3 Doors Down is an album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on May 20, 2008.
"It's Not My Time" was the first single from the album and was released in February 2008. It can
be heard on the band's MySpace site. Another song on the album, "Citizen/Soldier" was
released in 2007 as a tribute to the National Guard. The album became the band's second
consecutive #1 album on the Billboard 200, debuting at #1 with first week sales of 154,000. It
has sold 379,232 copies in the U.S., and was certified Gold by the RIAA as of its seventh week
of release
3 Doors Down was formed by then-drummer Brad Arnold, guitarist Matt Roberts and bassist
Todd Harrell. The three were friends who had grown up together in Escatawpa, and who all
shared a common interest in rock music. The band began playing locally around the city,
playing a mix of both cover songs and original songs that would eventually be recorded on their
first release. Brad Arnold eventually ended up not only drumming, but also acting as the
group's singer, mainly because, as he puts it, "nobody else would do it, but I did and enjoyed it."
The band eventually began to tour outside of their city, and it was during a trip to Foley,
Alabama that they came up with their official name. When the three men were walking through
the town, they saw a building where some letters had fallen off of its sign, and it read "Doors
Down." Since at the time they consisted of three people, they added the "3" to create "3 Doors
Down."
A couple years after performing together, Todd Harrell asked guitarist Chris Henderson to join
the band in order to make the sound more full. They recorded a demo CD of their original
songs, which brought them both great publicity and a larger audience, as well as caught the
attention of Universal Records, who eventually signed the band.
"It's Not My Time" was the first single from the album and was released in February 2008. It can
be heard on the band's MySpace site. Another song on the album, "Citizen/Soldier" was
released in 2007 as a tribute to the National Guard. The album became the band's second
consecutive #1 album on the Billboard 200, debuting at #1 with first week sales of 154,000. It
has sold 379,232 copies in the U.S., and was certified Gold by the RIAA as of its seventh week
of release
3 Doors Down was formed by then-drummer Brad Arnold, guitarist Matt Roberts and bassist
Todd Harrell. The three were friends who had grown up together in Escatawpa, and who all
shared a common interest in rock music. The band began playing locally around the city,
playing a mix of both cover songs and original songs that would eventually be recorded on their
first release. Brad Arnold eventually ended up not only drumming, but also acting as the
group's singer, mainly because, as he puts it, "nobody else would do it, but I did and enjoyed it."
The band eventually began to tour outside of their city, and it was during a trip to Foley,
Alabama that they came up with their official name. When the three men were walking through
the town, they saw a building where some letters had fallen off of its sign, and it read "Doors
Down." Since at the time they consisted of three people, they added the "3" to create "3 Doors
Down."
A couple years after performing together, Todd Harrell asked guitarist Chris Henderson to join
the band in order to make the sound more full. They recorded a demo CD of their original
songs, which brought them both great publicity and a larger audience, as well as caught the
attention of Universal Records, who eventually signed the band.
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Brad Arnold - lead vocals
Matt Roberts - guitar
Chris Henderson - guitar
Todd Harrell - bass guitar
Greg Upchurch - drums, percussion
Former
Daniel Adair - drums, percussion
Matt Roberts - guitar
Chris Henderson - guitar
Todd Harrell - bass guitar
Greg Upchurch - drums, percussion
Former
Daniel Adair - drums, percussion
3 Doors Down - 3 Doors Down
