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" (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

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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] The song was nominated for Rock Song of the Year at the Loudwire Music Awards in 2015.[4]

## Release

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

## Music and lyric videos

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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

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] | 31
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] | 34
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 19

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2015)  | Position

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US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[11] | 25

## 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 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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Three Days Grace

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

Studio albums|

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

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"

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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* MusicBrainz work

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