Three Days Grace Earns RIAA Gold for "The Mountain"

The single "The Mountain" by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 18, 2025. The certification from RCA Records recognizes 500,000 equivalent units in sales and streams in the United States. Released on January 25, 2018, the track was the first single from the band's sixth studio album, Outsider.

Upon its release, "The Mountain" became another chart success for the band, eventually reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The song's lyrical themes address perseverance and overcoming personal struggles, using the metaphor of climbing a mountain to represent the fight against adversity and suicidal thoughts. According to Genius, the song's message is about getting back up after falling and continuing to climb until one can look back on what has been overcome. The official music video for the single was released on the same day as the song.

Since the early 2000s, Three Days Grace has been a vanguard of the hard rock and post-grunge genres. The band has achieved nineteen No. 1 singles at Mediabase Active Rock and seventeen No. 1s at Billboard Active Rock, including "The Mountain." They maintain a massive digital presence, consistently ranking as one of the world's most-listened-to rock bands with over 17.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify and more than 6.9 billion lifetime streams on Pandora. Their enduring popularity is built on a catalog of hits such as "I Hate Everything About You," "Animal I Have Become," and "Riot."