Human Race (Three Days Grace song)

2015 single by Three Days Grace

"Human Race"

Single by Three Days Grace
from the album  Human
Released| March 23, 2015
Length| 4:09
Label| RCA
Songwriter(s)|

* Gavin Brown
* Neil Sanderson
* Barry Stock
* Brad Walst
* Matt Walst

Producer(s)| Gavin Brown
Three Days Grace singles chronology
| "I Am Machine"
(2014)  | "Human Race"
(2015)  | "Fallen Angel"
(2015)

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Music video
"Human Race" 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

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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] A lyric video for the song was released on their YouTube channel on March 23, 2015.[4] The song was nominated for Rock Song of the Year at the Loudwire Music Awards in 2015.[5]

## Composition

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"Human Race" was written by Johnny Andrews, Neil Sanderson, Matt Walst, Barry Stock and Brad Walst while production was handled by Gavin Brown, who also co-wrote the song.[6] The track is different in sound compared to previous singles "Painkiller" and "I Am Machine", featuring more synth sounds and is described as "a lot more moody."[7] The group's use of electronics on the song drew comparison to Thirty Seconds to Mars.[8]

## Release

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An atmospheric version of "Human Race" was released on the deluxe edition of Human.[9]

## Music video

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The music video was released on May 14, 2015, and was directed by Mark Pellington.[10] The video opens up with a message "The problem is not technology. The problem is the personal person using it. We're more than a body and a mind. We are a song," depicting a naked woman lying on her side on a table attached to a breathing tube.[11] Later on in the video, it focuses more about "the ideas of human connection with very distinctive looking actors whose faces seem to tell a story."[10] The video closes with a message remarking "Machines have given us abundance and left us in want. Our knowledge has been as hateful and cynical. Our cleverness is blind and mean and hard and unkind. We know too much and feel too little."[11]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Human Race"  | Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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Canada Rock (Billboard)[12] | 31
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] | 34
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] | 19

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Human Race"  | Chart (2015)  | Position

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US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[15] | 25

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Human Race"  Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref(s).

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United States  | March 23, 2015  | Mainstream rock | RCA | [7]

## References

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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 Premiere New Song, "Human Race"". ABC News Radio. March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
5. ^ "Three Days Grace Win Best Rock Band in the 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards". Loudwire. December 1, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
6. ^ Human (booklet). RCA. 2015.
7. ^ a b Johnnie Walker (March 23, 2015). "Three Days Grace Releases 'Human Race' Lyric Video to Prepare Us For the New Album". WGRD-FM. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
8. ^ "Three Days Grace - Human (Album Review) - CrypticRock". Cryptic Rock. April 13, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
9. ^ "THREE DAYS GRACE: 'Human Race' Lyric Video". Blabbermouth. March 23, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
10. ^ a b "Three Days Grace: 'Human Race' Official Video". Blabbermouth.net. May 28, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
11. ^ a b Chad Childers (May 14, 2015). "Three Days Grace Explores Humanity in 'Human Race'". Loudwire. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
12. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
13. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
14. ^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
15. ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

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Three Days Grace

* Adam Gontier
* Matt Walst
* Barry Stock
* Brad Walst
* Neil Sanderson

Studio albums|

* Three Days Grace
* One-X
* Life Starts Now
* Transit of Venus
* Human
* Outsider
* Explosions
* Alienation

EPs|

* Pain
* Never Too Late

DVD|

* Live at the Palace 2008

Singles|

* "I Hate Everything About You"
* "Just Like You"
* "Home"
* "Wake Up"
* "Animal I Have Become"
* "Pain"
* "Never Too Late"
* "Riot"
* "Break"
* "The Good Life"
* "World So Cold"
* "Lost in You"
* "Chalk Outline"
* "The High Road"
* "Misery Loves My Company"
* "Painkiller"
* "I Am Machine"
* "Human Race"
* "Fallen Angel"
* "The Mountain"
* "Infra-Red"
* "Right Left Wrong"
* "Somebody That I Used to Know"
* "So Called Life"
* "Lifetime"
* "I Am the Weapon"
* "Mayday"
* "Apologies"

Promotional singles|

* "You Don't Get Me High Anymore"
* "I Am an Outsider"
* "Neurotic"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Awards and nominations
* "I Don't Care"

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