"Human Race"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Human
ReleasedMarch 23, 2015
Length4:09
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gavin Brown
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"I Am Machine"
(2014) 		"Human Race"
(2015) 		"Fallen Angel"
(2015)
Music video
"Human Race" on YouTube
"Human Race" (lyric video) on YouTube

"Human Race" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The song was released on March 23, 2015, as the third single from the band's fifth studio album Human.[1]

Background

In an interview with Loudwire, guitarist Barry Stock mentioned that "Human Race" was written while the band was on tour. Stock believed the song's inspiration was from the noise and traffic he saw during a drive through Salt Lake City.[2] Drummer Neil Sanderson stated, "I remember somebody said, 'Where the hell is everybody going and why are they such in a rush? Don't you just get sick of running this race? The human race?' The song was born in that moment. We started writing it right away.[3] The song was nominated for Rock Song of the Year at the Loudwire Music Awards in 2015.[4]

Release

An atmospheric version of "Human Race" was released on the deluxe edition of Human.[5]

Music and lyric videos

A lyric video for the song was released on their YouTube channel on March 23, 2015.[6]

The music video was released on May 14, 2015 and was directed by Mark Pellington.[7] The video focuses more about "the ideas of human connection with very distinctive looking actors whose faces seem to tell a story."[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] 31
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 34
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[11] 25

References

  1. ^ "THREE DAYS GRACE SHARE NEW SINGLE "HUMAN RACE"". Three Days Grace. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Childers, Chad (May 7, 2015). "Three Days Grace: 'We Definitely Wanted to Go Back to a Guitar-Heavy Record'". Loudwire. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Neil Sanderson (April 23, 2015). "Three Days Grace's Neil Sanderson Talks 'Human' Album + More". Loudwire. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Three Days Grace Win Best Rock Band in the 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards". Loudwire. December 1, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "THREE DAYS GRACE: 'Human Race' Lyric Video". Blabbermouth. March 23, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Three Days Grace Premiere New Song, "Human Race"". ABC News Radio. March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Three Days Grace: 'Human Race' Official Video". Blabbermouth.net. May 28, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.


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