"I Am an Outsider" | |
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Promotional single by Three Days Grace | |
from the album Outsider | |
Released | February 16, 2018 |
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Length | 2:43 |
Label | RCA |
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"I Am an Outsider" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released as a promotional single from their sixth studio album Outsider on February 16, 2018.[3]
"I Am an Outside" was written by Barry Stock, Neil Sanderson, Matt Walst, Brad Wlast, Gavin Brown, Johnny Andrews and Meghan Patrick while production was handled by Howard Benson and Brown.[4] The song is about, "deciding that you don't want to be exposed to so many influences in your life and to people who have a negative influence on you."[5] The group wrote the song as they have previously written songs about being the odd person out and being comfortable with that.[5]
In an interview with Billboard, drummer Neil Sanderson stated:
"You want to be able to take a great big step backwards and view all the chaos and absurdity from a distance – 'I don't want to believe the same way, the same things you to just to sort of conform to anything. I want to have my own set of thoughts and my own set of feelings.' We've always kind of felt like that, I think."[6]
The song has been described as one of the group's more aggressive tracks, blending in heavy synth work and electronic music.[6]
Joshua Leep of Salute gave a positive review for the track stating, "It has raw, passionate vocals, driving guitar riffs, and a rhythm section that will flatten anyone to the floor." He also praised the songs lyrics that give a "message of strength and hope."[2]
"I Am an Outsider" debuted at number 47 on the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.[7] On the US Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, the song peaked at number six.[8]
Credits retrieved from album's liner notes.[9]
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Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] | 47 |