I Am Machine

"I Am Machine"
"I Am Machine"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Human
Released	September 30, 2014
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	3:20
Label	RCA
Songwriters	Gavin Brown; Johnny Andrews; Neil Sanderson; Matt Walst; Barry Stock; Brad Walst;
Producer	Gavin Brown
Three Days Grace singles chronology
Music video
	"I Am Machine" (lyric video) on YouTube

"I Am Machine" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The song was released as a single on September 30, 2014. It is the second single from the band's fifth studio album Human.^[1] The song became the group's thirteenth number-one on the Active Rock charts,^[2] as well as their twelfth on the US Mainstream Rock chart.^[3]

Background

Guitarist Barry Stock told Guitar World that the song is about, "a feeling we all have from time to time." He further elaborated stating, "Everyone is stuck in technology these days with our heads stuck down on our phones. We're all guilty of that to some degree. The song is really about the idea that sometimes you just have to lift your head up and look around and see how beautiful things are."^[4]

Composition

"I Am Machine" 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.^[5] Sanderson described the track as "one of the heaviest things" they've played.^[6]

Lyric video

A lyric video for the song was released on their YouTube and Vevo channel on September 28, 2014.^[7] The video includes the band recording the song, while lyrics are shown over the video.^[8]

Accolades

The song was nominated for Rock Song of the Year at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards.^[9] Billboard ranked the song at number 91 on their "Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Songs" list.^[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Am Machine"
Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[11]	72
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[12]	18
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[13]	20
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[14]	12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Am Machine"
Chart (2015)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[15]	77
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[16]	46

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for "I Am Machine"
Chart (All-time)	Position
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)^[10]	91

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "I Am Machine"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[17]	Gold	40,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I Am Machine"
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref(s).
Various	September 30, 2014	Digital download	RCA	^[19]
United States	October 7, 2014	Mainstream rock	RCA	^[20]

References

^ Chad Childers (October 13, 2014). "In This Moment vs. Three Days Grace – Cage Match". Loudwire. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ "Three Days Grace Beats Van Halen Record For Most US No. 1s". Billboard. FYI Music News. September 12, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "Three Days Grace Chart History – Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ James Wood (March 22, 2015). "Three Days Grace Guitarist Barry Stock Discusses Gear and New Album, 'Human'". Guitar World. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "BMI - I Am Machine". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ Neil Sanderson (November 20, 2014). "Three Days Grace's Neil Sanderson: 'This Album Is Turning Out to be Such a Personal Reflection'". Loudwire. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ "Three Days Grace Releases New Song I Am Machine". Blabbermouth.net. September 30, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ Chad Childers (September 29, 2014). "Three Days Grace Unleash Hard Rocking New Single I Am Machine". Loudwire. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ Joe Lynch (February 9, 2016). "iHeartRadio Music Awards Announce 2016 Nominees, Performers & New Categories". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
^ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Three Days Grace – I Am Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – I Am Machine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "I Am Machine - Single". iTunes. 2014. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "All Access - Rock Future Releases". All Access Mediabase. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[1] Chad Childers (October 13, 2014). "In This Moment vs. Three Days Grace – Cage Match". Loudwire. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[2] "Three Days Grace Beats Van Halen Record For Most US No. 1s". Billboard. FYI Music News. September 12, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[3] "Three Days Grace Chart History – Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[4] James Wood (March 22, 2015). "Three Days Grace Guitarist Barry Stock Discusses Gear and New Album, 'Human'". Guitar World. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[5] "BMI - I Am Machine". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[6] Neil Sanderson (November 20, 2014). "Three Days Grace's Neil Sanderson: 'This Album Is Turning Out to be Such a Personal Reflection'". Loudwire. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[7] "Three Days Grace Releases New Song I Am Machine". Blabbermouth.net. September 30, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[Loudwire-8] Chad Childers (September 29, 2014). "Three Days Grace Unleash Hard Rocking New Single I Am Machine". Loudwire. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[9] Joe Lynch (February 9, 2016). "iHeartRadio Music Awards Announce 2016 Nominees, Performers & New Categories". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

[All_Time-10] "Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[11] "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[12] "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_Three_Days_Grace-13] "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

[sc_Billboardrockairplay_Three_Days_Grace-14] "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

[15] "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[16] "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[CanadaThree_Days_GraceI_Am_MachinesingleCertRef-17] "Canadian single certifications – Three Days Grace – I Am Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[United_StatesThree_Days_GraceI_Am_MachinesingleCertRef-18] "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – I Am Machine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

[19] "I Am Machine - Single". iTunes. 2014. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[20] "All Access - Rock Future Releases". All Access Mediabase. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

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v t e Three Days Grace
Adam Gontier Matt Walst Barry Stock Brad Walst Neil Sanderson Phil Crowe Joe Grant
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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