21 Years Ago: 3 Doors Down Breakout With ‘The Better Life’
The year was 2000. Nu metal was taking over, pop-punk had a seat at the table and emo was just starting to emerge, but cutting through the glut of all the rock clutter came a straight-forward rock band from Mississippi delivering some of the year’s most memorable songs. On Feb. 8, 2000, 3 Doors Down released
The Better Life album.
In a year where pop stars N Sync, Britney Spears, superstar rapper Eminem and Carlos Santana’s all-star collaboration album
Supernatural ruled the charts, upstart rockers 3 Doors Down finished 2000 with the 11th best selling album of the year. But the band’s story starts several years prior to that.