B-side "Let You Down" Genre Nu metal | Format CD single Length 03:06 | |
Released March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30) Studio Long View Farm Studios, North Brookfield, MA
Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY
Vespa Studios, Toronto, ON
A Room Full of Stuff Studios, Toronto, ON | ||
"Just Like You" is a single by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was the second single from their eponymous debut album. In 2004, the song became their first number 1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. Despite peaking at number 1 on both charts, it still did not capture the popularity and pop radio success of their prior single, "I Hate Everything About You" where it peaked number-two and number-four respectively still gaining more airplay on mainstream rock, active rock and modern rock radio stations than "Just Like You".
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Background and meaning
Adam Gontier reflected on the meaning behind the song; he said:
"It's about being told how to live your life. When we were growing up, we saw it sort of first hand. A lot of our friends were pushed into doing jobs their parents were telling them to do. It's about being pushed around and told how to live your life and standing up for yourself."
Music video
The music video for "Just Like You" features the band playing behind a two-way mirror. The opposite side of the mirror shows dozens of motionless people standing in straight lines while security guards and distinguished superiors look over them. The band appears to be wearing identical jumpsuits and conforming along with the rest of the individuals on their side of the mirror, while the band is actually performing wildly behind the mirror. One of the men in line notices a glitch in the mirror and begins to bob his head. He stops after the chief guard is given approval by one of the distinguished superiors to keep order. As the song comes closer to the end, the glass shatters against the guards and the men and women throw off their masks. The scene quickly begins to mimic that of a rave, the scene now resembling that of a typical rock concert. The video ends just as it began, with everyone in the room lined up wearing jumpsuits and masks, as if nothing had ever happened, possibly signifying the futility of rebellious endeavors. It's the first music video to feature Barry Stock performing with the band.
Track listing
All tracks written by Three Days Grace and Gavin Brown, except "Let You Down" witten by Three Days Grace, Gavin Brown and Matt Walst.