| Duck and Run | |
| Cover: | 3 doors down duck and run.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | 3 Doors Down |
| Album: | The Better Life |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 3:52 |
| Label: | |
| Lyricist: | Brad Arnold |
| Composer: | 3 Doors Down |
| Producer: | Paul Ebersold |
| Prev Title: | Loser |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Be Like That |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
"Duck and Run" is a song by the American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released on January 9, 2001, as the third single from their debut album The Better Life (2000). The song became the band's third consecutive number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, staying there for three weeks. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the song was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles distributed by Clear Channel.[3] [4] "Duck and Run" was included on the soundtrack to the 2001 movie The Hole.[5]
"Duck and Run" was first performed live on March 12, 2000, at The Florida SpringFest in Pensacola, Florida. As of February 10, 2026, it has been performed 679 times, making it the third most performed song by 3 Doors Down.[6]
| US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[9] | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[10] | 27 |
| Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | January 9, 2001 | Active rock radio | [11] | |
| New Zealand | June 11, 2001 | CD | [12] |
