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Away from the Sun is the second studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released by Universal Music Group on November 12, 2002. The four singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On", "Here Without You", and "Away from the Sun". The song "Sarah Yellin'" was originally recorded as "Sarah Yellin' 86" on 3 Doors Down's self-titled demo in 1997. The Away from the Sun recording sessions took place during the summer of 2002 with producer and engineer Rick Parashar at London Bridge Studio, in Seattle, Washington. Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson performed live with the band during their premiere party in Biloxi, Mississippi for Away from the Sun. The album has sold eight million copies worldwide, including over four million in the US alone.[5][6] Away from the Sun: Deluxe Edition, a remastered version with bonus tracks, was released on August 11, 2023.[7]
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Released | November 12, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
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Length | 46:50 | |||
Label | Universal | |||
Producer | Rick Parashar | |||
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This album was included among a group of 15 DualDisc releases that were test marketed in two cities: Boston and Seattle. The test market DualDisc version of the album is rare. In 2005, the DualDisc version was reissued in 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 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 the listed tracks only (not for the hidden track "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 the music video for the song "The Road I'm On" directed by The Malloys.
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
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "When I'm Gone" | 4:21 |
2. | "Away from the Sun" | 3:53 |
3. | "The Road I'm On" | 3:59 |
4. | "Ticket to Heaven" | 3:27 |
5. | "Running Out of Days" | 3:31 |
6. | "Here Without You" | 3:58 |
7. | "I Feel You" | 4:07 |
8. | "Dangerous Game" | 3:36 |
9. | "Changes" | 3:56 |
10. | "Going Down in Flames" | 3:28 |
11. | "Sarah Yellin'" | 3:17 |
12. | "This Time" (hidden track) | 4:50 |
Total length: | 46:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Pop Song" (bonus track) | 3:11 |
13. | "This Time" (hidden track) | 4:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Pop Song" (bonus track) | 3:11 |
13. | "Kryptonite" (bonus track from The Better Life) | 3:54 |
14. | "This Time" (hidden track) | 4:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "This Time" | 4:50 | |
13. | "Long Day" | 3:38 | |
14. | "That Smell" (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover) | 5:48 | |
15. | "Something in My Mind" | 3:18 | |
16. | "Living a Lie" | 3:34 | |
17. | "Pop Song" | 3:10 | |
18. | "Dangerous Game" (Early version) | 3:59 | |
19. | "Dead Love" (Early version) | 3:05 | |
20. | "Wasted Me" (Early version) | 3:09 | |
21. | "Here Without You" (Demo) | 3:45 | |
22. | "When I'm Gone" (Live early version) | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "live" (video) | |
2. | "Kryptonite" (video) | |
3. | "Loser" (video) | |
4. | "Duck and Run" (video) | |
5. | "Be Like That" (video) | |
6. | "The Making of Away from the Sun" | |
7. | "Dangerous Game" (5.1 audio) | |
8. | "When I'm Gone" (5.1 audio) |
3 Doors Down
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[10] |
musicOMH | mixed[11] |
Rolling Stone | mixed[12] |
As with their previous album, critical reception 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 a few disappointing turns".[13]
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."[14]
Independent music website Music Immortal wrote in 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."[15]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[35] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[36] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[37] | Gold | 25,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[38] | Gold | 150,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[41] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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