Riot

Three Days Grace

About Riot

"Riot" is the fourth and final single from the album One-X by Three Days Grace. The song is about protesting against the negative things in life and was inspired by vocalist Adam Gontier's anger when he was in rehab for OxyContin addiction. The song was also featured in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 as an edited version. It is one of only a few songs by the band to feature profanity. During radio play, the line "If you feel so filthy, so dirty, so fucked up", "fucked" is replaced with "messed", and in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 video game, the word "fuck" in that line is backmasked so that it sounds somewhat like "if you feel so filthy, so dirty, so huffed up". It charted at number 65 in Canada, and number 12 and 21 on the US Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts respectively. 


Year:
2006
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If you feel so empty
So used up, so let down
If you feel so angry
So ripped off, so stepped on
You're not the only one
Refusing to back down
You're not the only one
So get up

Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot
Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot

If you feel so filthy
So dirty, so fucked up
If you feel so walked on
So painful, so pissed off
You're not the only one
Refusing to go down
You're not the only one
So get up

Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot
Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot

If you feel so empty
So used up, so let down
If you feel so angry
Just get up

Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot
Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot

Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot
Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot

Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot

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Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1995, the band regrouped in 1997 under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and the backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist. The band is based in Toronto. As of 2013, Brad's younger brother, Matt, has been the lead vocalist replacing the departing Gontier. more »

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Written by: ADAM GONTIER, BARRY STOCK, BRAD WALST, NEIL SANDERSON

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing

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13 facts about this song

Album history
"Riot" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It is the seventh track and third single off their second album, "One-X".
Release Time
"Riot" was released as a single in 2007, a year after the release of the album "One-X" which came out in 2006.
Music Video
The official music video for "Riot" was released on YouTube on October 3, 2009.
Chart Performance
The track peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and number 24 on the Alternative Songs chart in the United States.
Commercial Usage
"Riot" was used for promoting the World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) 2007 edition of its Pay-per-view event, Unforgiven.
Game Inclusion
The song was included in the tracklist of the video game WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007.
Song Theme
"Riot" talks about feeling suppressed by society or other people and standing up for oneself. Hence, the title "Riot" represents breaking free from oppression.
Band Highlight
The band, Three Days Grace, is renowned for dealing with issues like mental health, pain, and existential crisis in their songs, and "Riot" is no exception.
Genre
The song fits into the genres of post-grunge and alternative metal.
Critical Response
While some critics have praised the song for its subject matter and the band's performance, others have criticized it for its repetitive lyrics. However, it is considered as one of Three Days Grace's most popular songs.
Live Performances
"Riot" has frequently been played live by the band in concerts and music festivals, often used to pump up the crowd due to its energetic nature.
Song Writing
Like many other songs by the band, "Riot" was written by band members Adam Gontier, Brad Walst, and Neil Sanderson.
Band Lineup
During the time of this song's release and creation, the members of Three Days Grace were Adam Gontier (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Brad Walst (bass guitar, backing vocals), Neil Sanderson (drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals), and Barry Stock (lead guitar).

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