"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]

Composition

"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

"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.

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Chart Attack Canada Best Song[7] 2010 3

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref(s).
United States August 3, 2010 Alternative radio Jive [1]
Mainstream rock [15]

References

  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. ^ "16th Annual Year-End Readers' Poll – Best Song". Chart Attack. December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  13. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  14. ^ "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – World So Cold". Recording Industry Association of America.
  15. ^ "Available for Airplay Archive: 2010 – August". FMQB. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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