"Home" is the third single by Canadian Hard Rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

/alternative metal

Alternative metal

Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...

 band, Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer...

, from their self-titled album

Three Days Grace (album)

Three Days Grace is the self-titled debut album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, released on July 22, 2003.-Band name and background:...

.

Background

"Home" was the third single released by Three Days Grace and, despite its radio

Cable radio

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 success, it did not reach as high as its two predecessors on the music charts, peaking at #90 in the United States. Nonetheless, when asked what his favorite song off Three Days Grace was, singer Adam Gontier

Adam Gontier

Adam Wade Gontier is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Three Days Grace...

 replied:

"['Home'] hits a spot with me. It's a fun song to play live as well. It's tough to pick a favorite, but because of the amount of energy we give it live, I'd say it's 'Home.' "

Music video

The original promotional video was shot as a montage of the band playing on tour accompanied by the song. It held little to no success and was not charted on MuchMusic's Countdown

Countdown (MuchMusic TV series)

The MuchMusic Top 30 Countdown is a ninety-minute music video program block, that airs on Canadian music television station MuchMusic. Countdown is one of the oldest programs that continues to be aired on Much Music since its debut...

 due to its low rotation.

The second and more familiar video, directed by Dean Karr

Dean Karr

Dean Karr is an American photographer and music video, commercial, and film director.-Official biography:Director/Photographer Dean Karr's signature style, often copied but never...

, was produced a few months later. It Starts with the band in the lobby of the then-abandoned Lister Block. The video shows a Gothic

Goth subculture

The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...

 girl walking throughout the building as if she was trapped in there and she couldn't find a way out while the band is playing in the lobby. Lead vocalist Adam Gontier

Adam Gontier

Adam Wade Gontier is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Three Days Grace...

 is also seen screaming into a local telephone in the lobby. The girl eventually picks up a metal baseball bat and starts breaking windows and other things around the building. She eventually comes to the lobby where the band is playing and destroys the chandelier there. She then falls to the ground and is seen suffering because she couldn't find a way out.

Trivia

On Zebrahead

Zebrahead

Zebrahead is an American punk rock band from Orange County, California, which fuses elements of Rapcore, Pop Punk, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, and Funk Metal.-1996–98: Formation:...

's album MFZB

MFZB

-Singles:*"Into You" - released as the first single from the album in Japan in late 2003, its accompanied music video is a combination of tour and concert footage from band while on tour....

, their song "House Is Not My Home" is similar to it, with lines such as "I think this house is not my home/I think I'd rather be alone tonight".

On Barry Stock's guitar is a "Mean" sticker.

When performed live, the song is usually done as a medley with Filter

Filter (band)

Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland by singer Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Filter has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Trouble with Angels, which was released on August 17, 2010....

's song "Hey Man, Nice Shot", or Eminem's "Lose Yourself."

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	90
Billboard Alternative Songs	7
Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	2