"Fallen Angel"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Human
Released15 September 2015
Genre
Length3:09
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brown
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Human Race"
(2015) 		"Fallen Angel"
(2015) 		"The Mountain"
(2018)
Music video
"Fallen Angel" (lyric video) on YouTube

"Fallen Angel" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The song was released on 15 September 2015, as the fourth and final single from the band's fifth studio album Human.[1]

Background

Three Days Grace's drummer Neil Sanderson said "Fallen Angel" was about his mother's grief after the deaths of his brother and father when he was five years old.[2] He also revealed that the song was tough one to write.[2]

Music video

An official lyric video for the single was released on 2 November 2015, directed by Matthew JC.[3] The video begins with singer Matt Walst stating, "This song is about losing the people we love and wishing we could have been the ones to save them."[4] Lyrics are overlaid atop the band's live performance at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX.[5]

Legacy

In 2016, Sanderson said the band created a page on their official website entitled the "Fallen Angel Dedication Wall" where messages can be posted in memory of loved ones.[6]

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ Childers, Chad (21 September 2015). "Breaking Benjamin vs. Three Days Grace – Cage Match". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016. with their current single "Fallen Angel".
  2. ^ a b "Three Days Grace's Neil Sanderson Discusses Story Behind "Fallen Angel". Rock 94.7. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Three Days Grace - Fallen Angel (Lyric Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ Childers, Chad (5 November 2015). "Three Days Grace Showcase Live Show in 'Fallen Angel' Lyric Video". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Three Days Grace Premieres "Fallen Angel" Lyric Video". KRRO. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ Sanderson, Neil (31 March 2016). "Three Days Grace's Neil Sanderson Talks New Album Progress + 'Fallen Angel Dedication Wall'". Loudwire. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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