"Duck and Run" is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released on January 9, 2001, as the third single from their debut album ''

The Better Life ''The Better Life'' is the debut studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2000. It has become 7× Platinum since release. This is the only album on which lead singer Brad Arnold played drums. "Kryptonite", "Lose ...

''. The song became the band's third consecutive number one on the ''Billboard''

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, staying there for three weeks. Following the

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, the song was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles distributed by Clear Channel.

Live performances

"Duck and Run" was first performed live on March 12, 2000, at

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. As of April 1, 2019, it has been performed 465 times, making it the third most performed song by 3 Doors Down.

Track listings

* UK CD single # "Duck and Run" (album version) – 3:52 # "Better Life" (live in Amsterdam) – 3:02 # "Life of My Own" (live in Amsterdam) – 4:50 # "So I Need You" (live in Amsterdam) – 3:42 * European CD single # "Duck and Run" (LP version) – 3:52 # "Better Life" (live in Amsterdam) – 3:02

Charts

References

2000 songs 2001 singles 3 Doors Down songs Republic Records singles Songs written by Brad Arnold {{2000s-rock-single-stub