Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight
| "Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Three Days Grace | ||||
| from the album Alienation | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2026 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| "Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released for radio airplay on May 8, 2026, as the fourth single from Alienation. The song peaked at number two on the Canada Mainstreak Rock chart. It also reached numbers one and five on the US Mainstream Rock Airplay and US Rock Airplay charts, respectively.
Background
"Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" was written about the band's nostalgia for their teenage years, growing up in Norwood, Ontario, an ode to their hometown.[1] Matt Walst said, "It just brings me back to when I was younger and didn't have so much worry or responsibility, and not caring what tomorrow brought [...] We write about all sorts of things that we're going through or what we see around us, and it's all from a real place."[2] According to bassist Brad Walst, the idea was originally thought of by lead guitarist Barry Stock, who referred to "1979" by The Smashing Pumpkins as inspiration.[3]
Composition
"Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" was written by Adam Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Barry Stock, Brad Walst, Matt Walst, Ted Bruner, Simon Wilcox and Zakk Cervini, while production was handled by Howard Benson and Zakk Cervini.[4]
Music video
The music video for "Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" was filmed in Norwood, Ontario, in May 2026.[1] Directed by Matt Barnes and produced by Natalie D'Urbano, the video premiered on June 11, 2026.[5]
The video pays direct homage to the band's roots, having been filmed on location in their hometown of Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario. It features appearances from the band's actual friends and family, capturing the localized, close-knit sentiment expressed in the lyrics. On June 18, 2026, the band also released behind-the-scenes footage detailing the creation of the video and their homecoming experience.[6][2]
Chart performance
"Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" peaked at number 1 on the Canada Mainstream Rock chart.[7] In the United States, the song peaked at number one on the Mainstream Rock Airplay, making it the bands 21st number-one on the chart, and number five on the Rock Airplay chart.[8][9] Additionally, it reached number one on the Active Rock chart, becoming their 22nd number-one single on that radio format chart.[10]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
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Three Days Grace
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Charts
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
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| Canada Mainstream Rock (Billboard Canada)[7] | 1 |
| US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Canada | May 8, 2026 | Rock radio | RCA | [11] |
References
- 1 2 Mike Davies (May 5, 2026). "'Surreal' feel for local rockers: Three Days Grace gets sign shoutout at entrance to Norwood". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- 1 2 "Three Days Grace Shares Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight' Music Video". Blabbermouth.net. June 18, 2026. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ Joseph Mastel (August 18, 2025). "Spill Feature: It's Got All the Dimensions of Three Days Grace". Spill Magazine. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- 1 2 Alienation (booklet). Three Days Grace. RCA Records. 2025.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Three Days Grace Releases Music Video For 'Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight' Track From 'Alienation' Album". Blabbermouth.net. June 11, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
- ↑ ""Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" Official Video – Three Days Grace". 2026-06-11. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- 1 2 "Canada Mainstream Rock for the week of August 29, 2026". Billboard Canada. Archived from the original on August 27, 2026. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- 1 2 "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Mediabase - Active Rock". Pollstar. Archived from the original on July 14, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
- ↑ "New Music Friday: 8 releases for a May weekend (08 May 2026)". CILQ-FM. May 8, 2026. Retrieved May 9, 2026.