"321" is a song by Canadian rock group Hedley. It was released in March 31, 2006, as the fourth single from their debut self-titled studio album. The music video for the song topped the MuchMusic Countdown and was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Award in 2006.
Background and composition "321" was written by Chris Crippin, Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac, Dave Rosin and Jim Vallance, while production was handled by Brian Howes, who also attributed songwriting for the track. It was written in June 2005 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was recorded at Armoury Studios, Greenhouse Studios and Hipposonic Studios in Vancouver. The song is about expressing both anger and regret towards a girl following an emotional meltdown. According to songwriter Jim Vallance, he came up with the song title because he thought "321" would "make a great title." The song won the SOCAN No. Song 1 Award in 2007.
Music video The music video for "321" was released on March 31, 2006, and was directed by Sean Michael Turrell. It reached number one on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown in the week of June 9, 2006. The video was nominated for People's Choice: Favorite Canadian Group at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards.
Personnel Credits for "321" adapted from album's liner notes.
Hedley Jacob Hoggard – lead vocals Dave Rosin – lead guitar, backing vocals Tommy Mac – bass Chris Crippin – drums
Additional musicians Brian Howes – guitar, backing vocals Jay Van Poederooyen – percussion
Production Brian Howes – producer Jay Van Poederooyen – recording, engineering Randy Staub – mixing Rob Stephanson – assistant recording engineer Adam McGhie – assistant recording engineer Zach Blackstone – assistant mixing engineer Chris Crippin – arrangement
Charts +Chart performance for "321" Chart (2006) Peak position Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records) 21 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 28
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