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18-510: The album's name comes from the band only having seventeen days off in between finishing up their Away from the Sun tour and returning to the studio to record the album. All tracks are written by Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, and Chris Henderson 3 Doors Down Additional musicians Production Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Away from

36-594: A few disappointing turns". Johnny Lofton of AllMusic gave album three out of five stars, saying: "the band doesn't yet have the hooks to remain consistently interesting for an entire album. Besides the unstoppable melody of the title track, and 'Ticket to Heaven,' which shows some real songwriting depth in comparison to the band's debut, many of Away from the Sun ' s 11 tracks sound too similar. It's an accomplished, often rocking, and sometimes genuinely emotional set, but there just isn't enough variety to sustain it." Independent music website Music Immortal wrote in

54-404: A little bit of a sad song, and I kind of meant it as a happy song, because it's talking about being here without you, but she's still with me in my dreams. And tonight, it's only you and me, so the song was really about that dream. And being in a state of peace, because you've got that person there with you in your sleep. In that way I kind of meant for it to be a little bit of a happy song." Like

72-409: A more widely distributed version. The original test market version differs from this common version in both packaging elements and in the design of the back of the inlay card. The DualDisc has the standard CD album on one side and a DVD-Audio / DVD-Video on the second side. The DVD-Audio portion contains the entire album in advanced resolution 5.1 PCM surround sound and 2.0 PCM stereo. The PCM audio

90-468: A retrospective 2009 review: "Something tells me this album came from a very low, depressed place. A lot of the songs on the album speak of loneliness or emptiness, and its definitely one of those albums you would turn on when you want to be reminded that others feel the same way sometimes." Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Here Without You " Here Without You "

108-652: Is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down . The power ballad was released on July 28, 2003, as the third single from the band's second studio album, Away from the Sun (2002). The song reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 2003 and was certified double platinum in the US for shipping over 2,000,000 units. It was also successful around the world, peaking at No. 2 in Australia and reaching

126-683: The Sun Away from the Sun is the second studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down , released by Universal Records on November 12, 2002. Three of its four singles—" When I'm Gone ", " Here Without You ", and " Away from the Sun "—entered the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at numbers four, five, and 62, respectively. The album received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 4, 2006. The Away from

144-576: The Sun recording sessions took place during the summer of 2002 with producer and engineer Rick Parashar at London Bridge Studio in Seattle , Washington . Alex Lifeson , guitarist for the Canadian rock band Rush , performed live with 3 Doors Down in Biloxi, Mississippi during the premiere party for Away from the Sun . The album has sold eight million copies worldwide, including over four million in

162-425: The Sun remained generally mixed. Praise came from its earnesty and raw aggression, while its lyrical themes were disparaged for being too morbid, depressing, or otherwise " self-pitying ". Bob Waliszewski of the website PluggedIn wrote that "Unlike the band’s last disc, this one views hard times with less melancholy and more ambition to affect change. Away From the Sun offers 3DD fans a ray of hope, yet gets burned by

180-468: The Sun : I think it will always be my favorite record of ours that we made. There were just a lot of emotions I had that were ready to come out. Away from the Sun was included among a group of 15 DualDisc releases that were test marketed in two cities: Boston, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington. The test market DualDisc version of the album is rare. In 2005, the DualDisc version was reissued in

198-783: The U.S. "The Road I'm On" single), "Living a Lie" (from the Australian and European versions of the "When I'm Gone" single), the previously released bonus tracks "This Time" and "Pop Song," a re-recorded version of the band's 1997 demo track "Man in My Mind" titled "Something in My Mind," and the exclusive song "Long Day." All songs written by 3 Doors Down except "Dangerous Game" and "Sarah Yellin'" by Arnold, Roberts and Harrell, and " That Smell " by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd . 3 Doors Down Additional musicians Production Limited Edition DVD As with their debut album, critical reception of Away from

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216-487: The US alone. A two-disc Limited Edition version of the album was released in 2002 with a bonus DVD that included live video footage of the band, a behind-the-scenes "Making of" video about the album, 5.1 audio recordings of the songs "Dangerous Game" and "When I'm Gone", and the music videos " Kryptonite ," " Loser ," " Duck and Run ," and " Be Like That " from the band's 2000 debut album The Better Life . In September 2023, vocalist Brad Arnold said about Away from

234-585: The chart, peaking at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. It has since been certified double platinum in the United States and platinum in Australia. The song was a large success on pop radio, becoming their third No. 1 hit on the Mainstream Top 40 chart and their first No. 1 on the Adult Top 40 chart, where it stayed at the top for 13 weeks. While one of their most popular songs, "Here Without You"

252-514: The music video for the single " The Road I'm On " directed by The Malloys . Away from the Sun: Deluxe Edition , a remastered version of the album with ten bonus tracks, was released on August 11, 2023. The extra songs include early studio recordings of "Dangerous Game," "Dead Love," and "Wasted Me," a live early recording of " When I'm Gone ," a demo version of " Here Without You ," a cover of " That Smell " by Lynyrd Skynyrd (from

270-400: The song When I'm Gone , this song was heavily influenced and inspired by the song The Unforgiven by Metallica off of their 1991 self-titled album . "Here Without You" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 8, 2003, becoming the band's third and final top-10 hit as of 2024. Only their songs " Kryptonite " and " When I'm Gone " reached higher positions on

288-523: The top 10 in Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Brad Arnold stated that the main inspiration for the song was his now ex-wife. He explained the story behind the song: "The song's about being away from someone, or missing them. And it really doesn't matter if you're here without them for all day or all month. It's about the loneliness and missing of somebody. But in a way, people take that as

306-556: Was not a large hit on the band's home format of rock radio, peaking at No. 14 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 22 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. After the song's release, "Here Without You" remained a staple on pop and adult contemporary radio but not on rock or alternative radio. Worldwide, the song reached No. 2 in Australia, becoming the band's highest-charting single there. It also reached

324-490: Was recorded at 96 kHz and 24bit for both audio tracks, but the 5.1 audio track is at 13,824 kbit/s and the 2.0 audio track is at 4,608 kbit/s. Special features for the DVD-Audio include the band's biography, a photo gallery, and lyrics for all the tracks except "This Time". The DVD-Video portion contains the entire album in 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound and 2.0 Dolby Digital stereo. The DVD side also features

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