World So Cold (Three Days Grace song)
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| "World So Cold" | ||||
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| Single by Three Days Grace | ||||
| from the album Life Starts Now | ||||
| Released | August 3, 2010 | |||
| Studio | The Warehouse (Vancouver) | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge[1] | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriter | Adam Gontier | |||
| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
| Three Days Grace singles chronology | ||||
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"World So Cold" is the third single released from Three Days Grace's 2009 album, Life Starts Now. The song was released for radio airplay on August 3, 2010.[2] The single debuted on the Billboard Rock Songs chart at number 50 and has reached number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[3]
"World So Cold" was written by Adam Gontier and produced by Howard Benson. The song runs at 140 BPM and is in the key of C minor. It runs for four minutes and three seconds.[4]
Gontier said the song was one of the most personal tracks for him and stated the overall meaning is about "how your world changes so quickly when somebody you love or somebody who's been in your life for so long disappears, and you don't really see it coming. It's about dealing with that."[5]
"World So Cold (piano version)" was released on the Japanese edition of Life Starts Now and on the downloadable single for "Lost in You".[6][7]
Critical reception
Evigshed.com gave the song a positive review, writing, "The intro starts with an interesting original distortion guitar work, following by the awesome drums section. Then, the vocals come with the first already catchy verse singing by Adam [...] The lyrics are poetic, very sad and moving. Anyway, the most beautiful songs come from heart. Adam is an excellent songwriter who takes you into his soul through his lyrics. He also showcases another facet of his vocal talents very captivating."[8]
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Chart Attack | Canada | Best Song[9] | 2010 | 3 |
Personnel
Credits for "World So Cold" adapted from album's liner notes.[10]
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Three Days Grace
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Production
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||