Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in 1995, the band reformed in 1997 under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s lead guitarist. After signing to Jive Records, Three Days Grace released two studio albums, Three Days Grace in 2003 and One-X in 2006, both of which have been certified platinum and double platinum in the United States and Canada, respectively. In 2007, the band was declared number one rock artist of the year by Billboard and was the number four artist in airplay in Canada that same year. The band\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s third album, Life Starts Now, was released on September 22, 2009. Background information Origin Norwood, Ontario, Canada Genres Alternative metal, hard rock Years active 1992–1995, 1997–present Labels Jive Associated acts Thousand Foot Krutch Website ThreeDaysGrace.com Members Adam Gontier Neil Sanderson Brad Walst Barry Stock \\\"Break\\\" is the first single from Three Days Grace\\\'s third album, Life Starts Now. The single was released on September 1, 2009 at 6:45 pm EST for radio play as well as on their website. The song made its North American radio station debut on Ottawa, Ontario\\\'s CKQB-FM (Virgin Radio 106.9) on August 31, 2009. The song became available at iTunes on September 4, 2009. In Billboard magazine, it has charted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Rock Songs chart, number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number four on the Alternative Songs, number 69 on the Radio airplay chart, and number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song has been very successful in the US, topping the mainstream rock chart and billboard rock chart for 9 consecutive weeks. Lead guitarist Barry Stock, in an interview with TheDeadbolt.com, explained the meaning behind Break: \\\"It\\\'s really just about if you don\\\'t like the situation you\\\'re in or what\\\'s going on around you, it\\\'s entirely up to you to break out of it. That\\\'s it. It\\\'s pretty much just breaking out and letting loose. You don\\\'t have to be stuck in whatever it is you\\\'re dealing with. Whether it\\\'s good or bad, it\\\'s your choice to make a change.\\\" Bassist Brad Walst told the Peterborough Examiner in an interview that \\\"\\\'Break\\\' is about breaking away from bad influences.\\\" On September 11, Three Days Grace announced the music video for \\\"Break\\\" would debut on Yahoo! Music on September 14, 2009.[4] The music video, directed by P. R. Brown[4], begins with the band members entering separate rooms that match their clothes\\\' colors (Adam wearing white, Barry in pink, Neil dressed in black, and Brad in gray), and shows four balls, matching the aforementioned colors, in a pendulum-like state. The band begins to perform their parts in these separate rooms as giant fans appear and begin to whir. As the song progresses, floating balls are pulled through the fans and hit each band member, leaving them stained with one of their band-mate\\\'s colors. The song ends with them exiting down a hall, the four paint balls following them. Several of the effects used in the video include: Via phantom cams, green screens, polymer, and water-based paint. Single by Three Days Grace from the album Life Starts Now Released September 1, 2009 Format CD single, digital download Recorded 2009 Genre Alternative metal Length 3:13 (album version) 3:31 (music video version) Label Jive Writer(s) Adam Gontier Producer Howard Benson