Riot (Three Days Grace song)

"Riot" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on November 6, 2007, as the fourth and final single from the album One-X.^[1] The song peaked at number 65 on the Canadian Hot 100, and number 12 and 21 on the US Mainstream Rock and Alternative Airplay charts respectively. The single was certified Platinum in both Canada and the United States respectively in 2018.^[2][3]

"Riot"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album One-X
Released	November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
Length	3:28
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Adam Gontier
Producer(s)	Howard Benson
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Never Too Late" (2007) "Riot" (2007) "Break" (2009)
Audio video
"Riot" on YouTube

Background

The song is about rebelling against your own feelings of being overburdened and frustration to take action and make change^[4] and was inspired by vocalist Adam Gontier's anger when he was in rehab for OxyContin addiction.^{[citation needed]} Gontier revealed in an interview with Loudwire that Chino Moreno of Deftones was almost featured in the song. He stated, "We were in LA recording it and they were pretty close by. I'd always wanted to work with him and we were just such huge Deftones fans. We still are. We reached out to his management, asked if he'd be into it and he was, but for whatever reason it didn't work out."^[5] Lead guitarist Barry Stock said the riff was inspired by "Black Sabbath".^[6]

It is one of only a few songs by the band to feature profanity.^[4]

Composition and recording

"Riot" was written by Adam Gontier and was produced by Howard Benson.^[7] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, by Alfred Music Publishing, the track runs at 132 BPM and is in the key of F major.^[8] Gontier's range in the song spans from the notes A4 to C6.^[8] The song was recorded by Mike Plotnikoff at Bay 7 Studios in Valley Village and Sparky Dark Studios in Calabasas, California.^[7]

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Riot" (clean edit)	3:27

Promotional single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Riot"	3:28

Personnel

Credits for "Riot" adapted from album's liner notes.^[7]

Three Days Grace Adam Gontier – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Barry Stock – lead guitar Brad Walst – bass Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals

Production Howard Benson – producer Chris Lord-Alge – mixing Ted Jensen – mastering Mike Plotnikoff – recording Michael Tedesco – A&R

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Riot" Chart (2007–08) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 65 Canada Rock (Billboard)[10] 15 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[11] 138 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] 21 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] 12

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Riot" Chart (2008) Position US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14] 28

Certifications

Certifications for "Riot"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[2]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[3]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.