Animal I Have Become

"Animal I Have Become" is the first single from Three Days Grace's second studio album, One-X. Unlike most singles, it was not released in stores, and only had one track. The song spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and two weeks at No. 1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. Adam Gontier has stated that while he was addicted to the painkiller OxyContin, he was abusive and angry and had no idea who he was anymore. He wrote "Animal I Have Become" while in rehab for his addiction. The song alongside "Riot" are used in the video game, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007.[1] It is the band's first single with their fourth member Barry Stock.

"Animal I Have Become"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album One-X
ReleasedApril 18, 2006
GenreAlternative metal
Length3:51
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Home"
(2004)		 "Animal I Have Become"
(2006)		 "Pain"
(2006)

Versions

In late 2005, the band performed an alternate version of the song in concerts that featured a different set of lyrics. Both "Animal I Have Become" and "Pain" have been released in acoustic formats and are available on online music stores such as iTunes. Christian parody band ApologetiX recorded a parody of "Animal I Have Become", entitled "Animals I Have Begun" on their 2008 album, Future Tense.

Music video

The video, directed by Dean Karr, features singer Adam Gontier as the main character. The video starts with Gontier in his torn apart bedroom asleep. On top of him is a monstrous entity whom he tries to fight. He then gets up, gets dressed then starts walking through the streets of Downtown Ontario. He starts looking into mirrors, and other reflective objects, seeing himself as a monstrous entity once again with deathly eyes and a gaping hole with menacing teeth for a mouth twice, walking through various places, including a street where he pushes through everyone in front of him. It ends with his meeting a woman in a bar, only to find her looking just like the monster. He then gets frightened and yells, proceeding to overturn a table and throw a chair through a window. Gontier finds out it was all a dream, but his bedroom is seen in shambles as he looks around in wonder. During the video, clips of the band playing are featured. The Video was released on April 24, 2006. [2]

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records) 2
Canada Rock (Billboard)[3] 3
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 60
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 2× Platinum 160,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[9] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Karen Bliss (March 30, 2007). "CANOE - JAM! Music - Karen Bliss's Lowdown: Insider Canadian music news: 3DG doc aims to help addicts". Jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  2. "IMDb Animal I Have Become - Three Days Grace". imdb. 2021.
  3. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. "Canadian single certifications – Three Days Grace – Animal I Have Become". Music Canada.
  8. "British single certifications – Three Days Grace – Animal I Have Become". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  9. "American single certifications – Three Days Grace – Animal I Have Become". Recording Industry Association of America.
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