{{for|the 1948 film|Life Starts Now (film)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox album | name = Life Starts Now | type = studio | artist = Three Days Grace | cover = Life starts now.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2009|09|22}} | recorded = March – August 2009 | venue = | studio = The Warehouse (Vancouver) | genre = {{flatlist| * Post-grunge * alternative metal * {{nowrap|hard rock}} }} | length = 43:34 | label = Jive | producer = Howard Benson | prev_title = One-X | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Transit of Venus | next_year = 2012 | misc = {{Singles | name = Life Starts Now | type = studio | single1 = Break | single1date = September 1, 2009 | single2 = The Good Life | single2date = February 9, 2010 | single3 = World So Cold | single3date = August 3, 2010 | single4 = Lost in You | single4date = February 1, 2011 }} }} '''''Life Starts Now''''' is the third studio album by the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The album was released on September 22, 2009.<ref name="Official-Release">{{cite web|title = Life Starts Now - or in this case it starts on September 22nd|url= http://www.threedaysgrace.com/news/life-starts-now-or-case-it-starts-september-22nd |website = threedaysgrace.com|publisher = Sony Music Entertainment|date = August 7, 2009 |access-date = October 18, 2009 |url-status= dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090904023820/http://www.threedaysgrace.com/news/life-starts-now-or-case-it-starts-september-22nd |archive-date = September 4, 2009 |df = mdy-all}}</ref> It was produced by Howard Benson. It was the second time in a row that the band has worked with him, after the commercially successful ''One-X''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/three-days-grace-returns-to-sault-125808|title=Three Days Grace returns to Sault|website=Soo Today|author=David Helwig|date=September 28, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> ''Life Starts Now'' expresses a lighter lyrical mood compared to the previous album. It is the first Three Days Grace album to be released by Sony Music Entertainment and the last to be released by Jive Records, as Sony disbanded the label in 2011.
==Background and production== After being on the road for five years with Three Days Grace, the bass guitarist, Brad Walst, said, "We all came home and got a hard dose of life," which the band then used to create a more "musically in-depth and personal album". He described ''Life Starts Now'' as a record about "confronting life and how fragile it can be".<ref>{{cite news| title = Three Days Grace Gets Reality Check| first = Elizabeth| last = Bower| url = http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1759037| newspaper = The Peterborough Examiner| location = Peterborough, Canada| date = September 18, 2009| access-date = October 15, 2009| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121209125905/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1759037| archive-date = December 9, 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref> Speaking about the album, the guitarist, Barry Stock, said, "This time around we really wanted to go with something different than what we've done in the past."<ref name="Deadbolt">{{cite web|url=https://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/106336/three_days_grace_barry_stock_interview.php|title=Starting Life Now with Three Days Grace Lead Guitarist Barry Stock|website=Deadbolt|author=Troy Rogers|access-date=September 4, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926064403/https://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/106336/three_days_grace_barry_stock_interview.php|archivedate=September 26, 2009}}</ref>
The group began writing the album while on tour in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/news/three-days-grace-starts-new-album-on-the-road|title=Three Days Grace Starts New Album On The Road|website=Melodic|author=Tom Spinelli|date=October 3, 2007|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> However, with some time off, they returned to Toronto where the entire record was written.<ref name="LiveDaily 2010"/> Pre-production began in January 2009, while the band began recording the music at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver that March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/news/three-days-grace-update-working-with-howard-benson-on-new-album|title=Three Days Grace Update, Working With Howard Benson On New Album|website=Melodic|author=Johan Wippsson|date=January 13, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1470/Three-Days-Grace-Ready-Life-Starts-Now|title=Three Days Grace Ready 'Life Starts Now'|website=Alternative Addiction|author=Chad|date=August 10, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815152844/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1470/Three-Days-Grace-Ready-Life-Starts-Now|archivedate=August 15, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> The album was completed in August the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/news/three-days-grace-to-release-new-album-on-sept-22|title=Three Days Grace To Release New Album On Sept 22|author=Kaj Roth|website=Melodic|date=August 6, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> The group unveiled the cover art for ''Life Starts Now'' on August 19, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/three_days_grace_cover_art_for_life_starts_now.html|title=Three Days Grace: Cover Art For 'Life Starts Now'|website=Ultimate Guitar|date=August 19, 2009|access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> The band hired an artist from Poland to create the artwork after they stumbled across their website. The cover features two masked men smashing a pile of televisions as winged creatures rise from the destruction, which the group felt "was a good reflection of the album's themes."<ref name="Journal Star">{{cite web|url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/entertainment/local/2010/01/14/three-days-grace-discern-important/42440778007/|title=Three Days Grace discern the important things in life|author=Danielle Hatch|website=Journal Star|date=January 13, 2010|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> After finalizing all aspects of the album, they officially announced that the album would be released on September 22, 2009.<ref name="Official-Release" /> The album was made available for streaming on September 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/news/three-days-grace-listening-party-stream-the-whole-album-2009-09-21|title=Three Days Grace Listening Party; Stream The Whole Album|website=Melodic|author=Johan Wippsson|date=September 21, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
The band performed at iHeartRadio in December 2009, to promote the album's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/news/three-days-grace-perform-live-at-stripped-music-i-heart-radio|title=Three Days Grace Perform Live At Stripped Music/iHeartRadio|website=Melodic|author=Pär Winberg|date=December 2, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> The group embarked on the Life Starts Now Tour from November to December 2009, with support from Default and The Used.<ref name="The Point">{{cite web|url=http://www.kpnt.com/Music-News/Story.aspx?ID=1147026|title=Three Days Grace, Papa Roach Unveil Tour Dates|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713171646/http://www.kpnt.com/Music-News/Story.aspx?ID=1147026|archivedate=July 13, 2011|website=105-7 The Point|date=October 2, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref> They continued to tour throughout 2010 with Breaking Benjamin joining them in support of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rttnews.com/1155126/three-days-grace-to-tour-with-breaking-benjamin-in-2010.aspx|title=Three Days Grace To Tour With Breaking Benjamin In 2010|website=RTTNews|date=December 12, 2009|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> The band was later joined by Chevelle and Adelitas Way in March to April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/2010/03/three_days_grace_opens_new_tou.html|title=Three Days Grace opens new tour at DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids|website=MLive|author=Rachael Recker|date=March 25, 2010|access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref> They also supported Nickelback on the Dark Horse Tour in September 2010 and Avenged Sevenfold on the Welcome to the Family Tour in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://threedaysgrace.com/three-days-grace-announced-as-special-guests-on-ni/|title=Three Days Grace Announced as Special Guests on Nickelback's Dark Horse Tour|date=July 7, 2010 |publisher=Three Days Grace|access-date=August 24, 2022}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://avengedsevenfold.com/news/avenged-sevenfold-announce-welcome-to-the-family-spring-tour/|title=Avenged Sevenfold Announce "Welcome to the Family" Spring Tour|publisher=Avenged Sevenfold|date=February 17, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711193453/https://www.avengedsevenfold.com/news/avenged-sevenfold-announce-welcome-to-the-family-spring-tour/|archivedate=July 11, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
==Composition== The album marks a departure from the angry tone of the band's previous releases into a lyrical style that is perceived as more optimistic.<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref name="LiveDaily 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/livedaily-interview-neil-sanderson-of-three-days-grace-21207.html|title=LiveDaily Interview: Neil Sanderson of Three Days Grace|website=LiveDaily|author=Christina Fuoco-Karasinski|date=January 20, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123170153/http://www.livedaily.com/news/livedaily-interview-neil-sanderson-of-three-days-grace-21207.html|archivedate=January 23, 2010|access-date=July 19, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Creative Loafting"/> Confronted with overcoming problems such as sickness and death within their families, it reflects the maturity of the band members; in a published statement, they were quoted as saying: "We had to be inspired by it, but the outcome is this: It's a new beginning. It's life starting over."<ref name="McClatchy - Tribune Business News">{{cite journal | last=Bledoe |first=Wayne |title=Three Days Grace Less Angry These Days|journal=Tribune Business News|publisher=Tribune Content Agency LLC |date=April 8, 2010 |id={{ProQuest|458317672}} }}</ref> According to Sanderson, the group questioned life itself, which is a common thought they had when writing the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://livenloudmagazine.com/magazine.php?id=670|title=A Renewed Sense of Urgency with Three Days Grace|website=Live N' Loud|date=September 23, 2009|author=Kristian Partington|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929235952/http://livenloudmagazine.com/magazine.php?id=670|archivedate=September 29, 2010|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
Musically, the group wanted to create a raw and organic record, focusing less on layering and avoid making the album sound overproduced and over-processed, compared to other bands at that time.<ref name="LiveDaily 2010"/> According to Walst, the group cut back on layering as many guitars and decided to step it up to make the record more musical to create a "heavy sounding album."<ref name="V13">{{cite web|url=https://v13.net/2009/10/three-days-grace2/|title=Interview with Three Days Grace bassist Brad Walst|website=V13.net|author=Aaron Willschick|date=October 27, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> Stock stated that they took influences from the '70s, from groups such as Led Zeppelin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theweekender.com/music/Three_Days_Grace_goes_raw_02-02-2010.html|title=Three Days Grace Goes Raw|website=The Weekender|author=Nikki M. Mascali|date=February 2, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224172044/http://www.theweekender.com/music/Three_Days_Grace_goes_raw_02-02-2010.html|archivedate=February 24, 2010|access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref> Speaking about the recording the process, Adam Gontier said they recorded the album in a live room together, capturing that "raw and real" sound the group wanted to accomplish.<ref name="Artistdirect">{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0%2C%2C6424541%2C00.html|title=Interview Three Days Grace|author=Rick Florino|website=Artistdirect|date=January 20, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124080541/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,6424541,00.html|archivedate=January 24, 2010|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== The album debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 79,000 copies in the US in its first week, thus becoming the band's highest-charting album in the US to date.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-scores-first-no-1-on-billboard-200-in-13-years-267231/|title=Pearl Jam Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200 In 13 Years|author=Keith Caufield|magazine=Billboard|date=September 30, 2009|access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref> The album also debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Albums chart at number two. In Canada, the album peaked at number two, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/P/Pearl_Jam/2009/09/30/11211251-jam.html|title=Pearl Jam fast forwards to No. 1|website=Jam! Canoe|author=John Williams|date=September 30, 2009|archive-url=https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20091103201319/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/P/Pearl_Jam/2009/09/30/11211251-jam.html|archive-date=November 3, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2026}}</ref> The album's lead single "Break" peaked at number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100,<ref name="CAN-singles">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/three-days-grace/chart-history/can/|title=Three Days Grace Chart History – ''Billboard'' Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref> as well as number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.<ref name="US-Rock-singles">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/three-days-grace/chart-history/ark/|title=Three Days Grace Chart History – Hot Rock & Alternative Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref> "The Good Life"<!-- Do not edit this, please. Instead, Create this page, please. --> at number 52 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number one on ''Billboard'' Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.<ref name="CAN-singles"/><ref name="US-Rock-singles"/> With the exception of "Lost in You", all of the band's singles from the album topped the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart.<ref>{{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=March 5, 2021}}</ref> As of July 2010, the album had sold 398,826 units in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slumz.boxden.com/f87/official-soundscan-thread-updated-weekly-888986/index58.html|title=The Official Soundscan |date=April 5, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726101221/http://slumz.boxden.com/f87/official-soundscan-thread-updated-weekly-888986/index58.html|archivedate=July 26, 2010|access-date=September 12, 2022}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = About.com | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="About">{{cite web |last1=Grierson |first1=Tim |title=Three Days Grace - 'Life Starts Now' Review |url=http://rock.about.com/od/reviews/fr/ThreeDaysGraceLifeStartsNow.htm |website=About.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140304111836/http://rock.about.com/od/reviews/fr/ThreeDaysGraceLifeStartsNow.htm |archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> | rev2 = AllMusic | rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/life-starts-now-mw0000825259|title=Life Starts Now - Three Days Grace |website=AllMusic|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref> | rev3 = Alternative Addiction | rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Alternative Addiction">{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/newmusic/exec/albumreviews.asp?id=860|title=Review of Life Starts Now by Three Days Grace - Alternative Addiction|website=Alternative Addiction|author=Ryan|date=October 7, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524011601/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/newmusic/exec/albumreviews.asp?id=860|archivedate=May 24, 2013|access-date=July 14, 2025}}</ref> | rev4 = Melodic | rev4Score ={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Melodic">{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/album/three-days-grace-life-starts-now|title=Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now|website=Melodic|author=Kaj Roth|date=September 19, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> | rev5 = Sputnikmusic | rev5Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Sputnik">{{cite web|title=Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now (album review 11)|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/32484/Three-Days-Grace-Life-Starts-Now/|website=Sputnik Music|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Toronto Star'' | rev6Score = {{Rating|1|4}}<ref name=Rayner>{{cite web | author-link=Ben Rayner| last=Rayner |first=Ben |title=Three Days Grace: Life Starts Now |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/698905 |work=Toronto Star |date=September 22, 2009 |access-date=October 9, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115195602/https://www.thestar.com/article/698905|archivedate=November 15, 2009}}</ref> }} Upon its release, ''Life Starts Now'' received mixed reviews from music critics. The AllMusic reviewer, James Christopher Monger, who gave the album three out of five stars, wrote, "''Life Starts Now'' continues the theme of ''One-X'', Gontier's personal demons, but with a hint of sunlight." He complimented the album, writing that it "treats the well-worn metal themes of anger, isolation, heartache, and redemption with the kind of begrudging respect they deserve, pumping out a competent flurry of fist-bump anthems and world-weary, mid-tempo rockers".<ref name="AllMusic"/> Sputnikmusic gave the album a mixed review calling the album "rehash number two."<ref name="Sputnik"/> A negative review came from the About.com reviewer, Tim Grierson, who wrote, "The problem isn't that ''Life Starts Now'' doesn't have good songs — the problem is that there aren't enough of them and that even the strongest moments feel overly familiar. Frontman Adam Gontier continues to expose his tortured soul, but without consistently gripping tunes to back up his anguish, Three Days Grace seem stuck in their misery rather than transcending it."<ref name="About"/> Ben Rayner of the ''Toronto Star'' also gave the album a negative review, stating it possesses "no sound of its own, just a shallow range between Linkin Park and Nickelback."<ref name=Rayner/> Kaj Roth gave a more positive review on the album stating, "This is without doubt their strongest album so far." He praised Gontier's melodies and Howard Benson's production on the album.<ref name="Melodic"/> Another positive review was written by Alternative Addiction, "There are several outstanding songs on this record, several of them that stand out more than others but the album still feels complete when listening to it from front to back [...] A record should capture a band at a certain point in time - kind of like a snapshot - this captures where Three Days Grace is at right now perfectly."<ref name="Alternative Addiction"/> Writing for ''Creative Loafing'', Kristina Welch gave the album a positive review, remarking, "much of the album has a hopeful tone, a side of Three Days Grace that hasn't been presented until now [...] ''Life Starts Now'' is a great combination of the original, always-infuriated Three Days Grace and their fresher, more optimistic alter-ego."<ref name="Creative Loafting">{{cite web|url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/cd-review-three-days-grace-life-starts-now-12304103|title=CD review: Three Days Grace, Life Starts Now|website=Creative Loafing|author=Kristina Welch|date=October 26, 2009|access-date=July 14, 2025}}</ref>
===Accolades=== The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2010 Juno Awards.<ref name="Juno Announced">{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/nominees-announced-1.488326|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427101819/http://www.ctvnews.ca/nominees-announced-1.488326|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2017|title=Nominees Announced|website=CTV News|date=April 1, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref> It won the Favorite New Album award at the 2010 CASBY Awards.<ref name="Casby">{{cite web|url=https://threedaysgrace.com/three-days-grace-wins-casby-award-for-favorite-new/|title=Three Days Grace Wins Casby Award for Favorite New Album!|website=threedaysgrace.com|date=October 8, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref> The album was officially certified 2× Platinum in Canada<ref name="Music Canada"/> and 5× Platinum in the U.S. on May 21, 2026.<ref name=RIAA/>
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Awards and nominations for ''Life Starts Now'' |- align=center ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Organization ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col"| Ref(s) |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | Juno Awards | Rock Album of the Year | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Juno Announced"/> |- | CASBY Awards | Favorite New Album | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Casby"/> |}
==Track listing== {{track listing | headline = Standard edition<ref>{{cite web|title=Three Days Grace Reveal Tracklist for 'Life Starts Now' |url=http://tunelab.com/2009/08/20/three-days-grace-reveal-tracklist-for-life-starts-now/ |publisher=TuneLab Music, LLC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090911085535/http://tunelab.com/2009/08/20/three-days-grace-reveal-tracklist-for-life-starts-now/ |archive-date=September 11, 2009 }}</ref> | all_writing= Three Days Grace |title1 = Bitter Taste |length1 = 4:01 |title2 = Break |length2 = 3:13 |title3 = World So Cold |length3 = 4:03 |title4 = Lost in You |length4 = 3:53 |title5 = The Good Life |length5 = 2:53 |title6 = No More |length6 = 3:45 |title7 = Last to Know |length7 = 3:27 |title8 = Someone Who Cares |length8 = 4:52 |title9 = Bully |length9 = 3:39 |title10 = Without You |length10 = 3:34 |title11 = Goin' Down |length11 = 3:06 |title12 = Life Starts Now |length12 = 3:08 |total_length = 43:34 }} {{track listing |headline = Japanese edition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/BVCP-40154|title=CD Japan - Life Starts Now|website=CD Japan|access-date=March 29, 2022}}</ref> |title13 = World So Cold |length13 = 4:20 |note13 = piano version, also available on the ''Lost in You'' EP |total_length = 47:54 }} {{track listing |headline = Limited edition bonus CD<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundike.com/r1062543-three-days-grace-life-starts-now-limited-edition-cd-2-mp3-download.html|title=Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now (Limited Edition) CD 2 Mp3 Download|website=Soundike|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025012148/http://www.soundike.com/r1062543-three-days-grace-life-starts-now-limited-edition-cd-2-mp3-download.html|archivedate=October 25, 2012|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref> |title1 = I Hate Everything About You |length1 = 3:51 |title2 = Just Like You |length2 = 3:08 |title3 = Home |length3 = 4:21 |title4 = Animal I Have Become |length4 = 3:51 |title5 = Pain |length5 = 3:23 |title6 = Never Too Late |length6 = 3:29 |title7 = Riot |length7 = 3:28 |total_length = 25:35 }}
==Personnel== Credits for ''Life Starts Now'' adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Life Starts Now |others=Three Days Grace |date=2009 |type=CD liner notes |id=88697-46256-2}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Three Days Grace''' * Adam Gontier – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Neil Sanderson – drums, piano, backing vocals * Brad Walst – bass guitar * Barry Stock – lead guitar
'''Artwork''' * Danny Clinch – photography * Chris Feldman – art direction, design * Jackie Murphy – art direction * Adrian Knopik – illustration '''Additional musicians''' * Howard Benson – keyboards, programming
{{col-2}} '''Production''' * Howard Benson – producer * Mike Cashin – assistant engineer * Chris Lord-Alge – mixing * Ted Jensen – mastering * Paul DeCarli – digital editing * Jon Nicholson – drum technician * Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineers * Mike Plotnikoff – engineers * Andrew Schubert – engineers * Brad Townsend – engineers * Marc VanGool – guitar technician
'''Management''' *Michael Tedesco – A&R {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for ''Life Starts Now'' ! scope="col"|Chart (2009–11) ! scope="col"|Peak<br>position |- !scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1022.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091012002538/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091005-0000/issue1022.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-10-12|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 28th September 2009|access-date=July 12, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | 77 |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Three Days Grace|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 28, 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Charts/ALTERNATIVE.html|title=Canadian Alternative Albums – Top 50|publisher=Jam! Canoe|archive-url=https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20091102140738/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALTERNATIVE.html|archive-date=November 2, 2009|access-date=December 8, 2025|url-status=usurped}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Charts/METAL.html|title=Canadian Metal Albums – Top 50|publisher=Jam! Canoe|archive-url=https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20091108001250/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/METAL.html|archive-date=November 8, 2009|access-date=December 8, 2025|url-status=usurped}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Three Days Grace|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 27, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|2|artist=Three Days Grace|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 27, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|2|artist=Three Days Grace|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 27, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|2|artist=Three Days Grace|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 27, 2020}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for ''Life Starts Now'' ! scope="col"|Chart (2009) ! scope="col"|Position |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Nielsen)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1470&Itemid=49|title=Canada's (Canoe) Top Albums for 2009|website=Hitsofalldecades.com|author=Barry Kowal|date=August 6, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref> | 45 |- !scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> | 163 |- !scope="row"| US Top Alternative Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-alternative-albums/|title=Top Alternative Albums of 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> | 30 |- !scope="row"| US Top Hard Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hard-rock-albums/|title=Top Hard Rock Albums of 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> | 24 |- !scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> | 38 |- !scope="col"| Chart (2010) !scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> | 153 |- !scope="row"| US Top Alternative Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-alternative-albums/|title=Top Alternative Albums of 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> | 32 |- !scope="row"| US Top Hard Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hard-rock-albums/|title=Top Hard Rock Albums of 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> | 13 |- !scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> | 41 |- !scope="col"| Chart (2011) !scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"| US Top Hard Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hard-rock-albums/|title=Top Hard Rock Albums of 2011|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> | 36 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Life Starts Now''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Three Days Grace|title=Life Starts Now|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2009|certyear=2018|accessdate=September 13, 2018|refname="Music Canada"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Three Days Grace|title=Life Starts Now|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2009|certyear=2026|accessdate=May 27, 2026|refname=RIAA}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release history and formats for ''Life Starts Now'' |- !scope="col"| Region !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Edition !scope="col"| Format !scope="col"| Label !scope="col"| Ref. |- ! scope="row"| Various | September 22, 2009 | Standard | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} | Jive | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/life-starts-now-mr0001042383|title=Life Starts Now - Three Days Grace (CD - Jive #46256)|website=AllMusic|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Japan | November 4, 2009 | Japanese bonus track | rowspan="2"| CD | Sony Music Japan | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/324997/products/840373/1/|title=Life Starts Now - Three Days Grace|website=Oricon|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Germany | November 27, 2009 | rowspan="2"| Standard | Sony BMG | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-p-t/6396-three-days-grace-life-starts-now-german-release|title=Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now (German Release)|website=Reflections of Darkness|author=Ricarda Menn|date=November 30, 2009|access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Various | September 23, 2016 | LP | Sony Legacy | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/life-starts-now-mr0004593729|title=Life Starts Now - Three Days Grace (LP - Sony Legacy #5063080)|website=AllMusic|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Discogs master|315845|Life Starts Now}}
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