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World So Cold (Three Days Grace song)

Summary

"World So Cold" is the third single released from Three Days Grace's 2009 album, Life Starts Now. The song was released for radio airplay on August 3, 2010.[1] The single debuted on the BIllboard Rock Songs chart at number 50 and has reached number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[2]

"World So Cold"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Life Starts Now
ReleasedAugust 3, 2010
Recorded2009
GenreAlternative metal
Length4:03
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Howard Benson
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"The Good Life"
(2010) 		"World So Cold"
(2010) 		"Lost in You"
(2011)

Composition edit

"World So Cold" was written by Adam Gontier and produced by Howard Benson. The song runs at 140 BPM and is in the key of G# major. It runs for four minutes and three seconds.[3] The track was written prior to the release of the group's second studio album, One-X according to guitarist Barry Stock. The band had written the verse and pre-chorus at the time, however never transpired into anything.[4]

Speaking about the overall meaning of the track, Gontier stated, "the song is about losing somebody close to you in your life, it's how your life changes."[4]

Versions edit

"World So Cold (piano version)" was released on the Japanese edition of Life Starts Now and on the downloadable single for "Lost in You".[5][6]

Before the album was released, the band put a piano version without any vocals on their website.

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label Ref(s).
United States August 3, 2010 Alternative radio Jive [1]
Mainstream rock [14]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "tunelab™ | Release Dates". Tunelab.com. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Key and BPM of World So Cold by Three Days Grace". Musicstax.com. September 22, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "World So Cold by Three Days Grace". Songfacts. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "CD Japan - Life Starts Now". Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Lost in You - EP by Three Days Grace". Apple Music. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – World So Cold". Recording Industry Association of America.
  14. ^ "Available for Airplay Archive: 2010 – August". FMQB. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links edit

  • Inside the Album: World So Cold on YouTube
  • World So Cold (Piano Version) on YouTube