Away from the Sun is the second studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on November 12, 2002. The singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On", "Here Without You" and "Away from the Sun". Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson produced three songs for the record: "Dangerous Game", "Dead Love" and "Wasted Me". Lifeson also performed on one of the tracks as well as performing live with the band during their premiere party in Biloxi for Away from the Sun. The album has sold four million copies worldwide, including well over three million in the US alone.Away from the Sun is the second studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on November 12, 2002. The singles released for the album were as follows: "When I'm Gone", "The Road I'm On", "Here Without You" and "Away from the Sun". Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson produced three songs for the record: "Dangerous Game", "Dead Love" and "Wasted Me". Lifeson also performed on one of the tracks as well as performing live with the band during their premiere party in Biloxi for Away from the Sun. The album has sold four million copies worldwide, including well over three million in the US alone.false0001-01-01 00:00:00Away From the Sun20032003-03-312003-03-3154Alternative RockPost-GrungeRockSouthern Rock112509211884885c4f8ae-dd61-41d8-8eb5-cb609938fa3d2386cd66-e923-4e8e-bf14-2eebe2e9b9738f4d4f05-36ed-3c81-86a7-aae2a03b1520/media/data/media6/Music/3 Doors Down/Away From the Sun/folder.jpg3 Doors Down3 Doors Down3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, formed in 1996. The band originally consisted of Brad Arnold (lead vocals, drums), Matt Roberts (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Todd Harrell (bass guitar), with Chris Henderson (rhythm guitar) joining in 1998. The band rose to international fame with their first single, "Kryptonite", which placed in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band then signed with Republic Records and released their debut album, The Better Life, in 2000. The album was the 11th-best-selling album of the year and was certified 7× platinum in the United States. The group was later joined by drummer Richard Liles, who played during the tour for their first album.
The band's second album, Away from the Sun (2002), continued the band's success; it debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, went multi-platinum in the U.S. like its predecessor, and spawned the hits "When I'm Gone" and "Here Without You". The band toured extensively for two years. Daniel Adair played drums on tour from 2002 to 2006. This configuration played nearly 1,000 shows across the world following the release of Away from the Sun. 3 Doors Down released their third album, Seventeen Days, in 2005. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum within one month of release. Shortly after its release, Greg Upchurch (Puddle of Mudd) joined as drummer to replace Adair, who departed to join Nickelback. 3 Doors Down continued their success with their eponymous fourth album (2008) and Time of My Life (2011), debuting at No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, on the Billboard 200 chart. Their most recent album, Us and the Night, was released in 2016; they were working on new material for a seventh studio album as of 2019.The band has been primarily described as post-grunge and alternative rock, while occasionally crossing into hard rock, and Southern rock. Their lyrical content contains overarching themes of angst, rebellion, revenge, yearning, and abandonment. 3 Doors Down has sold 30 million copies worldwide.Original guitarist Matt Roberts departed in 2012, owing to health issues, before passing away in 2016. He was replaced by Chet Roberts, who was formerly Chris Henderson's guitar tech. Harrell was fired from the band in 2013 after being charged with vehicular homicide, and was replaced by bassist Justin Biltonen.