts Since 2000". Yahoo! Music.
  11. The Better Life (booklet). Republic, Universal Records. 2000.
  12. "3 Doors Down Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. "3 Doors Down Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  14. "3 Doors Down Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  15. "Australiancharts.com – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  16. "Austriancharts.at – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  17. "Ultratop.be – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  18. "3 Doors Down Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  19. "Dutchcharts.nl – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  20. "3 Doors Down: The Better Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  21. "Offiziellecharts.de – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  22. "Charts.nz – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  23. "3 Doors Down Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  24. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  25. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  26. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  27. "Jaaroverzichten 2001". Ultratop. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  28. "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  29. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  30. "The Decade in Music - Charts - Top Billboard 200 Albums" (PDF). Billboard. December 19, 2009. p. 162. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via World Radio History. Digit page 166 on the PDF archive.
  31. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  32. "Canadian album certifications – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life". Music Canada.
  33. "New Zealand album certifications – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  34. "American album certifications – 3 Doors Down – The Better Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2020.



На других языках

- [en] The Better Life

[es] The Better Life

The Better Life es el primer álbum de estudio de la banda de rock estadounidense 3 Doors Down, el que ha conquistado 6 discos de Platino desde su lanzamiento. Las letras de las canciones son de la autoría del vocalista, Brad Arnold y la música es responsabilidad de Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson y Matt Roberts, músicos de la banda. El álbum fue el 11.no álbum mejor vendido del 2000 vendiendo 3 000 000 de copias ese año,[1] siendo el disco más vendido de la banda hasta el momento.[2]

[ru] The Better Life

The Better Life — дебютный студийный американской рок-группы 3 Doors Down, выпущенный 8 февраля 2000 года. Релиз шесть раз стал платиновым в США. Это единственный альбом группы, на котором вокалист группы, Брэд Арнольд, выступил также и в роли ударника. Синглы с альбома, «Kryptonite», «Loser», и «Be Like That» попали в Billboard Hot 100, на No. 3, No. 55, and No. 24 позиции соответственно. The Better Life разошёлся по мире в количестве, превышающим шесть миллионов экземпляров[4].


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