second studio album released

The band’s second studio album, Away from the Sun , was released on November 30, 2002, and peaked at number eight on the charts. The album produced the singles ” When I’m Gone “, ” Here Without You “, and ” The Road I’m On “. Away from the Sun went platinum within two months of release and eventually went multi-platinum; it sold four million copies worldwide, including well over three million in the US. “When I’m Gone” received Grammy nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, respectively. Session drummer Josh Freese was hired to record drums for the album. Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson produced and performed on three tracks for the record, “Dangerous Game”, “Dead Love”, and “Wasted Me”, but only “Dangerous Game” would appear on the finished product. The band hired Canadian Daniel Adair to play drums for the Away From the Sun tour. He would go on to record the drums for the band’s next studio release, and was with the band aboard the USS George Washington (CVN-73) to film the music video “When I’m Gone”.