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2003 single by 3 Doors Down

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Field	Value
name	Here Without You
cover	3_doors_down_here_without_you.png
type	single
artist	3 Doors Down
album	Away from the Sun
B-side	"It's Not Me" (live)
released
genre	Post-grunge
length	3:58
producer	Rick Parashar
prev_title	The Road I'm On
prev_year	2003
next_title	Away from the Sun
next_year	2004
misc
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London Bridge (Seattle, Washington)
Greenhouse (Burnaby, British Columbia)
Ocean Way (Hollywood, California) | genre = Post-grunge | length = 3:58 | label =
Republic
Universal | writer =
Brad Arnold
Todd Harrell
Chris Henderson
Matt Roberts | producer = Rick Parashar | prev_title = The Road I'm On | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Away from the Sun | next_year = 2004 | misc = "Here Without You" is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down. The power ballad was released on July 28, 2003, as the third single from the band's second studio album, Away from the Sun (2002). The song reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 2003 and was certified six-times platinum in the US for shipping over 6,000,000 units. It was also successful around the world, peaking at No. 2 in Australia and reaching the top 10 in Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

Background and meaning

Brad Arnold stated that the main inspiration for the song was his now ex-wife.

In an interview with Arnold, Kevin Johnson of St. Louis Post-Dispatch said the song "became an Iraq War anthem." Arnold added, "[t]hat's one of those songs...a lot of people can identify with whether they’re apart for...hours or...months while (someone) is away overseas."

He elaborated the story behind the song during an interview by Shawna Ortega of Songfacts: "The song's about being away from someone, or missing them. And it really doesn't matter if you're here without them for all day or all month. It's about the loneliness and missing of somebody. But in a way, people take that as a little bit of a sad song, and I kind of meant it as a happy song, because it's talking about being here without you, but she's still with me in my dreams. And tonight, it's only you and me, so the song was really about that dream. And being in a state of peace, because you've got that person there with you in your sleep. In that way I kind of meant for it to be a little bit of a happy song."

Chicago Tribune said the song "struck a vital chord among members of the American military, many of whom were serving overseas during the Iraq War."

Chart performance

"Here Without You" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 8, 2003, becoming the band's third and final top-10 hit as of . Only their songs "Kryptonite" and "When I'm Gone" reached higher positions on the chart, peaking at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. It has since been certified double platinum in the United States and platinum in Australia. The song was a large success on pop radio, becoming their third No. 1 hit on the Mainstream Top 40 chart and their first No. 1 on the Adult Top 40 chart, where it stayed at the top for 13 weeks.

While one of their most popular songs, "Here Without You" was not a large hit on the band's home format of rock radio, peaking at No. 14 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 22 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. After the song's release, "Here Without You" remained a staple on pop and adult contemporary radio but not on rock or alternative radio. Worldwide, the song reached No. 1 in Canada, No. 2 in Australia, becoming the band's highest-charting single there. It also reached the top 10 in Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand as well as the top 20 in Austria, Norway, and Sweden.

Live performances

"Here Without You" was first performed live on December 31, 2002, at First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia. As of April 1, 2019, it has been performed 443 times, making it the fifth-most-performed song by 3 Doors Down.

Track listings

UK CD single

"Here Without You" (album version) – 3:57
"Here Without You" (live) – 4:11
"It's Not Me" (live) – 3:47
"Here Without You" (video)

European CD single

"Here Without You" – 3:57
"Here Without You" (live) – 4:11

Australian maxi-CD single

"Here Without You" (album version) – 3:57
"Here Without You" (acoustic version) – 3:52
"Kryptonite" (live) – 4:14
"Here Without You" (enhanced video—album version) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="2003–2004 weekly chart performance for "Here Without You""] | Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position | Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS) | Poland (Polish Airplay Charts) | Romania (Romanian Top 100) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 80 | | | | | ::

::data[format=table title="2022 weekly chart performance for "Here Without You""] | Chart (2022) | Peak position | Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard) | |---|---|---| | 11 | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table title="2003 year-end chart performance for "Here Without You""]

Chart (2003)	Position	US Billboard Hot 100	US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)	US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)
62
29
25
81
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::data[format=table title="2004 year-end chart performance for "Here Without You""]

Chart (2004)	Position	Australia (ARIA)	Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	Netherlands (Single Top 100)	Russia Airplay (TopHit)	Sweden (Hitlistan)	US Billboard Hot 100	US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)	US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)
18
96
14
52
198
38
15
17
4
20
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Decade-end charts

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Chart (2000–2009)	Position	US Billboard Hot 100
68
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Certifications

Release history

::data[format=table title="Release dates and formats for "Here Without You""]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.	United States	Australia	United Kingdom
July 28, 2003
January 19, 2004	CD
May 31, 2004
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