Song Of The Week: 6/3/18

Song: "Going Down In Flames"

Artist: 3 Doors Down

Album: "Away From The Sun"

Year: 2002

Place Of Origin: Escatawpa, Mississippi

Years Active: 1996 - present



WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:

"Going Down In Flames" is a song that appears to be about a relationship that's on the outs. The vocalist appears to be fed up with the relationship and he's grown tired of hearing her side of the story. He feels that she has not supported him at all and when he's gone, he feels she will regret losing him because she doesn't realize what she had with him.

3 DOORS DOWN DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):

2000 - The Better Life (Universal Records)
2002 - Away From The Sun (Universal Republic Records)
2005 - Seventeen Days (Universal Republic Records)
2008 - 3 Doors Down (Universal Republic Records)
2011 - Time Of My Life (Universal Republic Records)
2016 - Us And The Night (Republic Records)

CURRENT STATUS OF 3 DOORS DOWN:

3 Doors Down formed as a band back in 1996, hailing from Mississippi. Vocalist Brad Arnold actually started out playing drums as well for the band, in fact he played drums on the band's first two albums. Speaking of the first two albums, let's start with the debut. When the song "Kryptonite" found it's way to radio stations, it skyrocketed to #3 on the Billboard Top 100 charts. The album "The Better Life" became the 11th best selling album of 2000 and has gone on to be certified 6X platinum. Success continued for the band with their sophmore effort, 2002's "Away From The Sun". This album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 charts. The steamroller kept going! 2005's "Seventeen Days" debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts and was certified platinum within one month of it's release! Their follow up self-titled album also debuted at #1. 3 Doors Down's last two releases, 2011's "Time Of My Life" and 2016's "Us And The Night" also debuted in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 charts but those two albums saw a significant drop in album sales. 3 Doors Down is what you would consider mainstream rock. Most of their songs are written specifically to get play on popular radio. That's not a bad thing, it just doesn't quite give the band lots of cred when it comes to music snobs. They aren't a bad band though and sometimes there's nothing wrong with a catchy tune. Their style is reminiscent of band's like Three Days Grace, 12 Stones, Trapt, Seether and Breaking Benjamin. 3 Doors Down tends to add a little bit of southern rock influence in their music however, showing their Mississippi roots. The band caught a lot of flac in the music world for playing at Donald Trump's Presidential inauguration but I really don't hold that against them. I really don't listen to music or artists to form my political opinions. I listen to them for their music. My favorite band of all time is Pearl Jam and they lean to the left. 3 Doors Down leans to the right. Who really gives a fuck?!! If you're taking your political cues from rock bands then I can't help you with your issues..

TEN 3 DOORS DOWN SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:

1. Away From The Sun
2. Kryptonite
3. Let Me Go
4. Here Without You
5. Be Like That
6. Landing In London
7. It's Not My Time
8. Let Me Be Myself
9. In The Dark
10. Here By Me