- alternative rock, post-grunge, rock, southern rock
- 41 min
- 11 tracks
- Republic Records
The Better Life is the debut studio album by the American rock band 3 Doors Down, released by Universal Records on February 8, 2000. Three of its four singles—"Kryptonite", "Loser", and "Be Like That"—entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at numbers 3, 55, and 24, respectively.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- Metal Hammer8/10
- The Phantom Tollbooth2.5/5 ★
- PopMatters3.4/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Spin4/10
- The Village VoiceC+
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Tracks
- 1Kryptonite3:54
- 2Loser4:25
- 3Duck and Run3:51
- 4Not Enough3:14
- 5Be Like That4:26
- 6Life of My Own3:58
- 7Better Life3:08
- 8Down Poison4:22
- 9By My Side3:16
- 10Smack2:30
- 11So I Need You3:48
11 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- 3 Doors Down
- Label
- Republic Records
- Released
- 2000
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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