Neurotic (song)

"Neurotic" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The song was released on February 17, 2022 as a promotional single from their seventh studio album, Explosions and features guest vocals from Lukas Rossi.^[3]

"Neurotic"
Promotional single by Three Days Grace
from the album Explosions
Released	February 17, 2022
Genre	Grunge[1] electronic rock[2]
Length	3:17
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Neil Sanderson Lukas Rossi
Producer(s)	Howard Benson

Background and composition

"Neurotic" is a song about, "always looking over your shoulder trying to outrun your demons."^[3] Drummer Neil Sanderson stated, "Everything is about tension and release. ["Neurotic"] defines the record."^[4]

The track was originally recorded by King City, a project started by Sanderson and vocalist Lukas Rossi of Rock Star Supernova.^[5] The group later re-worked on the track and according to Matt Walst, wanted to add "a Three Days Grace spin to it."^[6] Sanderson's added, "Lukas has a great voice, and we match up pretty well."

Critical reception

Ricky Aarons of Wall of Sound stated, "Instrumentally, signature Three Days Grace elements and tuning kick straight in. Vocalist Matt Walst has really found his feet vocally in this band... Rossi adds a 90s/00s grungy rock vocal feature, leading to a crescendo chorus from Three Days Grace."^[1] Conor of Rock N' Loud remarked, "'Neurotic' eases you in with a more electro style with keyboards and mixer before it explodes when the chorus hits as crunching riffs come in over the top with Walst's vocals giving it a massive lift, a seriously infectious mix of electro and metal."^[2]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Neurotic" (featuring Lukas Rossi)	4:21
2.	"So Called Life"	3:26

Personnel

Credits for "Neurotic" retrieved from album's liner notes.^[7]

Three Days Grace Matt Walst – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Barry Stock – lead guitar Brad Walst – bass guitar Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals, piano

Additional musicians Lukas Rossi – guest vocals Production Howard Benson – producer

Charts

Chart performance for "Neurotic"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Hot Hard Rock Songs (Billboard)[8]	15

Release history

Release history for "Neurotic"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	February 17, 2022	Digital download	RCA Records	[9]

References

1. Ricky Aarons (February 18, 2022). "Three Days Grace Collaborate With Supernova's Lukas Rossi On New Track Neurotic". Wall of Sound. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
2. Conor (May 5, 2022). "Three Days Grace // Explosions // Album Review". Rock N' Load. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
3. Chad Childers (February 17, 2023). "Three Days Grace Teams With Lukas Rossi on Anthemic New Song Neurotic". Loudwire. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
4. Calum Slingerland (February 17, 2022). "Three Days Grace and Lukas Rossi Join Forces on Neurotic". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
5. "Three Days Grace Shares New Song 'Neurotic' Featuring Lukas Rossi". Blabbermouth.net. February 17, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
6. Josh Johnson (February 17, 2022). "Three Days Grace release new song Neurotic featuring Rock Star Supernova's Lukas Rossi". ABC Audio. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
7. Explosions (booklet). RCA. 2022.
8. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Hard Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
9. "Neurotic (feat. Lukas Rossi) - Single by Three Days Grace". Spotify. Retrieved December 1, 2023.