Human (Three Days Grace album)

Human is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The album was released on March 31, 2015 through RCA Records. This is the group's first album without original lead singer Adam Gontier, and the first with My Darkest Days lead singer Matt Walst.[4] The group went on the "Human Tour" in support of the album.[5]

Human
Studio album by
Three Days Grace
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Recorded2013-2014
StudioNoble Street Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Genre
Length39:31
Label
ProducerGavin Brown
Three Days Grace chronology
Transit of Venus
(2012)		 Human
(2015)		 Outsider
(2018)
Singles from Human
  1. "Painkiller"
    Released: April 1, 2014
  2. "I Am Machine"
    Released: September 30, 2014
  3. "Human Race"
    Released: March 23, 2015
  4. "Fallen Angel"
    Released: September 15, 2015[3]

Singles

On April 1, 2014, the band released "Painkiller" on iTunes.[6] On April 8, 2014, the song was released to US rock radio stations.[7] Two months later, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[8] The second single, "I Am Machine",[9] released in September 2014, reached No. 1 on the same chart. On March 23, 2015, "Human Race" was released as the third single.[10] On September 15, 2015, "Fallen Angel" was released as the fourth single.[11]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mind Equals Blown7/10[12]
Revolver[13]
Ultimate Guitar Archive6.7/10[14]
Cryptic Rock[15]
New Noise Magazine[16]
Toronto Sun2/5[2]
MusicReviewRadar[17]

Human received mixed reviews upon release. The album debuted at number 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 6,700 copies in its first week.[18]

The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and sold 18,000 copies first week.[19] As of January 8, 2016, the album has sold 121,000 copies in the US.[20]

Heather Allen at Mind Equals Blown stated "It's always worrisome when a singer gets replaced because the band that you've come to know and love could easily do a complete musical 180." MusicReviewRadar stated "the departure of the iconic Adam Gontier could have forced the band’s loss of identity and direction but Matt Walst managed to fill in Adam’s spot without becoming a complete replica" and that "the album was a good surprise [...] well balanced between soft and good-old Three Days Grace-style tracks".[21]

The album earned a nomination for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2015 Loudwire Music Awards, though ultimately lost to Dark Before Dawn by Breaking Benjamin.[22][23]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Three Days Grace (Neil Sanderson, Barry Stock, Brad Walst and Matt Walst) and producer Gavin Brown, with additional writers as listed below.

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Human Race" 4:09
2."Painkiller"
2:58
3."Fallen Angel"
3:06
4."Landmine" 3:25
5."Tell Me Why" 3:30
6."I Am Machine"
  • Andrews
3:21
7."So What"
2:57
8."Car Crash" 2:50
9."Nothing's Fair in Love and War" 3:44
10."One Too Many"
  • Casey Marshall
2:41
11."The End Is Not the Answer" 2:52
12."The Real You" 3:54
Total length:39:31
Deluxe second disc edition and Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Every Other Weekend"4:02
14."Human Race" (atmosphere version)3:59
15."Painkiller" (live)3:20
16."Let You Down" (live)4:10
Total length:54:45

Personnel

Charts

Single charts
Year Single Peak chart positions
CAN
[39]		 US
Alt.
[40]		 US
Main.
[8]		 US
Rock
[41]
2014 "Painkiller" 86 — 1 24
"I Am Machine" — 38 1 20
2015 "Human Race" — — 3 34
"Fallen Angel" — — 6 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country.

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Gold 40,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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