Seventeen Days

Seventeen Days
Seventeen Days
Studio album by 3 Doors Down
Released	February 8, 2005
Studio	Ocean Way (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Alternative rock; post-grunge;
Length	44:11
Label	Universal
Producer	Johnny K
3 Doors Down chronology
Singles from Seventeen Days
	"Let Me Go"; Released: November 22, 2004; "Behind Those Eyes"; Released: April 4, 2005; "Landing in London"; Released: June 8, 2005; "Here by Me"; Released: July 25, 2005; "Live for Today"; Released: August 1, 2005;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]

Seventeen Days is the third studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released on February 8, 2005, five years after the release of their first album, The Better Life. It is the band's first album to debut atop the Billboard 200, and received both gold and platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 14, 2005.^[9] Its lead single, "Let Me Go", became the album's only song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 14. The album features a duet with Bob Seger on the single "Landing in London", and is the only 3 Doors Down studio album with Daniel Adair on drums, who left the group to join the Canadian rock band Nickelback in 2005.

Recording

The album's name comes from the band only having seventeen days off in between finishing up their Away from the Sun tour and returning to the studio to start pre-production on the recording process.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, and Chris Henderson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Right Where I Belong"	2:32
2.	"It's Not Me^[a]"	3:14
3.	"Let Me Go^[b]^[c]^[d]"	3:52
4.	"Be Somebody^[b]"	3:15
5.	"Landing in London^[b]" (featuring Bob Seger)	4:31
6.	"The Real Life^[e]"	3:52
7.	"Behind Those Eyes"	4:19
8.	"Never Will I Break"	3:50
9.	"Father's Son"	4:12
10.	"Live for Today"	3:47
11.	"My World^[b]^[e]"	3:00
12.	"Here by Me"	3:47
Total length:		44:11

^a live recording appears on Another 700 Miles EP (2003)

^b acoustic recording appears on Acoustic EP (2005)

^c appears on A Six Pack of Hits compilation (2008)

^d remixed remaster appears on The Greatest Hits compilation (2012)

^e acoustic recording appears on Back Porch Jam (2019)

US DualDisc edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Let Me Go" (acoustic)	3:49
14.	"Be Somebody" (acoustic)	3:11
15.	"Landing in London" (acoustic)	4:47
16.	"My World" (acoustic)	2:59

US iTunes Store edition bonus track^[11]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Be Somebody" (acoustic)	3:11

International digital edition bonus tracks^[12]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Here Without You" (acoustic)	3:51
14.	"Away from the Sun" (acoustic)	3:44

UK digital edition bonus track^[13]
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Let Me Go" (acoustic)	3:49

Personnel

3 Doors Down

Brad Arnold – lead vocals
Matt Roberts – lead guitar, backing vocals
Chris Henderson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Todd Harrell – bass guitar
Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Bob Seger – vocals on "Landing in London"
Bekka Bramlett, Crystal Taliefero, Janet Kenyon, Amy Owsley and Kelley Norris – background vocals on "Father's Son"
Nick Hoffman – banjo and violin on "Father's Son"
Kristin Wilkinson, Anthony La Marchina, Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, David B. Angell (The Love Sponge String Quartet) – strings on "Here by Me" and "Landing in London"
Kirk Kelsey and Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements on "Here by Me" and "Landing in London"

Production

Johnny K – producer, engineering
Kirk Kelsey and Tadpole – additional engineering, digital editing
Leslie Richter and Todd Schall – assistant engineering
Andy Wallace – mixing at Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN
John O'Mahony – Pro-Tools (assisted by Allen Ditto)
Howie Weinberg – mastering at MasterDisk Studios, New York, NY
Sandy Brummels – art direction
Dean Karr – photography
Karen Walker – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Seventeen Days*
Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	54
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[15]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[16]	56
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[17]	6
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[18]	14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[19]	26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[20]	17
French Albums (SNEP)^[21]	198
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[22]	6
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[23]	27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[24]	11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[25]	15
US Billboard 200^[26]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Seventeen Days*
Chart (2005)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[27]	72
US Billboard 200^[28]	44

Certifications

Certifications for *Seventeen Days*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[29]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[30]	Gold	100,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[31]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Appearances

"Behind Those Eyes" was used as one of two theme songs for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event WrestleMania 21 in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1582. November 19, 2004. p. 21.
^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1600. April 1, 2005. p. 19.
^ "3 Doors Down feat. Bob Seger – Landing in London". MegaCharts. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1616. July 22, 2005. p. 21.
^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1617. July 29, 2005. p. 21.
^ Allmusic review
^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2016.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
^ [1] 3 doors down bio
^ "Seventeen Days (Bonus Track Version) by 3 Doors Down on Apple Music". iTunes.
^ "Seventeen Days von 3 Doors Down bei Amazon Music Unlimited". Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "Seventeen Days by 3 Doors Down on Amazon Music Unlimited". Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 279.
^ "Austriancharts.at – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "3 Doors Down Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "3 Doors Down: Seventeen Days" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "3 Doors Down Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 16, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
^ "Canadian album certifications – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Music Canada.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (3 Doors Down; 'Seventeen Days')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1582. November 19, 2004. p. 21.

[2] "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1600. April 1, 2005. p. 19.

[3] "3 Doors Down feat. Bob Seger – Landing in London". MegaCharts. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[4] "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1616. July 22, 2005. p. 21.

[5] "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1617. July 29, 2005. p. 21.

[6] Allmusic review

[7] "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2007.

[8] "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2016.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[9] "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[10] [1] 3 doors down bio

[11] "Seventeen Days (Bonus Track Version) by 3 Doors Down on Apple Music". iTunes.

[12] "Seventeen Days von 3 Doors Down bei Amazon Music Unlimited". Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[13] "Seventeen Days by 3 Doors Down on Amazon Music Unlimited". Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[14] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 279.

[ac_Austria_3_Doors_Down-15] "Austriancharts.at – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Flanders_3_Doors_Down-16] "Ultratop.be – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCanada_3_Doors_Down-17] "3 Doors Down Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Denmark_3_Doors_Down-18] "Danishcharts.dk – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_3_Doors_Down-19] "Dutchcharts.nl – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Finland_3_Doors_Down-20] "3 Doors Down: Seventeen Days" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_France_3_Doors_Down-21] "Lescharts.com – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Germany_3_Doors_Down-22] "Offiziellecharts.de – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Portugal_3_Doors_Down-23] "Portuguesecharts.com – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Sweden_3_Doors_Down-24] "Swedishcharts.com – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_3_Doors_Down-25] "Swisscharts.com – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_3_Doors_Down-26] "3 Doors Down Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[27] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[28] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 16, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

[Canada3_Doors_DownSeventeen_DaysalbumCertRef-29] "Canadian album certifications – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Music Canada.

[Germany3_Doors_DownSeventeen_DaysalbumCertRef-30] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (3 Doors Down; 'Seventeen Days')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[United_States3_Doors_DownSeventeen_DaysalbumCertRef-31] "American album certifications – 3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e 3 Doors Down
Brad Arnold Chris Henderson Greg Upchurch Chet Roberts Justin Biltonen Matt Roberts Todd Harrell Richard Liles Daniel Adair
Studio albums	The Better Life Away from the Sun Seventeen Days 3 Doors Down Time of My Life Us and the Night
Compilations	The Greatest Hits
Extended plays	Another 700 Miles Acoustic EP Where My Christmas Lives
Singles	"Kryptonite" "Loser" "Duck and Run" "Be Like That" "When I'm Gone" "The Road I'm On" "Here Without You" "Away from the Sun" "Let Me Go" "Behind Those Eyes" "Landing in London" "Citizen/Soldier" "It's Not My Time" "Train" "Let Me Be Myself" "When You're Young"
Tours	Bigger Than Life Tour
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