Landing in London

{{Infobox song

| name = Landing in London

| cover = Landing_in_london.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = 3 Doors Down featuring Bob Seger

| album = Seventeen Days

| B-side = My World

| released = {{start date|2005|6|8}}

| recorded = 2004

| studio = Ocean Way (Nashville, Tennessee)

| genre =

| length =

4:31 (album version)
3:59 (radio edit)

| label =

| writer =

Brad Arnold
Matt Roberts
Todd Harrell
Chris Henderson

| producer = Johnny K

| chronology = 3 Doors Down

| prev_title = Behind Those Eyes

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Here by Me

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|rguhxKEBlr4|"Landing in London"}}}}

}}

"Landing in London" is the third single from American alternative rock band 3 Doors Down's third studio album, Seventeen Days (2005). The song was released in Europe on June 8, 2005, and in the United States in November of the same year, where it served as the album's fifth and final single.

Content

The song is about how much someone misses somebody when that person is gone or away; in this case, the man is far away in London and also mentions other cities (Los Angeles, New York) that he has to spend time in away from the woman he loves.

In this ballad, lead singer Brad Arnold duets with Bob Seger, who happened to be recording at the same studio as 3 Doors Down in 2004, working on his album Face the Promise. Asked by the band's manager if he would like to sing on the song, Seger agreed,

{{cite web

| last =

| first =

| title = 3 Doors Down – Interview (2005)

| publisher = Hip Online

| date = February 7, 2005

| url = http://www.hiponline.com/music/music-interviews/3-doors-down-interview-2005/

| format =

| doi =

| access-date = May 13, 2008}} which had happened only on very rare occasions throughout his musical career. Previously, he had only collaborated four times with other singers and stated that he had hated it every single time. According to bass player Todd Harrell, Seger felt different about this song because it seemed like something he could have written himself.

{{cite web

| last =

| first =

| title = Interview of the Month featuring: 3 Doors Down

| publisher = Alternative Addiction

| date =

| url = http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/interviews/3doorsdown.asp

| format =

| doi =

| access-date = May 13, 2008}} The song is reminiscent of one of Seger's own classic compositions, 1973's "Turn the Page".

Music video

A music video was made for the single and premiered in early 2006. However, Seger does not appear in the video, which uses a different version of the song without his vocal part. An acoustic version of the song (also without Seger) appears on Acoustic EP.

Live performances

On August 2, 2005, Seger made an unexpected guest appearance at the 3 Doors Down concert at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan and performed "Landing in London" live with the band. Afterwards, Arnold told the crowd that they had just witnessed one of the best moments in his life.{{cite web| title = Bob Seger appears with 3 Doors Down| publisher = UPI| date = August 3, 2005| url = http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2005/08/03/bob_seger_appears_with_3_doors_down/9789/| access-date = May 13, 2008}} During 3 Doors Down's co-headlining tour with Daughtry, Chris Daughtry would come on stage during the song and sing Seger's vocal part.

Track listings

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Landing in London|others=3 Doors Down|year=2005|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Republic Records, Universal Records|id=602498832097}}

"Landing in London" (radio edit) – 3:59
"Landing in London" (acoustic version) – 4:45

European maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Landing in London|others=3 Doors Down|year=2005|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Republic Records, Universal Records|id=602498832080}}

"Landing in London"
"Landing in London" (acoustic version)
"Let Me Go" (acoustic version)
"My World"

Personnel

Brad Arnold – lead vocals
Bob Seger – co-lead vocals
Matt Roberts – lead guitar
Chris Henderson – rhythm guitar
Todd Harrell – bass
Richard Liles – drums
The Love Sponge String Quartet – strings
Kirk Kelsey – string arrangement, additional engineering, digital editing
Johhny K – production, engineering
Andy Wallace – mixing
Tadpole – additional engineering, digital editing
Leslie Richter – additional engineering
Todd Schall – additional engineering

Charts

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!Chart (2005–2006)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Germany|79|artist=3 Doors Down feat. Bob Seger|song=Landing in London|songid=87386|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2022|refname="ger"}}

{{single chart|Dutch40|37|year=2005|week=27|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2022}}

{{single chart|Dutch100|56|artist=3 Doors Down feat. Bob Seger|song=Landing in London|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2022}}

{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|32|artist=3 Doors Down|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2022}}

{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|31|artist=3 Doors Down|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2022}}

{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|32|artist=3 Doors Down|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2022}}

Release history

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scope="row" rowspan="2"\|Europe \|June 8, 2005 \|CD \|rowspan="3"\|{{hlist\|Republic\|Universal}} \|rowspan="2"\|
August 2, 2005 \|Maxi-CD
scope="row"\|United States \|November 7, 2005 \|Hot adult contemporary radio \|{{cite magazine\|title=Going for Adds\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1631\|page=22\|date=November 4, 2005}}

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

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!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|Europe

|June 8, 2005

|CD

|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|Republic|Universal}}

|rowspan="2"|

August 2, 2005