Bradley Kirk Arnold
(September 27, 1978 – February 7, 2026)
was an
American
singer-songwriter
and musician
who was
the lead vocalist
and a
founding member
of the
Mississippi-based
rock band
Early Life
Arnold was born
September 27, 1978
and grew up in
Escatawpa, Mississippi.
He wrote
3 Doors Down's
breakout hit single,
"Kryptonite",
in high school
during math class
at age 15.
Career
Arnold was a
founding member of
3 Doors Down.
He was the band's
lead singer
and former
drummer.
Formed in 1996
the band is known
for the hit songs
"Kryptonite",
"Here Without You",
and
"When I'm Gone".
Both
"Kryptonite"
and
"When I'm Gone"
received
Grammy nominations.
The band's
first studio album,
The Better Life,
was released in
February 2000
and went on to be
certified 7× platinum.
Released in April
of that year,
the single
"Kryptonite"
reached
number three
on the charts
and became
the band's
breakout hit.
Away from the Sun,
the band's
second studio album
, was released in
November 2002
and peaked at
number eight
on the charts.
It went platinum
within two months
of release
and eventually
went multi-platinum.
The band's third
studio album,
2005's
Seventeen Days,
debuted at No. 1
on the Billboard 200
and has been
certified platinum.
3 Doors Down
released their
self-titled
fourth album on
May 20, 2008.
It debuted at No. 1
on the Billboard 200,
selling 154,000 copies
in its first week.
It became the band's
second consecutive
No. 1 album
on the chart after
Seventeen Days,
as well their
fourth album
to reach the Top Ten.
In 2009,
3 Doors Down,
along with
The Soul Children of Chicago,
released the song
"In the Presence of the Lord"
on the compilation album
Oh Happy Day:
An All-Star Music Celebration.
In 2009,
the band
recorded a
Christmas song called
"Where My Christmas Lives",
which was the first
Christmas song
Arnold had written.
3 Doors Down
released their
fifth studio album,
Time of My Life,
on
July 19, 2011.
Their first
greatest hits album
was released on
November 19, 2012.
On January 19, 2017,
3 Doors Down
performed at the
pre-presidential
inauguration concert
of U.S.
President-elect
Donald Trump.
Arnold told
TMZ
that he was
"proud"
to perform
and that he thought
it would be a
"good experience".
In 2020,
Arnold released a
single entitled "
Wicked Man"
as a solo artist
Arnold was a
recovering alcoholic
who stopped drinking
in 2016.
On May 7, 2025,
Arnold announced that
he had been diagnosed
with Stage IV clear cell
renal cell carcinoma
that had metastasized
to his lung.
Despite the severity
of the diagnosis,
Arnold stated
that he had
"no fear".
Arnold died in his sleep
from renal cancer on
February 7, 2026,
at the age of 47.
The news was confirmed
by his family
and the
remaining members
of the band
(The Better Life Deluxe Edition)
TRACKLIST
CD 1
Kryptonite
Loser
Duck And Run
Not Enough
Be Like That
Life Of My Own
Better Life
Down Poison
By My Side
Smack
So I Need You
CD 2
(Live)
Duck and Run
(live)
The Road I'm On
(live)
Kryptonite
(live)
Father's Son
(live)
Better Life
(live)
Away from the Sun
(live)
Be Like That
(live)
Runnin' Out of Days
(live)
Sarah Yellin
(live)
It's Not Me
(live)
When I'm Gone
(live)
Here Without You
(live)
Loser
(live)
(Away From The Sun)
TRACKLIST
When I'm Gone
Away From The Sun
The Road I'm On
Ticket To Heaven
Running Out Of Days
Here Without You
I Feel You
Dangerous Game
Changes
Going Down in Flames
Sarah Yellin'
This Time
(Hidden Track)
(Another 700 Miles EP)
TRACKLIST
Duck And Run
[Live]
When I'm Gone
(Intro)
When I'm Gone
[Live]
Kryptonite
[Live]
Here Without You
[Live]
It's Not Me
[Live]
That Smell
[Live]
(Seventeen Days)
TRACKLIST
Right Where I Belong
It's Not Me
Let Me Go
Be Somebody
Landing In London
(w/ Bob Seger)
The Real Life
Behind Those Eyes
Never Will I Break
Father's Son
Live For Today
My World
Here By Me
(Acoustic EP)
TRACKLIST
Let Me Go
(Acoustic)
Landing in London
(Acoustic)
Here Without You
(Acoustic)
Be Somebody
(Acoustic)
My World
(Acoustic)
Loser
(Acoustic)
BONUS
Let Me Be Myself
(Acoustic K Rock Radio) [*]
It's Not My Time
(Acoustic K Rock Radio) [*]
TRACKLIST
When I'm Gone
(Acoustic)
Let Me Go
(Acoustic)
It's Not My Time
(Acoustic)
The Real Life
(Acoustic)
Kryptonite
(Acoustic)
Here Without You
(Acoustic)
My World
(Acoustic) [*]
(3 Doors Down)
TRACKLIST
Train
Citizen/Soldier
It's Not My Time
Let Me Be Myself
Pages
It's The Only One You've Got
Give It To Me
These Days
Your Arms Feel Like Home
Runaway
When It's Over
She Don't Want The World
(Us and The Night)
TRACKLIST
The Broken
In The Dark
Still Alive
Believe It
Living In Your Hell
Inside Of Me
I Don't Wanna Know
Pieces Of Me
Love Is A Lie
Us And The Night
Fell From The Moon
Found Me There
Walk Before You Run
That Smell
(Studio Version) [*]
Mash Up :
It's Not Over/Here Without You
(Chris Daughtry/3 Doors Down) [*]
ITunes Originals
(Spoken Word)
Let Me Go
(iTunes Originals Version)
We Started Out As A Trio
(Spoken Word)
Loser
A Special Song
(Spoken Word)
Kryptonite
(iTunes Originals Version)
Have Something To Shoot For
(Spoken Word)
Be Like That
Contrary To Popular Belief
(Spoken Word)
When I'm Gone
I Was Missing My Baby
(Spoken Word)
Here Without You
(iTunes Originals Version)
Being In The Dark
(Spoken Word)
Away From The Sun
(iTunes Originals Version)
He'd Have Been Proud
(Spoken Word)
That Smell
(Live)
Three Major Setbacks
(Spoken Word)
Behind Those Eyes
(iTunes Originals Version)
Coming Out Of The Dark
The Real Life
(iTunes Originals Version)
Improved Communication
Here By Me
BONUS
In The Air Tonight
(Live)
(Chris Daughtry w/ Brad Arnold)
When I'm Gone
(Vocals Only)
Kryptonite
(Vocals Only)
Here Without You
(Vocals only)
(Bonus Tracks)
Dangerous Game
(Early Version)
Dead Love
(Early Version)
Wasted Me
(Early Version)
Here Without You
(Demo)
When I'm Gone
(Live)
(Early Version)
Popsong
(Bonus)
That Smell
(Studio Version)
The Champion in Me
Shine
Presence Of The Lord
Here Without You
(Remix)
It's The Only One You've Got
(Acoustic Version)
Wicked Man
(Brad Arnold Solo)
Chris Daughtry / 3 Doors Down
(Mash Up)
It's Not Over /Here Without You [*]
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