Loser (3 Doors Down song)

"Loser"
Single by 3 Doors Down
from the album The Better Life
Released	July 29, 2000
Format	CD
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	4:21 (album version) 3:48 (radio edit)
Label	Republic
Writer(s)	Brad Arnold Matt Roberts Todd Harrell
3 Doors Down singles chronology
"Kryptonite" (2000) "Loser" (2000) "Duck and Run" (2001)

"Loser" is a song recorded by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released in July 2000 as the second single from their debut album The Better Life. The song spent 21 weeks at the number-one position on the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock chart, an all-time record for the chart.^[1]

Lead singer Brad Arnold wrote "Loser" about a childhood friend who became addicted to cocaine.

Radio publicity

The song received much radio airplay on rock radio, as well as contemporary hit radio due to the song's crossover on the pop charts.

Chart performance

Chart (2001)	Peak Position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	68
Canadian RPM Rock Chart	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	6
US Billboard Hot 100	55
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	2
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
US Billboard Adult Top 40	36

Track listing

• UK version

1. "Loser" (Radio edit) – 3:48
2. "Loser" (Album version) – 4:21

• EU version

1. "Loser" (Album version) – 4:21
2. "Loser" (Acoustic, Radio Fritz, Berlin) – 3:59
3. "Loser" (Live version) – 5:38
4. "Kryptonite" (Live Acoustic version) – 3:49

• German version

1. "Loser" (Top 40 Edit)
2. "Loser" (Album version) – 4:21
3. "Loser" (Live edit in Atlanta, 2000) – 5:27
4. "Loser" (Acoustic, Radio Fritz, Berlin) – 3:59
5. "Kryptonite" (Live Acoustic version)
6. "Loser" (Video)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 633.
2. Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-45889-2.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics