I Am Machine

{{Infobox song

| name = I Am Machine

| cover = I_am_machine_by_three_days_grace.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Three Days Grace

| album = Human

| released = September 30, 2014

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Alternative metal

| length = 3:20

| label = RCA

| writer = {{flatlist|

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| producer = Gavin Brown

| prev_title = Painkiller

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Human Race

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|8Zx6RXGNISk|"I Am Machine" (lyric video)}}}}

}}

"I Am Machine" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The song was released as a single on September 30, 2014. It is the second single from the band's fifth studio album Human.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/in-this-moment-vs-three-days-grace-cage-match/|title=In This Moment vs. Three Days Grace – Cage Match|website=Loudwire|author=Chad Childers|date=October 13, 2014|access-date=April 19, 2025}} The song became the group's thirteenth number-one on the Active Rock charts,{{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/fyi/three-days-grace-beats-van-halen-record-most-us-no-1s|title=Three Days Grace Beats Van Halen Record For Most US No. 1s|magazine=Billboard|publisher=FYI Music News|date=September 12, 2018|access-date=April 3, 2024}} as well as their twelfth on the US Mainstream Rock chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/three-days-grace/chart-history/rtt/|title=Three Days Grace Chart History – Mainstream Rock Airplay|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 3, 2024}}

Background

Guitarist Barry Stock told Guitar World that the song is about, "a feeling we all have from time to time." He further elaborated stating, "Everyone is stuck in technology these days with our heads stuck down on our phones. We're all guilty of that to some degree. The song is really about the idea that sometimes you just have to lift your head up and look around and see how beautiful things are."{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/three-days-grace-guitarist-barry-stock-discusses-gear-and-new-album-human|title=Three Days Grace Guitarist Barry Stock Discusses Gear and New Album, 'Human'|author=James Wood|magazine=Guitar World|date=March 22, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2024}}

Composition

"I Am Machine" was written by Johnny Andrews, Neil Sanderson, Matt Walst, Barry Stock and Brad Walst while production was handled by Gavin Brown who also co-wrote the song.{{cite web|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?Main_Search_Text=I%20Am%20Machine&Main_Search=Title&Sub_Search=Please%20Select&Search_Type=all&View_Count=0&Page_Number=0|title=BMI - I Am Machine|website=Broadcast Music, Inc.|access-date=January 7, 2023}} Sanderson described the track as "one of the heaviest things" they've played.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-neil-sanderson-album-personal-reflection/|title=Three Days Grace's Neil Sanderson: 'This Album Is Turning Out to be Such a Personal Reflection'|website=Loudwire|author=Neil Sanderson|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=April 19, 2025}}

Lyric video

A lyric video for the song was released on their YouTube and Vevo channel on September 28, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/three-days-grace-releases-new-song-i-am-machine|title=Three Days Grace Releases New Song I Am Machine|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2023}} The video includes the band recording the song, while lyrics are shown over the video.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-new-single-i-am-machine/|title=Three Days Grace Unleash Hard Rocking New Single I Am Machine|website=Loudwire|author=Chad Childers|date=September 29, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2023}}

Accolades

The song was nominated for Rock Song of the Year at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/iheartradio-music-awards-2016-nominees-performers-6873866/|title=iHeartRadio Music Awards Announce 2016 Nominees, Performers & New Categories|author=Joe Lynch|magazine=Billboard|date=February 9, 2016|access-date=June 25, 2022}} Billboard ranked the song at number 91 on their "Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Songs" list.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-mainstream-rock-songs/|title=Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 20, 2022}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

Chart (2014–15) ! Peak position
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scope="row"\| Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/three-days-grace/chart-history/cns/\|title=Three Days Grace Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales)\|magazine=Billboard\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426150127/https://www.billboard.com/artist/three-days-grace/chart-history/cns/\|archivedate=April 26, 2022\|access-date=June 26, 2022}} \| 72
scope="row"\| Canada Rock (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/three-days-grace/chart-history/car/\|title=Three Days Grace Chart History (Canada Rock)\|magazine=Billboard\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117211648/https://www.billboard.com/artist/three-days-grace/chart-history/car/\|archivedate=November 17, 2021\|access-date=April 19, 2025}} \| 18
{{single chart\|Billboardrocksongs\|20\|artist=Three Days Grace\|access-date=December 22, 2014\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrockairplay\|12\|artist=Three Days Grace\|access-date=December 22, 2014\|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2015) ! Position
scope="row"\| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-rock-songs\|title=Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=May 31, 2020}} \| 77
scope="row"\| US Rock Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/rock-airplay-songs\|title=Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=January 21, 2022}} \| 46

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Chart (2015)

! Position

scope="row"| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-rock-songs|title=Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}

| 77

scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/rock-airplay-songs|title=Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}

| 46

=All-time charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! Chart (All-time) ! Position
scope="row"\| US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard) \| 91

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! Chart (All-time)

! Position

scope="row"| US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)

| 91

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Am Machine|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2018|accessdate=15 February 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Am Machine|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2018|accessdate=22 November 2022}}{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}

Release history

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scope="col"\| Region !Date !Format !Label !{{abbr\|Ref(s).\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\| Various \| September 30, 2014 \| Digital download \| rowspan="2"\| RCA \| align="center"\| {{cite web \| title = I Am Machine - Single \| publisher = iTunes \| year = 2014 \| url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am-machine/id921793592?i=921793593 \| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141217051955/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am-machine/id921793592?i=921793593\| archivedate= December 17, 2014\| accessdate = October 20, 2014}}
scope="row"\| United States \| October 7, 2014 \| Mainstream rock \| align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases\|title=All Access - Rock Future Releases\|website=All Access Mediabase\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103633/http://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases\|archivedate=October 6, 2014\|access-date=April 19, 2025}}

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scope="col"| Region

!Date

!Format

!Label

!{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"| Various

| September 30, 2014

| Digital download

| rowspan="2"| RCA

| align="center"| {{cite web | title = I Am Machine - Single | publisher = iTunes | year = 2014 | url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am-machine/id921793592?i=921793593 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141217051955/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am-machine/id921793592?i=921793593| archivedate= December 17, 2014| accessdate = October 20, 2014}}

scope="row"| United States

| October 7, 2014

| Mainstream rock

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases|title=All Access - Rock Future Releases|website=All Access Mediabase|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103633/http://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases|archivedate=October 6, 2014|access-date=April 19, 2025}}

References

Category:2014 singles

Category:2014 songs

Category:Three Days Grace songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Gavin Brown (musician)

Category:Songs written by Gavin Brown (musician)

Category:Songs written by Barry Stock

Category:Songs written by Matt Walst

Category:Songs written by Neil Sanderson