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"'''I Hate Everything About You'''" is the debut single by Canadian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Three Days Grace]], from their debut [[Three Days Grace (album)|self-titled album]]. The song was released on April 28, 2003.<ref name="Radio Date"/> One of the band's signature songs, the song peaked at number one on the [[Canadian rock music charts|Canadian rock]] chart. The song also peaked at number 55 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number four on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart and number two on the [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. It was the 9th best performing song of the decade on the Modern Rock Tracks chart,<ref name=decade-end>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-12-19.pdf|title=Decade-End (Hot Alternative Songs)|via=World Radio History|magazine=Billboard|page=165|access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> and the 153rd best performing song of all time on the Alternative Songs chart.<ref name="All Time">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-alternative-songs/|title=Greatest of All Time Alternative Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 14, 2023}}</ref> Despite not being one of their number one hits on either of the two charts, it is the band's longest running song on both the Modern Rock chart at 45 weeks, and the Mainstream Rock chart at 46 weeks.
"'''I Hate Everything About You'''" is the debut single by Canadian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Three Days Grace]], from their debut [[Three Days Grace (album)|self-titled album]]. The song was released on April 28, 2003.<ref name="Radio Date"/> One of the band's signature songs, the song peaked at number one on the [[Canadian rock music charts|Canadian rock]] chart. The song also peaked at number 55 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number four on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart and number two on the [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. It was the 9th-best-performing song of the decade on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.<ref name=decade-end>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-12-19.pdf|title=Decade-End (Hot Alternative Songs)|via=World Radio History|magazine=Billboard|page=165|access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> Despite not being one of their number one hits on either of the two charts, it is the band's longest running song on both the Modern Rock chart at 45 weeks,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2174737/three-days-grace-shinedown-modern-rock/columns/chained-to-the-rhythm/|title=Battle Of The '00s Hard-Rock Bands|website=[[Stereogum]]|author=Rachel Brodsky|date=February 7, 2022|access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref> and the Mainstream Rock chart at 46 weeks.


== Background ==
== Background ==
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{{quote|The song is pretty blunt you know? It's to the point. It's about realizing there's something in your life you're wasting time on. I think everybody, even in this band and a lot of other people have felt that way before at one point or another in their life. Whether it's a person, a relationship whatever it is, you're just wasting time on it. The song is a realization of that.<ref>{{cite web|last=Montes |first=Michael |title=Interview with Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace |publisher=Florida Entertainment Scene |year=2004 |url=http://www.floridaentertainmentscene.com/music/artists/three_days_grace/interview.htm |access-date=June 14, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116054817/http://www.floridaentertainmentscene.com/music/artists/three_days_grace/interview.htm |archive-date=January 16, 2009}}</ref>}}
{{quote|The song is pretty blunt you know? It's to the point. It's about realizing there's something in your life you're wasting time on. I think everybody, even in this band and a lot of other people have felt that way before at one point or another in their life. Whether it's a person, a relationship whatever it is, you're just wasting time on it. The song is a realization of that.<ref>{{cite web|last=Montes |first=Michael |title=Interview with Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace |publisher=Florida Entertainment Scene |year=2004 |url=http://www.floridaentertainmentscene.com/music/artists/three_days_grace/interview.htm |access-date=June 14, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116054817/http://www.floridaentertainmentscene.com/music/artists/three_days_grace/interview.htm |archive-date=January 16, 2009}}</ref>}}


Brown and the band created a demo album, which they gave to [[EMI Music Publishing|EMI Music Publishing Canada]]. The record label wanted to hear more material, and with Brown producing, the band created the song, "I Hate Everything About You", which attracted the interest of several record labels.<ref name="MapleMusic"/> [[Jive Records]]' Michael Tedesco brought the track to Warren Christensen at management company Q Prime, which ultimately led to the group signing with the label. Christensen recalled thinking that the song was "perfect for rock radio."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/three-days-grace-broke-rock-radio-record-timeline/|title=How Three Days Grace Broke a Two-Decade Old Rock Radio Record|author=Kevin Rutherford|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 28, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519164037/https://www.billboard.com/pro/three-days-grace-broke-rock-radio-record-timeline/|archivedate=May 19, 2022|access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref>
Brown and the band created a demo album, which they gave to [[EMI Music Publishing|EMIMusic Publishing Canada]]. The record label wanted to hear more material, and with Brown producing, the band created the song "I Hate Everything About You", which attracted the interest of several record labels.<ref name="MapleMusic"/> [[Jive Records]]' Michael Tedesco brought the track to Warren Christensen at management company Q Prime, which ultimately led to the group signing with the label. Christensen recalled thinking that the song was "perfect for rock radio."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/three-days-grace-broke-rock-radio-record-timeline/|title=How Three Days Grace Broke a Two-Decade Old Rock Radio Record|author=Kevin Rutherford|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 28, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519164037/https://www.billboard.com/pro/three-days-grace-broke-rock-radio-record-timeline/|archivedate=May 19, 2022|access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
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"I Hate Everything About You" was met with positive reviews from music critics. Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]] called the song, "one of the better alt-metal/modern rock singles in recent memory."<ref name=review>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-hate-everything-about-you-mt0007870708|title=I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace - Song Review|author=Heather Phares|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref> She stated, "At first, the song seems almost stupidly simple, both lyrically and musically. However, the controlled fury of the choruses and the ambivalent verses make the song a surprisingly smart and concise anthem for anyone stuck in a baffling relationship."<ref name=review/> She also added, "I Hate Everything About You's frustrated explosions and passive-aggressive recriminations eerily simulate the trajectory of an ill-fated couple."<ref name=review/> Dave Doray of [[IGN]] praised the guitar licks that complement with Gontier's vocals.<ref>{{cite web |last=Doray |first=Dave |title=IGN: Three Days Grace Review |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/442/442689p1.html |website=[[IGN]] |date=December 2, 2003 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527123408/http://music.ign.com/articles/442/442689p1.html |archive-date=May 27, 2011 }}</ref> Kaj Roth of [[Melodic (magazine)|''Melodic'']] called the track, "a typical fave song for many modern rockers."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/album/three-days-grace-three-days-grace-02|title=Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace|website=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]|author=Kaj Roth|date=July 25, 2003|access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref>
"I Hate Everything About You" was met with positive reviews from music critics. Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]] called the song "one of the better alt-metal/modern rock singles in recent memory".<ref name=review>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-hate-everything-about-you-mt0007870708|title=I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace - Song Review|author=Heather Phares|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref> She stated, "At first, the song seems almost stupidly simple, both lyrically and musically. However, the controlled fury of the choruses and the ambivalent verses make the song a surprisingly smart and concise anthem for anyone stuck in a baffling relationship."<ref name=review/> She also added, "I Hate Everything About You's frustrated explosions and passive-aggressive recriminations eerily simulate the trajectory of an ill-fated couple."<ref name=review/> Dave Doray of [[IGN]] praised the guitar licks that complement with Gontier's vocals.<ref>{{cite web |last=Doray |first=Dave |title=IGN: Three Days Grace Review |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/442/442689p1.html |website=[[IGN]] |date=December 2, 2003 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527123408/http://music.ign.com/articles/442/442689p1.html |archive-date=May 27, 2011 }}</ref> Kaj Roth of [[Melodic (magazine)|''Melodic'']] called the track "a typical fave song for many modern rockers".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/album/three-days-grace-three-days-grace-02|title=Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace|website=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]|author=Kaj Roth|date=July 25, 2003|access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> Issy Herring of ''Distorted Sound'' called the lyrics "timelessly relatable" for any Three Days Grace fans who have experienced a toxic relationship at some point in their lives.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/heavy-music-history-three-days-grace-three-days-grace/|title=Heavy Music History: Three Days Grace – Three Days Grace|magazine=Distorted Sound|author=Issy Herring|date=July 24, 2023|access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref>


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
The music video for "I Hate Everything About You" was released in July 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/video/three-days-grace/i-hate-everything-about-you|title=Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You|date=July 14, 2003|publisher=IMVDb|access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> The video starts zoomed in towards several things, such as a TV producing [[Noise (video)|static]], a picture frame, and an ash tray, and then transitions towards [[Adam Gontier]] who starts singing. The video shows three teenagers going through a disastrous moment in their lives. One shows a young boy who finds his girlfriend cheating on him in the alleyway, kissing another guy. He is spying on them in his car. The second teenager is a young girl, who just broke up with her boyfriend, and the last is a boy who is being [[abuse]]d by his alcoholic father. Towards the end they are all seen smashing items into a hill. The young boy spying on his cheating girlfriend whips a portrait of a picture of them, smashing it to pieces. The second teenager is seen smashing her notebook of love notes and miscellaneous love items with her ex-boyfriend into the hill. The last boy, who is suffering child abuse, throws his drunken father's alcohol into the hill.
The music video for "I Hate Everything About You" was released in July 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/video/three-days-grace/i-hate-everything-about-you|title=Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You|date=July 14, 2003|publisher=IMVDb|access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> The video starts zoomed in towards several things, such as a TV producing [[Noise (video)|static]], a picture frame, and an ash tray, and then transitions towards [[Adam Gontier]] who starts singing. The video shows three teenagers going through a disastrous moment in their lives. One shows a young boy who finds his girlfriend cheating on him in the alleyway, kissing another guy. He is spying on them in his car. The second teenager is a young girl, who just broke up with her boyfriend, and the last is a boy who is being [[abuse]]d by his alcoholic father. Towards the end they are all seen smashing items into a hill. The young boy spying on his cheating girlfriend whips a portrait of a picture of them, smashing it to pieces. The second teenager is seen smashing her notebook of love notes and miscellaneous love items with her ex-boyfriend into the hill. The last boy, who is suffering child abuse, throws his drunken father's alcohol into the hill.


In the video, the word "hit" in "after every hit we take" is censored, due to "hit" being slang for drug use. The video was photographed by cinematographer [[Steve Gainer]], and directed by Scott Winig.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2003/three-days-grace-tour-with-trapt-in-support-of-debut-release.html|title=Three Days Grace Tour With Trapt in Support of Debut Release|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment]]|date=July 8, 2003|access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref>
In the video, the word "hit" in "after every hit we take" is censored, due to "hit" being slang for drug use. The video was photographed by cinematographer [[Steve Gainer]] and directed by Scott Winig.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2003/three-days-grace-tour-with-trapt-in-support-of-debut-release.html|title=Three Days Grace Tour With Trapt in Support of Debut Release|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment]]|date=July 8, 2003|access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref>


== Live performances ==
== Live performances ==
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== Track listings ==
== Track listings ==
{{Track listing
| headline = U.S. promo single
| all_writing = [[Three Days Grace]] and [[Gavin Brown (musician)|Gavin Brown]]
| title1 = (I Hate) Everything About You
| length1 = 3:52
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Acoustic single<ref name="acoustic">iTunes acoustic single:
| headline = Acoustic single<ref name="acoustic">iTunes acoustic single:
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{{single chart|Australia|22|artist=Three Days Grace|song=I Hate Everything About You|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Australia|22|artist=Three Days Grace|song=I Hate Everything About You|rowheader=true}}
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!scope="row"|Canada Rock (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Three_Days_Grace/2006/07/25/1700999.html|title=Three Days Grace cheats death|website=[[Canoe.com]]|date=July 25, 2006|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/20130115102655/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Three_Days_Grace/2006/07/25/1700999.html#selection-637.1-637.30|archivedate=January 15, 2013|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Canada Rock (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Three_Days_Grace/2006/07/25/1700999.html|title=Three Days Grace cheats death|website=[[Canoe.com]]|date=July 25, 2006|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130115102655/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Three_Days_Grace/2006/07/25/1700999.html#selection-637.1-637.30|archivedate=January 15, 2013|url-status=usurped|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Modern Rock Songs|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=11|issue=51|page=43|date=December 19, 2003}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-12-25.pdf|title=Year in Music & Touring: Hot Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|page=YE-110|date=December 25, 2004|access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Hard Rock Streaming Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/hard-rock-streaming-songs/|title=Hard Rock Streaming Songs – Year-End 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref>
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===All-time charts===
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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "I Hate Everything About You"}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "I Hate Everything About You"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Platinum|relyear=2003|certyear=2018|access-date=February 14, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Platinum|relyear=2003|certyear=2018|access-date=February 14, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|accessdate=9 July 2024|id=14110}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2022|access-date=December 23, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2022|access-date=December 23, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=Hate Everything About You|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2020|id=16635-5350-1|access-date=21 August 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2003|access-date=December 22, 2024|certyear=2023|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=Hate Everything About You|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|id=16635-5350-1|access-date=April 5, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2003|certyear=2018|access-date=February 12, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2003|certyear=2018|access-date=February 12, 2018}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=ringtone|artist=Three Days Grace|title=I Hate Everything About You|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2006|access-date=February 12, 2018}}
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== Release history ==
== Release history ==

Latest revision as of 19:01, 30 December 2024

See also: Everything About You (disambiguation)
"I Hate Everything About You"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Three Days Grace
B-side
  • "Burn"
  • "Are You Ready"
ReleasedApril 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)
Studio
Genre
Length3:51
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Adam Gontier
Producer(s)Gavin Brown
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"I Hate Everything About You"
(2003) 		"Just Like You"
(2004)
Music video
"I Hate Everything About You" on YouTube

"I Hate Everything About You" is the debut single by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, from their debut self-titled album. The song was released on April 28, 2003.[4] One of the band's signature songs, the song peaked at number one on the Canadian rock chart. The song also peaked at number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number four on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was the 9th-best-performing song of the decade on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5] Despite not being one of their number one hits on either of the two charts, it is the band's longest running song on both the Modern Rock chart at 45 weeks,[6] and the Mainstream Rock chart at 46 weeks.

Background

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Written by lead vocalist Adam Gontier and produced by Gavin Brown, the theme of the song deals with love–hate relationships.[7] Gontier said of the track:

The song is pretty blunt you know? It's to the point. It's about realizing there's something in your life you're wasting time on. I think everybody, even in this band and a lot of other people have felt that way before at one point or another in their life. Whether it's a person, a relationship whatever it is, you're just wasting time on it. The song is a realization of that.[8]

Brown and the band created a demo album, which they gave to EMIMusic Publishing Canada. The record label wanted to hear more material, and with Brown producing, the band created the song "I Hate Everything About You", which attracted the interest of several record labels.[7] Jive Records' Michael Tedesco brought the track to Warren Christensen at management company Q Prime, which ultimately led to the group signing with the label. Christensen recalled thinking that the song was "perfect for rock radio."[9]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]

"I Hate Everything About You" was met with positive reviews from music critics. Heather Phares of AllMusic called the song "one of the better alt-metal/modern rock singles in recent memory".[2] She stated, "At first, the song seems almost stupidly simple, both lyrically and musically. However, the controlled fury of the choruses and the ambivalent verses make the song a surprisingly smart and concise anthem for anyone stuck in a baffling relationship."[2] She also added, "I Hate Everything About You's frustrated explosions and passive-aggressive recriminations eerily simulate the trajectory of an ill-fated couple."[2] Dave Doray of IGN praised the guitar licks that complement with Gontier's vocals.[11] Kaj Roth of Melodic called the track "a typical fave song for many modern rockers".[12] Issy Herring of Distorted Sound called the lyrics "timelessly relatable" for any Three Days Grace fans who have experienced a toxic relationship at some point in their lives.[13]

Music video

[edit]

The music video for "I Hate Everything About You" was released in July 2003.[14] The video starts zoomed in towards several things, such as a TV producing static, a picture frame, and an ash tray, and then transitions towards Adam Gontier who starts singing. The video shows three teenagers going through a disastrous moment in their lives. One shows a young boy who finds his girlfriend cheating on him in the alleyway, kissing another guy. He is spying on them in his car. The second teenager is a young girl, who just broke up with her boyfriend, and the last is a boy who is being abused by his alcoholic father. Towards the end they are all seen smashing items into a hill. The young boy spying on his cheating girlfriend whips a portrait of a picture of them, smashing it to pieces. The second teenager is seen smashing her notebook of love notes and miscellaneous love items with her ex-boyfriend into the hill. The last boy, who is suffering child abuse, throws his drunken father's alcohol into the hill.

In the video, the word "hit" in "after every hit we take" is censored, due to "hit" being slang for drug use. The video was photographed by cinematographer Steve Gainer and directed by Scott Winig.[15]

Live performances

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The band performed "I Hate Everything About You" at the 2004 Juno Awards.[16] The group also performed the song at the 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards.[17]

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations for "I Hate Everything About You"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2004 Juno Awards Producer of the Year Won [18]
2004 MuchMusic Video Awards Best Rock Video Nominated [19]
Favourite Canadian Group Nominated
2007 BDS Spin Award 300,000 spins Won [20]

Accolades

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Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Alternative Addiction United States "Song of the Year"[21] 2003 33
AOL Radio "Top Alternative Songs of the Decade – 2000s"[22] 2009 8

Track listings

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Acoustic single[23]
No.TitleLength
1."(I Hate) Everything About You" (acoustic version)3:42
CD single and iTunes EP[24]
No.TitleLength
1."I Hate Everything About You"3:52
2."Burn"4:27
3."Are You Ready"2:46
"I Hate Everything About You" / "Burn" – iTunes single[25]
No.TitleLength
1."I Hate Everything About You"3:51
2."Burn"4:27

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "I Hate Everything About You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[37] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[38] Gold 45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[39] Gold 150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[40] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[42] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡
Ringtone / Mastertone
United States (RIAA)[43] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Version Label Ref(s).
United States April 28, 2003 Active rock radio Main Jive [4]
May 12, 2003 Alternative radio [44][45]
Canada September 22, 2003 Digital download Acoustic [23]
United States [23]
Australia [23]
Germany [23]
Great Britain [23]
United States January 19, 2004 Contemporary hit radio Main [46]
Australia March 19, 2004 Digital download [24]
Great Britain [24]
Germany [24]
Australia March 22, 2004 CD single [47]
Australia January 17, 2005 Digital download [25]
Germany [25]
Great Britain [25]

Use in video games

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References

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