Duck and Run

"Duck and Run"
Single by 3 Doors Down
from the album The Better Life
ReleasedJanuary 9, 2001 (2001-01-09)
Genre
Length3:52
Label
Composer3 Doors Down
LyricistBrad Arnold
ProducerPaul Ebersold
3 Doors Down singles chronology
"Loser"
(2000)		 "Duck and Run"
(2001)		 "Be Like That"
(2001)
Music video
"Duck and Run" on YouTube

"Duck and Run" is a song by the American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released on January 9, 2001, as the third single from their debut album The Better Life (2000). The song became the band's third consecutive number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, staying there for three weeks. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the song was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles distributed by Clear Channel. "Duck and Run" was included on the soundtrack to the 2001 movie The Hole.

Live performances

"Duck and Run" was first performed live on March 12, 2000, at The Florida SpringFest in Pensacola, Florida. As of February 10, 2026, it has been performed 679 times, making it the third most performed song by 3 Doors Down.

Track listings

  1. "Duck and Run" (album version) – 3:52
  2. "Better Life" (live in Amsterdam) – 3:02
  3. "Life of My Own" (live in Amsterdam) – 4:50
  4. "So I Need You" (live in Amsterdam) – 3:42
  1. "Duck and Run" (LP version) – 3:52
  2. "Better Life" (live in Amsterdam) – 3:02

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Duck and Run"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 9, 2001 Active rock radio
New Zealand June 11, 2001 CD

References

  1. ↑ "10 Best 3 Doors Down Songs". Classic Rock History. 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "10 Best 3 Doors Down Songs". Classic Rock History. 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ "It's the End of the World as Clear Channel Knows It". Slate. September 17, 2001. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Eakin, Marah (September 11, 2015). "Every Single Song Clear Channel Suggested Its Stations Skip Post-9/11". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Hole Original Soundtrack". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Duck and Run by 3 Doors Down song statistics". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  7. ↑ Duck and Run (UK CD single liner notes). Republic Records, Universal Records. 2001. 158 937-2.
  8. ↑ Duck and Run (European CD single liner notes). Republic Records, Universal Records. 2001. 158 936-2.
  9. ↑ "3 Doors Down Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ "3 Doors Down Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  11. ↑ "3 Doors Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Year in Music 2001: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-70.
  13. ↑ "The Year in Music 2001: Hot Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-72.
  14. ↑ "Active Rock: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1382. December 22, 2000. p. 86.
  15. ↑ "New Releases". netcd.co.nz. June 11, 2001. Archived from the original on June 16, 2001. Retrieved November 8, 2023.