Riot (Three Days Grace song)

"Riot" is the fourth and final single from the album One-X by Three Days Grace. The song is about protesting against the negative things in life and was inspired by vocalist Adam Gontier's anger when he was in rehab for OxyContin addiction. The song was also featured in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 as an edited version.

"Riot"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album One-X
ReleasedNovember 6, 2007
Recorded2005–2006
GenreAlternative metal[1]
Length3:27
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Never Too Late"
(2007)		 "Riot"
(2007)		 "Break"
(2009)

It is one of only a few songs by the band to feature profanity. During radio play, the line "If you feel so filthy, so dirty, so fucked up", "fucked" is replaced with "messed", and in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 video game, the word "fuck" in that line is backmasked so that it sounds somewhat like "if you feel so filthy, so dirty, so huffed up".

It charted at number 65 in Canada, and number 12 and 21 on the US Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts respectively.

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] 65
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 21
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 12

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000[7]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "One-X by Three Days Grace on iTunes". iTunes. The second album by Ontario’s Three Days Grace balances scalding metallic hard rock like opener “It’s All Over” and the rabidly fist-pumping “Riot” with sincere post-grunge power ballads like “Never Too Late,” “On My Own,” and “Get Out Alive.”
  2. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. "Canadian single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – Riot". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  7. "American certifications – Three Days Grace". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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