The Road I'm On

"The Road I'm On"
Single by 3 Doors Down
from the album Away from the Sun
Released	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)[1]
Length	3:59
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Brad Arnold Todd Harrell Chris Henderson Matt Roberts
Producer(s)	Rick Parashar
3 Doors Down singles chronology
"When I'm Gone" (2002) "The Road I'm On" (2003) "Here Without You" (2003)

"The Road I'm On" is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released on March 17, 2003, as the second single from their second studio album, Away from the Sun (2002). The song reached number eight on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 24 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was the only single from Away from the Sun to not be included on the band's compilation album The Greatest Hits (2012).

Music video

The music video for "The Road I'm On" was directed by the Malloys^{[citation needed]} and shows 3 Doors Down performing at night on a checker-flag pattern stage. NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart are shown racing through the streets in custom Chevrolet Tahoes.^{[citation needed]} Both drivers eventually end up on a local short track where a race is underway. The scorekeeping girl begins to name them on the chart. The two eventually bust out of the track and go back onto the streets.

Track listing

U.S. CD single^[2]

1. "The Road I'm On"
2. "That Smell" (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3]	24
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5]	33
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6]	84

References

1. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1495. March 14, 2003. p. 26. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
2. The Road I'm On (U.S. CD single liner notes). Universal Records. 2003. UNIR 21033-2.
3. "3 Doors Down Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
4. "3 Doors Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
5. "2003 Year End Charts: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Titles". Billboard. December 27, 2003. Archived from the original on March 27, 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
6. "The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Modern Rock Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 43.